From The New York Times this morning comes this proclamation: “Dallas Is Slow to Adjust to Kidd in Fast-Paced West.” As evidenced, natch, by the team’s 5-5 record since Jason Kidd moved back to Dallas and his inability to yet achieve that elusive triple-double as a Maverick. Says Dirk Nowitzki…
Rufus Shaw At the very top of Dallas Blog’s “Viewpoints” section is the latest column from Rufus Shaw, posted yesterday morning, about how “the dream ticket” of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will not work. It will be Shaw’s final column for the Web site: According to Dallas police this…
After the jump, an e-mail from Sergeant Walter Clifton of the DPD’s Central Patrol Division concerning a rash of car break-ins ’round the Lower Greenville area — and, hey, just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this weekend. Though, spoiler alert, this opening paragraph may provide some clues…
Rhonda Rompola, SMU women’s basketball coach since 1991 Matt Doherty? June Jones? Um, let’s not forget about Rhonda Rompola. I’m not one to sit around on the Sabbath watching women’s college basketball. But there I was. And, believe it or not, it paid off. Flipping around the dish I stumbled…
Spent the morning in the mud and muck out at the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington. And, of course, it wasn’t for the highly anticipated announcement that current Cowboy Tank Johnson and maybe Cowboy Pacman Jones would be entering The Octagon together next season. No, it was merely owner Jerry…
Why is Harriet Miers smiling? Because she knows ain’t nothing coming of this lawsuit. Harriet Miers fought the law — and the lawmakers ain’t havin’ none of it, finally. Miers, the former White House counsel and Dallas city council member now keeping a chair warm as a partner at Locke…
TV Land And by old people, of course, we mean the 40-54 demographic, which TV Land’s wooing with its reality mini-series about those former J.J. Pearce Mustangs reliving their, um, glory years whilst stranded in paradise. According to TV Land’s media release after the jump, the show’s not pulling monster…
This, of course, is not Charles Cooper Burgess, who clearly came in last using the good leads Today comes word that U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn had some not very nice things to say about 52-year-old Charles Cooper Burgess. Like, oh, he’s a “slick talker.” And a “con and…
Speaking of major(ish) announcements in Arlington, there’s no word yet on whether the United States Bowling Congress will be moving its balls to Texas. The congress, which has some 2.3 million members, is staying mum on the results of yesterday’s meeting during which Milwaukee reps (including the city’s mayor) begged…
Ahem, “breaking news” from Richie forthcoming: In about 20 minutes out Arlington way, the Cowboys are corralling local media at Jerryworld “to announce a major event coming to the new facility beginning in 2009.” No word yet on what it is — one can only hope the words “monster” and…
A few notes from the South by Southwest Film Festival and its attendant events — chiefly, for now, the Texas Film Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night at the Austin Studios, where Dan Rather tore tail through the proceedings like a burning hyena running through a meth lab…
Mike Fuentes Local photographer Mike Fuentes sends along this photo of Jessica Simpson snapped yesterday during her meet-and-greet (good with a $75 purchase) at the Stonebriar Centre Dillard’s. By all accounts, she was perfectly lovely to the couple hundred who showed — loads of “Thanks, y’alls” through those shiny whites…
For those keeping tabs on Tom Hicks and his controversial stewardship of Liverpool FC, the story only gets more and more interesting — as in, Hicks appears close to jumping in the sack with the former galpal of Prince Andrew, who’s repping Dubai International Capital’s efforts to buy out Hicks…
Truth be told, we’d much rather meet this woman wearing Jessica Simpson’s bathing suit. If I weren’t heading down to Austin this afternoon for the South by Southwest Film Festival, I’d find, somehow, to make to Dillard’s in Stonebriar Centre tomorrow morning at 11 — when, wowie, Jessica Simpson will…
A man from Houston insists getting this autograph was worth having his flight home canceled three times today. You know what’s considerably cooler than an Oliver Platt sighting at DFW? A Cornel West sighting in the Pizza Hut food court outside Gate 9 at Love Field, where he is, at…
“Why are you doing these stories?” She looked me in the eye and spoke slowly. Her lunch sat untouched in front of her. “Why do you care?” I struggled to find words. It’s my job to ask questions, but this woman wanted answers. For years, she said, many people had…
Uncle Barky got an e-mail from ousted KXAS-Channel 5 meterologist Rebecca Miller. He runs the thing in its entirety, and it’s worth a read. Just a highlight: I sincerely apologize for not getting to you until now. Yesterday, I found out the station had decided not to renew my contract…
Once more, I’d like to comment the fine folks of the Fightin’ 1117 for running such an orderly precinct convention. One of the few, turns out. Our Boy Merten spoke with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins for a piece running in next week’s paper version of Unfair Park –…
View Larger Map The five-acre piece of property you see above, at the intersection of Forest Lane and North Central Expressway, just sold for round about $9 million — and not merely because of the five fast-food joints clogging the coveted “beachfront,” but also due to the “income-generating billboard.” Though…
Alleged accountant to the “Merchant of Death,” former Richardson resident Richard Chichakli In recent months, Jesse Hyde’s written a considerable amount about Richard Chichakli — who, in August, Jesse called “the mysterious accountant who spent 19 years in Richardson but is now living in exile because of his alleged connections…
Late yesterday, Dallas-based ice-maker Reddy Ice announced that on Wednesday, its offices had been raided by federal authorities for undisclosed reasons. The release says only that “federal officials executed a search warrant at the Company’s corporate office in Dallas on March 5, 2008” and that “the Company is cooperating with…
Thanks to the Friend of Unfair Park, who this morning snapped this photo on his way to work whilst driving from northwest Richardson to Mockingbird Lane and Stemmons Freeway. Says our Friend, “This poor guy was on northbound Harry Hines in the FAAAARRRRRR left lane. Not sure what came out…
