Who knows how seriously the Dallas Independent School District’s board of trustees will take the suggestions of the board-appointed Citizens Budget Review Commission — which, as far as Carla Ranger’s concerned, exists in large part to push the super’s charter-school agenda. In the end, the commission has no real authority…
Speaking of downtown Dallas …Here’s something I stumbled across on eBay this morning — and, lucky you, three whole days remain to bid on this trio of photos, for which the opening bid’s stuck at a whole $6.99. Says the California seller — and the back of the pictures –…
One day, perhaps later than sooner, there will be a resolution over how much, if anything, Tom Hicks or the present owners of the Texas Rangers owe over that failed Glorypark development that was to have been built next to the Ballpark in Arlington. But for now, that case remains…
While I finish up what’s sure to be the most scintillating story you read all day about a famously failed real estate development, allow me to direct your attention to a vintage clip I discovered a few days ago on the Texas Archive of the Moving Image website. It’s of…
Under a tent along Bexar Street in South Dallas this morning, city officials treated a crowd of more than 100 to an enthusiastic display of back-slapping and upbeat progress reports for the neighborhood revitalization underway around them. Surrounded by blocks of mixed-use construction and new brick townhomes, Mayor Dwaine Caraway…
Wuh-oh. Hang on. Looks like you can forget that Downtown Dallas 360 plan. Why? Well, says right here: “North of Ross is the new downtown. South of Ross is a problem.” At least, that’s what Billinglsey Co. President and Chief Operating Officer Michael O’Hanlon says today in a National Real…
A couple of weeks back, Sam mentioned that Billy MacLeod, who’s running for the District 2 city council seat against incumbent Pauline Medrano, has a few problems with the coming elections. Chief among them: Votes will be cast at Esperanza “Hope” Medrano Elementary School — which so happens to be…
As you guys have probably figured out, I’m not a big fan of NASCAR the sport. But I dig NASCAR the scene. During this weekend’s annual spring visit to Fort Worth — capped by Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 — there will be female roller derby, pig races, white trash, blue…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have asked in recent weeks: When should they begin avoiding LBJ Freeway, which, of course, is about to become the “LBJ Express”? (To which I replied: What, you don’t already avoid LBJ Freeway? I know, right? Hilarious!) One Friend asked in particular because he espied…
The weather. The ring ceremony. The attendance. And oh, by the way, the results.When the Rangers beat reigning AL Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez 7-3 yesterday, it capped the perfect start to their encore season.They’re now 6-0, joining the Cincinnati Reds as the only undefeated teams in baseball. Texas has…
First thing this morning, the “final draft” of the Downtown Dallas 360 plan appeared in the Unfair Park inbox, replacing the version sent out a few days back in advance of Wednesday’s council meeting, at which point the city will officially adopt a resolution that “directs the City Manager to…
Remember waaaay back when the Mavericks were salivating over somehow catching the Spurs for the best record in the NBA’s Western Conference and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs? Don’t look now, but after last night’s home loss, the goal is to somehow hold onto third place.Or is it?A four-game losing…
For four days at the end of October, San Francisco-based Out & Equal will hold its annual Workplace Summit at the Hilton Anatole; they’re expecting quite the crowd, following the 2,500 who turned out for last year’s star-studded confab in Los Angeles. But before the visit, Out & Equal would…
As has been the case many a time in Texas, it all started during a Pat Green song. While the singer regaled the crowd with his casual, country-fried twang in the infield at Texas Motor Speedway on the night of November 2, 2005, one of his biggest fans was freaking…
Cognitive dissonance: Remember when times were flush and Dallas’ city leaders had goals other than keeping the lights on at City Hall? It wasn’t that long ago when all the talk was “world class city” and we were assured that Dallas was a few fancy suspension bridges, a toll road…
Two months ago, almost to the day, NBC announced it was prematurely yanking Chase from the schedule and replacing it with Minute to Win It, at which point it appeared that was that for the locally shot series about U.S. marshals chasing (ah!) baddies all over the Southwest. Only, not…
We took the long way to Oak Cliff last weekend, turning off the Houston Street Viaduct on to Greenbriar Lane, which runs parallel to the Trinity River. No particular reason, just in no particular rush. It was at that point we found ourselves amongst a forest of sleek metal-n-wood townhomes,…
A trio of truck thefts from Dr Pepper distributors around Texas in the last few months have all ended the same way — with the trucks abandoned just hours after they were stolen, somewhere between Dallas and Fort Worth, with loads of beverage gone missing. In early February, according to…
A couple of weeks back I got sucked into watching, yet again, Bomb It, Jon Reiss’s extraordinary documentary about graffiti culture from NYC to Tokyo and all spray-painted points in between. Seemed a good time to stop down for the video rewind, what with Oak Cliff attorney John Barr’s having…
Below, in the comments, one Arthur Smythe — who, as everybody knows, hates the Cowboys — was quick to point out that Not Mayor Tom Leppert has raised $1.1 million in his bid for the United States Senate. Arthur’s comment, which I imagine was made in an English accent by…
A couple of days ago, Candy Evans posted a pic of the asbestos remediation taking place inside everybody’s favorite downtown obsession, the Statler Hilton, which is now in the possession of Leobardo Trevino. And just as Trevino promised last month, the place already looks much different than it did when…
Whether his angle is salient or not, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t afraid to talk. And it seems veteran guard Jason Terry is popping off every other week about the Mavs catching the Spurs or having the best bench in the NBA or something else equally daft. But, as…
