Consider this my public apology to one J.J. Barea. Dude, I was dead wrong. You are not, in fact, a 5-foot-2 pick-up game liability whose shot I could block. Not a novely act nuisance; the obtuse opposite of Shawn Bradley. Not some twisted Criss Angel mind-fuck. And not, after further…
Brian Baugh, the University of North Texas senior behind the “Denton Police” Twitter account, says his project began with his surprise at how much information is out there about each of us online. Not just the party photos on Facebook, the home address in the people search or your Twitter…
Big day tomorrow — takin’ the kid (cough, cough) to the Sci-Fi Expo in Richardson, then heading down to Good Records for the shoppe’s ninth birthday bash, which so happens to coincide with the 2nd Annual Record Store Day, which DC9’ers already know plenty about. ‘Cause, if nothing else, I…
A Dallas-born Friend of Unfair Park figures that after all the fussin’ and fightin’ over this morning’s Texas secession (Texcession?) post we really oughta go ahead and show this David Letterman bit from last night. Sounds good to us. Bonus: features a cameo from a certain Dallas resident of some…
When the phones in the Texas Attorney General’s Office’s Child Support Division wouldn’t stop ringing, Delene Richardson did what she says she was told to do: pretend to be an answering machine. For the better part of four months, the Mesquite resident answered the phone in a robotic monotone and…
The “UNT art photography student” behind the Denton Police Department’s waaaaay-unofficial Twitter page is probably having a big ol’ giggle fit right about now. Because, see, after Unfair Park pointed out the page yesterday — which uses TwitPic to send followers mug shots the Denton PD loads to its online…
If you’ve been planning your implosion party for Reunion Arena’s impending demolition, well, we’ve got some bad news. Pack up your lawn chairs and put the cooler away — from now till early October, Reunion’s coming apart piece by piece. Mechanically.Once the lower seating bowl is removed, City of Dallas…
Earlier this week, Dallas Theater Center artistic director Kevin Moriarty announced the DTC’s lineup for its inaugural season in the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, and among the list of familiar titles and newcomers, one in particular leaps off the page in…
After re-living this overtime glory, something tells me the Mavs will miss DeSagana Diop and Jerry Stackhouse. Ryan Hollins and Antoine Wright, I’m looking at you…
Yesterday, the skies over North Texas were filled with circumhorizon arcs — ooooh, pretty. Then, last night, downtown got a light show, as evidenced by the photo above (enormous version here). So, sure, it was either going to rain today — or this was gonna happen. Who knows. Still could…
Time magazine wonders this morning: “What’s All That Secession Ruckus in Texas?” Um, Governor Rick Perry, maybe? And, natch, his very vocal support for House Concurrent Resolution No. 50, which, as we pointed out in February, states that the “81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby claim[s] sovereignty under…
The good news: When the Mavs and Spurs begin their first-round playoff series this weekend it will be a renewal of a rivalry featuring talented, tested teams. The bad news: When the Mavs and Spurs finish their first-round playoff series, the loser will go home and the winner won’t be far…
The developers at the mic said it, and the poolside bigwigs all seemed to agree: From the sleek, modern design to the inventive lounge chairs, the new-look Mercantile Place is a big win for a downtown resurgence.The high-rise apartments are filling up; a swanky new restaurant, Jean Michel’s, is opening…
A supporter of Casey Thomas filed an ethics complaint Monday against Dave Neumann, who’s being challenged by Thomas for his District 3 city council seat, claiming he violated the Dallas City Code. Brian Wesley alleges Neumann accepted $27,925 in contributions that exceed the allowable $1,000 donation per individual in each…
Plenty of government agencies are dipping their toes into the Twitter waters these days, but when we found the Denton Police Department’s Twitter page this afternoon, we knew we’d found something truly special.With automated posts for everyone booked at the jail since Sunday night, the feed comes complete with a…
A crowd of approximately 75 Vote No’ers gathered in front of City Hall this afternoon in support of Mayor Tom Leppert and the convention center hotel; among them were Dr. Frederick Haynes of Friendship-West Baptist Church, former council member Ed Oakley, county commissioner John Wiley Price and Deputy Mayor Pro…
Last night was one of those nights. In a season of 82 Mavericks’ games and 162 Rangers’ games, we’ll remember April 15. For it was last magical night that we were treated to two – almost simultaneous – rare individual athletic feats in our own back yard: Jason Kidd’s Triple-Double and Ian Kinsler’s Cycle…
A Friend of Unfair Park this morning was browsing the Library of Congress’s archives and came across this Henry Clogenson photo of the Trinity River in 1908 — “the flood of record,” as Schutze describes it. So happens Jim has been making open records demands from the U.S. Army Corps…
Earlier this week, Michael Shires, associate professor in public policy at Pepperdine University, and Joel Kotkin posted on Forbes and New Geography their annual list of the best cities for job growth in the country — though Kotkin adds the caveat that given the state of things, “perhaps we should…
Now, Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler doesn’t necessarily identify himself as Jewish — his dad is, his mom ain’t, and the guy was never bar mitzvahed. Though, as he told ESPN.com last August, he knows he’s beloved in the Jewish community: “If you have any kind of Jewish ancestry…
A Dallas Mavericks’ season that had more than its share of ups and downs and ups and downs enters the playoffs on a peak. Thank you – of all people – Michael Finley. The former Maverick’s overtime-forcing 3-pointer allowed the San Antonio Spurs to beat the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night and allowed the Mavs…
In front of Dallas City Hall, radio host and Dallas Tea Party co-planner Mark Davis poured the first cup of tea with a joke: “Those who oppose big government actually have jobs.” To which the crowd of guestimated thousands responded with chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A.” The scene at the…
