We of the rather casual bent here at Unfair Park have some hoity-toity contacts in the world of seeing and being seen. And don’t even try, because these sources will remain nameless so as to protect their scandalously aloof (yet observing) roll in the scene … for our sake, naturally…
Hellooooo out there in the suburbs! Can you hear me above the din of SUVs, superstore chains and casual dining establishments? Good. Gather the kids ’round, because any miniature aspiring chefs among them now have the opportunity to make it big in the restaurant business. Or, at least in the…
Look who has time to write into Time’s letters section this week: As you pointed out in your cover story on the Democrats and religion [July 23], God has become pivotal in presidential campaigns — something I could not be more heartened to see. We are a country composed of…
Nolan Bushnell: making it easier and easier for people not to move to have fun Nolan Bushnell is known for having created two things that made America very, very fat: the video game (more or less — he’s the papa of Atari, after all) and Irving-based Chuck E. Cheese’s, maker…
In April 1975, Steve Miller Band, Chicago and Santana played a three-night stint at the Beacon Theater in New York City — and, yes, while that’s very clearly what hell must sound like now, well, I’d be remiss in not at least sharing with you a link to a newly…
Is you fancy? If so, Elle brings word of precisely how Neiman Marcus is celebrating its centennial, beginning today: When Neiman Marcus set up shop in downtown Dallas in 1907, they got women hooked on a new luxury shopping experience — and now, the venerable retailer is rewarding their customers’…
Remember Drew Henson? C’mon — he was gonna be the next Troy Aikman, before Tony Romo took the mantle. Nine years ago, he was drafted by the New York Yankees — a five-year deal, including a signing bonus worth $2 mil. But instead of going straight into baseball, he opts…
A former Mr. America, Dallas’ Mike Scarcella died of GHB addiction four years ago this month. Mike Scarcella was a local bodybuilder who earned the titles of Mr. America and Mr. USA. He died on August 25, 2003, during gamma hydroxybutyrate (or GHB) withdrawal — while he was hospitalized for…
Merritt Martin The Valentines broke plenty o’ hearts — oooof — at the Greenville Avenue Public House Saturday night. Saturday night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase was a humdinger — top-notch performances in packed-to-the-rafters venues full of sweaty drunks, and, really, what more could you want? But remember, don’t ditch…
Yesterday, The Washington Post published a Reuters story about how Texas is about to “hit the grim total of 400 executions this month,” which puts it far, far ahead of other states that reinstituted the death penalty after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on capital punishment 31 years ago…
Must we really wait almost a year for The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode? ’Fraid so, theater lovers. But mark your calendar now for June 13, 2008, when Uptown Players present the local premiere (at the Rose Room at Station 4) of Jamie Morris’ all-drag and totally unauthorized parody…
At last, a reason to get XM Satellite Radio. Beginning one week from today, former Dallas Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer — who, apparently, was some kind of college coach? — will join XM Sports Nation This Morning as an analyst and predictor man every weekday from 5:30 to 7…
To one of the toniest multiplexes in the land, Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner and Tristan Simon will add a fancy-schmancy eatery. Everything that rises must converge, or so someone once said. Proof: The vertically integrated Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner, who count among their cinema empire the Landmark Theatres chain,…
It’s always something with Dallas-based Lone Star Funds. First there was that never-ending — and ongoing? — battle with South Korean officials over Lone Star’s proposed sale of Korean Exchange Bank. Now, the Harwood Street-HQ’d company is gearing up for a legal battle over its proposed purchase of San Diego-based…
Southlake’s Brady Boyd made ’em proud in Colorado yesterday, sounds like. Then again, Ted Haggard did lower the bar quite a bit. Word broke at the beginning of August that Brady Boyd, associate senior pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, was at the top of the list to replace Ted…
We hear ya, kids, and next year, the only three bands allowed to be nominated for Dallas Observer Music Awards are Faux Fox, Record Hop and Nouns Group. (Speaking of the latter, “All My Daughters Are Named After Wars” is both the second-best song title in the world and the…
Jamey Newberg sends word this afternoon that should you be heading to the Rangers Ballpark tonight to see Texas take on Tampa Bay — and, really, why would you be doing such a thing? — there’s actually something kinda neat taking place before the first pitch. Jamey suggests getting there…
We were debating on whether or not to wish Highland Park native Angie Harmon a “Happy 35th Birthday” today, till we saw this way too detailed item celebrating the momentous occasion. Like, her politics don’t really do much for us — she’s been the GOP Babe of the Week, at…
Mark Graham Craig Watkins would like a word with the Friends of Unfair Park. Wow, it must be Guest Contributor Day around Unfair Park. Because next up to the virtual podium is none other than Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, who sent Unfair Park this morning an “opinion editorial”…
This week, Bible Girl turns to Jared Binder, a graduate student at Dallas Theological Seminary and a Dallas Observer intern, for thoughts on the “deadly sin” no one ever talks about in church. Bible Girl posts from Bible Girl will be sparse in the next few weeks; I’m working on…
A couple of days ago, Fingers o’ Fury and I spent the last who-knows-how-long looking up places we don’t live any more (Los Angeles for Bobsky, NYC for me) with the Google Maps street view option. In much the same way people try to make themselves part of natural disasters,…
One of the many great things about Steak n Shake: the fact its locations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Only, not so much, turns out: A day after recording substantial losses, Steak n Shakers told analysts during a conference call that it’s looking to save…
