Finally, Fairfield at Lovers Lane?

I was looking at the City Plan Commission agenda for today’s shindig — where they’re scheduled to vote on renaming Industrial Boulevard to Riverfront Boulevard, which seems so yesterday — and was surprised to see at the very bottom “Fairfield at Lovers Lane.” It’s been about six months since last…

Can You Imagine If Bear Stearns Sponsored the Dallas Cowboys?

Reminds me of when Ameriquest sponsored the Rangers’ ballpark. Except Man U doesn’t suck. While yesterday pondering what it’s going to be like during next week’s dawning of this century’s Great Depression, I stumbled upon a Champions League footie match on ESPN2 featuring Manchester United and some team in horrid…

How ‘Bout Them Cowboys? No, Really.

Over at Deadspin, Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty author Jeff Pearlman has most graciously provided a lengthy excerpt from his book — specifically, from the chapter about the trip to Tempe for Super Bowl XXX, which wound up Cowboys 27,…

Now, About That Other Downtown Hotel, the Poor Ol’ Statler

Justin Terveen The Statler Hilton Hotel, as captured by Justin Terveen for a collection of photos shot in 2004-2007 from inside and outside the building Mayor Tom Leppert wants something done with the old Statler Hilton Hotel — including tearing it down, if need be. Till a couple of months…

Local Office Space Fan Now Gets Shot at Movie-Watching World Record

Spend a minute this morning with Grapevine’s Jeff Jones, who, in February 2007, won $250,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? by answering the question, “In Office Space, Peter’s co-worker Michael admits that his high-tech, get-rich scheme is taken from what movie?” Man, that was adorable. Meredith Viera seemed…

Reunion Arena, Priced to Sell

Today, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., you’re welcome to go down to Reunion Arena and inspect the merch, all of which is priced to move, move, move. From former season ticket-holder seating to the Sony JumboTron to pieces of the floor upon which Your Dallas Mavericks once dribbled their…

Radio Daze: Ben-n-Skin v. Hammer

Back on the air. Back to his old self? Radio is a changin’. Arbitron recently awoke to the digital age and began more accurately deducting ratings via new electronic portable people meters. So instead of humans flippantly filling out diaries with No. 2 pencils, we’ll now get a much more…

Falling on a Sword

Falling on a sword: So, Dallas Independent School District announces last week that—whoopsie daisy—it inadvertently blew its 2007-’08 budget by $64 million. The school board president, Jack Lowe, was very apologetic about it. “I’m the member of the board with the most business experience,” he told the Dallas Observer blog…

Clearing the Air

Two years ago, Margaret Keliher faced electoral oblivion, but since losing her post as Dallas County judge in the 2006 Democratic sweep of county elections, she has managed to retool her role as an unlikely Republican champion of clean air and conservation. It’s been almost a year since Keliher took…

The Great Digit Debate

They are both blessed with cutesy dimples and with famous buxom blondes. Both dabble in golf. Both earned their reputations and their millions as charismatic captains and record-setting scorers for their respective local sports teams. So I ask you, Dallas sports fans, who is No. 9—Tony Romo or Mike Modano?…

Swingtown

Horses roam aimlessly in a meadow just around the block. There’s a Boy Scout camp about a half-mile away.The green thicket behind the plain, ranch-style house prevents exposure to adjoining homeowners, one of whom waveswarmly at passing motorists as he mows his lawn. In this Duncanville neighborhood, there exists a…

Cotton Bowl No Longer Toilet Bowl

Courtney Clenney If you don’t mind, Mayor Tom would like you to stop with the “what-if questions” already, Jeez Louise. Mayor Tom Leppert whipped out his giant bedazzled scissors this afternoon to officially open the newly renovated Cotton Bowl, which looks every bit of its $57-million face lift. That was…

DISD’s Most Famous Fifth-Grader Will Appear on Ellen Tomorrow

Now, how about some good news for the Dallas Independent School District. You recall Dalton Sherman, right? Course you do: Charles Rice Learning Center fifth-grader. Delivered the keynote at this year’s back-to-school pep rally. Was suddenly everywhere. Well, Dalton will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show tomorrow. Writes your genial…

Roy Williams’ Injury: Blessing or Barrier?

Like it or not, the Cowboys will miss this guy. Won’t they? Other than Scott, this corner of the blogdom is full of Roy Williams bashers. I assume his fractured forearm will be met with an unprecedented joy considering it means the absence of a Pro Bowl* player for about…

Send Lawyers, Guns and Money (And Drugs, Lots of Drugs)

Daniel Rodrigue No, this was not the buffet spread at today’s drug-bust announcement. Yesterday, 300 law enforcement agents were involved in the largest one-day seizure of drugs and cash in North Texas — ever. They arrested 22 alleged members of drug trafficking cells associated with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. Officers seized…

Hey, Look Over Here. It’s Next Year!

While slumbering along toward the finish line of a disappointing 2008, your Texas Rangers today are providing a distraction: Their 2009 schedule, otherwise known as next year’s map to failure. The Rangers open 2009 on Monday, April 6 at home against the Cleveland Indians. Here’s betting they have a new…

DISD’s “State of Financial Exigency”

For whatever reason, I couldn’t access the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees; district spokesman Jon Dahlander was kind enough to send it. And for those who do not want to click through, here are the two items of note: 3. Consideration and…

In Dallas, Turban Good, Rosary Bad

Dallas Independent School District students cannot wear rosary beads to school — because, look, everybody knows that’s a gang symbol. But you can wear a turban into a Dallas County facility. That’s the word today from the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, which bought a suit against the…

A Hunt for the Great Texas Oil Fortunes

In January, Penguin Press will publish Bryan Burrough’s The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes, about such men as H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, Hugh Roy Cullen and Glenn McCarthy, the latter of whom was more or less the inspiration for James Dean’s Jett…