City of Dallas

Dwaine Caraway's Last, Lousy Act as Fake Mayor

By Richie Whitt
Jun 21, 2011

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...
2011 NBA FINALS -- South Beach: My Top 10 Observations

By Richie Whitt
Jun 2, 2011

10. Ate dinner last night at Prime Italian on South Beach. In the midst of ridiculous opulence in the form of $20 valet parking and $100,000 cars, it was relatively affordable. $125 for a steak and a couple drinks. Thumbs up. 9. They also offered prime Kobe steak for $30 an...
Dear Miami, We Hate You. And Your Sports. Love, Dallas

By Richie Whitt
May 31, 2011

Recently our brotherly blog down here in Miami concocted a list of reasons why Miami is a better city than Dallas. Same ol', lame-o stuff. Calling us fat and redneck and boasting that "nobody's ever killed a sitting president in Miami." Yawn. Wait, it also says we're adjacent to a...
From "It's Time!" to "The Time Is Now!", Dallas-Fort Worth is Enjoying a Sports Season(s) To Remember

By Richie Whitt
May 26, 2011

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Oklahoma City: My Top 10 Observer-ations

By Richie Whitt
May 23, 2011

10. Regrettably, I didn't go to the Oklahoma City National Museum, but apparently Jason Kidd did. Can't believe that tragedy was 16 years ago all the sudden. 9. Stayed in a hip, happening part of OKC called "Bricktown." Think of it as Dallas' West End, with a canal running through...
Good Dogs > Bad Humans. One Dallas City Official Finally Gets It Right.

By Richie Whitt
May 12, 2011

Michael Vick took steps toward rehabbing his image last season. No thanks to the Eagles quarterback, one of his former bait dogs is doing much better as well. You remember Mel, right? I first told you his story almost a year ago. It was later picked up by the Los Angeles Times, etc., and...
Bowled Over: Dallas Gets Two Holiday Games

By Richie Whitt
Aug 17, 2010

About 10 percent of next winter's college bowl games will be played right here in our backyard, two under noses in Dallas. In addition to the Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium, this year will mark the debut of the Dallas Football Classic at the Cotton Bowl. And yesterday brought news...
Mayor Leppert is a Fan of The Fan. So There.

By Richie Whitt
Jul 29, 2010

Didn't think he'd do it. In fact, I dared him to do it. I'll be damned if he didn't do it. Soon as Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert settled in for his in-studio interview Wednesday on 105.3 The Fan, Greg Williams popped the question: "Hey Mayor," said Greggo, "do you like...
Raise Your Hand if You Remember the Dallas Submarines

By Richie Whitt
Jun 28, 2010

I remember Dad taking me a high-school football game to old P.C. Cobb Stadium, and I saw the Dallas/Fort Worth Spurs play minor-league baseball at Turnpike Stadium. What I don't remember is something called the Dallas Submarines. Apparently they evolved into the Dallas Steers? P.C. Cobb is now the Infomart...
R.I.P., Reunion Arena: My Eulogy (Extended Remix Version).

By Richie Whitt
Nov 18, 2009

I officially grew old yesterday afternoon. Once you've seen the rise and fall of a sports stadium, you've officially, um, been around the block. I remember a kinder, gentler era in Dallas when as a little punk I'd peer out the family Fury along I-35 and gaze in wonderment at The...
Whew! Dallas Dodges a Couple of Bullets.

By Richie Whitt
Oct 6, 2009

I know Rowdy is gone and we haven't lifted a sports championship trophy this millennium, but it could've been much, much worse. As in, we almost had a sleezeball for a mayor and - more ominous - we were almost all blown to smithereens. While we were busy diagramming a...