Craig Miller’s one of the most visible members of the Dallas Police Department — has been for years, as Miller served as commander of the Dallas PD’s Homicide Unit, its narcotics unit and then as its deputy chief over Crimes Against Persons. Whenever there’s a homicide or a kidnapping or…
As we make the slow transition to bringing sports back to Unfair Park, several have asked: Um, how ’bout a Rangers playoff liveblog or open thread? To which I say: Absofreakinlutely. I had hoped to bring Best of Dallas-winner Jamey Newberg, namesake of The Newberg Report and the man to…
By now you’ve probably heard that the Magnablend chemical-manufacturing plant in Waxahachie is on fire, “sending huge plumes of black smoke and explosions billowing into the air,” per KDFW-Channel 4’s characterization of the blaze. What you see above is the view out Unfair Park HQ’s window of the smoke that…
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a very confusing ruling in the case involving Dallas County’s voting machines — a case, you’ll recall, that stemmed from Linda Harper-Brown’s 19-vote victory over Democrat Bob Romano in 1998. Long story short: The Texas Democratic Party (represented in part by attorney…
Before the council’s Economic Development Committee got ’round to talking about Dallas’s employment figures — and it was a brief briefing — familiar Unfair Park figure Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the Office of Economic Development, gave the council an hour-long-plus overview of what his office of up to — everything…
In a few minutes, the council’s Economic Development Committee will take up the subject of Dallas’ Workforce and Jobs, which comes with this 29-page PowerPoint worth a look-see even if you’re not planning on following along, which we are. Long story short: “In an ongoing weak national economy,” says the…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have asked if we’re planning on covering this morning’s scheduled hearing concerning Yucatan and Service Bar’s lawsuit over the Greenville Avenue Planned Development District ordinance. As you’re well aware by now, City Code now dictates that in order for Lower Greenville businesses to stay open…
Tony Romo isn’t solely to blame for the Cowboys’ loss to the Lions, described alternately as “epic,” “historic” and just plain “embarrassing” (that’s from the team’s own website). The defense, stout in the first three quarters, surrendered 17 points to Detroit in the final period, including that three-on-one jump ball…
In 1997, an insurance company called Rushmore sued Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys in federal court, insisting that Jones owed close to $1 million in workers comp claims filed by former players — among them Harvey Martin, Tony Dorsett, Billy Joe DuPree, Randy White and Bob Breunig. The suit…
What you see above is the new plan to improve the Trinity River levees, which is markedly different than the one outlined on Page 46 of the April 2010 Dallas Floodway System briefing that showed the so-called cut-off wall sunk into the levees. Of course, back then it was guesstimated…
Got an email from Kirby Warnock a few days ago that said Jimmie Vaughan would be returning to Oak Cliff on November 10 — to the Texas Theatre, matter of fact, as part of his ongoing “Soul of Oak Cliff” series, which means seats are extremely limited with ticket prices…
Danny Fulgencio spent this glorious First Day of the Fair where he’s always perched this time of the year: on Main Street, along the parade route for the State Fair of Texas’s kick-off parade that’s a little bit o’ this and a whole lotta that. One of Dallas’s finer traditions…
A few days ago, Noah Fleisher at Heritage Auction Galleries sent word that our ‘cross-the-street neighbor would be auctioning off some 250 pieces that once belonged to the late Ted Pillsbury in its October fine-art auction. Just got ’round to browsing the virtual catalog when I saw this item of…
There’s a HuffPo piece this morning about how the pepper-spray-flavored Occupy Wall Street protests moved to the West Coast yesterday — San Francisco, specifically, and the Bank of America building in the Financial District. Next Thursday, though, they hit a little closer to home. Without Radiohead, which may or may…
Many Friends of Unfair Park have asked when Jerry Haynes’s funeral will take place. It will be tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church at Northwest Highway and Inwood. Initially, Haynes’s family had considered two services — a private one for family, and a public memorial later…
Doesn’t seem like that long ago we were just here: trying to work and watch a Rangers post-season game. Today’s extended dance remix of the 2011 major league season starts at 4:07 this afternoon at the Ballpark in Arlington, with Texas, for the first time ever, facing Rays rookie Matt…
The light show arrived well before last night’s rains showed up and stuck around long after they’d headed south — enough time for our old friend Justin Terveen, who makes this city look beautiful, to snap this photo of the skyline, now partially obscured by the soon-to-open Omni Hotel. One…
Friends of Unfair Park who followed the federal City Hall corruption trial in 2009 may recall the name Sarah Saldaña; she was among the more prominent prosecutors on that team. But till I glanced at her U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary questionnaire, I had no idea, for instance, that…
No doubt you recall: A couple of weeks ago we discovered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants the city to pay back $15 million in federal funds doled out for the Dallas Floodway Extension project. Problem is, we don’t have it — at least, not all of it. Rebecca…
Well, look what made Courthouse News today: Yucatan and Service Bar’s lawsuit against the city over the late-night specific use permits as mandated by the Lower Greenville ordinance. Good timing too, given yesterday’s no-go for both bars in front of the city council. The whole petition’s here, but by now…
Called my dad the other day and asked him: “You know what’s coming to the Dallas Convention Center the first week of October?” To which he replied, very matter-of-factly: “Yeah, the Mecum auction.” Which he knows because my father, a second-generation car-parts man, spends his occasional free Saturday nights watching…
Feels like only two weeks ago we celebrated PARK(ing) Day Dallas, then spent an awful lot of time arguing about it … for some reason. Anyway. Several Friends of Unfair Park have pointed out the YouPlusDallas video made that day, which features Friend of Unfair Park and co-organizer Noah Jeppson…
