The council’s Economic Development Committee will also talk “supergraphics” today — you know, those building-sized billboards. Dunno what, precisely, is the point of the meeting, except to come up with some uniform guidelines for the signage, down to how to measure the percentage of text allowed on the billboards. (Right…
The city council’s Economic Development Committee will deal this morning with how to best tear down Reunion Arena: slowly but surely. Should be a nine-month-long, $6-million affair, and it’ll look to begin with the removal of asbestos from the old arena — itself, a three-month job, which begs the question,…
This photo is not — I repeat, not — of Josh Howard and CW33 reporter Sandra Hernandez. Spent my Saturday afternoon down in DeSoto at the first annual Josh Howard Foundation celebrity charity softball game. I wish I could report that Josh is sorry for his recent arrest in North…
Told you it was forthcoming: Criterion Collection’s blow-out edition of Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket, the best movie ever made in Dallas, damn right. Turns out, though, it’ll be available in November and not October, as was originally announced. The company’s finally posted all the details concerning the add-ons found on…
Who knew the Olympics’ Golden Girls live just north of here? As usual, I didn’t make time to watch the Olympics last night. But I heard we have another “home-grown” golden girl. What Carly Patterson did for Allen, Nastia Liukin will apparently do for Parker. Which prompts two responses on…
It’s not the best quality, which is putting it mildly, but here’s a little bit of Jessica Simpson performing her song about Tony Romo at the Indiana State Fair. I’d transcribe the lyrics, but, seriously, my head’s killing me and life’s just too short. –Robert Wilonsky…
Looks like SEGA made the right decision putting Parker’s Nastia Liukin on the cover of its Beijing 2008 Olympics video game. Here’s something, then, for those who were up too late to watch morning TV: She and silver medalist Shawn Johnson were on Today today. But, hey there, what happened…
Three yards and a cloud of … California rolls? Sushi? At a Texas high school football game? The sound you hear is Tom Landry, rolling over in his grave. — Richie Whitt…
The Marcus House, as it looked during construction in 1938 At the beginning of the week, it looked as though Stanley Marcus’ 70-year-old Lakewood home was a goner, as Mark and Patty Lovvorn told the Texas Historical Commission they were razing the famous manse in favor of something more “energy…
John Travolta was supposed to be in town September 9 to speak at the Brinker International Forum, which’ll take place at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. But he can’t make it, says a media release that just went out — “due to unforeseen professional obligations,” by which I assume…
Betty Culbreath Dallas Housing Authority chair Betty Culbreath, who is known to enjoy hot ham sandwiches on occasion, is in the national news this a.m. — because she’s a Republican voting for Barack Obama, oh my! Notes ABCNews.com’s Marcus Baram, she goes way, way back with the Bush family, but…
Exactly one month ago, Dallas-based 7-Eleven announced its plans to drop a shop on every corner in North Texas — except the ones it’s abandoned, eh, Knox and Travis? Well, today comes news of further expansion: The former Southland Ice Company plans on broadening its menu by serving up chicken…
Better days, my friend. Better days. If you ever met former Cotton Bowl Association Executive Director Jim Brock and he greeted you with “Hoss” – in other words, if you ever met him – you realize the significance of his passing. Brock, always ready with a cigar, a back slap…
If you’re in need of a little light reading this weekend, may I suggest the following: the 2008-2009 Proposed Annual Budget for the City of Dallas, which was previewed to the media and presented to the council last week and is now available in its entirety from the city’s Web…
Ten pages behind the Fred Baron story you’ll find one about — wait for it, wait for it — Jenny the elephant and her potential move to either Mexico or Tennessee. Very catch headline too: “What to Do With Traumatized Elephant Stirs Up Dallas.” Can’t say the Association of Zoos…
Mark Graham Fred Baron, the Sgt. Schultz of Dallas attorneys Hey, look, there’s Dallas attorney Fred Baron on the front page of The New York Times this morning — where it’s revealed, likely to no one’s surprise, that he played a significantly larger role in the John Edwards-Rielle Hunter affair…
A little bit ago, Yahoo! Sports’ Greg Wyshynski linked to yesterday’s Sean Avery item; awful nice of him. Thought I’d return the favor, then, and point out that Wyshynski stumbled across the hockey-playing fashionista’s appearance on Bravo’s Web site last night following Project Runway, where the newest Dallas Star and…
Courtney Clenney TNA, it’s dynamite? From left: Shark Boy, Curry Man and Black Machismo, the latter of whom doesn’t wear a mask because he’s “too beautiful” Lucky us, as Unfair Park found itself this afternoon at the Best Buy on LBJ Freeway and Midway Road, where Jay Lethal (also known…
Methinks our pal Tim Wagner’s day just got a little bit longer, as the Associated Press noted moments ago that the Federal Aviation Administration has fined American Airlines $7 million for “safety and drug-testing violations.” Update: Here’s the FAA’s media release detailing the reasons for the penalties. And the Dallas…
Sorry Rangers fans. It’s half-empty. No, really. I wanted to pen something positive and insightful and detailed and basebally about the Rangers’ most important series of the season. But I just couldn’t get past this: The last two nights against the team they’re “chasing” in the Wild Card race, the…
Somehow, Stephen Colbert’s dig at Canton on Tuesday night’s Colbert Report is making national news today, as the Comedy Central host insults, then apologizes to, Cantons across the country. Alas, this breaking news has yet to make it to the Canton Herald. Me, I find this video much, much, much…
I went to the city’s Web site a few minutes ago in search of something when I stumbled across this in the “Latest News & Announcements … ” section: “Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine R. Caraway, Rickey Smiley, KBFB 97.9 The Beat, The City of Dallas, Out…
