Six long years ago I wrote about the dysfunctional South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund, the now-23-year-old program intended to put money into businesses and nonprofits and you-name-its intended to bring new life to the Fair Park area. By ’05 it had doled out more than $6 million — with little…
At year’s end, Veletta Lill, former city council member and executive director of the Dallas Arts District, told Unfair Park: “We will have food trucks in the Arts District by the spring,” count on it. After months of working with the city, and experimenting with some Better Block-ing on Flora…
At long last, the city council gets its hands on the Downtown Dallas 360 plan at Wednesday’s briefing — after which Downtown Dallas Inc. will host its own meet-n-greet with MIG’s Daniel Iacofano and Chris Beynon, just one part of the 2011 Annual Meeting & Luncheon & State o’ Downtown…
Exactly two months ago, Angela Hunt spoke to Unfair Park about the work the Friends of the Katy Trail had done to put on paper “a really thoughtful, long-term plan for how to deal with safety needs” along the city’s hike-n-bike trails system following the death of Lauren Huddleston in…
As you likely know by now, longtime Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet retired last month after, as he claims, Commissioner John Wiley Price told him that he had been in the position far too long. Sherbet also says Price even handed him a letter of resignation for him to sign. At…
In yesterday’s item about the District 14 candidates, we mentioned how strange it is that three-term incumbent Angela Hunt has drawn four opponents for her city council seat, while no one has filed a campaign treasurer for Ron Natinsky’s gig representing Far North Dallas. For several weeks, we’ve heard rumors…
It’s the least surprising political announcement of the week, no doubt: Dallas Park Board President Mike Rawlings is running for Dallas mayor. The formal announcement, sent from Mari Woodlief, follows in full. In the release — which names Joe Haggar Jr., former CEO of Haggar Apparel, as his campaign treasurer…
With Angela Hunt passing on a mayoral run and instead seeking a fourth and final consecutive term on the city council as District 14’s representative (term limits), we called the five candidates who have filed campaign treasurers for her seat to find out which ones are willing to stay in…
Late yesterday, as the boy grew fidgety from yet another day stuck at home, we flipped on the teevee hoping to find something interesting, educational. Which meant: No Disney Channel, no nonsense. A few flips later, and there we were on C-SPAN2, listening to former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk address…
Shame about this weather — if only because the ice and snow put the kibosh on our plans to head down to Fair Park this morning for a meeting of the Landmark Commission’s Fair Park Task Force, which was called on account of the weather. Because, you see, there was…
Earlier this afternoon, we broke the news that Angela Hunt won’t be running for mayor. She told us that she believes she can accomplish more as a council member and doesn’t think the next mayor should be anyone who’s on the current council. As it stands, council member Ron Natinsky…
Couldn’t make it to Monday’s Landmark Commission meeting, during which there was discussion of the proposed 500-foot-tall Top of Texas Centennial Tower at Fair Park that State Fair of Texas president Errol McKoy hopes to plant in his summertime Midway. But this afternoon I spoke with Good Fulton & Farrell’s…
Will she or won’t she? The prospect of council member Angela Hunt tossing her name into the mayoral race has been on the minds of City Hall followers ever since Mayor Tom Leppert announced that he wouldn’t seek a second term. She just told Unfair Park that she’s out. Not…
Council’s already in recess — till 1:30, said the mayor, citing a brief afternoon agenda. But the morning began with a bit of a bite — bark too.First up, a man repping the striking cabbies said the strike’s over, for now. There’s a demand on the table, of course, for…
The Dallas Independent School District, like most others ’round these parts, is closed yet again. To the Facebook message sent earlier this morning:Guess what? Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices are closed on Wednesday, Feb. 9, because of inclement winter weather. Stay safe and warm everyone!When someone asked about make-up…
You have asked, and Frank Librio, the public information officer at Dallas City Hall, has answered by providing a recent sampling of the famous, infamous and who’s-that?’s who have received keys to the city of Dallas. At last, a list I can get behind. Because, as I’ve been reminded more…
If little else, attending Trinity River Corridor Project Committee meetings is a constant reminder of the jaw-dropping ignorance of council member Carolyn Davis. After an hour-long presentation this morning updating the committee on the city’s 100-year remediation plan for the levees, Davis wrapped up by tagging the phrase “since we’re…
In case you forgot, today Governor Rick Perry delivered his State of the State address down in Austin. And, far as he’s concerned, ain’t nothing wrong with Texas a little streamlinin’ and reformin’ won’t take care of. And as for that $27-billion budget shortfall, well, damn it, that’s all media-manufactured…
Down at Dallas County Commissioners Court this morning, where the fire marshals were out to keep the overflow crowd at bay, County Commissioner Marine Dickey’s move to keep Bruce Sherbet running county elections — under a two-year consultant’s contract — opened the door to a half-hour airing of the grievances…
I just had Schutze come take a look at the artwork you see above. I explained to him: Stephen Lovelace, who lives on Worth Street in Junius Heights, wants to use this large piece as a driveway gate the city has made him take down as it’s presently out of…
Sure, they’re only ceremonial — not like they’re getting someone into Dallas City Hall or Mac’s or the downtown Neimans after hours. But Mayor Tom Leppert’s taken note of his pro tem’s gift to Michael Vick over the weekend and just sent this statement about how he wants this honor…
Take a look at the formal agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court. On Page 7 you’ll find Court Order 34, which reads, simply:Approving by a voice vote of the Commissioners Court that Mr. Bruce Sherbet be approved for this agreement and a two (2) year employment…
