Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Iran student protests, which is why the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran and the Iran Society plan to rally outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building on Commerce Street. What time? Not sure. They only told the Associated Press “midday.”MoveOn.org is…
Speaking of the Bush library at SMU and all the stuff they gotta stick in it some day, a Friend of Unfair Park sends along this link to the George W. Bush Presidential Librarium, created by the guys responsible for Goodnight Bush for whom “themed attractions provide more entertainment than…
Till he gets his new SMU digs are done, George W. Bush is keeping his stuff in storage in Lewisville, and along with his futon, “grown-up” dresser and collection of framed mid-’80s Tom Cruise movie posters is Saddam Hussein’s pistol — quite the keepsake, as this is the very (unloaded)…
National Public Radio’s Wade Goodwyn headed out to Southfork Ranch yesterday for America’s Tea Party — alas, no Janeane Garofalo, though. Or Rick Perry either, though the governor did put in an appearance at a tea party out in Rockwall (hope he had time to grab a bite at the…
For weeks, the Dallas Tea Party has been calling out Janeane Garofalo in the hopes of getting the star of Wet Hot American Summer and The Truth About Cats & Dogs and noted Tea Party-crasher to attend Saturday’s America’s Tea Party at Southfork Ranch. Alas, it hasn’t worked — Garofalo…
I had the privilege and pleasure of riding shotgun with Jack E. Jett during yesterday’s broadcast of his Rational Radio show, during which he welcomed the most astounding what-the-what assortment of guests: Al B. Sure!, Bob Barker, Gennifer Flowers and Joe the Plumber — no, really. Anyway, during her appearance,…
Yesterday, State Sen. Florence Shapiro sent out the following tweet: Which directed our attention to this video from Our Boss’s sister…
Updated at 3:07 p.m. As we mentioned yesterday, the freshly inaugurated city council is set to approve a booting ordinance after the Economic Development Committee voted unanimously June 16 to put a modified version of the staff recommendation on tomorrow’s addendum. This didn’t make the Save Deep Ellum coalition happy,…
Angela Hunt’s been hearing it from supporters who’ve wondered in recent weeks why she shifted gears so suddenly on the convention center hotel. Once among the most vocal opponents of the city owning a hotel, she was among the council members who voted unanimously last week to fund the project…
Must be love this morning, as two Friends of Unfair Park who more often than not vote “D” sent along this link to the new issue of The Texas Observer (unrelated), in which the staff ranks “The People’s Friends and Foes” coming out of the 81st Legislature. And topping the…
After this morning’s city council inauguration, Angela Hunt celebrated her third term with a lunch at the Stoneleigh Hotel, where approximately 100 invited guests watched her open a copy of today’s Dallas Morning News. She read from Dave Levinthal’s article about the council members’ voting habits, and the crowd applauded…
Update: Check out more photos in this slide show.Not far from a downtown courtroom filled with memories of a time when cash allegedly flowed more freely through City Hall, Mayor Tom Leppert officially welcomed aboard two new City Council members with a promise to work together to do more with…
In December 2003, the city of Dallas issued a request for proposals to build a convention center hotel after former Mayor Laura Miller and her husband, former state Rep. Steve Wolens, months earlier helped pass legislation creating 10 years’ worth of tax rebates for hotels built within 1,000 feet of…
For those who missed the Rangers-Astros broadcast last night, the Texas Rangers’ Web site has 33 adorable seconds from the second inning, during which a certain former president and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington owners’ suite namesake realized he was on the center-field video screen and maybe needed to put down…
Speaking of former owners of the Texas Rangers …Don’t know if you’ve seen it, as it’s only been viewed 267 times in the past month, but Tom Schieffer’s campaign has posted to Vimeo a howdy-do in which he surrounds himself with pictures of and books about former presidents in order…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Arlington’s own Rep. Joe Barton at the helm last night, the Republicans suffered a tough defeat in Washington, out-fielded and out-hit 15-10 by Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game.Barton, a 22-year veteran of the annual game, wore a Rangers jersey with the No. 6 (his…
A Friend of Unfair Park who’s thinking of spending the Fourth of July tea-partying out at Southfork Ranch — “but only for Mickey Dolenz,” she writes, and I smell fresh-baked sarcasm — directs our attention to a forthcoming Dallas appearance by Ann Coulter, who’ll be at the Fairmont Hotel on…
Just stumbled upon quite the shindig planned for July 4 out at Southfork Ranch — something called America’s Tea Party, which is being put on by the Dallas Tea Party folks (nawww) but features a cross-country list of speakers tentatively scheduled to rally the troops. Here’s the roll call thus…
Sorry, Kurt Watkins, but your invite to tonight’s Dallas County Young Democrats shindig at Mayor Tom Leppert’s favorite Lower Greenville hot spot got spammed out — don’t take it personally, same thing happened to my mom earlier today. That half-hearted apology out of the way, the DCYD’s communications director does…
Update: We’ve got more photos from the protest in our slide show.About 65 protesters — and nearly as many members of the local media — showed up at the southwest corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane yesterday at 4:30 to march with Cindy Sheehan to George W. Bush’s house…
More than once in recent days, Dave Levinthal’s had to warn City Hall Blog commenters to stay on topic and stop shouting, “Voter fraud!” in the District 1 Dallas City Council runoff pitting Delia Jasso against Justin Epker. Seems there’s been a lingering question about whether 65-year-old Juana Rodriguez voted…
Perhaps you have an idea how the city can cut, oh, $100 million in order to fix its busted-up budget. Or, just maybe, you’re really not terribly keen on the idea of City Manager Mary Suhm leaving 12 code enforcement positions unfilled in order to make up the ever-expanding deficit…
