Dwayne Freeto was a U.S. Army veteran who had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for only nine months before he was killed in the line of duty on December 17, 2006. Notes the Officer Down Memorial Page: “Officer Dwayne Freeto was killed when his patrol car was struck…
Hang your head, radio inventer. Hang your head. Last week I congratulated 103.3 FM ESPN Radio for its 2008 Marconi Award nomination. I suppose it’s still somewhat of an honor, but after a little digging around I’d like to soften my back-patting and retract at least some of my confetti…
A month ago, we noted that ESPN.com gave the great Frank Luksa space to serve up his Top 10 favorite Texas Stadium memories. Turns out, it was but a prelude to a longer look back: Today comes word that Luksa and the great Drew Pearson have co-authored a small-press book…
Well, first of all, because you live here. And for myriad other reasons too, every single one of them delineated in this wide-ranging just-posted two-part video presentation courtesy the North Texas Commission. (Note to self: Look into regional infomercial voice-over work.) –Robert Wilonsky…
Come next season this ol’ thing may be out of the moth balls. Let’s play radio gossip catch-up today, shall we? I’m not raising the “Breaking News!” banner. Not directly quoting high-placed sources. But after sensing displeasure and hearing rumblings from various people in the past couple weeks, let’s call…
A sign carried during last Wednesday’s protest outside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas As you’re no doubt aware, on October 8 Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth made public a joint statement in which they told their congregations, “To vote for a candidate…
Where now there is nothing, JPI envisions 60 acres of a whole lot of something. As we mentioned yesterday, the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee has a lot to chew on at its 9:30 meeting this morning — like, for starters, how to tackle the Sylvan Avenue bridge…
Toldja. Pacman is in rehab. Wade Phillips isn’t in limbo. The Cowboys are in trouble. Most importantly, Tony Romo’s pinkie is still in a cast. I’ve already sliced and diced Brad Johnson and the loss to the Rams. Let’s make this short and sweet: Romo plays Sunday or else Dallas…
A very emphatic Mayor Tom Leppert from Sam Merten on Vimeo. In Wednesday’s paper version of Unfair Park, we’ll take a look into the madness of Mayor Tom’s relentless pursuit of the convention center hotel. But until then, we offer this video from the September 24 Build the Hotel shindig,…
Sam Merten This morning, the Associated Press posted a piece headlined: “Dallas officials clash over a street’s name.” Which is? Cesar Chavez Boulevard, but of course. Only took a few months, but there ya go. And, throughout the day, the story’s started appearing all over the place: Newsday, New York…
Tomorrow’s the Dallas Independent School District job fair at the Dallas Convention Center, and the district’s Web site has all the details — including the list of employers who’re scheduled to attend. A few interesting names leap off the list, among them the more than 60 Texas school districts sending…
The best parts of all city council committee briefings? The photos of imaginary bridges. While looking ahead at tomorrow’s action-packed meeting of the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee, we spotted something worth sharing early: this sneak peek at the Sylvan Avenue Bridge design, now a federal aid project…
If, come Election Day, you’ve got a problem at the polls, look no further than Sarah Saldaña, an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Texas. Today, U.S. Attorney Richard Roper announced that Saldaña will be the Northern District’s election officer, meaning she’ll be responsible for “overseeing the…
How low can you go? Bad. But just how bad? The St. Louis Rams, who entered with four offensive touchdowns in their first five games, scored three in Sunday’s first quarter. The Cowboys, who entered with Super Bowl aspirations, produced botched snaps, missed field goals, eight penalties, four turnovers and…
Thankyouthankyou, Kevin Krause, for pointing out the fund-raising item that will allow us to take care of all our Christmas shopping needs — and at only $24.95 a pop, no less! And for those who aren’t rushing to buy their very own “lifelike, miniature version of John Wiley Price,” be…
Darlene Ewing Over at DailyKos, Linda Magid, who’s the campaign manager of Tom Daley’s Congressional campaign, has a bone to pick with Dallas County Democratic Party chair Darlene Ewing. Yesterday, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece in which Ewing more or less said that while Dallas has turned a…
This sign at left, no doubt a longtime favorite, made its bow over the weekend in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood. It’s become a regular occurrence in our Northwest Dallas neighborhood: Every morning or so, the Obama yard signs go missing or wind up tossed on someone else’s lawn; happened only…
Daniel Rodrigue This sucker was 32 feet of evil, but nothing a match and some gasoline couldn’t fix. In short: Good 1, Evil 0. Fireworks exploded overhead as the 10-headed demon god Ravana burst into flames Satuday night at Texas Stadium. OK, fine, so it was only a 32-foot-tall effigy…
Business Wire We feel a caption-writing contest coming on … and so deliciously close to Halloween too! The mind reels — it’s like a Paul Rudd-produced sitcom, no? Alas, this lead from Newsday moments ago, in advance of a 10 a.m. C.S.T. press conference: “The Evil Empire and America’s Team…
The city’s giving away the Atmos Complex, highlighted, mostly because nobody can do a danged thing with the buildings till the Statler Hilton, top right, is redeveloped or exploded. Sam detailed yesterday the city’s plan to redo the convention center and restructure its $263.9 million debt (bond sale! bond sale!)…
Let’s hope this was the low point of the season. If not … Fire everyone! Or, take a deep breath, heal some wounds, give a pep talk and – the only thing that’ll really fix the Cowboys – play better. Look, yesterday in St. Louis was an unmitigated disaster. No…
Patrick Michels It’s opening weekend at the new Trinity River Audubon Center, and with free admission this Saturday and Sunday, it seemed like an opportune time to size up the nature reclamation project that’s been 10 years in the making. Upwards of $40 million has been poured into making the…
