Interesting-ish note from the latest U.S. traffic travel-time study, this one released this morning by something called INRIX: Dallas-Fort Worth, the fourth-most populous metro area in the country, ranks as the fifth-most congested — and despite the slight uptick in travel time, the DFW still dropped one slot from last…
On August 10, when the Dallas City Council met to discuss City Manager Mary Suhm’s budget proposal that gut services and employees to make room for a $190-million budget shortfall, the city’s chief financial officer, Dave Cook, warned that next year’s process will be even more painful. He said that…
Late Monday, Brooks Love and I had a brief chat about Dallas Friends of Public Education, the political action committee set to make its bow this morning with a 10:30 press conference at Dallas Independent School District HQ. (DFPE’s Web site made its debut yesterday.) You know Love, right? Former…
And the Rangers pull within 11-10! They were down 11-0!! This could be the historically fantastic game that catapults them and energizes them the rest of the season!!! What a comeback!!!! Magical season/playoffs here we come!!!!! One more clutch hit and … Oops … 12-10 … 13-10 … 14-10 …..
Kinky Friedman’s been running for Texas governor ever since, oh, March, far as I can figure; that’s when he told folks at the Texas Film Hall of Fame dinner in Austin he was running as a Democrat this go-round, rather than the indie he ran as in ’06. He’s already…
I was tracking down some information on the Federal Communications Commission’s Web site regarding an unrelated matter, then figured while I was there I’d check in to see how the KVTT-to-KERA transfer was going. Because every few days, someone will ask me when KERA’s going to launch its all-music station…
I’d never get anything done if I got Dallas City Channel 16, where it’s always must-see TV. Take this week’s programming schedule: Dallas Executive Airport: You Are Cleared to Land!, Dallas’ Sustainable Skylines and Budget, Finance and Audit Committee Replay. And, of course, there’s this week’s fall-season premiere: a Very…
*Catching and throwing the ball has rarely been a problem this season, but yesterday’s 5-3 loss was hideously reminiscent of years gone by. First off, I blame C.J. Wilson. The worst thing you can do when protecting a 1-run lead is walk the leadoff man. Nelson Cruz made an error and Hank…
Here’s another early peek at the Dallas City Council’s briefing agenda — this one concerning the list of projects, major and minor, the City Manager’s Office is proposing to pay for out of the bond sale scheduled for May 2010. While we pore over the details for future Unfair Park…
Former Observer-er Ann Zimmerman has a piece in The Wall Street Journal today concerning a new state law that takes effect tomorrow — one that allows Texas prosecutors and parole boards to “see DNA evidence that links a suspect to an old sexual assault, even though the statute of limitations…
On Friday, Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm informed Mayor Tom Leppert and the Dallas City Council, via memo, that the city’s getting around $3 million in Clean Cities stimulus money to, among other things, “enhance fueling infrastructure, retrofit city vehicles and assist in the provision of training for alternative fueling.”…
Back in 2002 when I was at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram we first started getting wind that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was toying with the idea of building a new stadium. “Gather some ideas, solicit some fan feedback and let your imagination run wild,” my editor told me at the…
At 6:20 p.m. on February 17, 2004, the state of Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham of Corsicana. His crime, per the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: “On December 23, 1991, Willingham poured a combustible liquid on the floor throughout his home and intentionally set the house on fire, resulting in…
And not tomorrow. Or next month. But soon. You see, back in June, several Friends of Unfair Park were awfully tickled by the city’s proposed efforts to lure retailers to downtown — if only because the wish list included H&M, which gets as close as St. Louis or Las Vegas,…
Couldn’t make it out to the West Dallas “dreaming session” Saturday, but someone else did: Angela Hunt, who brought along her camera for these photos of what looked (and sounded) like an interesting-ish meet-n-greet. Hunt’s cutline commentary is worth a peek too — like here, where she writes of the…
10. Jesse Holley fans – you know who you are – rejoice. Looks like he’ll at least survive tomorrow’s cut down to 75. The Cowboys are at 77 and have two rookies (Robert Brewster and Brandon Williams) headed off the active roster on to season-ending injured reserve. Expect the realilty-show winner…
On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will consider a proposal from the Code Compliance Department that would force owners of single-family rental properties to register with the city. Far as the city sees it, there are myriad benefits to such a stipulation — chief among them the guesstimated $2 million…
Those with blank walls and no Saturday night plans had best take note: Kettle Art down in Deep Ellum’s the site of The Whole Show tomorrow, a silent auction during which … lessee if I counted this right … 47 artists will be selling off their works to the highest…
The Major League Gaming Pro Circuit has rolled into Dallas: Yesterday, scores of gamers (and their parents) checked into the Hilton Anatole, where the competition is being held this weekend for the third year in a row. I know this only because I ran into a group of gamers last…
Deadspin most thoughtfully directs our attention to the Andy Lee Drinking Game — Andy Lee being the San Francisco 49ers punter who gets his turn to take aim at the Cowboys Stadium video board tomorrow evening. If nothing else, it provides one very good reason to watch a meaningless pre-season…
I had Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the city’s Office of Economic Development, on the phone this afternoon, so I asked him for a couple of updates per several Friends of Unfair Park’s requests piling up in the comment box. After the jump, a word from developer Larry Hamilton as well…
Last week, Project Runway welcomed as celebrity guest judge Lindsay Lohan, last seen losing $2 million in jewels. This week we got “film and television star” Rebecca Romijn, last seen losing two twins girls’ worth of baby weight. Which gives you some idea of how long Season 6 has been…
