I’ll leave it to Dr. James IIsaac Bashevis Levee Singer Schutze to parse through Mary Suhm’s 88-page Dallas Floodway System Update Briefing presented to the council last night and covered in this morning’s paper. Maybe when he’s freed from the coop Jim can tell us why the city’s only willing…
Whenever we old sonsabitches (early 40s, say) sit around to talk about the best shows ever at our favorite venues ever, this one always comes up: The Clash at the Bronco Bowl on June 6, 1982 (scroll down, you’ll find it). I’ve got the previous night’s tour poster framed and…
I’ve been trying to dig up some of Lewis Wickes Hine’s reports written during his sojourn to Dallas in 1913 on behalf of the National Child Labor Commission, when he met 6-year-old newsie Louis Shuman and 15-year-old cotton spinner Rosy Phillips. So far, no luck — they reside deep within…
Some news and notes on this thank-God-it’s-Friday:I’ve been told that everyone loves lists. So, then, with that in mind: Mazel tov, Dallas! Last year, we came in at No. 24 on the America’s Least Wasteful Cities list — 24 out of 25, shameful. This year, though, we’re all the way…
On Tuesday night, during the public hearing organized by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, developer Graham Greene sat in the audience quietly watching as 50 Deep Ellum and Expo Park residents stood in opposition of EVERgreen Residences | 3800 Willow, as a planned development he’s working on…
You’re probably well aware that the Texas Motor Speedway’s open for business this weekend, culminating with the running of the NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 at 2 p.m. Sunday. And if you’re not, well, no matter — this photo of Governor Rick Perry, snapped by our Rachel Parker yesterday during kick-off…
Paul Quinn College, which celebrated its 138th birthday one week ago today, remains without accreditation almost one year after Southern Association of Colleges and Schools removed the school from its membership list. Which is why it’s now seeking accreditation status elsewhere: the significantly smaller Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and…
Heading west on I-30 from downtown last night, you’d have passed two stretches of stalled traffic — the first, along the access road just across the Trinity, made up of the grumbling masses in line for the Dallas Main Post Office, waiting to get their tax returns postmarked on April…
Significant dates in Liverpool break-up history:April 17, 1970: Paul McCartney releases first solo album in the United Kingdom. It is accompanied by a self-interview, in which McCartney acknowledges, after much speculation, that the Beatles have broken up. He attributes his departure from the band to, among other things, “personal differences,…
A hearty mazel tov this morning to Alan Govenar — president and founder of Documentary Arts on Columbia Ave. in East Dallas; author of some two dozen books, among them the history of Deep Ellum; renowned playwright and filmmaker whose collected works were just shown at South by Southwest in…
Sure. You’ve seen the implosion of Texas Stadium from the parking lot. And in super-slow-mo. But thanks to the heads-up from USA Today, you can now witness it … from inside Texas Stadium…
The Dallas International Film Festival wraps up Sunday. But tomorrow morning, tickets for the USA Film Festival will go on sale via Ticketmaster, according to the fest’s publicist in the release that just landed in our in-box. That, right there, that’s a double feature — especially considering the fact that…
Maybe you’ve noticed: Over on the right-hand side of the page, we’ve got a few sneak peek at Mark Cuban’s proposed Wonderview development in Oak Cliff. They were sent to us by the great Ashley Claborn, director of marketing at downtown-based Merriman Associates — the very same folks responsible for…
Word’s been circulating throughout the local radio community today that Greg Davis, who has been general manager at WRR-FM (101.1) since 1993, has been fired. That’s not true, according to WRR employees to whom I spoke today. Instead, they say, he is retiring effective May 6. He announced his decision…
1972 – The HERD – Side 2 : Track 4 – “Oye Como Va” from Carter Cowboy on Vimeo.My favorite doc in the about-to-wrap Dallas International Film Festival was Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere Stage Band straight outta Houston in the can-you-dig-it 1970s. Perhaps a sequel, then, about the David…
Wednesday night’s Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the San Antonio Spurs wasn’t exactly reason to plan a parade. But definitely reason to throw a party. After the game, players such as Shawn Marion and Caron Butler attended Chris Arnold’s party at Deux Lounge in Mockingbird Station. The atmosphere was as optimistic…
Last night, at that public hearing we previewed about yesterday, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs heard feedback on some applications for Competitive Housing Tax Credits from around the state. And, as expected, a large contingent — numbering around 50 — showed up to literally stand up and…
Patrick Kennedy, the professional urban designer behind Walkable Dallas-Fort Worth, likes what he sees in Mark Cuban’s proposed Wonderview development near Kiest Boulevard and Southerland Avenue. Only, he writes, it doesn’t exactly have “easy access to public transit,” as it says in last month’s briefing to the City Plan Commission:…
Still no official word on Tom Hicks hiring Barclays Capital to find a buyer for Liverpool FC. But last night, Bloomberg News posted a story that says creditors, led by Monarch Alternative Capital, may throw up a legal roadblock as Hicks tries to complete the sale of the first-place Texas…
That ad you see at right — that’s on Page 13A of this morning’s Morning News courtesy the Transport Workers Union of America, which wants you, dear reader, to text “EXCESS” to a number that will “register” you for upcoming protests. Like the one planned today at Terminal D of…
Around about the lunch hour in Vale, South Dakota, on February 5, a 33-year-old cattle rancher finished a morning of blogging, then stepped outside with a bottle of wine and a Flip video camera. “Hello, my name is Troy Hadrick. I’m a fifth-generation United States rancher in South Dakota,” the…
Salud!: Because Buzz figures anyone who reads us is drunk, this week we take another look at Progress Dallas’ effort to secure a vote to change the dry laws in the city. The group—led by retailers and restaurateurs—wants to allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores and eliminate rules…
