Two years ago I posted a lengthy excerpt from the 1962 book The Prairie’s Yield – Forces Shaping Dallas Architecture from 1840 to 1962, published by Reinhold in conjunction with the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Among its authors was Hal Box, who, at the time, was…
When the Lakers’ Empire imploded on Mother’s Day in Dallas, it did it in surreal style — under a barrage of 20 Mavericks’ 3-pointers, and punctuated by cheap-shot thuggery from Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum. Was thinking about Bynum’s chicken-shit elbow to an exposed J.J. Barea. Other than the time Jason…
Moments ago, an old Friend of Unfair Park sent along this obituary that appeared on Variety’s website last night: Guitar great Cornell Dupree died at his Fort Worth home Sunday at the age of 69. For those unfamiliar with the name, you’re certainly well-versed in his estimable body of work…
While the Mavs were sleeping last night, they might have won another playoff game. How’s that? Because over in Memphis the Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder played only the sixth triple-overtime game in NBA playoff history. On the heels of Saturday’s overtime win by Memphis, OKC survived last night’s marathon thriller,…
If nothing else, the Dallas City Hall federal corruption case provided us with a lesson on how you get tax credits to build low-income housing. Which should come in handy for those who want to follow this case filed in Dallas federal court on Friday: Monique Allen and UPCDC Texas,…
I swear to Go … well, OK, I promise there won’t be an item about Sex and the City creator Darren Star’s adaptation of Kim Gatlin’s book every day. But perhaps you recall: Back in early March Donald and Tim Wildmon’s American Family Association gave the series a pre-pilot publicity…
I’ve been trying, with no luck, to talk to Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia about why she’s endorsing Scott Griggs over Dave Neumann in the race for District 3’s seat at the City Hall horseshoe. Garcia served on several committees with Neumann during her tenure on the council — among…
Like I said, the Dalai Lama’s at SMU at this very moment, speaking about democracy, education and his hopes for a free Tibet. Watch it live here. It wraps shortly. He’s presently taking questions from the audience, which includes lots of high school students. I see the Lama got more…
About a month back we looked at docs the Texas Department of Transportation submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration in the hopes of landing some federal money dough for that loooooong-discussed Dallas-Fort Worth-to-Houston high-speed rail line. Long story short: The state wanted $18 million so it could begin ID’ing possible…
TNT’s still in and around town shooting that next-gen Dallas pilot; Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy and the kids are due to wrap this week, after which network execs will decide whether to move ahead with a full series. (Word is they will — and sooner than anticipated.) But…
New Observer-er Leslie Minora was headed out to an interview moments ago when she got stuck waiting for a mini-motorcade passing in front of Unfair Park HQ on Maple Ave. She asked a Dallas Police officer what was going on. He told her: Why, that’s the Dalai Lama! Oh, right…
We first met Lubbock attorney Kevin Glasheen back in August 2007, when his client, Billy James Smith, became the first man exonerated through DNA evidence to file a federal civil rights and malicious prosecution lawsuit against the Dallas Police Department. Glasheen would go on to rep several more wrongfully imprisoned…
We’ve had this discussion on and off in recent months: With all the schools coming online courtesy the 2008 bond election, when oh when will Dallas Independent School District begin shuttering some of its existing campuses? Trustee Edwin Flores says perhaps as soon as the 2012-’13 school year; this morning,…
While I was sad to see my old partner Newy Scruggs leave 105.3 The Fan last week, I’m thrilled to have another familiar voice on board. Back in April 2010 — in the wake of Chris Arnold’s departure from K104 — I wrote that radio was volatile and that you…
Never been happier to be wrong. And I don’t care that I wasn’t alone — I admit I was wrong. I’m stunned by the Mavs sweeping the Lakers, punctuated by Sunday’s 122-86 epic shellacking. Matter of fact, I’m more surprised by this outcome than the Navy SEALs sweeping Osama. I…
After council member Angela Hunt pushed the city council to form the gas drilling task force Dave Neumann only talked about, it’s time to assemble the dream team: Moments ago, Dallas City Hall sent word that it’s taking applications from those interested in serving on the task force. For those…
10. Funny. 9. Funny? 8. Sad. 7. Wrong. 6. Jet!…
As soon as Saturday night’s broadcast of the 48 Hours Mystery devoted to the disappearance of Lisa Stone faded to black, the comments began pouring in. Because, as we noted last week, Stone’s longtime partner Sherry Henry spoke publicly for the first time, insisting time and again she had nothing…
Saturday morning, a good Friend of Unfair Park sent word: “New Central Market (smaller version) coming to Borders location. Preston/Royal.” Which ran contrary to two commercial Realtors’ accounts that, no, Trader Joe’s was taking the spot. Figured I’d run down the story on Monday, only Maria Halkias beat me to…
Wilco plays Denton tonight, and for those so inclined who don’t yet possess ducats for the sold-out occasion, buck up: The band sent word yesterday that at noon today, remaining tickets for the University of North Texas appearance will be released right … here. Good luck. I’m rooting for you…
If you’d been in one particular basement in Arlington a little more than an hour ago, you would’ve stood square in the middle of a fairly strange scene: Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa standing around, cheerful and well-dressed in a light gray suit, a few feet from American League MVP…
Willie Mays turns 80 years old today. I didn’t need ESPN to tell me either. When I was a boy, Mays’s birthday was a High Holy Day. He was, and still is, my dad’s favorite ball player. He still wears his New York Giants cap; still pines for the Polo…
