You love the all-inclusive vacation right? How about the all-inclusive baseball game? As in, have a hot dog and some nachos in the first inning; a hamburger in the third; couple a Dr Peppers in the fifth; and — sure, why not? — two more dogs in the ninth for…
Someone bought the Arcadia sign. Dunno who. And dunno where they’re gonna put it. A Barking Friend of Unfair Park sends word this morning that the Belmont Neighborhood Association has sold the Arcadia Theatre’s sign to “a local company” for $7,500 — or $7,500 more than Unfair Park offered. The…
Future record producer Zac Crain Yeah, fine, Max Wells has more than half a mil on hand for the mayoral race, 300 thou of it in his back pocket. And, yeah, Our Pal Zac’s bringing up the near rear with $1,942 on hand (but wait till ya get a load…
We’re never much for giving free ad space to folks who actually pay for them in the paper version of Unfair Park, but here’s a freebie — and a favor to our dear Friends who might wanna get a jump on an event upcoming at the Nokia Theatre at Grand…
Because we’re gonna start niche programming here at Unfair Park — hey, you ask for something, you’ll get it — here’s an answer to a question this sexy Friend of Unfair Park had earlier today concerning the schedule for the NHL All-Star Trading Card and Memorabilia show taking place Saturday…
A Friend of Unfair Park reminds us that tonight, Radiant will provide the musical entertainment on Jimmy Kimmel Live; this, o’ course, follows the band’s winning the “Countdown to One” contest that landed the local band a slot on Mr. Sarah Silverman’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, which we kinda, like,…
Michael Hinojosa (he’s the one at right, d’uh) needs your money and outside help to fix the DISD. Saw that coming. Dallas Achieves, it says here, is “a comprehensive effort of the school district and the broader Dallas community to transform the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) into one…
Farmers Branch city council candidate Tim Scott (pictured here with his family) says all them damned civil-rights suits pilin’ up in the FB are, ya know, nonsense, y’all. Facing four lawsuits and mounting legal costs, the city of Farmers Branch is fretting over finances. David Koch, a resident who’s running…
Is it us, or does Pat Summerall look a little like Young Elvis in this old picture? Yeah, it’s like saying, “Sinatra in Midlothian.” But, shr’nuff, one of our best peeps will spend this Friday in one of our, fine, so-so places when legendary sportscaster Pat Summerall serves as keynote…
The Butcher Shop in the West End’s getting new owners. Meet the new meat? Jay Khan and Ronald Von Hatten, two former Landry’s regional managers, seem hell-bent on remaking the West End. They want to transform it from has-been entertainment-district rubble into has-been entertainment-district rubble with more steak. This won’t…
Expect plenty of space devoted to Blind Lemon Jefferson when — and if — the Texas! Music Center opens in Fair Park in, oh, 2008-ish. Friend of Unfair Park Michael Corcoran asked this morning if we’d heard further word about the Texas! Music Center, a proposed museum devoted to…uh…Texas music…
Yesterday, the Dallas Mavericks launched a new site that looks kinda of familiar: Mavswiki.com, which does indeed look just like Wikipedia. But, then, that is the point. Team owner Mark Cuban tells Unfair Park that MavsWiki is intended “a way for fans to have more fun and connect closer to…
Mike Modano can be all yours this weekend, for a mere 15 bucks. But act fast: There are only 3,000 of him to go around. You can pick him up at NorthPark Center Saturday and Sunday, when the NHL hosts an All-Star Trading Card and Memorabilia show in conjunction with…
Today I bring something for your eyes: a replay of the amazing Boise State-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl, which airs at 9 p.m. on Fox Sports Southwest. And here’s something for your ears: Maybe he’s hopelessly pitching pebbles at the castle walls. Or perhaps Thom Bailey has the latest, greatest idea in…
A Friend of Unfair Park with a very long memory recalls that in July, we mentioned that Julia Roberts was named spokesperson for Dallas-based Earth Biofuels, which produces, markets and distributes — what else? — biodiesel fuel. The company only last week launched something called the “BioWillie� Marketing Program,” whatever…
The Secret Machines’ Marfa trip will finally (looks like, anyway) get a proper DVD release in 2007. In the latest issue of Spin there’s a piece about Secret Machines’ 2005 recording session in Marfa, where the ex-pat Dallasites set up shop after Brandon Curtis’ trip way out west some six…
On Friday, a Friend of Unfair Park suggested we link to this piece from Ain’t It Cool News, which went up at the end of the week: an obituary of a set from 1976’s Logan’s Run, most of which, as you likely know, was filmed in Dallas and Fort Worth…
So, how many people at your place of business couldn’t make it in this morning, on this Froze-Over MLK Day-Off? I know at least one guy who doesn’t wanna hear it: Sasha Ardalic, a 19-year-old I see every single day on my way to work, this morning being no exception…
You know who might not have found a manger in Farmers Branch? Hey, don’t yell at us. That’s what Dallas Bishop Charles Grahmann says. During a special mass Sunday at the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, the Bishop of Dallas defined his stance on the increasingly bitter and polarizing immigration tug-of-war…
Tony Romo will run into the comforting arms of David Letterman next week. Because Leno sucks. Rest easy Cowboys fans, your quarterback is not sitting alone in a dark room, mindlessly flicking the light switch off, on, off, on… In fact, Tony Romo is beginning his long, painful road to…
Interesting piece yesterday in The New York Times about the (impending?) (inevitable?) (invidious?) George W. Bush Presidential Library and Think Tank and Juice Bar on the S.M.U. campus. There was nothing terribly new, mind you: It dealt mostly with the concerns some faculty members have with turning the school into…
Sure, seems like as good a time as any to honor immigrants; it’s just a good thing they aren’t doing it, like, in Farmers Branch. During noon mass on Sunday at the downtown Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, Dallas Bishop Charles Grahmann will be on hand to commemorate World Day for…
