A longtime music publicist pal sends the sad news: Dallas-born Rocky Hill — Dusty’s big brother and one hellacious blues guitarist forever proud of his self-proclaimed rep as “The Anti-Clapton” — died on Friday, with few details other than that available at present. All I’ve found online is his obituary…
So, this one seemed to sneak past everyone’s radar — the media relations bigwigs didn’t even know about this at Dallas City Hall when we called this morning, though a Friend of Unfair Park did send word that Norm Hitzges made brief mention of this on KTCK-AM ’round 9:50 this…
Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. Avoid black cats, the No. 13 and walking under ladders. And, above all else, wear anything other than red and find yourself dead. Hmm. Are the Texas Rangers superstitious about superstitions? Seems to me that rituals, traditions and even obsessive compulsive disorder could…
After taking care of some bidness near DPD headquarters last week, I popped in on my favorite pro-hotel’er, Jack Matthews, whose office is across the street. Matthews, who is developing the convention center hotel for the city, assured me construction has not begun on the project even though work is…
Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch blog wonders this morning, “Is DNA exoneration too real for reality TV?” The show in question, of course, is Dallas DNA, Investigation Discovery’s six-part series about Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, his office’s Conviction Integrity Unit and the use of DNA to free those who’ve been…
Late last week, maybe you read somewhere that Whole Foods Market was kindly offering to eat your sales tax on any purchases made Wednesday (before you head over to the Dallas Tea Party, maybe). Well, sorry, but nope — Whole Foods can’t actually do that, laws and all. Which is…
After disappearing for a little while, the Central Expressway expansion in downtown is back on the Dallas City Council’s radar. Angela Hunt had a few concerns back in January and got the item off the council’s agenda hours before it was going to a vote, but at 2 p.m. the…
Aside from the Almighty He/She/It having the audacity to conjure up a downpour and wash out sunrise services across the Metroplex, which Texas culprit laid an egg Sunday and did the leaster for your Easter? 1. Dallas Mavericks 2. Texas Rangers 3. Chad Campbell The evidence:…
“I hope a DO slideshow is in order,” noted one commenter on DC9 in response to Darryl Smyer’s BloodaPalooza Tattoo Art and Music Festival preview. Way ahead of you, “JC,” because nothing says “Happy Easter!” like scenes from a metallic-tasting “tattoo party” at the Sterling Hotel. Hence, this slide show…
City council candidate Billy MacLeod was assaulted in Deep Ellum early this morning, resulting in a police report naming a “known suspect” who put MacLeod in a “choke hold” and threw him into Elm Street. MacLeod claims the attack was related to the new smoking ordinance, which took effect just…
As we’ve mentioned a couple of times over the last week, the Texas Attorney General’s Office has been taking a long, hard look at how the city of Dallas runs the W. W. Samuell Permanent Foundation and the Samuell Trust Fund, as well as how the city maintains and dispenses…
You’d best hustle if you wanna buy your liquor at the Sigel’s on Lemmon Avenue and Inwood Road. By month’s end, the boozeteria’s gotta be gone as the Lemmonwood Shopping Center prepares for its demolition. But the stock’s already almost long gone: A 20-percent-off sale, notice of which was sent…
This just in from The New York Times: George W. Bush is throwing a reunion in Dallas next week … and you’re not invited. Alas, this is what the guest list looks like as the former president gets the gang back together for a dinner at the house on Monday…
What you don’t know about R. Allen Stanford you can find in this week’s story about the country-fried Madoff in the paper version of Unfair Park. But far less is known about his second-in-command, James Davis. Maybe it’s time to get to it: Only days ago, Stanford told ABC News…
While it’s admittedly wonkish, we elaborated yesterday on an important issue in the convention center hotel debate raised by Mayor Tom Leppert and the Vote No! crowd: The charter amendment written by attorneys from the anti-hotel group could jeopardize the use of economic development tools on other hotel projects. Sure,…
First Dallas Independent School District watchdog Allen Gwinn suggests he’s shuttin’ ‘er down — come 2010, maybe, “then it’s somebody else’s problem” — and now this: Kent Fischer, one of two education beat writers at The Dallas Morning News, just announced publicly the resignation he gave his bosses on Monday…
I know other columnists disagree, but I think this is it. Tonight’s the final game in the Stars-studded hockey career of Mike Modano. Horrible season. Getting called out. A team-worst minus-14. Only one goal in his last 34 games. Turning 39 in June. Her waiting at home. Just a gut…
Speaking of Proposition 2, as we were this morning, and Proposition 1, as we were yesterday, on Thursday the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum at Jack’s Backyard, where both props were on the table. And it was an all-star cast: Harlan Crow’s second-in-command Anne Raymond and Phillip…
If nothing else, State Rep. Betty Brown has kept the Internets busy. Hours after the Terrell Republican suggested that it might “behoove” Asians “to adopt a name that we could deal with more readily here,” the Asian American Democrats of Texas popped up a petition demanding a public apology, as…
Earlier this week, Garrick Farria — a Dallas-based union leader who was among those instrumental in getting Proposition 2 on the May 9 ballot — sent a letter to local media organizations in which he expressed his regret and reservations concerning the whole deal. Farria, a former political director for…
With the Rangers over and the Mavs resting and the Stars playing a meaningless hockey game – ugh, is there an uglier phrase in the English language? – I flipped around DirecTV for a moment last night before wondering aloud: If I had my choice, who would I watch right…
Apparently, the entire city — not to mention nearby counties — is trying to get in one last deep hacking breath before the smoking ban goes into effect at midnight tonight. To those Friends of Unfair Park wondering why the city appears to be smoldering, the National Weather Service says,…
