DISD school board trustee Carla Ranger Dallas Independent School District board trustee Carla Ranger can’t understand why the district doesn’t make superintendent Michael Hinojosa’s contract available online. Because, see, the Texas Administrative Code says that really oughta be available to anyone interested in taking a peek at the document. And…
Does Dallas’s adorable recycling-bin character have a name? Because he looks like he could use one. A month ago, members of the Dallas City Council, among them Linda Koop, balked at the idea of doing away with retailers’ plastic bags — ain’t gonna tax ’em, ain’t gonna ban ’em. Not…
The first sip: After all the media hype surrounding the increased turnout in this year’s election, national numbers show it wasn’t really much different from 2004. The second sip: “So less than 48 hours after Democrat Barack Obama was elected president, Craig went out to buy an M-4 rifle.” The…
Flickr photo: Obama__Dallas (Adam Jefferson) Ron Kirk, speaking briefly at Gilley’s on Tuesday night before heading home to celebrate his friend’s election in private On Tuesday night, Ron Kirk dropped by Friendship-West Baptist Church on Wheatland Road to address the Obama faithful, then drove to Gilley’s, where he spoke yet…
It’s not one of your more dramatic, studio-pitch press releases from the U.S. Attorney’s Office; it’s no Freddy Lee Foots armored-car narrative, that’s for sure. Still, I did think today’s missive from The Man — concerning a big Ecstasy bust involving 13 folks from Dallas, Plano, Euless, Arlington, Grand Prairie…
As we mentioned yesterday, the Dallas Video Festival kicks off its 21st, um, festival tonight at 7 at the Angelika Film Center in Mockingbird Station — and, as always, founder Bart Weiss and his crack staff have assembled an eclectic, exciting lineup. It’s truly a best-of-the-best this year, as Weiss…
the urban fabric (Justin Terveen) Halloween Night outside Mantus Ultralounge Good news for Unfair Park readers this afternoon, as longtime friend of the blog, Justin Terveen, whose lens always seems to catch downtown Dallas in its best light, has sent along his favorite shot from Halloween night. With any luck,…
The Wall Street Journal today has a story about insurance companies hiring “outside firms to help rein in the skyrocketing costs of imaging scans like MRIs.” Included in the story is a Dallas man, S. Blaine Porter, who was treated in 2006 for aggressive lymphoma. Porter says his insurer, Blue…
The Fox-y Daryl “Moose” Johnston tells the New York Post today that the city of Dallas — and, one assumes, the surrounding cities, including the one in which the Cowboys actually play — has turned on his former team, good God. And he’s shocked, I tellya, shocked! “It’s unbelievable. The…
Allison V. Smith This week’s cover story probes the pole-dancing-as-fitness trend and poses the following question: Is swinging ‘round stripper-style a healthy way to empower one’s femininity as those who do the classes attest, or is it just plain demeaning? Would you learn The Swing as a way to embrace…
No. 1 in my heart. No. 1 on my list. So, have you used up that extra hour yet? You know, the one we got last Sunday via the end of Daylight Savings Time. Fall back, remember? I could lie and say I spent the extraordinary 60 minutes when 2…
As I mentioned Tuesday night, T.D. Jakes, of The Potter’s House, was all over MSNBC during its Election Night coverage — up until he was bumped at the moment Ohio was called for Barack Obama. Jakes is about to get his own TV show courtesy Dr. Phil, and Broadcasting &…
The letter Lincoln may or may not have written to a woman who may or may not have lost her sons in the Civil War Last night, KXAS-Channel 5 ran a short piece about the Dallas Historical Society’s big find in its archives at Fair Park: a condolence letter from…
Neiman Marcus this morning posted its October revenues report — and the Dallas-based luxury retailer’s income for the month dropped decreased 27.6 percent, from $383 million in October ’07 to $281 million in ’08. In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Burt Tansky, Neimans’ chairman and CEO, said…
Our neighborhood was trashed overnight as dozens of A.H. Belo’s Briefings were dumped along the curbs and into the streets like it was some kind of prank. As you can see in the photo, I sorta, kinda got two of the freebies intended for non-Dallas Morning News subscribers — even…
At the end of trading today, Blockbuster will release its third-quarter report — and it’s expected to be a downer. Notes the Associated Press this morning: “The Dallas-based company already has said it is comfortable with analyst estimates projecting a third-quarter loss of 16 cents per share on revenue of…
The first sip: In what is likely to be the first of many leaks in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, McCain campaign aides told Fox News’ Carl Cameron that they had “great concerns” about Sarah Palin as second in command. Among the issues cited were Palin’s belief that Africa is…
Ah, the good ol’ days? He played hard every night. Some nights – the 1-of-17 pratfall in Game 5 of the 2001 playoffs in San Antonio comes to mind – not too well, but always hard. And, with just a pinch of revisionist history turning all those fadeaway jumpers into…
“A Confederacy of Jerks,” By Jim Schutze, October 23 Step Up, Mr. Mayor Schutze’s proposal to solve the DISD problem by recruiting civic-minded parents to seek election to the school board is wishful [thinking]. The powers-that-be that Schutze himself has already identified, including the construction industry and the school district…
Hanxious: A couple of weeks ago, Buzz traveled with family to Reno, Nevada, for a vacation that involved lots and lots of drinking. It was Reno, after all, a city that can best be described as being a lot like Las Vegas, only not quite as tasteful. We’ve never really…
Hello! Welcome! I see you checking out the ’08-’09 Dallas Mavericks. Yessirree, they’re a bee-yoot. You know the great thing about these Mavericks? They’re not used. They’re gently pre-owned. Seriously, and I don’t say this to just any customer, the Mavs are the best bargain on the lot. C’mon, kick…
The moment I walk into the Girls Room, I feel out of place. The studio’s wide, mirrored space is punctuated by gleaming silver poles that extend from floor to ceiling, and the purple walls are festooned with pink feather boas and bright, sequined leotards. It’s all so girly, and I’ve…
