Feels like it’s been a long while since we’ve touched upon the U.S. Senate candidacy of former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, last seen gigging David Dewhurst and who’s still insisting that the Trinity River Corridor Project is worthy of federal earmarks. Anyway. On Saturday he was down at the San…
At last, an interesting Redistricting Commission meeting. And a vaguely star-studded one too. Among those in attendance at last night’s meeting: council members Dwaine Caraway, Carolyn Davis and Tennell Atkins (who didn’t stick around the whole time), Schutze debating partner Sandra Crenshaw, preservationist Virgina McAlester and former plan commissioner Neil…
If you thought the invitations for Tony Romo’s wedding were first-class, wait until you watch the video. At the risk of being uncompletely unmanly: This. Is. Awesome…
Julia Barton, with an assist from Schutze, covered much the same territory earlier this year in her American Icons piece about Dallas for Studio 360. But now that TNT’s given the green light to that next-gen Dallas, CNN, as part of its Defining America series, takes a look at how…
Drew Pearson just must be doing something newsy today, right? The other receivers to wear No. 88 for the Cowboys are certainly holding up their end of the bizarre bargain. Dez Bryant stiffs a memorabilia show in Jersey and now Michael Irvin appears on the cover of Out magazine defending and…
Gov. Rick Perry will be in Denton this week, according to his office, at which time he certainly will not address if and when he’s going to announce whether he’s running for the White House. And so, the day after the governor met with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in…
The city has a website, Green Dallas, that brags about programs, policies and initiatives that date back, so the site says, to the devastating drought of the 1950s — “when the City of Dallas realized it could not take the environment for granted.” And in between items about bike plans…
It was already a bad week for Dez Bryant, after former mentor Deion Sanders reiterated that he is severing ties with the firebrand Cowboys receiver. Now Bryant is on the verge of more legal trouble after standing up a New Jersey memorabilia show. According to organizers of the Collectors Showcase…
Today’s first meeting of the city’s gas drilling task force meeting played out like the pilot episode of a new TV series: It laid out the basic plot line without giving away too much. Which is to say it opened with an introduction of the nine task force members, as…
This would be … what, round three? And here you thought the Living Plaza was a one-timer. Nope. It may be a 192 degrees tomorrow, but that’s not going to stop the City Hall staffers who’ve taken over where Jason Roberts, Brent Brown and William Whyte started. And so, beginning…
Leslie just got back from the first meeting of the city’s gas drilling task force; her wrap-up’s due shortly. But I tried tuning in earlier, thinking surely the city would live-stream this much-ballyhooed occasion. Instead I got to see Mike Rawlings conduct his first meeting as mayor (from June 27)…
Steve Thompson beat me to it, but no matter. Because, see, in advance of this evening’s meeting of the city’s Redistricting Commission, some of us were sneak-peeking the public’s submissions made to the commission, and lookie there: Among the stacks of maps is one turned in by a rather familiar…
An edict from the Justice Department to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives paved the way Monday for tighter regulation of repeat purchases of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines in border states. The feds’ faces were liberally slathered with egg in May after a bunch of assault…
We’re sure that you’ve been shocked (shocked!) to hear that many of the leaders and endorsers of Rick Perry’s upcoming prayer-palooza, The Response, are people from organizations who really disapprove of both The Gays and The Abortion. Most of the protest against The Response so far has come from human…
There is, of course, the significant local tie to one Kenny Powers: David Gordon Green, the Richardson High School grad and former ticket-taker who’s show-running HBO’s Eastbound & Down and introduced Danny McBride to the world in his 2003 film All the Real Girls. But, perhaps you’ve heard, tomorrow night…
Last month we noted that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board is considering selling ads for beer and wine on buses and light rail — which, right now, is prohibited by policy just because. After the jump you’ll find the board’s back-and-forth over that very subject, which could prove controversial;…
Lyle Lovett sang the National Anthem. Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch. Joe DiMaggio was on hand. Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. opposed each other. And, in the NL’s 3-2 win at the brand new Ballpark in Arlington, the Marlins’ Jeff Conine was the MVP for his pinch-hit homer…
Not appearing tonight at baseball’s All-Star Game: Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, C.C. Sabathia, David Price and Albert Pujols.Injuries can’t be helped, but the mid-summer classic needs to be fixed. From last night’s boring home run derby to tonight’s exhibition, which will inexplicably determine home-field advantage in…
That quote in the headline comes from Patrick Duffy in the behind-the-scenes peek that follows; Bobby Ewing always was so … sincere. Still is. Now, more than ever. Above, of course, is the sneak peek at the next-gen Dallas TNT provided last night — a good year before the series…
The Dallas Police report says only that Andres Muniz was found dead on the morning on July 1, behind Elmer’s Drive-In Grocery on Riverfront, near Commerce Street. Cause of death, per the report: “Unexplained … unknown causes.” He had no known address; Muniz was homeless.He does, though, have a final…
Back in September we noticed that the House of Blues was on the market for $19,120,000. Guess that high price tag kept away interested buyers, as it stayed in the possession of Live Nation. But just as Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is advocating taking Live Nation private, in order…
We’ve known for a couple of weeks that Glenn Beck was eying a Westlake manse, but this morning on his radio show he made it official. Let’s go to the “fusion of entertainment and enlightenment” hisself for the official what-for:”I’m moving to Dallas, Texas, and my family is there now,…
