The attorney for Emily Dowdy, a former Oklahoma University student now serving 40 years in an Oklahoma prison, testified in court last month that he had failed to present an adequate defense because he had been “intimidated” by the hostile environment created by Oklahoma City prosecutors and District Judge Susan…
It’s a hot, wind-warped day at the Dallas Cup Youth Soccer Tournament in Frisco, and a team of 13-year-old boys has just administered a 6-0 ass-kicking. As they jubilantly leave Pizza Hut Park, the group of players and their supporters happens upon a gaggle of barely legal girls. Fit, flirty…
After being ticketed by state alcohol police for public intoxication, Chris Nash is worried about the strangest thing. He’s fretting that the charge against him will be dropped following public outcry over the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s undercover bar stings. So he’s working with a lawyer to make sure he…
Return to sender: You may remember this term from All the President’s Men: “rat fucking.” It’s the practice of little dirty political tricks designed to harass your opponent, such as whisper campaigns, telephone harassment or sending out fake memos written on stolen campaign letterhead. It’s politics at its pettiest and…
So proud: I came to the United States during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, and luckily I had the opportunity to get my citizenship back then. Many nights I cried alone hearing people refer to me as “the maid of so-and-so,” and at 16 years old, it did matter to me. Back…
On last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Bril, a band on Dallas’ Kirtland Records, got a semi-coveted spot on the show’s nightly band showcase (hey, at least it’s not Last Call with Carson Daly). The band’s from California, not Dallas, so I don’t feel compelled to review them again, but I…
Tomorrow morning, Belo Corp. will announce its first-quarter results, and at least one person on the street (OK, TheStreet.com) doesn’t think the news for News’ owner is gonna be good. How could it, asks Sandy Brown, when: “The owner of the Dallas Morning News and regional TV and newspaper assets…
Because everyone loves lists, here’s one from the Texas Department of Insurance listing the Top 10 insurance-fraud offenders in the state–and, golly, a whole bunch of ’em are from Dallas and Fort Worth. To give you a sneak peek, here’s the chart-topper: Plano’s very own Walter Neuls, former president of…
I received the following e-mail today from Edwin Lipscomb of Luckscum Records, a local label that books its events at the Denton club The Inferno. What I can’t figure out is if this place is closed or keeping its full calendar and just not serving any booze. You decide: “The…
Coming soon to the Dallas Cowboys’ roster…Joe Namath? Granted, with the way ol’ Broadway Joe is struh-guh-liiiing these days, it’s a bit far-fetched. But considering coach Bill Parcells’ fascination with has-beens who once played in New York, all a player needs to wear a star on his helmet is some…
Why? Because thanks to your votes and the celebrity votes (who knew Billy the Kidd had good taste in music?) on TexasGigs.com’s Mavs Playoff Song Contest, our pick PPT (which consist of local faves Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti) won with their infectiously rawkus tune “We’re Rowdy, Proud and Loud.” Listen…
AT&T says it can deliver cable TV via the Internet. Investors are thrilled. Cable companies are worried. One guy isn’t worried. At all. One guy says, “The Internet as a delivery mechanism for TV is a joke.” Guess who that one guy is. Did you say Mark Cuban? Smartypants. –Robert…
Apparently, Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson once promised to serve but two terms in office before calling it quits–and by “apparently,” I mean this is what The Dallas Morning News reported she said back in May 1993: “Senators should be restricted to two six-year terms.” Guess some folks ain’t happy…
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that when your police department stops responding to business burglary alarms, business burglaries will increase. But despite last week’s news that the city’s new verified response policy is merely emboldening thiefs to ply their trade with impunity, Chief David Kunkle believes it’s too early…
A local real estate investment fund (or a REIT) is looking to move some premium places, among them hotels in Orlando near Walt Disney World and on the water in San Francisco (on Fisherman’s Wharf) and San Diego (hotspot Harbor Island). Nearly 900 rooms are up for grabs in this…
Now it’s gonna be Lindsay Lohan playing Lucy Ewing in the big-screen Dallas. No, wait, Jessica Simpson. No, wait, Lindsay Lohan. No, wait, I DO NOT GIVE A DAMN. Though, clearly, I do. Especially when there’s (the rumor of) a let’s-take-it-outside catfight involved. –Robert Wilonsky…
This week, former Observer freelancer Leah Shafer began her “ROFLMAO” (“rolling on the floor laughing my ass off”) humor column in Quick. She got drunk. Riveting. –Andrea Grimes…
I am officially a dork. Saying that, I am refering to the fact that I have an legitimate membership to a rock star’s fan club. Seriously, like, I pay dues. But I’m not ashamed. David Bowie is worthy of my devotion–and apparently, that of the Secret Machines (and vice versa)…
To quote Groucho Marx: Whatever it is, I’m against it. Certainly that’s the God’s honest when it comes to this big-screen version of Dallas, which will star Robert Davi as J.R. Ewing, Costas Mandylor as his younger brother Bobby, Shannon Tweed as Sue Ellen and Katey Segal as Pam. (What,…
A little Valley Ranch birdie chirped to me this morning that, in addition to former All-Pro safety Charlie Waters, the Dallas Cowboys will interview former deep snapper and SMU alum Dale Hellestrae to be their new radio analyst. With Babe Laufenberg’s voluntary departure, the Cowboys need an entertaining voice who’s…
On a day when it’s supposed to reach 129 degrees, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau is welcoming to town some 90 “travel writers, producers and public relations professionals” for the 2006 Society of American Travel Writers Central States chapter meeting, which takes place at the Hyatt Regency downtown. According…
Can’t say enough good things about Neko Case’s performance at the Granada Theatre last night. It was my seventh time to see the Tacoma, WA, singer, so you might not trust my bias when I gush about the hour-and-a-half set, but she’s never been in finer form. Her supporting cast…
