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Brian Barnaud Taking Greendale to New York, via Deep Ellum On Saturday, Undermain Theatre publicist Lisa Taylor sent out the reminder that director Katherine Owens; bandmates Kenny Withrow, Paul Semrad and Alan Emert; and cast members Bruce DuBose, Newton Pittman, Shannon Kearns-Simmons and plenty others are heading to NYC this…

Daniel Rodrigue Larry McMurtry, speaking last night at the Nasher Sculpture Center Last night, folks who attended the Nasher Salon Lecture Series featuring Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana spent roughly a dollar a minute to hear the two authors, screenwriters and essayists talk about reading, writing and threatening Hollywood producers…

Who is Teklu Berhane? Well, first off, he’s not to be confused with Eritrean singer Berhane Teklu; no doubt, happens all the time. Turns out, he’s actually the chief concierge at the InterContinental Dallas, and his fresh-from-the-oven tour of Dallas is right here. (Warning: The thing … loads … very…

This nice home on Holmes near Opportunity Park in South Dallas can be yours for the right, and probably very low, price. If you’ve always wanted to live at 3225 Turtle Creek Boulevard — hey, two pools! — now’s your chance, as Unit 1120 appears to have fallen into foreclosure…

Allison V. Smith Big Tex got fitted for his new Dickies today at Fair Park, and we sent the great Allison V. Smith to shoot the wardrobe change. Her suggestion for a cutline: “I have a crush on Big Tex.” Yours? More to come shortly in aSlide show! –Robert Wilonsky…

Hey, sometimes a dessert will change your life. Pope Benedict XVI is in Australia this week, mate. And among those who made the pilgrimage was Brother Patrick Hough, a social sciences teacher at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas — who, from the looks of this photo, took a few…

Driving to Arkansas to dig for diamonds — the opposite of a staycation At least, it did for 9-year-old Matthew Smith of Dallas, who went with his family to the finders-keepers Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro and walked out with a 2.75-carat diamond that sounds almost edible, from…

ExxonMobil’s Irving HQ, or “The Hall of Justice” No? I hear it’s lovely this time of year. But only because it’s the 57th-bestest, er, city in the whole danged country. Says so on New Geography’s 2008 list, which may be a old news, dunno, but which I discovered this morning…

Late yesterday, Starbucks released the official list of store closures — “in the spirit of transparency with our partners, customers and communities.” And, yes, among the nine Dallas locations is the Greenville Avenue hot spot that Elizabeth Marshall tried to save with an online petition. And it was a valiant…

Mark W. Norris SMU president Gerald Turner, addressing the Methodist Church convention today at the Hilton Anatole Opponents of the George W. Bush institute failed Thursday afternoon to keep the think tank off of the SMU campus. Their petition, an acknowledged last-ditch effort, called for the South Central Jurisdiction of…

Warner Bros. sends this photo of the, ahem, Tumbler from the Batman movies so we can pimp the ride’s appearance tomorrow at the Cinemark 17, at LBJ Freeway and Webb Chapel Road, where it’ll be parked from 1 to 4 p.m. Hmm, wonder why. Oh, wait. That’s right. And we’ve…

So’s you know, we’re over reality TV. Because, you’re right, it all sucks. Even when locals like Daniel Lewis, seen here, are on. Which is all the time. Last night’s Shear Genius reminded me of why I stopped watching the first season. It was lamely boring and boringly lame. And…

In eatery franchising news: A Chili’s will freshen up the American Airlines Center come October, as it moves into the venue’s southwest corner — where, for the moment, you can buy Stars and Mavs merch. Expect much branding — including a mini-blimp, which you’ll have to order off the menu…