So, back to the Texas Horse Park, Inc. and its funds, or lack thereof, for just a moment before this long holiday weekend. Willis Winters, assistant director of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, tells Unfair Park he does not know the amount that THPI has raised and says it…
Anne Raymond Harlan Crow, owner of the Hilton Anatole and longtime critic of a publicly owned convention center hotel, upped the ante Wednesday afternoon in his quest to kill the project. Turns out, he’s spearheading a political action committee called Citizens Against a Taxpayer Owned Hotel, which was formed by…
Brian Harkin Dr. Elba Garcia, Mayor Pro Tem When the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee voted unanimously to both rename Industrial Boulevard “Riverfront Boulevard” and move forward with renaming Ross Avenue “Cesar Chavez Boulevard,” I finally became interested in this whole mess. Why? Simple: The process had finally…
After news of yet another delay in the Trinity River Project, we thought it was about time to check in on the progress of the Texas Horse Park, especially with the deadline for Texas Horse Park, Inc. to raise $15 million rapidly approaching. Turns out THPI ain’t nowhere close to…
The city’s decision to strike a deal with Cimolai, an Italian steel manufacturer, to save a few bucks while building the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is what led to a possible 10-month delay in the project. Apparently, the deal was so sweet that Cimolai is having “difficultly finding the financial…
As a crime scene investigator, Dallas police Detective Roosevelt Holiday’s job involved sifting through evidence to find clues to solve crimes. Before he was booted out of the crime scene unit nine months ago, the 26-year veteran officer claims he uncovered hints of a different sort of violation—rampant cronyism and…
Derek Nicholson throws on a pair of black gym shorts, tucks in a red T-shirt, grabs his iPod and goes for a walk around the ballpark. It’s 103 degrees, and the sun is beating down on QuikTrip Park. With three hours left before game time, nothing takes him out of…
Developer Jack Matthews has till August 18 to finalize his negotiations with the city to build Mayor Tom’s convention center hotel project. So with the deadline fast approaching, we figured it was time to see how the deal was doing. Turns out, the council’s Economic Development Committee is meeting Friday…
There aren’t many TV shows that I get excited about these days, and frankly I never thought a show on E! would ever be on that list, but if you haven’t seen The Soup, you are really missing out. The show, originally called Talk Soup and hosted by Greg Kinnear,…
How about we rename Ross Geller? He seems to like the idea. Issues like the renaming of streets tend to give me tired head, and, honestly, I never saw a need to start “branding” swaths of cement in the first place. But the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee’s suggestion yesterday…
Back on February 20, I filed an open records request with the City of Dallas to get information about the convention center hotel project, along with any communications between Mayor Leppert and council members regarding Lynn Flint Shaw, the former DART board chair who was killed by husband Rufus less…
Outstanding performances in last year’s No Country for Old Men and American Gangster along with a role as President George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s upcoming W. may have you wondering how Josh Brolin became a credible actor seemingly overnight at age 40. But those of us who grew up…
For years, building a Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail line in Fair Park has been viewed a big step toward breathing life into the area and boosting businesses when it opens in September 2009. In the meantime, the construction over the past two years has been a hardship for the…
Your Texas Rangers’ pitching staff and its major-league worst 5.26 ERA continued to prove last night that it rarely has the ability to keep opposing lineups in check, even when the opponent is the worst team in the American League. But the offense continued to do its part, helping Texas…
You could use some baseball. At least that’s what the Rangers’ ad campaign keeps telling you. So do yourself a favor and head to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to catch a glimpse of a young team trying to stay afloat in the AL West race. With a lineup powered by…
Dig the “concept” of an urban lake downtown. Because the “reality,” well, it isn’t close at all. Back in October, Christopher Anderson of the North Texas Tollway Authority helped debunk several of the claims made by Mayor Tom Leppert and the Vote No! team during the Trinity River toll road…
Sam Merten These are not members of the Lupe Valdez Fan Club. Approximately 25 labor union representatives gathered on the steps at the Frank Crowley Courts Building this morning to criticize Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, citing her refusal to hire from within the Sheriff’s Department, along with concerns regarding…
Thursday night’s Rangers-Angels game was the final game of one of the more entertaining series in recent memory at the Ballpark in Arlington. The series finale featured Josh Hamilton’s second two-run homer in as many nights and Brandon Boggs nailing Torii Hunter at home plate with Max Ramirez holding on…
Sam Merten Want a new Cadillac hybrid? Are you made of gold? Times are tough for the auto industry, but General Motors is taking action to stay competitive in the long term by shifting its focus from trucks and SUVs to cars and crossovers. At least, that’s according to company…
Robyn Byers never imagined she’d become a prostitute, but the risk factors were there. She was abused sexually, emotionally and physically as a child, and she grew up in a dysfunctional family. While dealing with a difficult divorce, she smoked marijuana to ease the pain and eventually moved on to…
While the All-Star Game is two weeks away, Your Texas Rangers are officially past the halfway point in the season and sit seven and a half games back of Los Angeles in the American League West following last night’s drubbing at the hands of the New York Yankees. Which means…
Sam Merten Sheriff Lupe Valdez and District Attorney Craig Watkins, trying to put the commissioners’ threat of a lawsuit out of commission. As you may know by now, the Dallas County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to seek a court order stopping the Discovery Channel from filming a documentary inside…
