Steve Houser’s the chair of the Dallas Urban Forest Advisory Committee, as well as the founder and former president of the Dallas Historic Tree Coalition, which is “a local citizens’ group advocating protection and preservation of irreplaceable trees in urban landscapes.” In other words, the dude’s a tree-hugger — as…
After the jump, the latest Denny’s spot — which is notable for two reasons. One, it’s the chain’s effort to capitalize, if that’s the right word, on the $700 billion bailout, which is the subject of a lengthy New York Times story today about “advertisements that seek to take advantage…
Brandon Thibodeaux Kent Fischer at The Dallas Morning News writes that late yesterday, he received “a copy of a document titled ‘RIF worksheet’ dated 10/14 at 8 a.m.” The district, of course, was to begin its layoffs today, but pushed back the so-called reduction in workforce till tomorrow — creating…
Ssh! Can you hear Greggo? Me neither. First off, congrats to ESPN Radio for being nominated for a 2008 Marconi Award. Last month in Austin it was honored by the National Association of Broadcasters as one of five finalists for Sports Station of the Year. (Curiously, The Ticket won the…
Ben Fountain First Texas Monthly calls him the next big thing, and now the New Yorker’s Malcolm Gladwell (of Blink and Tipping Point fame) is calling Best of Dallas novelist Ben Fountain a new kind of genius. Some geniuses are born more or less fully formed, Gladwell writes, and others,…
Scattered among the local news and notes found on The Advocate’s blog, you’ll also find Jeff Siegel’s wine reviews — like, from today, this item about the Domain du Tariquet Côtes de Gascogne 2007. But Jeff’s true affections lie with the more locally grown flavors of vino, as evidenced by…
Lily Tomlin urged the Dallas City Council to relocate Jenny the elephant this morning, reminding her rapt audience of Dallas politicians about how tough it must be to live in a closet, alone, on a hard-as-cement floor. Apologizing for speaking so long without “being funny,” Tomlin closed by offering, “‘Zoo’…
On the eve of Dallas Independent School District’s 460 teacher layoffs, delayed till tomorrow, the latest issue of Newsweek features an essay by Dallas teacher Heather Robinson, who proclaims, “I Am Not A Babysitter.” Below is a highlight among many from a teacher who clearly likes her gig, which was…
Courtesy the City of Dallas So, wait, you’re saying the Statler Hilton’s abandoned? Hardly. Piggybacking on our streetside coverage from yesterday, in which Mayor Tom unveiled his recipe for protectingrebuilding downtown’s vacant buildings, we’d like to invite you on a journey deep into the heart of … the old Statler…
Patrick Michels Bill warms up the crowd with a shout-out to Lupe Valdez A packed house last night at Thomas Jefferson High School, where Bill Clinton dropped in to rally the troops in support of U.S. Senatorial candidate Rick Noriega and, I think, Barack Obama, whose name he dropped only…
Geezus, not Jesus. Jimmy! Awoke this morning with several random musings: *I wonder, in light of Pacman Jones’ indefinite suspension by NFL poobah Roger Goodell, if Cowboys’ head coach Wade Phillips is convinced yet that something actually happened? His defiant “if there was an incident” stunt from last week just…
Just a reminder this a.m. that you need not actually go to City Hall to hear Lily Tomlin make good on her promise to address the city council about Jenny the elephant; meetings can be viewed online, at long last. But for those who can’t make it to chambers by…
Patrick Michels “What the hell?” asked a bearded homeless man in a wheelchair trying to negotiate his way down the 1600 block of Main Street at 2:30 p.m. “Who the hell are all these people?” He took a puff off his smoke and kept on rolling before we could offer…
Another troubled player headed our way? Perfect. Going: Pacman Jones. Coming: Roy Williams. Not that one. The good one. The Cowboys have acquired the Detroit Lions’ and former University of Texas receiver and Detroit’s seventh-round draft choice in 2009, in exchange for their first, third and sixth-round choices in ’09…
Courtesy MCA Public Relations Big Dan, working the crowd. Working it. Missed Connections Me: The guy in the corner with a snap-button shirt, jeans and a camera. You: The Canadian star of Saturday Night Live, Spies Like Us and this incredibly weird promo for your new vodka brand. Thanks for…
Well, see ya later. Oops. I guess NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sees Pacman Jones’ altercation a tad more seriously than Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Jerry’s version: Jivin’ at the Joule. Goodell’s version: At least a four-game suspension. I’ve said before I don’t think Pacman should be allowed to play in…
Courtesy CBS Television, a video after the jump featuring the wanna-be models from Dallas and surrounding cities who recently tried out for The Price is Right. Looks hard. –Robert Wilonsky…
Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa’s been very clear about this one thing: He desperately wants the district to win The Broad Prize for Urban Education, given out annually “to honor urban school districts making the greatest overall improvement in student achievement while at the same time reducing achievement…
Among the buildings on the city’s list of 36 buildings to be addressed this afternoon is one of the city’s most historic addresses: 508 Park Avenue, where, in June 1937, Robert Johnson, the subject of a new Vanity Fair story, recorded 13 of his immortal blues songs, among them “Hellhound…
Oh dear. Back on July 30 I was wrong. And never more right. It was during Cowboys’ training camp out in Oxnard that I took one look at Brad Johnson’s off-speed flutterballs and cringed at the thought of Tony Romo ever getting injured. But I surmised with the way Romo…
View Larger Map Two weeks ago, we posted to Unfair Park a list of some three dozen vacant buildings downtown, as identified by city economic development staffers. Mayor Tom Leppert told us in mid-September he was going to use every means available — including City Attorney Tom Perkins — to…
Sarah, left, and Amina, right, were sisters and best friends. Earlier this month, the FBI added Yaser Abdel Said to its list of “Featured Fugitives,” his crime: “UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION – CAPITAL MURDER – MULTIPLE.” No doubt you recall he’s accused of killing daughters Sarah and Amina, who…
