Pat Robertson’s Lying? Noooo.

Last month, we cruised the Highway to Hell with Pat Robertson — good times, good times. You remember, right? K, then. Anyway, mentioned in that 700 Club report was James Stabile, “a 19-year-old homosexual who’d come by to drink and party” on Cedar Springs and wound up, like, finding God…

You Betcha: Week 14

I knew it — should’ve just been a Cowboys homer this year. If I’d have mindlessly picked Dallas in every game, I’d be 9-4 against the line. Or even 10-3, if I would’ve believed in Tony Romo’s offense and bet the “over” every game. Of course it could be worse…

Famous Pussy From Dallas

Allison V. Smith We live in the land of The Lodge and Candy Barr. There’s no shortage of well known pussy associated with our fair city de one big ball, and our fame grows by the minute, courtesy Allison V. Smith. No, the respected local photojournalist hasn’t ventured into the…

Maybe It’s All Those Pop-Up Ads, Y’Think?

According to Editor & Publisher, folks ain’t spending a lot of time trolling The Dallas Morning News’ Web site. And the number’s dropping precipitously, at least when Nielsen compared November 2007 to November 2006 — down 18.5 percent, which ain’t as much as USA Today’s 27.8 percent free fall, but,…

A Dallas Best of ’07 List, Seems Legit Enough

The Club on Oak Lawn Avenue was one of Citysearch’s best new restaurants of 2007 — and we liked it too, pretty much. A wise man once said, “Everybody loves lists.” So here are four this morning, courtesy Citysearch, which today offers its Best of 2007 round-up, featuring the Top…

Dirk Dundee|Go Ask Alice|The Dog Never Smells Its Own

Dirk Dundee Just read the article about Dirk in the Outback (“Crocodile Nowitzki,” by Jesse Hyde, November 22). I am a huge Mavs fan and a season ticket holder, and I have to say this is hands down the best Dirk article I have ever read. Kudos to the writer…

Smitten With Witten

Warning: This column is about a professional football player who needs neither DNA test nor bullet-proof vest. It involves no drugs, dancers or dogfighting. No ego or ammo. No greed, weed or excessive speed. You won’t hear him being “misunderstood,” being “at the wrong place at the wrong time” or…

Picture This

Picture this: Should we feel violated or famous? Out there on the Internet, for the entire world to see, is a fuzzy photo of a man outside the Dallas Observer’s offices at Maple and Oak Lawn avenues. It might not be Buzz, but since the blurry man appears to have…

Dallas’ Political Designing Woman

After all these years, Carol Reed can still own a room. Election night in Dallas comes on a warm Tuesday in November and Reed avidly mingles with businessmen, City Hall leaders and political insiders in a side hall of a music club a few blocks south of a glittering skyline…

Plano Cops Make Bitter Divorce Even Worse

On an October night a little more than a year ago, 38-year-old piano player Tray Boswell got off work at an Addison bar around 11 p.m. and headed home to his Plano condo. By that time, his estranged wife, Sarah Boswell, had already made several calls to the cell phone…

The Economist Does Irving

Irving law-enforcement officials’ fondness for the Criminal Alien Program — or, if you like, Criminal Alien Programme, fancy — makes it into the latest issue of The Economist, under the headline: “Not welcome here.” You’re welcome to read the brief piece, which even makes mention of Carlos Quintanilla’s arrest last…

Cuban Still in Running to Play Ball

CNNMoney.com insists today that Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban has indeed been given the OK to check out the Chicago Cubs’ financials. That means he’s still a bidder in bidness to buy (for $1 billion-plus, most likely) the storied franchise — no matter what New York magazine said in September…

Uready for Uropa’s Web Site?

Earlier we neglected to provide the URL for the Club Uropa Web site displayed in city council chambers yesterday — the one, like, with all the nekkid pictures and stuff? So sorry. Here, problem solved. Not for work, incidentally — or for home, for that matter. You can do better…

Cowboys Shoot Around

Jerry Jones, making friends all over the NFL The Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday broke the news that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had a hand in Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino’s suddenly bolting for the University of Arkansas a few days ago. Which didn’t please Falcons owner Arthur Blank, not one…

Was Channel 5 Ever Good?

More from the KXAS-Channel 5 archives, courtesy our Friend “phloid,” who sends word that he’s got more vintage video forthcoming — a little Harold Taft, anyone? Till then, a hard-hitting piece on a psychic from Richardson who predicted a “Metroplex calamity” for 1990. Not this. –Robert Wilonsky…

Till Today, Andrea Grimes Had Never Been in City Council Chambers

Andrea Grimes, seeking a warm, cozy place in which to curl up before moving south for the winter, is currently at City Hall for those specific use permit yays or nays. Her report, ever-updating, begins here and continues after the jump. 3:56 p.m.: Property owner Billy McCloud is talking. Something…