Following “a long, bleak lunch today” — lucky! — the Dallas Morning News’ Crunchy Con hisself just posted to Beliefnet a piece bearing the headline “The mood among Dallas Republicans.” Which is? Aw, c’mon, read it for yourself, then add to the growing list of comments — among them one…
The Texas stage spoof Greater Tuna opened in Austin 27 years ago and has spawned a handful of spin-offs, with actors Jaston Williams and Joe Sears playing the entire cast of characters, and all, until now, based in small-town West Texas. The latest in the Tuna catalog, Tuna Does Vegas,…
Courtesy New York magazine, we get a recap of Sean Avery’s return to Madison Square Garden last night as a member of the Dallas Stars. Below is Avery’s post-game chat with MSG Network’s Stan Fischler — apparently, the only interview Avery gave following the 2-1 win over Avery’s former team…
We’re trying to collect the whole series. Next up: Fair Park Passover. The State Fair of Texas came to an end only two days ago — and it was a glorious finale, if only to see a certain 5-year-old ask that Ford robot, “Do you know C-3PO?” and receive in…
Marchel Ivery and the Soul Seven participated in one of the greatest nights of music Dallas has ever heard — and, finally, seen, thanks to KERA’s doc. It only took 33 years for the album’s release: South Dallas Pop Festival: Live 1970, which still sounds like a blast from day…
Better than the original? Last Sunday marked the 1-year anniversary of Greg Williams’ departure from The Ticket. On Oct. 12, 2007 – as most of you well know – Williams walked away from a Hardline remote and into a 9-month tailspin that I began chronicling with this and this and…
Dwayne Freeto was a U.S. Army veteran who had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for only nine months before he was killed in the line of duty on December 17, 2006. Notes the Officer Down Memorial Page: “Officer Dwayne Freeto was killed when his patrol car was struck…
Hang your head, radio inventer. Hang your head. Last week I congratulated 103.3 FM ESPN Radio for its 2008 Marconi Award nomination. I suppose it’s still somewhat of an honor, but after a little digging around I’d like to soften my back-patting and retract at least some of my confetti…
A month ago, we noted that ESPN.com gave the great Frank Luksa space to serve up his Top 10 favorite Texas Stadium memories. Turns out, it was but a prelude to a longer look back: Today comes word that Luksa and the great Drew Pearson have co-authored a small-press book…
Well, first of all, because you live here. And for myriad other reasons too, every single one of them delineated in this wide-ranging just-posted two-part video presentation courtesy the North Texas Commission. (Note to self: Look into regional infomercial voice-over work.) –Robert Wilonsky…
Come next season this ol’ thing may be out of the moth balls. Let’s play radio gossip catch-up today, shall we? I’m not raising the “Breaking News!” banner. Not directly quoting high-placed sources. But after sensing displeasure and hearing rumblings from various people in the past couple weeks, let’s call…
A sign carried during last Wednesday’s protest outside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas As you’re no doubt aware, on October 8 Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth made public a joint statement in which they told their congregations, “To vote for a candidate…
Where now there is nothing, JPI envisions 60 acres of a whole lot of something. As we mentioned yesterday, the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee has a lot to chew on at its 9:30 meeting this morning — like, for starters, how to tackle the Sylvan Avenue bridge…
Toldja. Pacman is in rehab. Wade Phillips isn’t in limbo. The Cowboys are in trouble. Most importantly, Tony Romo’s pinkie is still in a cast. I’ve already sliced and diced Brad Johnson and the loss to the Rams. Let’s make this short and sweet: Romo plays Sunday or else Dallas…
A very emphatic Mayor Tom Leppert from Sam Merten on Vimeo. In Wednesday’s paper version of Unfair Park, we’ll take a look into the madness of Mayor Tom’s relentless pursuit of the convention center hotel. But until then, we offer this video from the September 24 Build the Hotel shindig,…
Sam Merten This morning, the Associated Press posted a piece headlined: “Dallas officials clash over a street’s name.” Which is? Cesar Chavez Boulevard, but of course. Only took a few months, but there ya go. And, throughout the day, the story’s started appearing all over the place: Newsday, New York…
Tomorrow’s the Dallas Independent School District job fair at the Dallas Convention Center, and the district’s Web site has all the details — including the list of employers who’re scheduled to attend. A few interesting names leap off the list, among them the more than 60 Texas school districts sending…
The best parts of all city council committee briefings? The photos of imaginary bridges. While looking ahead at tomorrow’s action-packed meeting of the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee, we spotted something worth sharing early: this sneak peek at the Sylvan Avenue Bridge design, now a federal aid project…
If, come Election Day, you’ve got a problem at the polls, look no further than Sarah Saldaña, an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Texas. Today, U.S. Attorney Richard Roper announced that Saldaña will be the Northern District’s election officer, meaning she’ll be responsible for “overseeing the…
How low can you go? Bad. But just how bad? The St. Louis Rams, who entered with four offensive touchdowns in their first five games, scored three in Sunday’s first quarter. The Cowboys, who entered with Super Bowl aspirations, produced botched snaps, missed field goals, eight penalties, four turnovers and…
Thankyouthankyou, Kevin Krause, for pointing out the fund-raising item that will allow us to take care of all our Christmas shopping needs — and at only $24.95 a pop, no less! And for those who aren’t rushing to buy their very own “lifelike, miniature version of John Wiley Price,” be…
Darlene Ewing Over at DailyKos, Linda Magid, who’s the campaign manager of Tom Daley’s Congressional campaign, has a bone to pick with Dallas County Democratic Party chair Darlene Ewing. Yesterday, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece in which Ewing more or less said that while Dallas has turned a…
