In the Tall Grass at the Foot of the Calatrava

About a month back we espied the winning entries in the CityDesign Studio’s competition intended to find someone to artistically hide that Oncor power station at the western foot of the Margaret Hunt Hill lest those headed to Ray’s come spring find it unpalatable. (Keeping in mind, of course, that…

Dirk Nowitzki: “I’m a World Champ.”

Found this on Vimeo: a nice Nike ad starring a chatty Dirk Nowitzki shot in Würzberg, Germany, his hometown. Hence, perhaps, the stroll down Memory Lane … to the tennis courts, scene of his earliest victories. Ah — this is the same spot Jeff Caplan mentioned this morning on ESPNDallas,…

From 40 Years Ago, The Other Dallas News

A few days ago I was offered at a rather reasonable price a small but estimable stash of local relics, dating as far back as a thick, musty scrapbook of 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition newspaper clippings that belonged to Otto Herald, its general manager. (We’ll get to that, oh, next…

NBA TV to Fill Time With ’80s Mavs Roundtable

What you see above is the second part of a Dallas Mavericks history-of posted on RetroMavs, the team’s official throwback site, only yesterday. Hunh. Don’t recall Reunion Arena ever being that empty … but I also don’t recall Ollie Mack possessing “NBA-class moves.” Anyway. That reminds me: In about an…

Turkish Developer Outlines Plans for $125-Mil Mixed-Use Redo of 1401 Elm Street

This morning, as expected, Turkish developer Mukemmel “Mike” Sarimsakci sat among city officials in charge of downtown development at a meeting table flanked by colorful posters representing the future of 1401 Elm, the 1.3-million-square-foot office building that’s been vacant since January of 2010. The developer’s contract to purchase the property…