While perusing the City Plan Commission agenda for Thursday I stumbled across some further good new for Deep Ellum: Two more joints are inching closer to opening on Elm Street, both right across the street from Trees. Actually, it’s three if you include Crickets, the Chicago-style deli Mike McMeans hopes…
Your favorite pinata may be ranked only 17th in NFL quarterback ratings, but Golf Digest says he’s the planet’s best athlete golfer. That’s right, No. 1. Swing away …..
In case you missed it, Nightline last night scored a rare interview with Benny Hinn, who, of course, is HQ’d out of Irving. It’ll be interesting for those wondering if he really resurrected the dead (“I had no proof he was dead, that’s what they told me”) or how Sen…
As the city council continues to discuss ethics reform in the aftermath of 23 guilty verdicts in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial, we thought it would be worthwhile to take a gander at the money that consultants and lobbyists are already required to report. Because Carol Reed’s name came…
I attempt to lift my pen peck my keyboard today with a heavy heart, and an empty stomach. For, alas, two staples of my life’s diet are no more. R.I.P., NIN. And Luby’s, 4:45 p.m. dinners will never taste the same. Trent Reznor, one of the most chaotic, rhythmic, unique and dark noisemakers…
Over on Renegade Bus, Joshua Goode brings word of “a major opening this week that could give the Dallas arts community the extra boost it has long needed”: Guerilla Arts on Haskell Avenue, in the former home of the Viet Nam Veterans Motorcycle Club. It’s the brainchild of Patrick Short,…
We’re, oh, about four hours away from getting a sneak peek at the new Dallas Police Department cars — that’s when the city council’s Public Safety Committee treks down to the DPD Basic Training Center for the unveiling of the new ride that’s been parked in the HQ basement for…
Jim spent a few minutes yesterday trying to keep from giggling like a little girl as the Dallas City Council struggled to reform its ethics. Some council members were way for ’em; others, not so much. Which brings us to Angela Hunt’s short essay on her Web site concerning restrictions…
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback rating. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings – if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here – the…
If you’ve already checked out Justin Terveen’s fine work from the fair’s last day, then you’ll be no stranger to this particular animal, this… mullet? Well, maybe, but the front side of this haircut is no place for business.Call it what you want, it’s going to be a long year…
Since its inception in October 2002, the Dallas Film Commission has been charged with trying to lure filmmakers to Dallas — no easy task, given that until recently the state of Texas offered bupkus by way of incentives, while Louisiana and New Mexico were giving movie studios and TV production…
It doesn’t sound like a buzzword or a catch phrase — at least, not like “Obamacare” or “Socialism.” But heading into the next election season, keep an eye out for it: “educated voter.” That was the phrase being bandied about Saturday, when Unfair Park headed to Lakewood Theater for the…
A few hours after she and 11 other jurors found Don Hill and his four co-defendants guilty of 23 of the 29 charges against them in the Dallas City Hall corruption case, Rowlett resident Nedra Frazier gave me a behind-the-scenes peek at the deliberations. Much like my lengthy interview with…
10. Went to Bruins 3, Stars 0 Friday night. First hockey game this season. Dallas didn’t look good, but the experience wasn’t half-bad. 9. If you haven’t been to American Airlines Center in a while, prepare to be dazzled. The four-sided HD video screens on the over-hanging scoreboard are fabulous. There are…
The Dallas Mavericks’ Matt Miller just sent word: The team has narrowed down its list of 10 would-be Humble Billys to two finalists: Sean Heath and Michael Taylor. They shot to the top of the list following a few in-game tryouts; and your votes didn’t hurt neither. Both will take…
Figuring that the glorious weather (at last!) would indeed inspire record turnouts and copious photo ops during the final weekend of the State Fair of Texas, we dispatched the great Justin Terveen to Fair Park. Here’s but a taste of what he came back with; he’s said he’s sending more…
Dwaine Caraway wants Southern Skates kept open; Vonciel Jones Hill, in whose district the skating rink on East Ledbetter Drive actually sits, is among those who’d prefer it closed — or, better yet, sold. Which is precisely what the city wants to do, though as we mentioned back in August,…
A tie may be like kissing your sister, but what Texas pulled off Saturday in the Cotton Bowl was akin to drunken, relapse sex with your ex. Sloppy. Ugly. Guilty. But yet, in the end somehow satisfying. A combined 29 points. Eight turnovers. Key plays made by two different No. 12s for the…
Many Friends of Unfair Park have sent word that they too missed kick-off of Texas-OU Saturday due to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s slow ride to Fair Park; DART spokesman Morgan Lyons spent most of his weekend apologizing and explaining … and then explaining his apology. (Flickr user “Rayindallas” was there…
The council’s talking ethics reform again this morning — specifically, lobbyist registration, restrictions on campaign contributions and how the council votes on zoning cases. I believe Jim handled the first part of this, oh, ’bout six weeks ago — recommended reading for those in need of a refresher. (Long story…
Just like that, 3-2 doesn’t look so bad. Bye not playing yesterday, the Dallas Cowboys got better. Head coach Wade Phillips got smarter. Tony Romo became more accurate. Their standing in the NFC greatly improved. Because while you were at the State Fair or sleeping off your Texas-OU hangover or enjoying…
By 8 a.m. Saturday Oklahoma had pumped its trucks and minivans into Texas to clog Interstate 35 worse than a fat man’s aorta. A normally 40-minute drive to Fair Park took well over two hours. It was a fine time to contemplate the tenacity of plant life on the highway’s…
