We’ve only been writing about Southern Skates, on and off, for 11 years — since Ann Zimmerman was on the staff, which was so long ago she probably doesn’t even remember working here. You can start here, with her 1998 story about the hellacious time former Black Panther Fahim Minkah…
By my count, some 100 teams participated in the 7th Annual 24-Hour Video Race, the winners of which will screen during the upcoming Dallas Video Festival and on KERA-Channel 13’s Frame of Mind. The teams turned in their shorts Saturday night — and, from the looks of it, started posting…
Dallas County Sheriff’s Department/CNN Wiley Fountain, last seen when he posed for this March mug shot On Friday, we pointed your attention to some CNN pieces about James Lee Woodard and how he’s adjusting to life after spending 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Today, CNN…
Been waiting two years to find an excuse to run a photo of Doug Henning. The famous Douglas Magicland, formerly on North Ervay till its myriad moves around Dallas preceding its disappearing act, received a shout-out in yesterday’s New York Times. Came in a story about Dallas-born magic man John…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have pointed our attention this a.m. to Mitch Albom’s column in the Detroit Free Press, previewing the previously unfathomable Stars-Red Wings Game Six tonight at the American Airlines Center. Albom, the favorite sports columnist of every mother in America, writes that Red Wings netminder Chris…
Goodbye, monkey. Hello, history? The Dallas Stars got their pride. They got the Joe Louis Arena monkey off Marty Turco’s back. Now – believe it or not – they’re trying to get even. For those of you that figured the Dallas Stars were primed for cremation when they fell behind…
Look for this guy’s wife at Ghostbar Saturday night. Just a guess. Remember last summer when David Beckham’s visit to Dallas, er Frisco, was a huge deal? Then, he tweaked an ovary or something and his no-show was even huger? Now, turns out, Mr. Posh Spice will play at Pizza…
We were highly anticipating seeing Mayor Tom Leppert bust out some rock moves with Guitar Hero III today, but he wussed out. The plan was for the mayor and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes to duke it out with plastic guitars; only, it evolved into two suits trying too damned hard…
Joseph Mallord William Turner’s Battle of Trafalgar There’s only a few days left to catch the biggest-ever J.M.W. Turner exhibit, on display at the Dallas Museum of Art till SundayMay 25. And even if landscapes don’t sound sexy to you, you’d best check it out. Not only was Turner one…
Jerry Jones is an ego-maniac. A cold-blooded, bottom-line businessman. A ruthless competitor hell-bent on acquiring the biggest, baddest toys on the planet. And, lest I forget, a friggin’ genius. Exhibit A is yesterday’s announcement of the pricing for about 50,000 reserved, season-ticket seats at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in…
On Monday, the state of Texas will begin a series of hearings that will determine what members of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints sect must do to be reunited with their children, who were seized during the April 3 raid of the Yearning For Zion ranch. By that time, the…
Really, this is just a post for the 4-year-old who lives in my house. Alas, though, there is a decent local connection, as Arlington resident and Star Wars Super Collector’s Wish Book author Geoffrey T. Carlton is selling on eBay his Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Game, which he bought to…
PBC minister Joe Barron That was awful quick: Prestonwood Baptist Church has all but eradicated the name Joe Barron from its Web site — and with good reason, as today the Bryan-College Station Eagle has the news that the 52-year-old Barron, listed as a Minister of Married Adult III on…
Days after Farmers Branch voters handed Tim O’Hare a mandate to enforce immigration laws — or at least try — and Carrollton voters replaced Don Henley’s fiancée with O’Hare of the dog that bit you, folks and leaders along Texas’ southern border seem to feel a bit differently. They’re more…
Brian Loncar Editor’s note: When I posted this item this morning, it appeared as though no one was seriously injured in last night’s accident. Clearly, that has changed, as evidenced by the updates I have posted throughout the day, and the tone of the original item is no longer appropriate…
One of Stop Him Now’s features is a cartoon titled “The Oval Office,” in which Barack Obama’s been elected president — a “scary peek,” says the site. Looks like Richard Collins, Dallas businessman and Republican moneybags, has decided to steer his swift boat in another direction: The man who’s poured…
CNN James Lee Woodard, getting a driver’s license after 27 years in prison Speaking of local news stories getting national attention this a.m., CNN follows in 60 Minutes’ footsteps with a story about James Lee Woodard, who was released from prison on April 29 after serving 27 years for a…
We began the week with news of Bryan Adams High School outfitting chronic truants with Global Positioning System monitors, which lead to a heated, inevitable debate over their use. And it hasn’t ended: Yesterday, National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation ran a lengthy segment on the devices’ use at…
Where’s Greggo? Would you believe sitting beside Mike Doocy come Sunday night? If you think Terrell Owens was just sooo believable and charming in his sit-com acting debut. If you can’t wait to see Greg Williams again. If you want proof why I became a writer instead of a TV…
Allegedly drunk Parkhill Junior High substitute teacher Thomas Brownlee, meet David Letterman. –Robert Wilonsky…
As mentioned in yesterday’s wrap-up of the big convention center hotel vote, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway made a motion to amend the item right after council member Vonciel Hill’s motion to divide it narrowly failed. Caraway proposed changing the date for final approval of the land purchase from…
Had no idea we were smack dab in the middle of Texas Tourism Week — but, yup, so says Gov. Haircut, who’s sent the missus out to promote the state to the rest of the U.S. and A. with “a mobile, high-tech, interactive exhibit that uses the latest techniques in…
