Down below, a Friend of Unfair Park directed our attention to a video he shot downtown last night, where a helicopter was a-hoverin’ in order to make Dallas look “L.A.-ish” for ABC’s mid-season replacement series, The Deep End, shooting here till mid-November. All ’round, a rather nicely put together presentation…
While we keep tabs on the Dallas and Richardson designers cutting and sewing their way to the middle on Project Runway, which has been rendered a hot mess by Lifetime, keep in mind: Three locals populate the cast of Glee, by far the best of the new fall shows and,…
Council member Angela Hunt has nominated Dr. Bill Peterson, a professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, to replace term-limited Neil Emmons on the city plan commission. Peterson’s term as Hunt’s appointee to the city’s senior affairs commission expired Wednesday, and Hunt expects the city council to approve the…
On a whim, I headed over to the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse yesterday afternoon for the day’s last two hours of jury deliberations in the City Hall corruption case. Sure, the odds of catching a verdict while I was there were slim, but I thought I might get…
So, yes, until a few minutes ago, there was quite the delay at Dallas Love Field: According to Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Ashley Rogers, “there was a white powder” found in a lower-level bathroom, which briefly prompted the closing of the main security checkpoint near the Southwest check-in area. Folks were…
Let’s see, your Dallas Mavericks have a star with longer hair and a lighter mood. They have a free Fan Jam Friday night at 7 at American Airlines Center. And, lookie here, they have an opening at a key position – public address announcer. With long-time voice Humble Billy Hayes moving…
A Friend of Unfair Park who’s in The Movie Business read yesterday’s item about Fox shooting The Deep End in Dallas and forwards along this note: Producers are in need of extras. Which is why he sends along this casting-call notice for “20 regular extras” willing to work on the…
In case you missed her short speech to the Dallas City Council before last week’s vote on Mary Suhm’s FY2009-2010 budget, District 13 rep Ann Margolin has posted to her Web site an item titled, simply, “Why I Voted Against the Budget.” Spoiler alert: She mentions the decision to up…
Lots of little items with which to kick off the day, such as …Kinki Lounge on Greenville Avenue, between Penrose and Martel Aves., apparently opened up without getting a dance-hall license, which is naughty, but hardly kinky. Hence its appearance today at City Hall today before the Permit and License…
Catch the ball. Shut your mouth. It’s really not that difficult. Cowboys’ receiver Roy Williams is becoming a Terrell Owens starter kit, in every way. First he dropped what should have been a touchdown pass in last week’s win over Carolina. And now he’s questioning his role on the team. Oh…
As we predicted, the word “balance” was frequently used to describe what a “great street” could and should be during Tuesday’s presentation to the city council’s Transportation and Environment Committees. The council was left with plenty to ponder as RTKL’s Eric Dohrer more or less told the council that it…
This just in from the Dallas Police Department:The Dallas Police Department has discovered an apparent theft of 38 cases of ammunition from storage bunkers at the Firearms Training Center located at 3200 Mountain Creek Parkway. The theft occurred within the last 30 days and involves ammunition for both rifles and…
If you’re downtown this afternoon — say, beginning at 4 p.m. but most likely after dark-thirty — and start to wonder what the what those helicopters are doing flying so danged low, fret not: It’s all for Billy Zane! (See? The Phantom? Get it? Forget it.) Or maybe you forgot:…
If you need me between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, I’ll be at the American Airlines Center auditioning to be The New Voice of Your Dallas Mavericks. So. Not. Kidding. But, let’s see … what do I need to do? Oh, here it is: “Registered applicants…
Speaking of tomorrow’s Park and Rec Board agenda …Tomorrow, they’re all set to formally accept a $4.5 million grant that will go toward constructing Phase One of the Trinity Strand Trail — which, you may recall, will one day hook up with the Katy Trail. But that day’s a long…
Coming – ESPN/Dallas. Familiar names from Dallas’ Only Daily like Tim MacMahon and Richard Durrett are now corporate bloggers. Going – Inside Corner. Franchise founder Evan Grant is leaving to return to the Morning News. Staying – Sportatorium. Est. 2006…
On September 2, Dawn Rizos, owner of The Lodge, received an invite to A Very Special Event with Newt Gingrich. Specifically, she was asked to fly to Washington, D.C., on October 7 to pick up her award as a 2009 Entreprenuer of the Year — an honor that was to…
Maybe you forgot — it’s been two months, after all. But tomorrow, the city of Dallas turns over control of the Dallas Zoo and the Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park to the Dallas Zoological Society and its operating arm, Dallas Zoo Management. “Actually, at midnight tonight we turn over the…
I’d forgotten all about Darrel Rundus till I took a peek at the agenda for tomorrow’s Park and Recreation Board meeting, during which the board will go behind closed doors to discuss the 3-year-old federal lawsuit in which the preacher sued the city of Dallas and the State Fair of…
The Dallas City Council will consider raising the fee drivers pay to reclaim towed cars in November, but a proposal to revise and update valet parking regulations remains on the back burner. More about that after the jump.But following a rate increase approved in February for emergency wreckers, the council’s…
Okay, that’s long enough. Now, what happened? A season that began with that three-game sweep of Cleveland way back in April and held our interest until mid-September is closing with an all too familiar whimper – meaningless games in October for the 10th consecutive year. With their loss to the…
At the Dallas Hub Theater, founder and producer Tim Shane has kept production costs low by reusing set pieces, showcasing work from new playwrights, and driving through a blizzard with old rows of seats donated by an East Coast movie theater. You can hear from Shane in the video tour…
