No doubt you’re well aware of the snafus that threatened to turn the most-watch-anything-ever Super Bowl XLV into The Game That Made a 9-Year-Old Boy Cry when he and his father were among the 1,200 denied access to those temporary bleachers that weren’t. And maybe you noticed: After being everywhere…
Thirty years ago — which is to say, a decade before Northern Exposure — a very young Janine Turner appeared on a handful of episodes of Dallas. Since then, of course, the Fort Worth native who presently lives on 300 acres just outside of Dallas appeared in myriad other teevee…
I just had Schutze come take a look at the artwork you see above. I explained to him: Stephen Lovelace, who lives on Worth Street in Junius Heights, wants to use this large piece as a driveway gate the city has made him take down as it’s presently out of…
Sure, they’re only ceremonial — not like they’re getting someone into Dallas City Hall or Mac’s or the downtown Neimans after hours. But Mayor Tom Leppert’s taken note of his pro tem’s gift to Michael Vick over the weekend and just sent this statement about how he wants this honor…
Take a look at the formal agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court. On Page 7 you’ll find Court Order 34, which reads, simply:Approving by a voice vote of the Commissioners Court that Mr. Bruce Sherbet be approved for this agreement and a two (2) year employment…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have sent along the video that follows, in which two things of note transpire. First: Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway — who’d take the reins should Mayor Tom step down before the May election — is seen presenting a key to the city of Dallas…
Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal rounded up some bold-faced locals — including Luke Wilson, who I guess counts — and asked ’em to pick a few recommendations each for out-of-towners and those natives who don’t venture far from their comfort zones. And while the intro’s a bit tiresome…
Throughout 2009 and ’10 there were a series of magazine pieces wondering how it was that Texas “powered through the global fiscal crisis” (per Fortune) and experienced “something like an economic boom” (according to The Atlantic) while California suffered. But then, of course, we discovered that the state’s facing a…
It’s been almost two years since State Fair of Texas President Errol McKoy began talking about his plans to take a bite out of Six Flags’ business by erecting his own monster Top of Texas Centennial Tower on the Midway — the first part of plans to turn Fair Park…
No doubt you were too busy to attend last night’s Super Bowl shindigs. So once more into the breach — or WireImage, which has invites to all the best parties. Like, once more, the private Audi Forum dinner party at the Rachofsky House, where Glee’s Matthew Morrison found himself amongst…
Those two women above, of course, are Faith Hill and Chrissie Hynde, the latter of whom was my first rock-and-roll crush. That was taken yesterday at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, where, tonight at 9 p.m., the former Audrey Perry and the Great Pretender will perform in front of…
Woke up this morning to find some last-night souvenirs in the in-box — some, from the Audi Forum at the Rachofsky House on Preston and Northwest Highway, which the car-maker’s taken over for the weekend. Looks like quite the guest list: Justin Timberlake, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Hugh Jackman, Matthew…
Earlier today, that Prince concert was called off, with the Goss-Michael Foundation blaming the organizer. Then, an hour later, it was back on.But speaking of T.J., a former classmate just called from the Hotel InterContinental with the breaking news that Prince didn’t show after all. No explanation given. No word…
Here’s something else that got lost in the snowdrift: Earlier today, the Dallas Independent School District send word that come Sunday …Drill teams from Thomas Jefferson and W.T. White high schools will perform during the Super Bowl XLV halftime show, which will feature the Black Eyed Peas as the headlining…
Been meaning to get to this all day; alas, it got buried in the snow, along with everything else. But: Shoulda seen this coming. NBC has yanked the locally shot Chase from its schedule, beginning immediately. Says here it’ll be replaced with Minute to Win It, a reality blah-blah-blah that…
Above is the breaking-news piece that just aired on WFAA-Channel 8, concerning those injuries out at Cowboys Stadium. Five people were hurt, and one is in critical condition; all were taken to JPS Hospital. A bird’s-eye view of the stadium provides a good look at where and how the ice…
Below you’ll see that note about Prince’s show at the Hotel InterContinental being called off due to the show’s organizer being unable to “fund and produce the evening.” But seconds ago, this note dropped in the in-box from the Goss-Michael Foundation:Circumstances have changed and TheEvent featuring Prince WILL take place…
No doubt, in coming weeks the Dallas City Council will hold committee briefings during which officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Oncor, Atmos, the Texas Deparment of Transportation, Dallas Area Rapid Transit and various city departments will be asked to explain their responses, for better and worse, to…
First, he was gonna purple reign all over the site formerly known as Reunion Arena; then, earlier this week, it was moved to the Hotel InterContinental. (Better sound — right.) Now, it’s not happening at all. From the Goss-Michael Foundation, this and only this:Statement from Joyce Goss, Executive Director, The…
We know how Sports Illustratred’s Peter King feels about the situation — as opposed to, say, The Situation. Below, a Friend of Unfair Park directs us to a Q&A conducted with ESPN’s beloved Sports Guy, Bill Simmons, in which he provides a Top 10 list of things every city should…
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra was all prepared to spend three days debuting Gamelan D’Drum, the percussion concerto written by Police drummer Stewart Copeland and featuring D’Drum, along with the DSO. But Thursday night’s performance was called off due to ice cutting into rehearsal time, and the DSO just sent word:…
While I was writing the DART item below, about 29 Friends of Unfair Park forwarded along the freshest of hot-off-the-press tweets from Sports Illustrated’s Peter King:I’m telling you: I-30 between Dallas + Fort Worth is a plow-less, snow-windswept moonscape. This is officially a debacle.At this very moment, King and Mike…
