Meet the Pivnicks of Richardson. Sounds like an ABC sitcom, actually. USA Today and Good Morning America Weekend found two families willing to take part in their joint Frugal Family Challenge — and, of course, one of those families is local (and, so happens, the husband works for a Gannett-owned…
Technically, the 52-year-old pizzeria in Preston Royal (and, now, Plano) is called Pizza by Marco, but ever since he was a boy, my dad’s called it “Marco’s Pizza” — and I’ve called Marco’s Pizza about twice a month since I was a boy, thank you very much. So happens, though,…
A Friend of Unfair Park who teaches government and history in a school district not named “DISD” sends along this article from Milwaukee. Can’t imagine why. –Robert Wilonsky…
Oh say can you see, how charitable this guy is? You: “The media only reports the bad news.” Me: “Guilty.” Well, not only the bad news. But I do admit that we, the media, tend to magnify the drunk athlete and shrug off the charitable one. Why? Great question. We’d…
Dallas Fed prez Richard Fisher Last night, Richard Fisher, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke in New York City. The subject of his speech: “Responding to Turbulence,” which, surprisingly, was not subtitled, “Everybody must get stoned.” If nothing else, Fisher once more proves…
This morning, at 7:45, Mayor Tom Leppert delivered a State of the City address to the MetroTex Association of Realtors Political Action Committee, meeting at the Westin Hotel Galleria. Our new Web editor, Patrick Michels, got out of bed in the wee small hours to record the entire speech, which…
This, come to find out, is called The Peach Gobbler. I’ll never eat fruit the same again. Was doing “research” this morning for a possible blog item. One of these days I’m going to rank the hottest women in Dallas TV sports, or maybe just Dallas TV overall. (Suggestion box…
To deal with the projected $84 million budget shortfall the district is facing, superintendent Michael Hinojosa just laid out what he called “prudent, fiscally responsible, feasible” solutions that are “doable right now.” To which he added, “Despite that, they will be painful.” His solutions, however, total only $77 million. He…
Until the feed goes down, you can watch the DISD board of trustees meeting, which just began. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa has just begun discussing “the process” whereby the district will find its missing millions. “It’s not quite finished,” he said, but that “brings us to the end.” Recommendations are forthcoming…
Hurricane Ike has decimated the Gulf Coast’s seafood industry, which will come as no surprise to anyone who’s tried to order an oyster in recent days. Fisherman have been left jobless; distributors have been left without stock; and restaurants are stuck trying to find seafood from faraway places. And it…
But, seriously, who’ll be his running mate? Randy Galloway? The BBC News blog Talking America today has an interview with James Meredith, the first black student ever to enroll in the University of Mississippi back in 1962. The reason for the interview is that Ole Miss is located in Oxford,…
Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders Writing for Texas Lawyer as I did for four years and being a Texas lawyer for 34 years, I have known many judges. Some came to the job unprepared, young and unwise in the ways of the world, ballot-sitters who simply caught a wave of Republican…
In case you missed the tale of the woman thrown from a moving car on the Dallas North Tollway over the weekend, it’s right here. And Dallas police have released the surveillance video, because they consider the driver “a person of interest in the case” — really? — and hope…
Moments ago on The Dallas Morning News’ DALLAS ISD Blog, Kent Fischer asked the question, “Can the district borrow to fill the budget hole?” He answered it, as well: Yes, as what’s another million in interest, and just think of the goodwill it’ll buy. Alas, “Trustee Garza told me yesterday…
After the jump, Mark Cuban answers, among other questions posed by Fox New Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, “Is this a good time to buy a baseball team?” In case you were wondering given the state of the economy, about which the Dallas Mavericks’ owner has much to say. –Robert Wilonsky…
The Dallas Independent School District board of trustees will meet twice today: at their 3 p.m. “financial workshop,” then again for their regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. meeting. It is the former, of course, that’s of most concern today, as on the agenda is Item No. 3, which reads, “Consideration and…
Josh Howard can’t be all bad. Nor Hummer owners. Right? So I’m at the Rangers’ game yesterday afternoon and there’s a smattering of fans. The die-hards, let’s call them. One, in particular, caught my eye. He was sitting down the first-base line, front row in shallow right field. With a…
Yesterday, Ed Bark had big news for those who continue to wonder what in the hell KXAS-Channel 5 was thinking when the NBC affiliate opted not to renew meteorologist Rebecca Miller’s contract back in March: She’s going to sub on KDAF-Channel 33’s 9 p.m. newscasts Thursdays and Fridays, beginning tonight…
“Swingtown,” by Mike Fisher, September 18 Here to Serve I’ve seen the self-serving claim by proponents of “the lifestyle” that American combat pilots “serviced” each other’s wives to keep them “faithful” during World War II and find it doubtful as well as abhorrent. Human beings are not animals bound by…
Never thought I’d feel sorry for a Hummer owner. Never thought I’d start a Josh Howard column with this word: Victim. But because being a racist trumps being unpatriotic and because Mark Cuban is as ballsy as he is brilliant, the Dallas Mavericks’ forward’s recent verbal flag-burning isn’t the most…
Irrational discourse: In 2004, when Iraqi terrorists beheaded American Nick Berg and posted a horrific video of the murder online, we watched it. One time. Not out of morbid curiosity, we like to think, but to get better informed about the barbarians Americans are up against. Were we wrong to…
As plans by Mayor Tom Leppert and the Dallas City Council to build a convention center hotel move forward, a petition drive that could kill the project is gathering momentum with five hoteliers leading the way, three council members opposing the city’s plans and a convention center expert accusing city…
