Fort Worth’s drowsiness more than a century ago led to an urban myth of sorts that a panther had wandered up from the Trinity River bottoms and was spotted sleeping on a downtown street. Even today, this carefully rebuilt and shiny place always seems to be waiting for more people…
Texas Workforce Commission chairman and Dallas resident Tom Pauken has informed the offices of Governor Rick Perry and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst of his interest in running for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat. “I’m taking a look at it, but I’m a long way from making a decision to…
The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation sent word earlier today that it’s chosen a New York-based architectural firm — Thomas Phifer and Partners — to design the 6,000 square-foot restaurant and “performance pavilion” planned for the 5.2-acre, federally stimulated deck park that’ll get its ground broken September 14. The firm’s already…
Meranda Cohn at Dallas City Hall sends word that the city’s giving out green goodie bags to anyone who wants ’em — if, of course, you’re willing to sit through one of 11 “Home Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation” seminars scheduled between Saturday (kicking off at Dallas Farmers Market) and…
Couldn’t help myself — just had to get on PACER for a status update on the Institute for Creation Research’s lawsuit against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. No doubt you recall the reason for the litigation filed in April in Dallas federal court: The Royal Lane-based ICR claims the…
Speaking of the police and Twitter …Back in January, Angela Hunt first acknowledged that she was working to lure the National Fraternal Order of Police to town for its national convention in Dallas in 2013. Then, she was giving FOP reps a tour of Dallas — from DPD HQ to…
Granted, it would force me to actually watch the ridiculousy cheesy show, but I’d be willing to stomach Dancing With The Stars’ sequins and sass and smarminess of Tom Bergeron if only I could orchestrate whom was boogieing down with whom. Following in the “Foxtrot” footsteps of Emmitt Smith, Cowboys’ Hall…
Perhaps you’re aware that in recent days, the Dallas Police Department’s moved to Twitter and Nixle in order to send out alerts — such as Tuesday evening’s press release concerning a suspect in the Skillman-Mockingbird area who, since October, has been responsible for at least four burglaries, one robbery and…
Haven’t yet seen those Obama-Joker posters — then again, I clearly haven’t been downtown in a few days. At least some members of the Alex Jones street team have been posting black-and-white copies of University of Illinois senior history major Firas Alkhateeb’s Photoshop project ’round Dallas; after the jump, “2…
This morning, The Wall Street Journal recaps the Dallas City Hall federal corruption trial for outsiders and others not glued to Schutze’s riveting running narration from the Earle Cabell, where Bill Fisher takes the stand yet again this morning. Since most of it’s more than familiar territory to the Friends…
The city’s Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corporation unanimously agreed this afternoon to issue $479.8 million in revenue bonds for the hotel project, locking in an interest yield of 4.69 percent — well below the parameters of $514 million and 5.5 percent authorized by the city council. Most of the…
Since last we visited the bankruptcy case of Bob’s Steak & Chop House on Lemmon Avenue, there have been a couple of notable developments — among them, the appointment yesterday of Dallas attorney Robert Milbank Jr. to take over as the Chapter 11 trustee, replacing owner Bob Sambol per the…
Among the dozens of acronyms we’ve grown accustomed to hearing throughout the City Hall corruption trial is CHDO — Community Housing Development Organization — which is why yesterday afternoon’s briefing to the city council’s Housing Committee titled “Impact of CHDOs in the City of Dallas” caught our eye. To our…
Ruben Sierra had two comeback stints with the Texas Rangers. Juan González and Sammy Sosa, one. Now, it’s 37-year-old Ivan “Pudge” Rodríguez’s turn to return to Arlington. Hit it, Prince…
Wow. The greatest all-time Texas Ranger is coming home. Despite Kevin Richardson’s two-hit debut in last night’s win, the Texas Rangers are this close to trading for catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez. The deal, according to a team source I just got off the phone with, would send two “mid-level” prospects…
Working for the electric company’s not exactly a job you’d expect to put you in the line of fire, but this morning, one Oncor employee found himself on the wrong end of a shotgun. Dallas Police report that when worker showed up to replace the meter at a Fair Park…
There are sports. There are athletes. And then, above below all else, there is Beer Pong. I’ll be on the golf course Saturday morning. But quick as I can get there I’ll then be at fabled Lee Harvey’s for their first annual Beer Pong Tournament. Singles. Doubles. And, yes, a Bikini…
For those who didn’t take a look at the Trinity River Corridor Committee briefing doc to which I linked first thing this morning, Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan told council members this morning that the city’s done fixed 72 of 198 problems with the unacceptable levees. But keep this in…
Sam and former Observer-er Matt Pulle have done bang-up jobs of keeping tabs on state Sen. Royce West’s tabs — except when West doesn’t fill in his financials, which Matt discovered recently whilst trying to add up the numbers. As it happened, West didn’t completely fill in his personal financial…
After Friday’s monumental, six-run implosion in a gut-wrenching loss to the Boston Red Sox, I heard lots of calls for Frankie Francisco’s job – if not his head. But give Texas Rangers’ manager Ron Washington credit. The guy is an unflappable optimist. At times to a fault, he trusts his players. “Frankie’s never…
Speaking of the Trinity River Corridor Project … When last we saw Larry Beasley, “the man who built Vancouver,” he was among a handful of urban planners imported to teach the Dallas City Council a thing or three during a daylong gab session at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library…
View Larger MapLike I said earlier, interesting fare on deck for the City Plan Commission this week — including yet another stab at running a club called 2826 at, um, 2826 Elm Street. Pete’s hinted at the rebirth before; ’bout an hour ago, he posted a follow-up regarding Frank Maldonado’s…
