He’s Mayor For Two More Hours …

At 10 this morning at the Meyerson Symphony Center, Mike Rawlings officially becomes Dallas mayor, and Dwaine Caraway goes back to being just one of 14 council members who must travel sans security detail. Shortly after that, more than likely, Pauline Medrano will ascend to the title of mayor pro…

Scenes From a Better Ross Avenue

Tomorrow, we’ll have much more from the Build a Better Boulevard event presently slowing traffic along a stretch of Ross near and into downtown; maybe I’ll even let Leslie run the photo she took of me submerged into the dumpster swimming pool parked in Fellowship Church’s lot at Ross and…

You Want a Key to the City? Here You Go.

Remember when Dwaine Caraway gave Michael Vick a key to the city of Dallas and everyone got outraged and then-Mayor Tom Leppert had the city clamp down on who had access to the prize closet and Caraway said but look, man, I did it for the children? Yeah. Good times…

Dwaine Caraway’s Last, Lousy Act as Fake Mayor

During last Thursday’s NBA championship parade for the Mavericks, Fake Mayor Dwaine Caraway — remember, he’s only interim Mayor because Tom Leppert up and quit — rode in a red convertible and waved to his unadoring crowd. Yep, the guy who gave the key to the city to Michael Vick…

Perfect For Your Blue Thunder Remake

I was going to post about something else presently up for grabs on Lone Star Auctioneers’ website … till I ran into this: The city of Dallas is auctioning off a Bell Helicopter Model 407, with the current bid sitting at $987,500. Sounds nice: “The engine is a Rolls Royce…

Who Voted For Whom in Mayor’s Race

It’s always fun to play around with Dallas County’s elections website after a race. Above, for instance, you get a look at which parts of town went Rawlings and which went Kunkle. More fun (and dispiriting): the precinct-by-precinct breakdowns. Lotta zeroes and single digits on there…