This Season, Themed Mayoral Debates

In the last 24 hours, press releases have piled up in the in-box announcing three very different mayoral debates featuring ex-Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, current city council member Ron Natinsky and former “homeless czar” and Park Board president Mike Rawlings.One’s traditional: On April 19 at 7 p.m., KTXA-Channel 21…

Dallas PD’s St. Paddy’s Day Do’s and Don’ts

It would appear The Hot Topic today is about how hard one can get their drink on at the St. Patrick’s Day Party and Parade along Greenville Avenue Saturday. The Dallas Police Department sends word that one need look no further than the Central Patrol Division’s website, which has the…

Mike Rawlings Flexes Financial Muscle

If there was any question that former Park Board president Mike Rawlings would be the top fund-raiser among the three announced mayoral candidates, he’s seemingly answered it by unveiling a new television ad this morning as pricey mailers hit mailboxes throughout the city yesterday. The TV ad and mailer –…

Rick Perry’s New Sidekick, Grover Norquist

As mentioned below, Gov. Rick Perry was in town yesterday — at Manda Machine Company, on Myrtle Springs Road near Harry Hines — insisting, yet again, that Texas need not tap the Rainy Day Fund to deal with the state’s $27-billion-ish shortfall. You can watch the entirety of his speech…

A Look Inside the Grand Ricchi, So Far

Never could find the time to take that tour of the old LTV Tower today, but as promised in yesterday’s Statler-tour item, Angela Hunt did indeed stroll the future Grand Ricchi yesterday with developer Leobardo Trevino. She just posted a series of photos showing that 1600 Pacific has indeed been…