Bet you didn’t know Ray Hunt owned a bunch of land down in South Texas — like, oh, 6,000 acres known as the Sharyland Plantation development, where Hunt’s touting “gentle gulf breezes … swaying palm fronds … the delicate scent of hibiscus and bougainvillea flowers.” It’s a massive multi-use development:…
This old Jason Kidd poster can be yours right now, for the low, low price of $15. I’m at American Airlines Center witnessing something I thought I’d never see — no, not this guy in concert, but, of course, Jason Kidd back in a Dallas Mavericks tank top. After the…
Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, more than willing to spend between $40 and $100 million of your money As we noted yesterday, Angela Hunt and Mitchell Rasansky are the only council members fighting for more information before the city uses taxpayers’ money for a proposed convention center hotel. During this…
So, Jason Kidd’s a Dallas Maverick for the second time. Richie’s got more forthcoming in a sec about today’s ’bout-time blockbuster trade. But, for grins, let’s go stumbling down Amnesia Lane, to the day Jason Kidd became a Mav for the very first time. –Robert Wilonsky…
HillaryClinton.com No way we were going to let NBC’s David Shuster near this cutline. Bill Clinton’s stumping for his missus throughout the state this week: He’s in Galveston, Beaumont, Victoria, and Houston tomorrow, then in Midland/Odessa, Victoria and Houston again on Thursday. Which makes it twice in two weeks the…
Today’s Boston Globe carries a lengthy profile of former Allen High School cheerleader, gymnast and class vice-president Dionne Passacantando, who, in 2003, started taking anabolic steroids when she was 17 because “she just wanted six-pack abs.” Passacantando, who now lives in Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey hometown, says she used to…
No more Hope-ing: Jason Kidd’s back in a Mavs uni as of seconds ago. Ready or not, Jason Kidd is a Dallas Maverick. After a week of machinations and maneuvers that took the deal from imminent to insane, the NBA just minutes ago finally stamped its approval. I’ll have more…
Lily Tomlin as, ahem, Dallas real estate giant Amelia Shakespeare In case you’ve forgotten, as the initial announcement came down nearly two years ago, HBO was all set to launch a new series titled 12 Miles of Bad Road, in which Lily Tomlin stars as a Dallas real estate agent…
This morning, Gizmodo offers this “exclusive”: The Biggest Star Wars Collection in the Galaxy. And, no, I don’t note this just to appeal to the 4-year-old who lives in my house — turns out, the estimable collection (documented with 134 photos, good God) belongs to a local named Rob Foster,…
The Dallas Police Department’s Web site isn’t up at the moment, and they dunno when it’ll be operational again. KTVT-Channel 11 knows why: Because the site was hacked yesterday with anti-gummint sloganeering and artwork courtesy hackers identifying themselves as “s2rangers from Russia,” which was also an underrated early-1980s ABC sitcom…
During his nightly Countdown, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann yesterday had as his chart-topper Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’ “discovery” of docs and doodads related to the assassination of John Kennedy. Said the sports anchor-turned-Mini-Murrow, Watkins presented the materials yesterday “with a dose of provocation, whether intentional or not,” then brought…
Barack Obama’s campaign has, at long last, announced the time and place for his Wednesday shindig in downtown Dallas: It’ll take place at 11:30 a.m. at Reunion Arena, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m. Seems his local folks’ wishes were granted: Told you this morning they were hoping for a…
What could have been but won’t be, not anymore. Just returned to the office to find a missive in the in-box from Marc Andres — who, with his brother Roger, wants to take the abandoned Carnival on Henderson Avenue and turn it into a multi-use residential-retail development. Pardon — they…
Mitchell Rasansky’s “extremely upset” over the mayor’s plans to rush through this convention center hotel. Earlier this morning, Unfair Park mentioned that during tomorrow’s Economic Development Committee meeting, council members will discuss spending $41.3 million of taxpayers’ money to acquire land upon which Mayor Tom Leppert wants to build a…
Associated Press story out of Cleveland says the homeless are taking advantage of the foreclosure crisis by moving into the hastily abandoned houses in residential areas — which is better than your average empty home, since many of them still have electricity and running water. Says one ex-con-turned-squatter quoted in…
Schutze was just telling me the story about the time he dug up Lee Harvey Oswald. Actually, Jim wasn’t holding the shovel — maybe you recall that in 1981, a British researcher named Michael Eddowes claimed there was a “second Lee Harvey Oswald” and got locals to yank Oswald’s body…
Till I can find a better version of the NBA’s “Where Amazing Happens” ad featuring Dirk Nowitzki, which debuted last night during the NBA All-Star Game, this shot-off-a-TV version will have to do. One significant note: It’s the first player-produced ad — which is why Dirk told the Fort Worth…
No word yet on when and where Barack Obama will be appearing Wednesday — not even his local campaign operatives know anything. And, yes, they too have heard all the rumors that have the Illinois senator appearing mid-morning at a local church, Fair Park or even the American Airlines Center…
NBA.com Keith Van Horn, now more useful than ever All this dramatic transaction has been missing is Howie Mandel, 25 suitcases and a stage full of models. But now — maybe, just maybe — it’s over. With the NBA’s league office pondering the Mavericks’ reconfigured trade for Jason Kidd at…
Lynn Flint Shaw Nice editorial in today’s Dallas Morning News asking, erm, Why wasn’t Lynn Flint Shaw charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor for allegedly forging Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’ signature? Only, one thing Dallas’ Only Daily fails to note today: Allen Gwinn’s been asking the…
For those who like to get a jump on their city government’s weekly doings, here’s one of the agenda items for tomorrow morning’s meeting of the city council’s Economic Development Committee: the plan for purchasing the land necessary to build the convention center hotel Mayor Tom’s rushing through without explaining…
While Hillary Clinton stumps in South Texas and Bill’s in East Texas, local Barack Obama supporters have commandeered Texas Caribbean Foods, a cozy restaurant at Southside on Lamar, as a gathering place and center of operations. They’re busy making phone calls to garner more foot soldiers and holding meetings on…
