Mike Schoder, center in the white shirt, and some of CD World’s staff over the years More bad business news today, as we begin the New Year with news of closings. First off, an era ends as CD World goes the way of the 45 single: Over the weekend, owner…
His arrow is suddenly pointing down. Don’t look now, but just guess who has the best passer rating in the NFL? Not Brady nor Manning nor Romo nor … Would you believe this guy? Believe it. Six touchdowns will do that for you. As for the rest of the NFL’s…
Moments ago, the Dallas Independent School District posted to its Web site a media release announcing the elimination of “at least” 160 central staff positions today — “63 of which had been filled by employees.” Says the release, it’ll save the district “up to $3.6 million for the current 2008-2009…
Forget the bailout that wasn’t. Forget the stock market crash. Forget the blame game. This, from the grand-opening shindig at downtown’s latest happening hotel The Joule on Friday night, is one of the signs of the Apocalypse. You can look it up. –Robert Wilonsky…
The Dallas Business Journal’s done the dirty work of localizing the effects of the bailout bust: The paper’s compiled a list of some dozen Dallas- and Fort Worth-based companies and how far they dropped following the House of Representatives’ vote against the $700-billion bailout bill. Not sure who’s the biggest…
Robert Benton and Paul Newman on the set of Twilight Writer-director Robert Benton turns 76 today, a birthday worth noting for two reasons. One, as we documented in the paper version of Unfair Park five years back, the Oak Cliff-born filmmaker possesses an accomplished and acclaimed résumé: co-creator of Esquire’s…
Rep. Jeb Hensarling By now, you’re no doubt aware that the House voted against the $700-billion bailout, with several prominent Texas Republicans voting against the president. Among those leading the charge: Dallas’ Jeb Hensarling, who, as the debate began on the House floor, called the plan one that would put…
Mitchell Rasansky Even for City Hall junkies, the budget process can be a bit overwhelming to follow closely. So when the council passed the city’s $2.7 billion budget last week, it’s unlikely much interest was generated — other than relief that the council was able to make the necessary amendments…
Lotta this going on yesterday. And today. Likely the rest of the week. Everee-Day is like Sunn-daay! Random, irrational thoughts from my 8+ hours of Sabbath on the couch. With a lap full of pizza. And a belly full of … Diet Dr Pepper? 10 a.m. – Saturday’s leftover: ’Splain…
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway Before last week’s pro-hotel shindig in the Flag Room at City Hall, I decided to attend Wednesday’s council meeting. No particular reason, although the Fairfield zoning case was on the afternoon agenda. Ironically, I ran into Kat Truitt on my way down the elevator…
State Rep. Tony Goolsby, former Unfair Park-er Matt Pulle just called you a chicken, because you refuse to debate Democratic challenger Carol Kent. And because you and your people won’t call Matt back — which, when you think about it, “makes sense,” Matt writes. “If you’re afraid to be seen…
In April 2005, an audit off city-owned WRR-FM (101.1) revealed that the station had plenty of problems — chief among them, employees were receiving way too much in commissions; the station wasn’t very good at collecting late payments; and too much money had been doled out to former employees, who…
Is there a bigger Cowboy killer? I’ll have my blow-by-blow coverage of yesterday’s fiasco this afternoon. But for now, what’s your biggest reason for the loss to the Redskins: a) Not getting the ball enough to Terrell Owens? b) Zero touches for Felix Jones? c) Only eight carries for Marion…
Yesterday, the Blog Maverick hisself posted a Q&A concerning the “Botox Bailout,” in which Mark Cuban offers his thoughts on the pig currently applying its lipstick in the House of Representatives. Among them: “The bankers who got us into this mess got a reprieve and a few of their jobs…
If nothing else, corny dog challenger Warren Street was able to keep his lunch down. (Patrick Michels) One of the great disputed records in sports was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at the State Fair of Texas, as last year’s corn dog-eating co-champions faced off against a dozen challengers in…
As Uncle Barky’s site has remained relatively mum since news of his “procedure” last week — save for his Paul Newman obit on Saturday — several Friends of Unfair Park have asked about Ed’s health status. So, this brief update, as the Dean of TV Criticism isn’t one for hogging…
Charged with misdemeanors. But not indicted with a felony. Got it? Acting on an educated hunch, I made a call this afternoon to Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney David Hagerman. Sure enough, he confirms that a grand jury on Thursday returned a three-count, Class A misdemeanor complaint against Live 105.3…
Courtney Clenney After the jump, Intern Courtney’s recap of her visit to Oscar de la Renta in NorthPark Center yesterday, where Tatiana Boncompagni Hoover signed copies of her novel Gilding Lily. But among the photos Courtney returned with was this one of Lisa Garza, the not-Next Food Network Star, who’s…
Angela Hunt just posted to her blog some thoughts on the City Plan Commission’s vote yesterday not to rename Ross Avenue for Cesar Chavez. She wants to make this very clear: No way, no how, no, sir, she does not support renaming one square inch of Ross Avenue, not for…
The auto show’s been a fixture at the Fair since 1904. That’s a fun fact. Free for having. You can look it up. Just made my first-ever pit stop at PickupTruck.com, thanks to the just-posted video available for watching with your eyes after the jump. It’s a review of the…
Two days before Washington Mutual became the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, board member Tom Leppert received more than 2,000 shares of WaMu stock, increasing his holdings to more than 21,000 shares. The price listed on the SEC filing — from yesterday — of $3.20 per share valued his…
The only Bond worth a damn Despite a petition drive against the convention center hotel that even proponents are certain will result in a referendum, the mayor and council members, along with developer Jack Matthews, are continuing to move forward with the final stages of the project. But as the…
