Here’s hoping: On September 11, (“Deep Ellum Lives”) we sneaked a peek at Scott Beck’s plans to revitalize Deep Ellum, which involves his buying at least 14 acres smack in the heart of the entertainment district. For the first time since rumors of Beck’s venture surfaced over the summer, he…
Pride and Glory doesn’t make any effort to disguise precisely what it is: a barely-held-together string of vignettes lifted from every cop movie ever made, save, perhaps, Turner & Hooch. It serves up clichés bound together by a flimsy, bored-out-of-its-own-skull story about bad cops, black sheep, good sons and a…
Ultimately, Rhett Miller and Co.’s latest (Blame It on Gravity) speeds past R.E.M.’s latest (Accelerate). Miller, always a clever songwriter (“Barrier Reef,” “W.I.F.E.”), is also at his most confident on an album that kind of feels like more of the same ol’: twang-pop-a-roll strychnine cut with the familiar honeyed voice…
ReusableBags.com today offers its opinion about Dallas’s decision last week not to tax or ban plastic bags. Which is: Dallas would have joined the likes of Ireland in passing a bag fee — the most successful government initiative to overconsumption of plastic and paper bags. As in Seattle, industry interests…
Andy Hanson Photographer Andy Hanson, with whom Schutze and I had the absolute pleasure of working at the Dallas Times Herald, was a beloved institution in this town — always ready to grab a photo of any quotable notable nearby. That’s evidenced by even the handful of photos currently on…
Consider this today’s unicorn chaser: Bruce Campbell! Because, like, Brisco County hisself will be at the Plano Convention Centre on Saturday as one of the many guests attending Star Wars Fans Days II. Sure, he’ll be signing your Evil Dead collectibles — no doubt, the highlight of his week. But…
Harold Simmons Harold Simmons has managed to beat the hell out of his old running buddy and Swift Boat co-captain T. Boone Pickens. Because while Pickens has lost a billion dollars this year, the man behind the Bill Ayers attack ads has that beat and then some: A Friend of…
Three of them, as a matter of fact — as in, “The World’s Largest Inflatable Beach Balls.” At least, that’s the plan for Sunday, when Carnival Cruise Lines bounces into town in an effort to enter the Guinness Book of World Records (and garner plenty of free pub, well played)…
The Monte Cristo, still delicious Three months after Plano-based Metromedia Restaurant Group shuttered most of its Bennigan’s locations in the middle of the night comes word that the franchise will soldier on under new ownership. New York City- and Atlanta-based Atalaya Capital Management issued a release this morning saying that…
Asks USA Today this morning, more or less: Why has Dallas County’s color scheme gone from red to purple to kind of blue? “Urban flight, a growing minority population and an influx of Katrina Democrats from Louisiana have contributed to the shifting mood in urban centers such as Dallas, Republican…
An end-of-the-day something special, for those who know what today is. For those who do not, it’s still something special — a personal favorite, so pardon its inclusion on Unfair Park. And there’s more where that came from here. –Robert Wilonsky…
Following “a long, bleak lunch today” — lucky! — the Dallas Morning News’ Crunchy Con hisself just posted to Beliefnet a piece bearing the headline “The mood among Dallas Republicans.” Which is? Aw, c’mon, read it for yourself, then add to the growing list of comments — among them one…
Courtesy New York magazine, we get a recap of Sean Avery’s return to Madison Square Garden last night as a member of the Dallas Stars. Below is Avery’s post-game chat with MSG Network’s Stan Fischler — apparently, the only interview Avery gave following the 2-1 win over Avery’s former team…
We’re trying to collect the whole series. Next up: Fair Park Passover. The State Fair of Texas came to an end only two days ago — and it was a glorious finale, if only to see a certain 5-year-old ask that Ford robot, “Do you know C-3PO?” and receive in…
Marchel Ivery and the Soul Seven participated in one of the greatest nights of music Dallas has ever heard — and, finally, seen, thanks to KERA’s doc. It only took 33 years for the album’s release: South Dallas Pop Festival: Live 1970, which still sounds like a blast from day…
Dwayne Freeto was a U.S. Army veteran who had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for only nine months before he was killed in the line of duty on December 17, 2006. Notes the Officer Down Memorial Page: “Officer Dwayne Freeto was killed when his patrol car was struck…
A month ago, we noted that ESPN.com gave the great Frank Luksa space to serve up his Top 10 favorite Texas Stadium memories. Turns out, it was but a prelude to a longer look back: Today comes word that Luksa and the great Drew Pearson have co-authored a small-press book…
Well, first of all, because you live here. And for myriad other reasons too, every single one of them delineated in this wide-ranging just-posted two-part video presentation courtesy the North Texas Commission. (Note to self: Look into regional infomercial voice-over work.) –Robert Wilonsky…
A sign carried during last Wednesday’s protest outside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas As you’re no doubt aware, on October 8 Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth made public a joint statement in which they told their congregations, “To vote for a candidate…
Where now there is nothing, JPI envisions 60 acres of a whole lot of something. As we mentioned yesterday, the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee has a lot to chew on at its 9:30 meeting this morning — like, for starters, how to tackle the Sylvan Avenue bridge…
Sam Merten This morning, the Associated Press posted a piece headlined: “Dallas officials clash over a street’s name.” Which is? Cesar Chavez Boulevard, but of course. Only took a few months, but there ya go. And, throughout the day, the story’s started appearing all over the place: Newsday, New York…
Tomorrow’s the Dallas Independent School District job fair at the Dallas Convention Center, and the district’s Web site has all the details — including the list of employers who’re scheduled to attend. A few interesting names leap off the list, among them the more than 60 Texas school districts sending…
