Though they didn’t pop the champagne in Oakland until Sept. 25, the Rangers clinched the AL West on July 9. That day changed a season. Changed a franchise’s credibility. Changed October plans. That day, of course, brought Cliff Lee. The Texas Rangers now have a post-season polished pitching ace. The…
Courthouse News has the suit, filed in Delaware Superior Court last week: Five women who worked in Texas Instruments’ Dallas and Santa Cruz, California, facilities allege that exposure to “hazardous chemicals and substances” used to manufacture semiconductors resulted in their children suffering birth defects. Among the mothers’ allegations: There was…
Lee McLaneHis name is Lee McLane, and, according to the Dallas Police Department’s “Endangered Missing Person” bulletin sent to media outlets a short time ago, he was last seen 25 hours ago at his home on the 4900 block of Terry Street, near the S. Fitzhugh Avenue intersection. Says the…
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tyler CaswellChief Gunner’s Mate Keith McGinley now has the best Christmas card ever.Been a long time since we’ve posted a word about Jessica Simpson, but first thing this morning, Friend of Unfair Park PeterK sent me the link to a Navy-approved…
There’s no need to recap the recent history of the Oak Cliff Christian Church — that’s all been well-documented here, beginning with the initial December ’09 post warning of its inevitable demise. At this late date I’ll say only this: Last weekend, I was out with the 7-year-old who lives…
Well, there’s no Shaft of Austin Powers or James Bond after all. But filmmaker Mike Jefferies has, as promised, just posted to the YouTube his short film Dear Mr Hicks, aimed at you-know-who over you-know-what. There are some familiar faces mixed in there, not that that’s important. But for some…
Hard to believe it’s been almost two years since we posted that item about the two local companies to rise from the ashes of Ensemble Studios — Robot Entertainment and Bonfire Studios, each consisting of ex-Microsofties scattered to the virtual winds after Ensemble’s September ’08 demise. Robot’s still mining familiar…
Inside 807 Elm Street from documents submitted to the Landmark CommissionAside from 807 Elm Street, there were a handful of other items of note on the Landmark Commission’s agenda Monday — like this proposed plaque for the Cotton Bowl, or a more detailed look at Jack Matthews’s plans for a…
Fox Sports Southwest reporter Jim Knox seems a fine fella. His job on Texas Rangers games — interviewing Boy Scout Troop #137, talking to face-painting Sally and whatnot — seems almost impossible to make interesting. But if you’ve ever wanted to see Knox get his, well you’re day has arrived. Courtesy…
‘Twas the most wonderful day of the year at the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus flagship, where, this morning, the retailer debuted the offerings found in the 2010 Christmas Book. All the details, and pretty pics, are available here — from the $250,000 MetroShip Houseboat to the $17,500 just-50-in-existence Leica M9…
10. After a Sunday of very unscientific research in the splendid sunshine at the fair, I have come to this conclusion: People are fat. 9. After ingesting — yes, in this order — a Fletcher’s jalapeno corny dog, beer, root beer, chocolate-covered strawberries, Sierra Mist, curly fries, beer, Belgian Waffle,…
Funny thing: Yesterday, in the comments below, longtime Friend of Unfair Park Montemalone asked this about the Dallas delegation’s trade mission to Europe: “I wonder if this latest terror threat/alert/political red herring will have any effect on their trip?” Well, Monte, the mayor made a video just for you, and…
State Fair – Twixtor Test from Robert on Vimeo.Just came across this on Vimeo: Robert Hunt’s short film made during an outing to the State Fair of Texas. On the Vimeo page he explains how and why he made it, and apologizes for the stuttering start to the slow-mo short…
Andy SiegelA Friend of Unfair Park was saying only yesterday he hadn’t heard much in recent weeks about the upcoming vote to get Dallas wet from folks for or against the off-premise sale of beer and wine citywide. Which reminded me: Whatever happened to election foe Andy Siegel’s plan to…
Seems like everyone except ESPN’s Buster Olney is picking the Tampa Bay Rays to beat our Texas Rangers in the best-of-5 American League Divisional Series. Which makes sense actually. The Rays are a 96-win team, the winner of baseball’s best division, with a 4-2 season series edge on Texas, and…
It’s been a question since forever: When oh when will the National Basketball Association or National Football Leaguer NFL start selling ad space on their team unis? Because, c’mon, the Euros do it and make millions. The WNBA does it. Some Major League Soccer teams do it. Why not everyone…
Remember when I said you’d never see this picture again? Apparently, I was wrong.Right about now, Mayor Tom Leppert, council member Ron Natinsky, state Rep. Rafael Anchia, Office of Economic Development head Karl Zavikovsky and a few other folks on the Dallas trade mission to Europe are probably fast asleep…
Nobody at City Hall can seem to hear enough about permanent supportive housing these days, and since the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance’s Mike Faenza just can’t talk it up enough, we’re back at City Hall for another update on how the city’s PSH programs are doing at filling up neighborhoods…
Two months back we got to discussing the case of Saad Nabeel, who came to the U.S. with his parents when he was 3, graduated from Frisco’s Liberty High School, received an electrical engineering scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington — only to find himself deported by the…
One of our own’s presently teaching at Brookhaven College, which, for the second time in a week, is on lockdown. Last week it involved two men who’d robbed a nearby apartment complex; that was Thursday night. This afternoon’s lockdown appears to be a whole different event: Reports from within the…
Afternoon, Friends of Unfair Park. Here I am in bristly cold City Hall prepared to bring you the latest in how Dallas is going to keep you safe. Or, how you’re going to keep your damn selves safe with iWatch. Between that and Dwaine Caraway’s magic crime-reducing cameras, we should…
Back to the Dallas Farmers Market again. But only because following our discussions on Friday, the city posted to its official up-fer-bids website further addenda concerning the physical and fiscal shape of the market after some folks interested in taking the market out of the city’s hands had further questions.Among…
