Heather Mussleman could not have sounded less thrilled to hear from Unfair Park this morning, though, we assume, it was nothing personal. The publicist just didn’t want to answer a question raised by the Houston Business Journal Friday, where it says, at the very end of a story you can’t…
Sara Taylor, the White House’s political director, will speak tonight to the Republican Jewish Coalition. And probably have a nosh too. Maybe you’ll never get to be in the same room as Bush’s Brain, Karl Rove. I’ve actually stood next to the man — he was in the lobby of…
Ron Rivera, your Chicago Bears just lost the Super Bowl? What are you gonna do now? Oh, yeah. Interview for the Cowboys’ head coaching gig. On second thought, should Jerry Jones even consider hiring Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera for the Dallas Cowboys’ head coaching gig? If you watched…
Brad Pitt’s been wanting to play Dallas electrician and Dallas Buyer’s Club founder Ron Woodroof for five years. In an October 18, 1992, Dallas Morning News story I cannot find online, Bill Minutaglio wrote a farewell to Ron Woodroof, who Minutaglio described as a “combative ex-electrician who had achieved some…
Either Don Hill really is No. 1, or he just shot you with his finger pistol. Here’s some sausage-making for your Monday morning. On Friday, WFAA-Channel 8 sent reporter Chris Heinbaugh to City Hall to ask mayor pro tem and mayoral candidate Don Hill about the segregation taking place at…
This may seem like we’re being petty here, but bear with us: Celso Martinez, the DISD flak who said I may have broken the law when I toured a public school with a parent, is himself in violation of school policy. Martinez, hired by the DISD in June, lives in…
After the jump, Jeff Liles explains precisely why and how Ben Harper and Bill Wisener became such good friends. If you’ve spent most of your life in Dallas, then you’ve grown accustomed to seeing most of your favorite signature city landmarks sacrificed for the alleged greater good of Change. Examples…
If the gummint won’t do it fer ’em, why, the Minutemens’ll build their own danged border fence. Y’all. Since President Bush pushed immigration policy changes in his State of the Union speech last week, outraged missives have been piling up in my in-box — from, of course, the Minuteman Civil…
Will Michael Irvin land in the Hall of Fame or crash and burn yet again? Find out tomorrow. Looks like Tom Hicks is buyin’, Josh Howard is cryin’, and Michael Irvin is tryin’. Couple things here: Can Rangers fans annually complaining about their lack of competitive payroll be excited their…
The suburbs often get blasted around here, and for good reason. The big-box stores, the cookie cutter houses, the felling of trees and the sullying of rivers in the name of growth — it’s all pretty ugly. I should know, I live in the suburbs. Allen, to be precise. Sorry,…
Pam Covington, left, plays Helen Keller and Trisha Miller-Smith is Annie Sullivan role in DCT production of The Miracle Worker. Spencer Tracy said the key to great acting is “know your lines and don’t bump into the furniture.” But he never played the lead in The Miracle Worker. Dallas actress…
After our Hard Rock Cafe item yesterday, a few Friends of Unfair Park wondered if we had a photo of the original McKinney Avenue Church, which is what the building originally was in 1910. Well, we didn’t, but Preservation Dallas’ interim exec director Katherine Seale did. This photo, she tells…
We can’t get enough of Ole Anthony. C’mon. Look at him. He radiates charisma. That’s what his lady followers say, anyway. The controversy surrounding Dallas-based Trinity Foundation and the book I Can’t Hear God Anymore: Life in a Dallas Cult, by Wendy Duncan, is going national next week. And then,…
On February 10 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Willie Nelson will be performing with the Fort Worth Symphony…and Jessica Simpson…and the Dallas Black Dance Theater. Oh, and Cirque du Soleil. Oh, yeah. And Kinky Friedman. Swear to God I had that very same dream last night. It’s all…
If you wanna see me looking like an aging alternarock bum (yeah, great day to wear the Flaming Lips T-shirt and gray hoodie) whilst going on a lengthy, had-to-be-crazy-ass-sounding harangue about the state of Deep Ellum, by all means tune into KTVT-Channel 11 tonight at 10. Jay Gormley just left…
Some Friends of Unfair Park are wondering whether developers can indeed come in and tear down the buildings that make up the core of Deep Ellum — the old turn-of-the-20th-century storefronts along Main, Elm and Commerce. The short answer is: Absolutely. Some have pointed out that there are several buildings…
I suppose it’s true: No one but professors, grad students and Jeopardy! contestants appreciate the classics anymore. Looks like the depleted fan base has not only affected the self-esteem of high-school English teachers everywhere, but also a local theater company: The Classical Acting Company is officially shutting down following its…
Consider this yet another of Dallas’ worst-kept secrets: The CVS pharmacy chain is going to buy up and tear down the Hard Rock Cafe on McKinney Avenue. At least, that’s the rumor “swirling” among the restaurant’s staff, says John Gogarty, the New Jersey-based publicist for the restaurant-hotel-casino chain, which is…
Nine-year-old Kashia has been part of the Central Dallas Ministries’ after-school program for four years. And she loves it. A few weeks ago, we ran a story about the great work Central Dallas Ministries is doing among the poor in parts of West and South Dallas. The story focused on…
Ron Washington has us all very excited about the Rangers this season. Which means, of course, they’ll still suck. But we’ll be excited about it. You’ll have to wait until 6 tonight on TNT to find out if Josh Howard joins Dirk Nowitzki as an NBA All-Star. And you’ll have…
Sometimes I try to imagine what a panic looks like over at FrontBurner. Does Wick throw off his D baseball cap, scoop up his emergency stash of collectable Gone With the Wind porcelain (currency of the future) and head for the Park Cities? Do the fashionistas head for cover in…
Transona Five was, from left, Scott Marks, Rachel Smith, G.P. Cole and Chris Foley. I heard only last night that Chris Foley, formerly of the Dallas band Transona Five, died Sunday from causes yet to be determined. Foley’s been playing with the Austin band The Swells for quite a while,…
