Justin Scott, a spokesperson for AMC Entertainment, tells Unfair Park today that the theater chain will be shuttering its Loews Cityplace 14 location on Sunday. When asked why Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment was closing the multiplex on Haskell Avenue, Scott told Unfair Park, “You know, Cityplace 14 was identified as…
Damned if I can find any hint of this on KDFW-Channel 4’s Web site, which might be the worst local TV-news site in town, but MediaWeek brings news that the Fox owned-and-operated station has paired up with journalism students from SMU on a new site called Fox U News, which…
It’s official: Jason Garrett has one foot out the door. And the news comes from the most official place you’ll find: the Dallas Cowboys’ official Web site (or, at least, its blog), which says that the former QB-turned-offensive coordinator will be interviewed by the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in Dallas…
Must still be drunk. Because only that would explain these two just-posted Dallas Mavericks videos, which pay homage to The Addams Family and AC/DC, respectively. Still can’t find the one the kiddo and I saw at Saturday’s game — the Charlie Brown Christmas tribute, which made the 4-year-old who lives…
Justin Terveen My favorite self-taught downtown Dallas photographer, Justin Terveen, was out New Year’s Eve snapping pics of the downtown scene — and this one, taken in front of The Kirby Building on Main Street, is a personal favorite. The modest amateur worth a shot at the pros tells Unfair…
Because it’s never too early in the year for Jessica Simpson “news”: Last week, Direct to Video told Billboard that her next CD will be country-fried, citing as her inspirations and influences Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire. And, joy of all joys, she’ll be writing some…
If you’re looking to get on the primary election ballot, keep in mind today’s your last day to file, so you’d better hop to. And if you’re only curious about who’s already filed, well, the Dallas County Democratic Party has its list available on the left side of the page,…
The comedy team of Delkus & Hansen was in high gear New Year’s Eve down at Victory Park, where, clearly, someone spiked the punch. Speaking of punch, the WFAA-Channel 8 sports anchor sure knows how to welcome a new member to the team. Happy New Year, Cynthia Izaguirre. You too,…
As it turns out, two women filed suit against American Airlines over lengthy stays on the tarmac in Austin in December ’06. Monday we mentioned Catherine Ray of Arkansas, whose lawsuit alleges she was a victim of “false imprisonment” when her Oakland-to-Dallas flight was stuck on the tarmac in at…
Turns out that as the year ended, Dallasites were pretty happy with our lots lot in life — at least compared to the rest of the country. The Hudson Employment Index, which measures workers’ confidence and contentment, was released this morning, and the year-end wrap-up reveals that on average, only…
Luxury retailers, beware: Shoppers are suffering a bad case of ennui, and they’re not likely to get well soon. Causes for their illness include everything from rising oil prices to slumping housing prices to “a lack of confidence in the political process in both major parties and in the executive…
Alas, our final post of 2007 (maybe) — the highlights, lowlights and stoplights of a year that included a nasty but somehow boring mayoral election, a bitter dispute over the Trinity River toll road, Jim Schutze’s endless tussles with editors and writers at Dallas’ Only Daily, Tony Romo’s baggage carousel…
Well, this would have gotten her to Dallas faster than a real American Airlines plane. Catherine Ray says American Airlines held her prisoner. No shit — “false imprisonment” is among the myriad charges the Arkansas woman makes in a lawsuit filed last week, in which she wants AA to pay…
It figures that one of our final items of 2007 would deal with sports radio — though, to be fair, it has nothing to do with KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket). Well, not really, though if memory serves former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin did used to have a weekly…
Where’s Greggo, you ask? Why, right here — in a Ticket promo from 2004, posted to the YouTubes over the weekend. There’s also one from ’04 starring the morning-show boys — and it’s very Larry Craig. –Robert Wilonsky…
KDFW-Channel 4’s Rebecca Aguilar — still missing more than two months later Rowlett’s Marisa Trevino is a friend of Rebecca Aguilar’s; she’s very clear about that in her Scripps News-syndicated column about Aguilar’s continued absence from KDFW-Channel 4, from which Aguilar was indefinitely suspended in October following her polarizing parking-lot…
KDFW-Channel 4 It’s a pretty good bet that when Priscilla Ceballos told WFAA-Channel 8’s Byron Harris last week that she didn’t want to be on camera for faking her daughter’s contest-winning Hannah Montana essay, she didn’t figure on making national and international headlines days later. But, hey, shit happens. Like,…
Two weeks, Tony, two weeks … Our year-ender’s forthcoming, but a few quick ones beforehand. As in: While prepping the ’07 adios, and watching Tony Romo throwing for 86 yards and one pick yesterday, I was reminded of this October quote from Carrie Underwood, concerning her break-up with Tony Romo…
Mark Donald, the new editor of the Dallas Observer The Dallas Observer will begin the new year with a new editor: Mark Donald. His should be a very familiar name to longtime readers of the paper version of Unfair Park: Mark — who now demands to be called Mr. Donald,…
I’ve packed up my carnivorous plant and my reporter’s notebook-sized marker drawing by Tony Bones. The mini-cassette of my brief interview with Gavin Rossdale is carefully tucked away in Ziploc. The Hornbuckle research practically needed its own box, but I managed to get what’s left of every unused promotional item…
Richard Chamberlain — not, not that one. In case you missed Today yesterday — we did — Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House bossman Richard Chamberlain was on the NBC morning show offering up his menu for “an easy at-home NYE feast,” which included pomegranate-glazed salmon, mini beef medallions with honey-glazed…
Moments ago, Macy’s announced that it would be shuttering nine “underperforming stores,” and Dallas is on the list — more precisely, the Valley View Center location, which opened as Sanger-Harris in 1973 before turning into a Foley’s. According to Macy’s, the department store takes up 300,000 square feet and employs…
