I’ve left messages for attorneys Van Shaw (in depositions) and Dan Hagood (in a meeting), so instead we’ll have to go with the Associated Press’s account of yesterday’s court-ordered mediation session between Bob and Jane Cull and Perry Homes’ reps. No doubt you recall: On March 1 we broke the…
Daniel will be along shortly to recap the morning’s doings at Kroger on Mockingbird, where Progress Dallas kicked off the petition drive to flood the dry parts of town with beer and wine. But some of the Friends have asked: Where’s the map showing the dry parts of Dallas? And…
While the basketball outfit has hit a tiny pothole on its way to next month’s playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks’ dance team is already in its post-season routine. Today the Mavs kick off the 5th Annual NBA.com Dance Team Bracket with a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Team. Coming off…
Yesterday I got word that the Dallas City Attorney’s Office and the Museum of the American Railroad were in the midst of hashing out an agreement that would allow the museum to stay at Fair Park till August 1, 2011 — a full year later than the city’s been demanding…
A good Friend of Unfair Park sent us a few photos this morning in a missive headlined: “UFO Over SMU?” Our Friend writes, “We have noticed this round black UFO flying low over SMU the past few days from our office at Lovers and Central. Think any Friends might know…
Space restraints prevented us from including our interview with Richard Allen, CEO of The Allen Group, in this week’s look at departing Dallas County Judge Jim Foster — available wherever paper versions of Unfair Park are given away tomorrow. Of course, TAG is developing the Dallas Logistics Hub, which Schutze…
When they’re finished tinkering and tweaking with overtime today or tomorrow, NFL owners down in Florida will reveal next this season’s marquee TV matchups. Included on that list will be the Dallas Cowboys’ annual home Thanksgiving game. Been awhile since Dallas played a classic on Turkey Day. Last year was…
Earlier this month, we got all we (thought we) needed out of the DowntownDallas annual luncheon at the Sheraton — that new logo, which, no kidding, is starting to grow on me. But I went over to the DSpotters’ Web site this morning to look for something else and found…
The wireless world’s in Las Vegas at this very moment for the CTIA confab — where, just this morning, a former Radio Shack boss (David Edmondson) and ex-Sprint president (Ron LeMay) announced the creation of eRecyclingCorps. Which is, put simply: “The company will help carriers buy back used handsets from…
This was supposed to be a frenzied hockey year in Dallas. New coach (Marc Crawford), new GM (Joe Nieuwendyk) and renewed optimism. But let’s face it, the season got off to a slow start in October and now the Stars stink. With only 10 games remaining in the NHL season,…
First we didn’t know who shouted “Baby Killer!” at Rep. Bart Stupak last night, during the health care debate. Joe Barton knew, but he wasn’t talking. Then, we found out: It was Lubbock’s own Rep. Randy Neugebauer, which, according to Jim anyway, sounded familiar.Neugebauer. Neugebauer. Neugebauer. (Also: It’s fun to…
I’ve been meaning to get to this for hours and was otherwise occupied — drinking, of course, in anticipation of tomorrow’s big day. Schutze’s bestest bud, Frank Librio at Dallas City Hall, sent to us media types a press release announcing that the city’s Office of Economic Development Web site…
I’ve been trying to find out for days when Progress Dallas was going to kick off its petition drive — you know, the one that would ultimately lead to Dallas getting rid of its those “dry” parts of town. Turns out, all I needed to do was call Sarah Dodd,…
Looks like the city of Dallas and the Museum of the American Railroad may not lay track to a trial after all, as both parties appear to have agreed that, sure, fine, OK all ready, the museum can move to Frisco by August 1, 2011. Guess it was that second…
Very strange thing going on right now in New York and Europe about a “National Bible Museum” to be created in Dallas — strange in that there has been no mention here in the city’s only daily newspaper. But people elsewhere seem to know all about it. The National Bible…
On the agenda at the NFL owners meetings this week in Orlando: *Marquee TV games, including the Cowboys’ 2010 Thanksgiving opponent. *Further discussion of how to share annual $8 billion in revenue with players. *New rules changes. Maybe overtime. Possibly eliminating the three-point stance. Not on the itinerary: *Armball. *Moving…
On Tuesday, we opined that Mayor Tom Leppert’s U.S. Senate campaign was moving full steam ahead regardless of whether Kay Bailey Hutchison resigns before her term expires at the end of 2012. Why? The donations to his mayoral campaign completely dried up in the last half of 2009; his annual…
I was looking at the meeting agenda for tomorrow’s Dallas Area Rapid Transit board meeting and noticed a couple of items of interest on the planning committee sneak peak, chief among them: If DART wants to get folks from member cities to the Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium come February,…
[Updated: Below, you’ll find an update, from Taking Points Memo, in which Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock fesses up to being the shouter last night. As TPM also points out, he was also the co-sponsor of the so-called Birther Bill.] Last night, Gawker wondered, “Who Is the American Hero Who…
So says Intuit, maker of Turbo Tax, which this morning released a list of “this year’s biggest tax procrastinators.” For the second year in a row, Dallas comes in at No. 9 on the wait list — which, incidentally, is topped by Houston, so there. And Austin comes in at…
Cornell in the Sweet 16? Called it. St. Mary’s upsetting Richmond and Villanova? So nailed it. Um, and then there’s the rest of my NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket. I lost two of my Final Four over the weekend, but have nine of the Sweet 16 in play and my winner…
Back in December we made mention of a one-woman show set to bow in Philly this month: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins. Yesterday, The New York Times offered a lengthy sneak peek at the show “by” and about Schutze’s former colleague and competitor, which stars Kathleen…
