Now we know why Blockbuster put off announcing its second-quarter financials last night: Says the downtown-based video-and-game-rental giant (well, once), it was getting its noteholders to sign off on a deal allows the company to keep $42.4 mil in debt payments for another few weeks. That’s what Blockbuster owes –…
Wednesday night, the nine members of Dave Neumann’s hand-picked Cliff Manor Task Force abruptly ended a meeting with Dallas Housing Authority officials at DHA HQ: They walked in, listened to a few remarks from the council member, dropped off a four-pronged letter of demands, and scooted out the door. The…
As gamers from around the world wheeled their home-tweaked shoot-’em-up-optimized computers into the Hilton Anatole this afternoon, industry maven John Carmack was getting his call to the stage in the hotel’s grand ballroom for his 15th annual QuakeCon keynote at the largest free networked gaming party in the world. It’s…
About this time one week ago today, we received what I thought had to be The Last Word from Tom Hicks. Not so much: Moments ago yet another tear-stained adios arrived in the Unfair Park in-box, as Hicks chimes in to commemorate the for-real end of his 12-year tenure as…
At the close of business today, Blockbuster was supposed to release its second-quarter financials. It did not. And, till moments ago, it was impossible to get anyone from the company on the phone to explain why it failed to release the figures — which has prompted widespread speculation that bankruptcy…
The headline — and the freshly baked press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office that follows — says it all. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle sentenced high-tone realtor John Nicholas Sheets — married to one Eleanor Mowery Sheets, who copped to four counts of tax evasion but one month…
The City’s slow move against community gardening continues, as evidenced by the latest set of do’s-and-don’ts — the sixth try at this — given the green-thumbs-up by the council’s Transportation and Environment Committee on Monday. The so-called Option 6 will now take root at the Zoning Ordinance Committee. To summarize…
Nolan Ryan says it’s still “hard to comprehend” that the torturous journey to taking control of the Texas Rangers is over.”It dominated our lives so much, and there were so many twists and turns during the process,” Ryan said moments ago during a conference call announcing the completion of the…
Wait a minute, didn’t the Dallas Cowboys just play a game? A meaningless game? Sure enough. But just four days after Cowboys 16, Bengals 7 they’re at it again tonight against the Oakland Raiders at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. With the Cowboys massively banged up tonight’s goal is to remain…
In a few minutes I’ll be hopping on a conference call with Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan, who, moments ago, received the unanimous okee-doke from Major League Baseball’s owners to take control of Your Texas Rangers as long last. But till then, here’s an excerpt from MLB’s freshly shipped Official…
Speaking of soccer …Two years back there was talk of Dallas getting a Women’s Professional Soccer franchise, whose roster would be filled out with players from the U.S. Women’s National Team. And then … nothing. But just yesterday, Sports Illustrated’s Jeff Kassouf noted that the league, which has seen two…
As you may recall, back in April we spoke at length with former Dallas Tornado Kyle Rote Jr. — who, that very week, had been told he was going to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The actual ceremony, though, took place this week — Tuesday, to…
Not sure I get all the hype over Texas this year. I know the Big 12 media picked Oklahoma to win the South, but Texas is ranked No. 4 by Sports Illustrated and – uh-oh – on the cover this week. Last time I checked UT lost a quarterback named…
In the new issue of the Texas Observer, Julia Barton reminds: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the so-called Texas Troubles, which began when much of downtown Dallas caught fire on a brutally hot July afternoon. Many thought the inferno, which began at downtown drugstore, was due to scorching…
In the end, it didn’t matter whether the meeting was open or closed to the public — because, in the end, there was no meeting at all. Yesterday we noted that council member Dave Neumann’s hand-picked Cliff Manor task force was scheduled to meet with Dallas Housing Authority higher-ups at…
A 6-1 lead. Cliff Lee on the mound. Sellout crowd. Only 12 outs to go. Brooms poised. And then … The worst loss of the Texas Rangers’ season. Temporarily derailing a potentially magical season, another late-inning meltdown bit the Rangers last night in a gut-punch, 7-6 loss to the New York…
This is how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit summarizes the events that led to Dallas Police Officer Stormy Magiera filing a discrimination lawsuit against the city in early 2006, six years after she was hired:On May 21, 2005, Magiera responded to the sound of a gunshot…
English spoken here: This week, as part of a series on illegal immigration by the Observer and our sister papers at Village Voice Media, we bring you our cover story, “Seized,” by Phoenix New Times reporter Monica Alonzo. It’s a brutal read about the kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of…
Stop it. Yeah you, the rabid Dallas Cowboys fan with painted face and silver-n-blue panties in a wad. Your popular old refrain about some supposed Cowboys prejudice among Pro Football Hall of Fame voters makes about as much sense as Mixed Martial Arts fighter Chael Sonnen claiming iconic cyclist Lance…
Maria was drifting off to sleep on the bedroom floor. She could hear women getting raped in the next room. Only she didn’t hear screams—she heard the laughter of male guards. The women had been drugged by their rapists, who had done the same to Maria as soon as she…
I’ll admit: When last offered the opportunity to view in person an up-for-auction item warehoused at our ‘cross-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries, I rushed right over — sure, like I’d miss the chance to touch Captain Kirk’s hem. But I had to pass on today’s invite — a chance to…
The new “Light Up Oak Lawn” campaign isn’t a reaction against the city’s official-today ban on phony cannabinoids — it’s an initiative spearheaded by the Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats and Oak Lawn residents who are tired of crime in their neighborhood being encouraged by, they say, a significant lack of…
