Nope, don’t wanna see this again. Not with the game on the line. Okay? That, ladies and gents, was the most scintillating, entertaining four-game split in the history of The Ballpark. What we saw: The Rangers almost rally from down 8-0 in Game 1. A surprisingly stellar start by rookie…
The Associated Press caught up this week with Mark Duebner, the city’s director of business development and procurement charged with finding enough nickels and dimes to balance a wobbly budget. The AP wanted to ask Duebner about one of his proposals: a fuel surcharge that would be added to tickets…
Sam Merten Want a new Cadillac hybrid? Are you made of gold? Times are tough for the auto industry, but General Motors is taking action to stay competitive in the long term by shifting its focus from trucks and SUVs to cars and crossovers. At least, that’s according to company…
Reality television is the unkindest cut, Matthew Tully. First off, Dallas hair master and former Best of Dallas™ winner Matthew Tully loves his wife. It became increasingly clear over the course of last night’s Shear Genius that it was either going to be Matt’s best night or his last night…
Guess 6,500 words weren’t enough. Damn. From the Dept. of Be Careful What You Ask For: Holy Crap! I’ll try to address them in order posted but, dude, no way I get to all them in one sitting: *CORBY: I left two messages on his work phone, one on his…
My dear friend and fellow T.J. Patriot Pat Mullins just called from the Starbucks on Lower Greenville Avenue, across from the Granada Theater, which is rumored to be among those on the chopping block. In fact, Pat says, “Employees here have already been told it’s a done deal.” Which is…
As we can’t get Tracy Rowlett on the phone this afternoon — left a message, surely he’ll call back, because that is how he rolls — we’ll go with what he told Uncle Barky about his controversial new gig working for Chesapeake Energy’s new WebTV enterprise: “I guess the best…
City of Richardson For a good year, Andrew Laska of Richardson has been fighting to preserve the 33-acres Heights Park near the intersection of Floyd and Arapaho Roads, famous for its space-age replicas of rocket ships and radar dishes and ringed planets upon which generations of children have climbed since…
Might as well re-post this item from last summer, the first time XM Satellite Radio’s “Sonic Sound Salutes” paid homage to golden-oldie KLIF-AM (1190) on its channel devoted to the 1960s. From the looks of what just arrived in the in-box, it’s the same press release and everything. So I’ll…
You may feel this slight sting, Dallas. That’s pride fuckin’ with you. Because there are two stories outta Dallas going national this week: the one with which we’re all wearyingly familiar by now, but also the tale of the Dallas undercover officer who discovered $400,000 worth of cocaine in the…
Big Boss Mark Donald and I were just marveling at the summer ish of The Barnett Shale: The Official Magazine of Thriving on the Shale, which has paper stock thicker than most apartment walls, when we got this press release announcing that longtime legendary local newsman Tracy Rowlett is likewise…
The Dallas Police Department, yet again, needs your help in catching a couple of bad guys — in this instance, two men who yanked the TVs out of the Pet Ritz on Lemmon Avenue. Also looks a little like a scene from a competition show that might air on The…
The Hard Line. Same as is it ever was? Thanks again for everyone’s patience, and feedback. I appreciate it. If you have any lingering questions about the story or want me to expound on something from the piece – How many times did I try to interview Corby? How did…
Tony Romo seldom looks unhappy. Quite the company Tony Romo’s keeping these days — Michael Jordan, nice. The twosome were, no doubt, awesome yesterday during their practice round at the American Century Championship celeb golf tourney in Lake Tahoe; the celeb-am just got underway. And, really, quite the guest list…
I know we’re all immersed in Ticket talk, but after watching last night’s Josh Hamilton walk-off homer I had two thoughts: 1. Wow. 2. Are we starting to believe this team is special?– Richie Whitt…
Wuh-oh, look who made Rush Limbaugh’s show yesterday (scroll down to Story No. 7): A black hole is a star we can’t see because there’s so much mass, so much gravity, not even light can escape it. The only thing that’s been known to escape it is the U.S.S. Enterprise,…
My favorite comment on Deadspin this morning, concerning Josh Hamilton’s home run last night off Los Angeles Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez, comes from Hustler of Culture: “No joking, hiting a walk-off homerun while fireworks go off and the theme to the ‘Natural’ is played must be a fucking amazing feeling.”…
“Pack a Trunk,” by Spencer Campbell, July 3 Ooo, Jenny, Jenny It’s impossible to understand why Dallas Zoo officials are choosing to send Jenny to a foreign zoo that affords her no protection under our federal animal protection laws instead of to an elephant sanctuary in the United States. Jenny’s…
Jerry Jones is our Pied Piper. The Dallas Cowboys’ owner has passionately hypnotized us into ditching Tom Landry, embracing Terrell Owens, believing Pacman Jones and, coming soon, leaving Texas Stadium. Not surprisingly—considering his unique combination of money and moxie—Jerry Jones has also marched straight to the top of the Dallas…
Robyn Byers never imagined she’d become a prostitute, but the risk factors were there. She was abused sexually, emotionally and physically as a child, and she grew up in a dysfunctional family. While dealing with a difficult divorce, she smoked marijuana to ease the pain and eventually moved on to…
What, Price justice?: Three decades ago, I was a baby lawyer smitten with the notion of becoming a public defender. It seemed the pure practice of law, unfettered by the ethical challenges of collecting a fee from clients who were doing their manipulative best to beat me out of one…
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