Earlier this month, the city council’s Economic Development Committee was briefed on something called “Effective Business Strategies to Support Sustainable Growth.” Translated, that means hiking building inspection fees in order to “recover the true costs of delivering services to our customers” — to the tune of $169,925 in the coming…
With a little help from Andres Blanco, your Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, Tuesday night. They are now 71-54, their lead in the American League West is 8.5 games and their magic number to clinch their first division title this millennium dwindled to 27 over the Anaheim Angels and 30…
With statewide races wrapping up in a couple months, it seems awfully premature to start the discussion about who’s interested in replacing the winners four years down the road. But, as D’s Wick Allison pointed out Monday, former State Rep. Steve Wolens has kept nearly $1.2 million in campaign contributions…
It’s getting close to that most wonderful time of the year — when the fall teevee season commences. Later today we’ll post a few peeks from Hal Samples and my visit to the set of Lone Star, the so-far-so-great (based on the pilot, at least) FOX series currently shooting all…
Over on DC9 yesterday, Pete posted the latest Smile Smile video, “Truth on Tape,” which is a very naked, guest-star-laden clip shot entirely at the Rachofsky House. So, then, funny thing: When Pete passed along the clip, I went to the Rachofsky House’s website, only to find the following heads-up:…
Things I’ve learned today: “Two hours” can, on occasion, mean “10 hours.” That’s the way baseball go. And: You can live without Unfair Park, but I, clearly, cannot. So, yes, after an eight-hour break, much of which I wasted on a “refresh” button and half this bottle of Balcones Baby…
Holding signs depicting graphic photos of abused chickens in factory farm cages and dressed in HAZMAT uniforms, vegan activists spent the lunch hour — as promised — holding up signs that read “RECALL ALL EGGS” outside the Albertsons at McKinney and Lemmon. Mercy for Animals, led by Texas campaign coordinator…
As I watched our server erase comments and kill items, I’ve spent the better part of the last hour staring at this calming photo of White Rock Lake taken yesterday by Dallas photographer David McGhee, who was kind enough to let me share it with the Friends of Unfair Park…
Well, seems we’ve had a significant server crash that has made posting impossible till now. And some of you may have noticed comments posted this morning have disappeared. I assure you — they haven’t been deleted, though they do, for the moment, seem to have taken up residence in the…
Either the recession is over or, perhaps, football is king in Texas. Duh. Seating is 18,000. The joint will include a $1 million weight room. Ground-breaking is September 16. The stadium will open for the 2012 season…
While I had Mayor Tom Leppert on the phone Monday evening, to discuss the walkout by six council members before the tax-rate hike briefing even got going, we talked for a few minuts about his opposition to a property tax hike. He acknowledged: Yes, some council members are leaning that…
On an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that aired, oh, about a year ago, Larry David lectured an airplane seatmate about what not to wear on a flight. “A little traveling tip: Try not to wear shorts. Not all that attractive to look at for five hours.” Which I mention…
I always TiVo the Texas Rangers. But last night when I got home my roommate already had the game on and when I got home I heard TV voice Josh Lewin exclaim: “Hit record on your DVRs, you’re about to witness history!” Whoa, I exclaimed back, the possibilities running…
Doubtful Andrea’s liveblogging today’s meeting of the council’s Ad Hoc Legislative Committee, fascinating though it may be. Because today’s the day the council gets its Federal Legislative Update and the Development of the City’s Legislative Program for the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature, for which the city pays big…
Well, I was about to tell you to tune into the tax-hike briefing, which was about to get underway, like, five minutes ago. But then the damnedest thing happened: As the briefing was getting going, there was much giggling. Much guffawing. Then, the briefing stopped. Then, the mayor interrupted and…
Since January 17, Tonja Bigelow-Brown has died three times. She died first on an operating table at Medical City Dallas, where surgeons cut her open to find the source of an E.coli bacterial infection that caused her fallopian tubes to rupture. She was revived that night, waking briefly out of…
Once they hung the posters for this afternoon’s big announcement at City Hall, the suspense was pretty well killed. My money was on a Batman to slash the cost of crime-fighting, but it turns out the hype was over the new Oncor-sponsored Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative. As for how this…
City council’s back after its lunch break, and if you’ve got a few minutes I’d recommend tuning in to the Park and Rec budget briefing. Mike Rawlings, the former homeless czar who’s now the Park Board president, is leading the presentation, and moments ago he singled out Fair Park. As…
Add it all up and – with meaningless games at Houston and vs. Miami still on the horizon – this is the group I think Wade Phillips will take to Washington on September 12: QUARTERBACKS (2) – Tony Romo, Jon Kitna RUNNING BACKS (5) – Deon Anderson, Chris Gronkowski, Tashard Choice, Marion…
Until Saturday, only a few thousand folks had taken a look at the Vimeo offering titled “Quakecon 2010: Attendee Blunder of the Year.” But that number skyrocketed after AutoBlog, then Jalopnik, took a closer peek at the contents of the video, which was filmed at the Hilton Anatole a few…
Well, that was quick: Patrick just sent word that Oncor’s ponying up one … million … dollars to the Dallas Parks Foundation, every cent of which will go toward the rec centers, whose operating hours are on Mary Suhm’s chopping block. More to come. As in: What the what’s a…
Patrick’s at the mayor’s How to Save Park and Rec press conference, and while we wait for word about that big-time initiative we were promised this morning, here’s a little lunchtime respite: The late, great Ronnie Dawson on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in ’95. Somewhere amongst my stash of…
