I exchanged a few e-mails with Michael Precker on Tuesday, after a brief mention in the Wall Street Journal blossomed into a miniature media feeding frenzy. Said the former Dallas Morning News-er who went to work managing The Lodge following the first round of Belo buyouts in 2006, “I figure…
And now, from KXAS-Channel 5, the story of the naked, “terracotta-colored” man spotted along the Katy Trail Thursday morning. At first, the woman who saw him thought he was a statue. Till he moved. And, please, do keep in mind: “This is very offensive and something that is not funny,…
So says the former president’s chief of staff, Andrew Card, who also told Politico that Bush has been “very, very busy.” Doing what, exactly? Well … lots of things. No mention of his trip to Calgary, where Bush is expected to pocket some serious Canadian bacon. Garrison Keillor, though, sees…
If you, like me, were at American Airlines Center last night for Celtics 99, Mavericks 92, you woke up this morning mad enough to spit. If you are head coach Rick Carlisle, you might still be cussing. After watching Boston’s Paul Pierce hit consecutive impossibly tough jumpers over Devean George down the…
Over the weekend, I drove by the under-construction Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, and the 5-year-old in the backseat was fascinated by the hundreds of tubes running along the exterior. Also fascinated by the aluminum siding: The folks behind the DCPA, who,…
The Department of Defense announced today that on Tuesday, Army Specialist Peter John Courcy of Frisco was killed in Salerno, Afghanistan. The 22-year-old Courcy and 19-year-old Pfc. Jason Watson of Louisiana, both of whom had been based out of Fort Campbell in Kentucky, died of injuries suffered when an improvised…
A good Friend of Unfair Park has been yammering for weeks about coyotes roaming around White Rock Lake. And while that isn’t uncommon, it does seem as there have been more sightings than usual, especially near the Bath House Cultural Center at dusk. Which comes as no surprise to the…
What better way to cap our very female-friendly Thursday than with an interview with the No. 3-ranked hottest female athlete on the planet? That’s right, Sasha Cohen is in the Sportatorium. I see it this way: If you selfishly keep Valentine’s Day as yours, go to Purgatory Saturday night at 10 to…
City Hall would like to tell you all about the city’s new smoking ordinance — so, if nothing else, you can’t say you wasn’t warned before enforcement officers hand you that $200 ticket upon lighting up. Hence, this press release that just landed in our in-box:DALLAS – The City of…
Your Texas Rangers have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a minor-league contract. Ideally, I wish they would sign guys at their peak instead of with one foot in the grave, but I’m cool with the transaction. If Jones is good, he’ll be the team’s best center fielder since, I dunno, Garry…
Found this VHS remnant from the Dallas Mavericks’ 1985-’86 season at Half Price Books over the weekend — for the low, low price of $3.98. Fortuitous timing, to say the least, as tonight at 8:30, Your Dallas Mavericks play the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics at the American Airlines Center. Dallas…
Good Morning America this morning ran a lengthy story about a woman, shown but not identified, who believes that 25 years after she was beaten and raped at knifepoint in her family’s home, the Dallas Police Department has solved the crime. The attack occurred when she was 12, but last…
The Consumerist has picked up WFAA-Channel 8’s piece concerning the rise in thefts reported at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in recent years. Reports Jason Whitely, in 2003 there were 266 reports of thefts and stolen vehicles at the airport — and 607 last year. Meanwhile, the significantly smaller Love Field…
Imagine the look on her face … when she sees the look on his face. …
Women’s Wear Daily reports in a subscription-only story this morning that Neiman Marcus is looking for someone — anyone — to take over the lower level at its NorthPark Center location. In recent months, the downstairs has gone empty: Richard Hayler Colour Salson closed last week after 17 years (the…
This morning’s New York Times pays homage to Dallas native Carolyn George d’Amboise — “a former soloist with the New York City Ballet whose high-flying, witty performances contributed to the young company’s early impact in the 1950s.” She died Tuesday, at the age of 81, at her and husband Jacques’s…
In his January Climatic Bulletin, published earlier this month, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon documented Texas’s “extraordinarily dry” and “unseasonably warm” January — and warned of more months just like it to come “as La Nina conditions begin to develop in the Pacific Ocean.” Last week, Texas A&M geography prof Steve…
If you’re a hot, young chick with a fit body – who am I kidding? – you probably don’t read this testosterone-saturated blog. But you should. Especially if you also like football. Why? Because it’s right here that I’ll point you toward your big chance in the Lingerie Football League…
And they’re off: With the city council campaign season heating up, we thought we’d look at some of the campaign finance reports of the incumbents to see how they’ve been spending their dough. We picked freshman council member Tennell Atkins first because we noticed several amendments to his reports. Not…
Finally. The defining moment. After a 34-year wait—capped by a seven-year posthumous push—former Dallas Cowboys receiver Bob Hayes had at long last earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hayes was one of the NFL’s most transcendent athletes, his blazing speed leading to two Olympic gold medals, a…
“Empty Victory,” by Matt Pulle, January 29 “F” for Victory I’ve said it before and will say it again, Victory Park has no chance of succeeding. At one point I had the over/under at 18 months. I speak from a traffic planning and real estate background. The main problem is…
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention or maybe, truth be told, I just didn’t miss her enough to notice. Whatever, I thought I had a mini-scoop this afternoon when I found out that Fox 4 had severed ties with long-time sports reporter Nita Wiggins. That is, until I read it here…
