In story after story this morning, Charles Chatman has said the same thing: People will know my story. Surely, you know it by now: The 47-year-old Chatman, sentenced to prison in 1981 years ago for aggravated rape, yesterday became the 15th wrongfully convicted prisoner in Dallas County to be exonerated…
NBC News Priscilla Ceballos on Today today Seems America (or, at least, Matt Lauer) cannot get enough of Priscilla Ceballos, the mom who faked that dead-daddy-in-Iraq letter to score her 6-year-old daughter some Hannah Montana tickets. More than a week after the 25-year-old mother of three was first busted by…
So, now we know a little more about what’s planned for what will be the former AMC Loews Cityplace 14 come Sunday: a mixed-use development. Indeed, from all accounts, Georgia-based buyer Inland American Communities plans for the Cityplace side of North Central Expressway a development very much like the one…
Yaser Abdel Said Not 48 hours after the shooting deaths of two teenage sisters in Irving, the blogosphere is atwitter with the missives of angry scribes who’ve already branded the girls’ father, 50-year-old cab driver Yaser Abdel Said, an “honor killer” in a frenzy of Oh-my-God-Muslims-are-ruining-our-country hysteria. And police have…
C’mon, Wick, show us your dot. We promise not to giggle. The current issue of D includes sort of a neat little item — a map indicating “How Dallas Media Voted in the Trinity Toll Road Referendum.” It shows how the city voted in November, and there are dots indicating…
Our old pal J.D. Freeman, Dallas-Fort Worth’s market manager for Clear Channel Radio, fills us in today concerning some changes around the DFW dial. As in: KDGE-FM (102.1) needs a new morning show, as Lex & Terry are moving over to the recently resuscitated KEGL-FM (97.1) come January 9. (The…
Today, The Economist weighs in on the state’s new “pole tax,” which wriggles an extra fiver out of a strip-joint patron’s wallet before he or she’s even in the door. And while The Economist absolutely agrees that the dough’s being raised for a good cause — helping victims of sexual…
More good news for American Airlines, which is starting the year with two false-imprisonment lawsuits hanging over its head. Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released its Air Travel Consumer Report for November, and of the 20 major carriers in the United States, Fort Worth-based American ranked 19th in on-time…
Another sportsy item for reading, possibly with shoulders slumping and eyelids closing: Roy Williams was just added to the NFC’s Pro Bowl squad, making this the fifth consecutive Pro Bowl for the Cowboys strong safety who really shouldn’t be getting that free ticket to Honolulu. (Seems like a nice guy,…
Nine months after Deferential Dirk got his ass shackled, shocked and shelved by the Golden State Warriors, Decisive Dirk exacted some revenge last night. OK, so the 22-point blowout is, like, only an ounce of revenge, but that’s some, right? In his best performance in a Mavs season that’s been…
Forty-year-old Monique Blasko of Frisco is a school crossing guard; she and her husband, who have three children, also run a business buying other folks’ garage-sale items to sell on eBay. Fact is, I learned a great deal about Blasko today, as this morning she’s “the commuter” featured at some…
A year ago, then-Dallas Mayor Laura Miller was in the midst of that contentious battle with TXU over its plan to build at least 11 new coal-fired power plants throughout the state. Now, she’s among the stars of a documentary about that fight, Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars. The 30-minute…
Eastern Promises (Universal) David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen are becoming a Bizarro World Hitchcock/Cary Grant combo, and the world is a better (and bloodier) place for it. Chucklehead critics too smitten by Cronenberg’s “messages” dismissed this film — a vicious and brilliant exploration of the Russian mob in London —…
As noted, oh, minutes ago, Dallasites will have one fewer moviegoing option come Sunday, as AMC is closing its Loews Cityplace 14. Turns out, the property is owned by Rosebud Properties, which has actually sold the theater, according to the woman who answered the phone there. Only, to whom the…
Justin Scott, a spokesperson for AMC Entertainment, tells Unfair Park today that the theater chain will be shuttering its Loews Cityplace 14 location on Sunday. When asked why Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment was closing the multiplex on Haskell Avenue, Scott told Unfair Park, “You know, Cityplace 14 was identified as…
Damned if I can find any hint of this on KDFW-Channel 4’s Web site, which might be the worst local TV-news site in town, but MediaWeek brings news that the Fox owned-and-operated station has paired up with journalism students from SMU on a new site called Fox U News, which…
It’s official: Jason Garrett has one foot out the door. And the news comes from the most official place you’ll find: the Dallas Cowboys’ official Web site (or, at least, its blog), which says that the former QB-turned-offensive coordinator will be interviewed by the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in Dallas…
Must still be drunk. Because only that would explain these two just-posted Dallas Mavericks videos, which pay homage to The Addams Family and AC/DC, respectively. Still can’t find the one the kiddo and I saw at Saturday’s game — the Charlie Brown Christmas tribute, which made the 4-year-old who lives…
Justin Terveen My favorite self-taught downtown Dallas photographer, Justin Terveen, was out New Year’s Eve snapping pics of the downtown scene — and this one, taken in front of The Kirby Building on Main Street, is a personal favorite. The modest amateur worth a shot at the pros tells Unfair…
Because it’s never too early in the year for Jessica Simpson “news”: Last week, Direct to Video told Billboard that her next CD will be country-fried, citing as her inspirations and influences Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire. And, joy of all joys, she’ll be writing some…
If you’re looking to get on the primary election ballot, keep in mind today’s your last day to file, so you’d better hop to. And if you’re only curious about who’s already filed, well, the Dallas County Democratic Party has its list available on the left side of the page,…
The comedy team of Delkus & Hansen was in high gear New Year’s Eve down at Victory Park, where, clearly, someone spiked the punch. Speaking of punch, the WFAA-Channel 8 sports anchor sure knows how to welcome a new member to the team. Happy New Year, Cynthia Izaguirre. You too,…
