So, That Sylvan Avenue Bridge is No Sure Thing Either, Hunh?

The best parts of all city council committee briefings? The photos of imaginary bridges. While looking ahead at tomorrow’s action-packed meeting of the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee, we spotted something worth sharing early: this sneak peek at the Sylvan Avenue Bridge design, now a federal aid project…

If You’re Feeling Supressed, Feel Free to Contact Sarah Saldaña

If, come Election Day, you’ve got a problem at the polls, look no further than Sarah Saldaña, an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Texas. Today, U.S. Attorney Richard Roper announced that Saldaña will be the Northern District’s election officer, meaning she’ll be responsible for “overseeing the…

Never a Dull Moment on the City’s Economic Development Agenda

The city’s giving away the Atmos Complex, highlighted, mostly because nobody can do a danged thing with the buildings till the Statler Hilton, top right, is redeveloped or exploded. Sam detailed yesterday the city’s plan to redo the convention center and restructure its $263.9 million debt (bond sale! bond sale!)…

Standing Up for Abused Children

Because their identities are kept confidential, you rarely see the faces or hear the names of abused children entering foster care unless a tragic turn of events ends their lives and lands them in the news. That’s why Dallas CASA is kicking off the national court-appointed special advocate program’s Stand…

Discovery Discovers “Green Dallas”

Couple of days ago, the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green site posted its “Green City Guide: Dallas,” wherein it offers suggestions for those travelers to town “looking for a rootin’-tootin’ green time.” In other words, places to eat, shop and stay and ways to get there, which is not what I…

“One of the Darkest Days in the History of the Dallas ISD.”

A Friend of Unfair Park whose school lost one of the 375 teachers laid off yesterday by the Dallas Independent School District sends this blog entry from National Education Association-Dallas president Dale Kaiser, which was posted Thursday evening. The gist is below. –Robert Wilonsky Today, October 15, 2008 is one…

Cotton Pickens

Late Monday, on The News’ Dallas City Hall Blog, Dave Levinthal wrote that Mayor Tom Lepert had a “hush-hush meeting” with T. Boone Pickens earlier in the day. About what? Levinthal didn’t know, as the mayor’s chief of staff Chris Heinbaugh stonewalled him with a “Not at liberty to discuss.”…

Cornyn-Noriega: The Other Debate

For those who might not have caught last night’s John Cornyn-Rick Noriega Senate race showdown, live from the studios of KERA, it’s archived in its entirety on the public station’s site. No doubt the affair, moderated in part by the pictured Shelley Kofler, was riveting; have every intention of watching…

Look, We’re Just Vulcan Around

Defamer’s already had some separated-at-birth giggles with the latest Entertainment Weekly cover, a Star Trek movie preview featuring J.J. Abrams’ 2.0 versions of Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto). But, really, Katie Holmes? Seriously, we think we can do better. And you probably know where…

Feeling Gassy!

Frankly, the “today’s member” part of the sign had us laughing for, like, two minutes. A Friend of Unfair Park sends this from the Costco in Lewisville, where gas is well below the local average, which is $2.93 for a gallon of plain ol’ regular, says AAA. But the most…

Yeah, About the Meridian Room? It’s Reopening Next Month.

Turns out those Meridian Room obits last month were a tad premature. Unfair Park spoke with Mike Smith last night, and the former Meridian Room owner confirms that the Expo Park eatery-drinkery will indeed reopen at the beginning of November — under new management. Indeed, the paperwork’s being completed this…