I’ve given up trying to get answers from Dallas County Community College District officials concerning the firing of Dallas Independent School District trustee Carla Ranger last week; all we have to go on is this letter from DCCCD Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs W.G. Garland, which Ranger posted to…
The Katy Trail’s morning exercise contingent saw something new today: a series of musings on the meaning of marriage. Every few yards, there was a message scribbled in sidewalk chalk, among them: “What is marriage worth?” and “What are marriage values?” There was one in Spanish: “Que es valor de…
So, it is possible to build a better mouse trap. One fit for a squirrel. Holes in my roof. Christmas trees gnawed to shreds. Urine, feces and middle-of-the-night scratching, clawing and general infestation. Well played, rats with a furry tails. Well played. But now … allow me to retort…
Making the virtual rounds in recent days is a fan-made trailer for a Green Lantern movie that ain’t — one “starring” Firefly’s Nathan Fillion, so win-win for the fanboys. And it merits mention on Unfair Park because the creator of the clip is Dallas resident (and Berkner High School Class…
Convention center guru Dr. Heywood Sanders tells us, “I have seen Dallas’ future” when finding room rates at two brand-spanking new convention center hotels in Fort Worth and San Antonio at $99 and $109 respectively. Of course, the HVS study performed in April 2008 on Dallas’ hotel claims its average…
As Sam mentioned last week, the Dallas City Council didn’t get much accomplished during its budget briefing, as a scheduled straw vote on a handful of revenue-generating, cost-saving measures degenerated into a series of delays. And so, during its regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow, several items of note have been added…
In news that should shock no one, Pacman Jones is a little punk. Still. As if we needed a reminder, the former Cowboy showed up on Spike TV’s Pros vs. Joes last week and absolutely embarrassed himself. I know the show encourages players to enhance their personality and engage in…
When we checked in with Dallas City Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee on April 13, council members were having a hard time grasping the concept of competition among concessionaires at Love Field, which is due for some modernizing later than sooner. (Hence, the $4.50 passenger facility fee, upped from $3…
Fired up after another day of Byron Nelson Championship golf, sporting fans flocked to the pavilion tent Saturday afternoon, lured in by the music, beer and margaritas.Pretty sure that white polos and visors were never meant to spend this much time out on the dance floor, but it was a…
A personal aside this Memorial Day, if you’ll pardon the indulgence. I was at the folks’ house last night and noticed that Mom just added to her estimable collection of family photos this montage featuring family members who’d served in the military, among them her father (at the bottom left)…
Had a buddy yesterday gloat to me that Memorial Day Sunday is “one of the greatest sporting days of the year!” To which I replied, “Huh?” I remember a time when the Indianapolis 500 was must-see TV along with the Harlem Globetrotters, heavyweight boxing matches, Oklahoma-Nebraska football and NBA All-Star Saturday. Alas,…
Update: Check out more photos in our slide show from the tryouts.It was easy to spot Morgan Willey’s family in the Gaylord Texan’s courtyard Saturday afternoon, in their matching white T-shirts with blue Cowboys stars. Airbrushed onto the back of each shirt was Morgan’s name and their relation to her…
The issue of private parking lot operators slapping boots on cars has been an issue the city council’s been wrestling with for much of the year, following news that Deep Ellum patrons were getting the clampdown even after paying. The council’s hoping to get something done before it takes its…
Three entirely unrelated entertainment notes before we shut ‘er down for the day. First off, as we predicted, there will be no Big D on the CBS schedule any time soon. As expected, the set-in-Dallas, shot-in-Burbank sitcom wasn’t announced during CBS’s upfront presentation this week, and we received confirmation late…
Whilst digging around for info on the city’s Web site yesterday, I clicked on one of the council members’ pages, which, to my surprise, looked nothing like the previous page design that was apparently implemented shortly after Al Gore invented the Internet. Of course, while the new design is long…
This morning, in the press room at Dallas Police Department headquarters, a cadre of video cameras recorded the ceremony to induct Charles Terrell as Dallas’ first-ever “re-entry czar.” In his introduction, Mayor Tom Leppert described Terrell’s new position as one “designed to look at the big picture” — of crime,…
Word is the Dallas City Attorney’s Office and the owners of the former Statler Hilton on Commerce Street are close to reaching some kind of agreement that’ll keep ’em out of court, as the city attempts to get owners of vacant downtown buildings to clean up or move out and…
The Brothers Bloom, the second film from Brick writer-director Rian Johnson, opens today — and, yes, it’s a film of which I’m quite fond, more so upon second viewing. Which I mention only to suggest that if you’re interested in seeing the movie, perhaps you’ll make it to the Magnolia…
We finally spoke with Municipal Library Board chair Suzanne Charriere concerning the Dallas Public Library Foundation, which was voted into existence earlier this week. Turns out, it won’t do much of anything until a year from now. If then.”Rather than try to do something right now with the economy in…
Jerry Jones invited his friends in the media out to the Cowboys’ new digs in Arlington yesterday, to show off the enormous new video board that’ll hang 90 feet over the field (just 90 feet!).On the way out to check out the screen, we got to snap some photos inside…
At the Dallas County Republican Party’s annual Reagan Day Dinner in February, we described Cedar Hill City Council member Wade Emmert as a rising star likely to become the party favorite in the race for county judge in 2010. Emmert wouldn’t confirm his plans with us at the event, but…
Still no word from Dallas County Community College District officials concerning their decision to terminate Carla Ranger’s contract, thus ending her 20-year tenure with DCCCD. But late last night, the Dallas Independent School District board trustee did post to her blog her short-and-sweet termination letter, which, she writes, was hand-delivered…
