Dallas Stars I spent Tuesday out at Dallas Stars practice, which, I know, surprises some of you in that, whaddya know, they’re still playing hockey these days. In preparation for tonight’s Game 1 of their playoff series against the defending champion Anaheim Ducks, I came away with a couple things…
Over on DC9, Pete’s featuring four of Erykah Badu’s tour posters, created by EMEK, which are making the rounds courtesy Soulbounce. This one’s a personal favorite — suitable for framing, even at this size. But I’d still like one in extra-effin’-huge. For more of EMEK’s work — and he is…
Liverpool FC chief executive Rick Parry Seems Tom Hicks just don’t get it. Because just two days after his Liverpool FC kicked its way into the Champions League semi-finals, the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars’ owner is demanding that Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry step down. Like, immediately. Hence, this…
Some 150,000 folks were put out yesterday when American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights — “or more than 45 percent of its daily schedule,” says the Reuters video below. And there’s plenty more where those came from. But, back to the video for a moment: Really, do you wanna…
Should you see a parade of limos and police officers later today, don’t worry — Dick Cheney won’t be in town loading up on more weaponry. John McCain will finish off his day in Dallas after a morning stint on The View and a “a small business roundtable in Brooklyn.”…
The great Bob Phillips This bleary-eyed, storm-clean-up a.m., a Friend of Unfair Park does us the most solid of solids and sends along our first story of the day: this New York Times profile of Bob Phillips, better known as the Texas Country Reporter — a fixture of our childhood,…
Every now and then I wonder whatever became of Pete Incaviglia, probably my fourth-favorite Texas Ranger of all time. Of course, I need wonder no more: He’s the manager of the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which makes its bow May 8 with an…
Last May, three Hispanic Farmers Branch residents filed a federal lawsuit over the way the city elects its council members. Currently, Farmers Branch holds at-large elections, and the plaintiffs want the city to elect its officials based on districts. As The Dallas Morning News pointed out a year ago, the…
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas Area Rapid Transit today extends the invite to find out how that Downtown Dallas Transit Study’s a-comin’. Right, forgot — what Downtown Dallas Transit Study? This one: “a comprehensive, multi-modal (i.e. buses, streetcar, street-running and subway-running light rail, etc.) transit study of downtown Dallas, which…
Imam Safdar Razi Ali According to the Austin American-Statesman, a Jewish leader in Austin has joined the call for answers in the Safdar Razi Ali case. Of course, as the Friends of Unfair Park know, Ali, a prominent Muslim cleric who worked with interfaith groups in Austin and Dallas, is…
The New York Daily News is reporting that Dallas, among other cities, may be back in the running for fat “congestion mitigation” grants from the federalissimos, now that New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been knifed in Albany on his plan for congestion pricing in Manhattan. If Dallas gets…
Tell Your AA Story Whilst cruising the Flickr this a.m., I came across this photo of a billboard touting a Web site where dissatisfied American Airlines customers can “Tell Your AA Story.” Fitting, of course, to see this today, as the Fort Worth-based carrier canceled approximately 1,000-plus flights today, following…
The expansion of the Deep Ellum Tax Increment Refinancing Zone to pay for a parking garage for the Latino Cultural Center, as mentioned below, flies in the face of the core argument the city makes for TIFs in the first place: the “but-for” argument. TIF money, after all, is tax…
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens will guest star later this month on Flavor Flav’s new show Under One Roof, on which the Public Enemy sidekick plays “an ex-convict who moves in with his wealthy, conservative brother and turns the Hill family’s life upside down in the half-hour comedy being…
At least one item related to the Trinity River Corridor Project will be completed by October — kinda has to be, if the city council today takes up the Trust for Public Land’s offer of $100,000. The dough comes courtesy MetLife Foundation, which, according to today’s council agenda (page 177,…
Courtesy AFI Dallas From left, Barry Levinson, Art Linson, Robert De Niro and AFI Dallas CEO Michael Cain Two glowing AFI Dallas International Film Festival wrap-ups this morning, from outside sources — hence, both pieces’ referring to fest CEO Michael Cain as, ah, “Michael Caine.” First up is indieWIRE, which…
I cannot comment on the quality of Cappulido Coffee, the Denton-based seller of beans that “believes that a fair wage, a quality bean, and a choice roasting technique make for the finest cup of coffee.” I can, however, tell you that, far as I know, it’s the only cup of…
Looks like Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s gotten itself a very, very important person for its grand opening gala on April 18: none other than Nelson Mandela, who’ll come to town to pick up something called the World Impact Award for “his commitment to his vision and for the profound effect…
Imam Safdar Razi Ali Safdar Razi Ali appeared in federal court in Dallas today, but his case is long from over. The local imam was arrested on immigration charges at his Plano home on April 2 — one day, says his lawyer, Iman Abdelhadi, before he was to be interviewed…
Kevin Scanlon Carl Everett, back when he was a Texas Ranger I see that Deadspin just posted a locker-room story from “former Dallas Observer reporter John Gonzalez,” whoever he is. It’s more or less a rehashing of this column John wrote for the paper version of Unfair Park way, way…
Also known as the only thing I’ve ever ordered at a Chili’s. Dallas-based Brinker International’s stock is down today — 55 cents, at last look, to $18.48 — after an analyst gave it a “neutral” rating. And why’s Christopher O’Cull of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey so so-so on Doug Brooks’ chain…
John Wheeler Last week the City Plan Commission voted not to allow Canadian developers to tear down this Turtle Creek office building. But the fight ain’t over. In February we mentioned that a developer was interested in razing the Howard Meyer-designed office building at 2505 Turtle Creek Boulevard and replacing…
