We’re always interested when a former Miss America makes an appearance at Dallas City Hall. Expect another installment in The Many Faces of Mayor Tom tomorrow, as we head down to City Hall for a morning press conference. And we’re expecting this one to be plenty packed, as Leppert will…
Brian Harkin Jim Trulock, co-owner of Duncanville’s Cherry Pit No doubt you’ve read Mike Fisher’s September 17 cover story about the Cherry Pit; more than a month after publication, the swinging tale out of Duncanville remains a big hit. If you somehow missed it, well, you might wanna bone up…
Shame on me. How oh how will I ever make it up to her? Look, I make my fair share of mistakes. Some of my (severely broke and suddenly former) friends would say more than my fair share. Point is, I don’t need the U.S. House Oversight Committee to let…
Eli Luna Took the boy up to Plano on Saturday for the Star Wars con, where organizers figured more than 2,000 folks showed up to fete the franchise, sneak a peek at a Firefly and listen to a feisty Bruce Campbell patiently negotiate his way through a mind field of…
Adrian Noe Adrain Noe worked on the campaigns of Pete Schulte, Harriet Miller and Sam Coats, among other locals. Folks really liked him too; says Miller, who ran against State Rep. Tony Goolsby in ’06, he appeared to be “very capable and trustworthy.” Till, that is, Miller discovered Noe “had…
Just in case, so you at least know what Brooks Bollinger looks like Ed Werder brings word from his super-secret sources deep within Valley Ranch — Wade Phillips, prolly — that the Cowboys coach is looking for someone, anyone, other than Brad Johnson to throw the ball against the New…
Shockingly, the Giant German didn’t play “99 Luftballons.” Since he wasn’t invited to star in the awesome new commercial featuring Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps and A-Rod, we know Dirk Nowitzki isn’t a Guitar Hero. But that didn’t stop him from taking the new video game for a spin…
Joyce Foreman Former Dallas Area Rapid Transit board member Joyce Foreman this morning weighs in on the death of former city council member James Fantroy, who died yesterday after a prolonged battle with kidney cancer. Among her thoughts on the subject: “He was the epitome of a public servant that…
Bishop Kevin Farrell A self-proclaimed Catholic for Change directs our attention this morning to the second joint statement from Bishops Kevin Farrell and Kevin Vann, who, as you’ll no doubt recall, told their congregants on October 8 that “to vote for a candidate who supports the intrinsic evil of abortion…
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released its latest Monday-through-Friday circ stats this morning, and The Dallas Morning News, like most of the Top 25 dailies in the country, reported a substantial drop from the same period in 2007 — nearly 10 percent, to 338,933 copies daily. But, far as A.H…
Patrick Michels If you came anywhere near Elm and Akard Streets in the last couple days, then you saw an incredible, mind-boggling sight: hundreds of people walking around downtown Dallas on a weekend. If you looked closely, you probably also saw a pair of three-story beach balls knocking around between…
Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk was in North Carolina on Saturday, rallying the troops on behalf of his good pal and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Kirk — whose biggest accomplishment as mayor, apparently, was “building coalitions — namely between the city council and school board” — spent the day…
No doubt, you already knew those handwritten signs “placed illegally on utility poles, bus stops and inserted in the right-of-way” that “frequently advertise real estate, health aids, garage sales and dating services” were referred to as “bandit signs.” No doubt, this is how you roll. And perhaps you already knew…
Those who know me from my days at Dallas Blog might be familiar with a semi-regular segment I introduced called “Virtual Coffee.” The idea — linking to stuff around the Web and providing commentary — was hardly original, but I hoped it would provide an outlet to quick-hit items that…
Patrick Michels About a forward: Dirk Nowitzki, kinda channeling Kurt Cobain Dirk Nowitzki faced a difficult choice last night, a dilemma many of us have grappled with before: what song to play on Guitar Hero. Course, since he’s Dirk Nowitzki, he made his decision flanked by three Mavs Dancers and…
Eventually, the boos turned to cheers. Those of you expecting a “Top 10 Ugliest Wins in Cowboys’ History”, sorry to disappoint. But I like your thinking. Marion Barber ran hard. The defense – led by Zach Thomas and Bradie James – played inspired. The offensive line was improved. Nick Folk…
Former city council member James Fantroy In February, it took a federal jury all of 20 minutes to convict former Dallas city council member James Fantroy of embezzling $21,000 in federal funds from Paul Quinn College, where he’d been a member of the board of directors and the treasurer of…
KDFW-Channel 4 Fourth-grader Cole Berardi, who was killed last week after he was struck by a speeding Dallas police car By now, you are undoubtedly familiar with the sad story of Cole Berardi, the 10-year-old boy who died last week after he was struck by a police car while riding…
Patrick Michels State Rep. Tony Goolsby, State Sen. Florence Shapiro and TEA Commissioner Robert Scott were thrilled to be at DISD this afternoon. With so many heavy hitters in one room at once, it was probably inevitable that nothing was accomplished. This afternoon’s hour-long meeting in the conference room at…
The November issue of Texas Monthly features a piece by Michael Hall titled “The Exonerated,” which offers testimony from the 37 men who spent a combined 525 years in Texas prisons for crimes of which they were later cleared. Actually, not all the men spoke to Hall: Michael Blair, convicted…
No doubt you recognize the man at left in the photo above — that’s Dr. Evil. The guy to his right? That’s Alan Zweibel, among the finest, funniest writers in the history of Saturday Night Live, where, during the first (and, natch, best) five seasons of the NBC late-night series…
In case you were wondering when and where the Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash was taking place, well, wonder no more. –Robert Wilonsky…
