10. I’m impressed. Your Texas Rangers bounced back from Monday’s gut-wrenching 18-10 loss with typical, testosteroned resiliency. Granted, the Blue Jays suck – 18 runs one night; last night only 12 hits in 18 innings – but the Rangers could’ve caved. They didn’t. 9. I was reminded last night that…
Tuesday morning, Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka took note of Schutze’s column from July, in which Jim got a no-nuthin’ from the mayor and his peoples concerning his interest in running for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s could-come-open Senate seat. Wrote Burka, he’s never taken the idea seriously, as big-city mayors haven’t done…
The city’s Landmark Commission on Tuesday afternoon upheld an August 12 decision by its Central Business District Task Force, unanimously denying a request by Colby Properties to tear down 508 Park Avenue based on its “imminent threat to public health and safety.” The commission also denied Colby’s application to raze…
Last Friday, we broke the news that the Texas Attorney General’s Office is threatening to take control of the W.W. Samuell Trust if the city of Dallas doesn’t turn over by September 11 documents that were due July 15. What the AG wants: an accounting of “current operations of all…
View Larger MapSpeaking of DART stations …What you see above is all that empty land up around Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Bush Turnpike Station at U.S. 75 and the G.B.H. — 220 acres’ worth, to be precise. For years, it belonged to the Hunt family, which wasn’t in a hurry…
This just in: Richie Whitt has landed a permanent gig as Newy Scruggs’ sidekick on 105.3 The Fan weekdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Never fear, he will enthusiastically, dutifully continue his full-time work at the Dallas Observer, blogging daily at this here Sportatorium and writing a weekly column and occasional cover story in…
In a small meeting room at Dallas Independent School District headquarters this afternoon, Ron Price addressed reporters and a half-dozen cameras to explain why — on the eve of the deadline to file for re-election as District 9 trustee — he’s ending his 12-year run on the school board. “I…
Check out more photos from the Green Line tour in this photo set.With less than two weeks until Green Line trains haul their first paying passengers, DART’s kicked its countdown into high gear this week, making scheduled runs along three new miles of track runs from Fair Park to Victory…
Yesterday in Dallas federal court, Carter Albrecht’s parents, Ken and Judy, finally sued Pfizer, claiming that its smoking-cessation drug Chantix played a “direct and proximate” role in Carter’s shooting death almost two years ago to the day. The Albrechts have long considered suing Pfizer, but Ken waited until the Food…
When the Dallas Cowboys kick off the regular season in Tampa Bay in T-minus 12 days, their rookies will be all but invisible. The Cowboys drafted 12 players. Three of those – kicker David Buehler, linebacker Victor Butler and tight end John Phillips – will be on the field against the Buccaneers…
In case you missed it, over the weekend the Texas Nationalist Movement — whose motto is “Independence. In Our Lifetime.” — held a rally in Austin demanding secession now or else goddamnit. And tomorrow is the TNM’s “National Day of Action,” during which organizers want folks to call Governor Rick…
Much thanks to the many Friends of Unfair Park who’ve sent an update concerning the fate of fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, about whom we first wrote in May 2007 in the paper version of Unfair Park. In that piece, several aspiring Dallas models, many underage, accused Alexander of sexually…
Speaking of traffic … Megan McArdle, former Economist now at The Atlantic, is the latest to take up the issue of a hypothetical high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, which ain’t on the government’s to-do list but oh well it’s fun to argue anyway. This morning she more or…
I have two words to say about Pacman Jones settling for a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League: Effin. Hilarious. The Cowboys may go 0-16 this year. But it won’t be because of delusional distractions like Pacman. Jones is in Canada and Terrell Owens is…
Interesting-ish note from the latest U.S. traffic travel-time study, this one released this morning by something called INRIX: Dallas-Fort Worth, the fourth-most populous metro area in the country, ranks as the fifth-most congested — and despite the slight uptick in travel time, the DFW still dropped one slot from last…
On August 10, when the Dallas City Council met to discuss City Manager Mary Suhm’s budget proposal that gut services and employees to make room for a $190-million budget shortfall, the city’s chief financial officer, Dave Cook, warned that next year’s process will be even more painful. He said that…
Late Monday, Brooks Love and I had a brief chat about Dallas Friends of Public Education, the political action committee set to make its bow this morning with a 10:30 press conference at Dallas Independent School District HQ. (DFPE’s Web site made its debut yesterday.) You know Love, right? Former…
And the Rangers pull within 11-10! They were down 11-0!! This could be the historically fantastic game that catapults them and energizes them the rest of the season!!! What a comeback!!!! Magical season/playoffs here we come!!!!! One more clutch hit and … Oops … 12-10 … 13-10 … 14-10 …..
Kinky Friedman’s been running for Texas governor ever since, oh, March, far as I can figure; that’s when he told folks at the Texas Film Hall of Fame dinner in Austin he was running as a Democrat this go-round, rather than the indie he ran as in ’06. He’s already…
I was tracking down some information on the Federal Communications Commission’s Web site regarding an unrelated matter, then figured while I was there I’d check in to see how the KVTT-to-KERA transfer was going. Because every few days, someone will ask me when KERA’s going to launch its all-music station…
I’d never get anything done if I got Dallas City Channel 16, where it’s always must-see TV. Take this week’s programming schedule: Dallas Executive Airport: You Are Cleared to Land!, Dallas’ Sustainable Skylines and Budget, Finance and Audit Committee Replay. And, of course, there’s this week’s fall-season premiere: a Very…
*Catching and throwing the ball has rarely been a problem this season, but yesterday’s 5-3 loss was hideously reminiscent of years gone by. First off, I blame C.J. Wilson. The worst thing you can do when protecting a 1-run lead is walk the leadoff man. Nelson Cruz made an error and Hank…
