So, back to that Sylvan Thirty item from earlier in the week. Got an email this morning from Monte Anderson, the man who resurrected the Belmont. Said he wanted to talk about the development going in catty-corner from his — one he’s long supported. Matter of fact, says Anderson, he…
As The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal note today, President Obama will give a speech some time after Labor Day in which he will unveil “a plan to create jobs, stimulate the economy and reduce the federal deficit.” (Tom Leppert beat him to it!) But the president won’t…
Behold, Dallas, the shiny new city council districts the Redistricting Commission has drawn for you! Don’t uncork the champagne just yet, though. The commissioners themselves certainly didn’t seem to be in the mood for it.Near the end of last night’s six-hour meeting (yes, yes it was), the commission voted 11-4…
Below, in yesterday’s item about Dallas ISD finding a buyer for Davy Crockett, a Friend of Unfair Park brought up another historically designated city landmark: the old Dallas High School (or Main High School or Bryan Street High School or, most recently, Crozier Tech) at Pearl and Bryan, which opened…
Not much good to say about the Rangers’ 11-5 loss to the Red Sox Tuesday night. Colby Lewis gave up two more homers, both to Adrian Gonzalez. Texas’ lead in the West is down to 3.5 games with 32 remaining. But … Before the game Mavericks’ head coach Rick Carlisle threw out…
After a gas drilling field trip to Arlington and debriefing session, a public hearing at City Hall and a few weeks to let all the information marinate, the city’s gas drilling task force got back to the horseshoe Tuesday afternoon with four items on its agenda — presentations by gas-drilling…
What you see is the video just posted by the Tom Leppert for Senate campaign in which the former Dallas mayor pitches his “ambitious” plan to “rebuild our nation’s economy,” which you’ll find here: “A New Direction for America.” To sum up: flat tax, reduce corporate taxes, eliminate earmarks, cut…
As I’ve written before, nobody throws a party like Texas Motor Speedway grand poobah Eddie Gossage. He added to his legacy again Tuesday night at Gilley’s south of downtown Dallas, unveiling his track’s 2012 schedule with a party featuring Kurt Busch, Kyle Petty, Matt Kenseth, sword swallowers, stilt-walkers, Stoney LaRue…
Since last we mentioned those country club suits filed against the Dallas Central Appraisal District over their respective valuations, dozens more have popped up, including complaints filed in recent days by the owners of the Ritz-Carlton on McKinney, Schepps Dairy and myriad other strip centers and big boxes. But this…
A couple of months back we mentioned Jason Roberts’s plan to connect North Oak Cliff with the southernmost tip of the Katy Trail via a nine-mile trail along and across the Trinity River — one he’d hoped to have wrapped within 90 days. And, lookie here, says the Better Blocker:…
Already with company in training camp in the form of free agents Dan Bailey and Kai Forbath, David Buehler’s job as Cowboys’ kicker became more tenuous Tuesday when the team signed veteran Shayne Graham. Graham made his name with the Bengals from 2003-09, and last year was 12 of 12 for…
On the other side is a memo from Mayor Mike Rawlings that just arrived in the in-box in which he tells the council members who’ll serve on which committee. And, no, Angela Hunt did not get the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee chair — that went to Vonciel Jones Hill…
First off, the Dallas Police Department just sent word: “Thanks to multiple viewer tips,” writes Senior Corporal Kevin Janse, officers today detained the man they believe may be the one seen holding up the Exxon Tigermart on Lemmon Ave. with underwear on his head. His last name is Underwood. (Update…
Speaking of the DISD board of trustees’ meeting agenda for Thursday night …Here’s an item of interest: Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Amendment to Board Policy BJCG (Local) Superintendent Retirement or Resignation (First Reading), which was initially on the consent agenda but has since been pulled for a…
Found this on Vimeo: a nice Nike ad starring a chatty Dirk Nowitzki shot in Würzberg, Germany, his hometown. Hence, perhaps, the stroll down Memory Lane … to the tennis courts, scene of his earliest victories. Ah — this is the same spot Jeff Caplan mentioned this morning on ESPNDallas,…
Drove by Davy Crockett two weeks ago and espied the still-up sign noting that the Dallas ISD was taking bids on the city-designated historic landmark, which turns 108 this year and was the oldest school in use when the district shuttered it in January 1989. We’ve written about the property…
Steven Phillips, a man who spent 25 years in prison for a string of Dallas rapes he did not commit, was arrested in Carrollton for cocaine possession — an arrest that could cost him millions. When reached by phone, Phillips declined to comment. But according to the arrest affidavit obtained…
Back in June, the city sent word that it had agreed to hand over to the feds $2.5 million — without acknowledging that, ya know, maybe it did violate the civil False Claims Act and Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act by overcharging Medicare and Medicaid for ambulance rides. Could have…
1402 Rowan Avenue, located just a few blocks from O.M. Roberts Elementary near Fair Park, is on the tax rolls at around $18,000. But that didn’t stop two men — Blaise Hancock of Arlington and Clint Allen of Lewisville — from taking out insurance policies on the property worth a…
Quite the stink back in April when I opined that I didn’t think Rangers’ pitcher Colby Lewis should miss a start to attend the birth of his second child. I stand by that. I still root for Lewis to be a good pitcher and don’t really give a rat’s ass…
A couple of weeks back, City Hall asked residential and commercial customers to voluntarily cut back on watering landscapes — twice a week, at most, if that’s OK with you, thanks. A few days later, Assistant City Manager Forest Turner told the council that we’re actually quite a ways off…
Only 19 days until the Cowboys kick off the 2011 NFL season against the New York Jets at Meadowlands Stadium. Even more imminent, a week from today Dallas will trim its roster down from 90 to 75. By September 3, we’ll be down to the final 53. After two weeks in San…
