Okay, I’m swamped up to here penning a cover story about a former Cowboy you haven’t thought about in a long time, so let’s make this snappy. Besides, isn’t it best to eat your crow on the run? After praising Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo in a swath of I-told-you-so’s last week, he…
During Friday’s RE:Vision Dallas design charrette at City Hall — where Mayor Tom Leppert introduced the parking lot some folks hope to turn into a sustainable, self-contained community — organizers screened a nine-minute “photodocumentary” in which residents talk about the city that isn’t and the city that could be. And…
If, that is, you happen to be a kid in the neighborhood with a hot chocolate stand. From CNN yesterday. And speaking of Dallas and national TV, here’s Andrea Grimes’ beloved Fuel City on Nightline last night. And speaking of Dallas the Bushes, the Chicago Tribune’s Swamp blog this morning…
View Larger Map Earlier this year, ’round about the time it started getting hot, two folks living in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood hipped us to Tierra Caliente Rodeo — for two different reasons. One person thought the so-called “urban rodeo” and taqueria at 9615 Overlake Drive, near the old European…
The new ordinance would prohibit the sale of individual cigars and require cigars to be sold in packages of at least five, with a penalty of no more than $500 awaiting the perpetrator. Notably, it doesn’t apply to cigars sold in tobacco shops or other businesses. So what’s Caraway’s beef…
Nancy Nichols serves up the bad news: Tio’s Tortas on Lemmon Avenue is closed. Which is devastating news for those of us who frequented the joint, oh, once a week — used to, anyway, till we realized we were probably enjoying Tio’s tortas a little too much. (And, look, the…
After the jump, a photo taken Sunday evening at the intersection of Merrell Road and Cromwell Drive in Northwest Dallas — perfect for those in need of a Christmas card at this late date. –Robert Wilonsky…
All day, whatever’s left of Live 105.3 has been broadcasting college fight songs — which, right, has to be better than what’s usually on the FM station. (Just kidding, because, to be honest, I haven’t heard more than 14 seconds of the station in the last, oh, ever.) Which means…
If you’re a fan of Ben & Skin and you, like me, are wondering WTF?, I’ve got some clues about Live 105.3 FM going all college fight song this afternoon. Apparently it’s called “stunting”, a traditional radio ploy used by stations in advance of a major programming change. In other words,…
So, you jazzed about the old Cotton Bowl’s final matchup? The Only Team To Beat Florida vs. The Only Team To Beat Texas. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m intrigued by Mississippi vs. Texas Tech…
For weeks, the United States Conference of Mayors has been touting its Main Street Economic Recovery Plan, which would, if enacted, involve putting federal funds into local projects. To that end, mayors from all across the country provided the Conference with a wish list of project they’d like the feds…
What you see above is an early cover sketch for the Criterion Collection Bottle Rocket DVD about which we’ve written, oh, just a little in recent weeks. Like all of the artwork featured on the disc and throughout its accompanying booklet, it was done by Ian Dingman, and it measures…
The fine folks at IGN.com still watch The Simpsons so you don’t have to — good thing too, at least this week, as last night’s episode featured Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who’s awfully … animated? The entire episode’s after the jump, for those who didn’t realize that, I’ll be…
Two over-the-weekend follows to last week’s news concerning George and Laura Bush’s impending move to 10141 Daria Place. One comes from former Observer-er Ann Zimmerman, who gave Wall Street Journal readers a peek at the soon-to-be-ex-president’s neighborhood, where not all the neighbors are happy about Bush’s new address. Says one,…
How do you explain Tony Romo’s worst game as a Dallas Cowboy? A) Cold, windy, atrocious throwing weather. B) Absence of his pinkie splint. C) Steelers’ No. 1-ranked defense. D) The Jessica Jinx. In yesterday’s excruciating 20-13 loss in Pittsburgh, Romo was down right putrid. He looked like a kid…
Every now and then this week — till Wednesday at least — we’ll highlight some items on the Dallas City Council’s agenda, which runs more than 2,300 pages once you tally up the final agenda and final addendum items. Feels a bit like a year-end best-of, as the council takes…
Seven months ago, the word “streetcar” started showing up on Unfair Park — seems Jim’s plenty keen on the idea, along with other trolley-touters who look to yesterday’s transportation option as tomorrow’s development generator. Which is why, as the Dallas City Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee discusses the second downtown…
On a day when Wade Phillips looked like George Costanza stuffed in his Gortex coat and on a day when Tony Romo looked like Brad Johnson draped in his four turnovers, the Dallas Cowboys still looked like a playoff team. Until the final 12 minutes, that is. On a brutally…
Bad news this afternoon from Kurt Kleinmann, whose Pegasus Theatre has been coloring its stage productions a distinctly retro shade of gray since 1986: There will be no new “In Living Black and White” production next month at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, where, last December, Kleinmann opened…
A Friend of Unfair Park who works — sorry, make that worked — for Electronic Data Systems in Plano sends this missive:Amazing how the DMN or any of the local news outlets has not reported the fact EDS has laid off 8,000 to 10,000 people this week. I was one…
A Friend of Unfair Park and M.O.T. forwards us this link to tomorrow’s big auction at the VFW Hall on S. Smith Street, off Walton Walker. Looks like Randall Hill Auctions, based in La Coste, is selling off some 1,000 pieces of World War II memorabilia — including, oh, pistols…
Those local Starbucks targeted for shuttering over the summer are still open — dunno for how long, though, as the Seattle-based coffeeteria stages the closings in waves. (“Could be any time,” says one Lower Greenville barista.) And, more bad news, as it looks like Starbucks won’t rake in the big…
