Is the DFW a “cybercity?” Damn right: No. 5 in the whole U.S.A., according to AeA, which is only “the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry.” Today, AeA released a report titled Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-Technology Industry in the Nation’s Top…
Apparently, the Sundance Channel made the most of its trip to Dallas: Last week on its Big Ideas for a Small Planet series, it featured the Current Energy store on Knox Street. Tonight, during an episode devoted to the “Animals,” the show takes a trip to the recently opened Dallas…
Several locals working for Plano-based Frito-Lay done got themselves a U.S. Patent for a “novel flavor additive.” Only, if I read the lengthy government document correctly, I’ve done this by accident many, many times. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, toasted corn flavor additive (“TCF”) is made…
Maguire Energy Institute director Bruce Bullock The first person quoted in today’s Los Angeles Times story about the weekend oil summit in Saudi Arabia is Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute at SMU. Says Bullock of the slight rise in oil output and slight dip in gas prices:…
Every week there’s something new about T. Boone Pickens, who’s yet to get back to Unfair Park about that interview request, aw. One day he’s farming wind; the next, he’s gonna sell water to Dallas; the next, he’s donating more of his fortune to Oklahoma State University. But this may…
The “approachable” Lisa Garza, from next week’s episode of The Next Food Network Star. It’s getting harder and harder to give one warmed-over damn about The Next Food Network Star, which Suze’s Lisa Garza should have won before this fourth season ever started. Because from jump she should have been…
A view of the new Mercantile complex, The Element, taken from the original historic building The Mercantile Place on Main’s been open since March, and some 20 percent of the 66-year-old, 31-story building’s occupied — impressive, given the cheapest one-bedroom apartment in the all-rental rehab with 213 units is going…
In this self-portrait, even Angela Hunt’s hard hat is red. Or she’s joined Devo. As we pointed out earlier, a city council committee is looking at spending about $700,000 over 36 months to track sanitation workers with GPS devices. As far as we’re concerned, save the GPS for truants (see…
For those who don’t get the cable teevee, the Dallas iMedia Network, available solely through Time Warner, aired a few days back a “round table” featuring no less than Curtis King from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Jac Alder from Theatre Three, Charles Santos from TITAS, Dallas Cultural…
George Gillett, left, and Tom Hicks — now lovey and dovey again. Happens when rich people need money. Been a while since we’ve posted anything about how Tom Hicks is screwing up Liverpool — the soccer team, not the entire city, though there is a fine line. Anyway, word began…
Terrell Owens’ football camp runs July 9-10 at Duncanville High School. Only, if you go, kiddies, “Don’t ask me about my shoes, my money, because that’s not what it’s all about,” says the Dallas Cowboys’ wide receiver in one of a handful of promos his peoples have posted to the…
Eric Silverstein I see the daily’s got a front-page adios to Reunion Arena, which held its final event over the weekend on its way to … well, what, we’re still not exactly sure. All I know is a couple weeks back, when the council yet again decided to shutter the…
Ally Davidson Got an e-mail last week from Jeff Davidson, who wanted us to to let you know he and the missus, Ally, would be on teevee tonight: American Gladiators. “Our show is going to be the best one of the season so far,” notes the 29-year-old financial adviser, and,…
An illustration so simple, a fifth-grader or council member could understand it This afternoon, the city council’s Quality of Life and Government Services Committee will discuss putting Global Position System devices in the city’s sanitation trucks, following a trial run that commenced in October. Seems the council’s found a lot…
Mark Cuban has weighed in today with his thoughts on “The NBA and the Olympics,” which is more or less his original April 2004 post with an additional 322 unedited words added to the beginning. Among them: Are we sure the Olympics is about patriotism and pride? Or is it…
The air up there: Or, what the fields of North Texas look like from 500 feet high in the sky, as Allison V. Smith snaps outside the basket. They were beautiful and electric. Checkered patches of canary yellow and royal blue. Patriotic reds, blues and whites. An inflatable replica of…
The Countdown. [Part I] from Dallas Observer on Vimeo. From left to right: Timm “The InTimmidator” Dilling (in the yellow beanie), “Double-O” Kevin Ross, “Nasty” Nathan Biller and Marc “Meat Sweat” Laureys. For those who prefer still pictures over moving ones, here’s our slide show. With his left hand cupping…
The White House If this picture were at all legible, you’d swear Nolan Ryan was president and not the other dude. It’d be nice if the White House sooner than later posted bigger and better photos from the Texas Rangers’ visit with their former co-owner yesterday. Till then, we’ll make…
Before The Big Eat tomorrow in Plano, from which we’ll bring you video and a slide show on Sunday, Unfair Park serves up today a double helping of possible wieners. And the second one needs a little help choosing his nickname before the buzzer sounds at — when else? –…
The legendary sound track you’ve never heard of for a Dallas-made movie you’ve never seen. OK, a little help. Because, see, yesterday’s posting about the forthcoming Bottle Rocket DVD prompted a discussion of the best movies ever made in Dallas. And several comments mentioned Palmer Rockey and his film Scarlet…
A big thank-you to Pete Freedman this afternoon, as over on DC9 he’s posted the new video from The Theater Fire — which is for the new song “Uncle Wayne” off the band’s forthcoming this fall Matter of Light. Which is nice and all — like the Old 97’s, The…
Our departed Matt Pulle, now at our sister paper in Nashville, is blogging about the T. Don Hutto Residential Facility in Taylor, the former prison now used to detain immigrant families and children, most of whom are seeking asylum. As some of you may recall, before the American Civil Liberties…
