Hadn’t planned on going to Landmark Commission this morning, but the briefing session at least does look irresistible. First up is that much-worked-over ordinance that would allow the city to tear down historic structures with nothing more than a court order. We’ve been writing about this thing for a year,…
Yesterday’s Austin American-Statesman provided a lengthy sneak preview of Judge Sharon Keller’s defense in advance of her August 17 special trial: The Greenhill and SMU grad is going to claim the defense attorneys lied, maybe just a little but maybe a whole lot, about having computer problems on September 25,…
Still about a month before the Dallas Cowboys finalize their roster for the 2009 season. Not so for their new flagship radio station, which has most of its broadcast team already set. Told you a while back that the in-game trio of Brad Sham, Babe Laufenberg and Kristi Scales would…
To see more of the ball, the cast panel, and the rest of the con from a safe distance, check out our Twicon slide show.Thousands of Twilight fans formed a sea of flashing cameras and upraised cell phones at the Twicon cast Q&A session in the Sheraton’s Lone Star Ballroom…
In his New York Times op-ed this morning, Frank Rich pours one out for Henry Louis-Gate. And as he moves from Cambridge to the White House (for the free beer), Rich stops to huff the Brit Humes at FOX News, where everyone’s calling everyone else a racist these days (oh,…
Word came earlier this week that Mayor Tom Leppert wants to turn over to the Dallas Zoological Society the keys to the Dallas Zoo in order to shave a few million off a staggering budget deficit of $190 million. But what says the City Council? We should have a pretty…
We end the work week with this awfully golden oldie. Seems our photo-loving, history-having pal Justin Cozart’s been digging in his grandpa’s box of photos again, and this time ’round he’s come up with something particularly fascinating: slides from the 1950s-era study “documenting the advent of sprawl in Dallas.” Visit…
Here’s a fun weekend activity: Scroll through the Texas Education Agency’s accountability ratings for the Dallas Independent School District, which were released this afternoon. (You can go here for the full statewide breakdown by district, region, etc., while KTVT-Channel 11’s Steve Pickett offers a ratings ranking for area’s school districts.)…
Twicon 2009 is in full effect downtown at the Sheraton Hotel, where organizers say 3,000 fans have registered for the weekend’s celebration of all things Twilight — or even, “Twilight-inspired.” Here’s looking at you, “Essence of Twilight” perfume table, where the fragrances are “Hand-made to match the description of your…
The Dallas Regional Chamber just posted to YouTube this short film made to commemorate its 100th anniversary, and it’s star-studded: Ebby Halliday, Erle Nye, Ray Hunt, Jan Hart Black, Bob Estrada, Wright Lassiter and, of course, Mayor Tom Leppert talking Trinity. Also, it’s absolutely loaded with old movies and photos…
Last year, The New York Times noted a sharp increase in violent crimes committed against the homeless — up 65 percent from ’05 to ’07, according to statistics kept by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. But at the moment, attacks on the homeless aren’t considered hate crimes…
After the jump you’ll find a photo Patrick Michels took ’round 6ish in front of the Kidrobot joint in Mockingbird Station. In it, you’ll see only a handful of the 400-plus lined up to get one of the free 200 golden dunnies created by artist Huck Gee, who was on…
The battle over the Disney Streets in Northwest Dallas — pitting those who want the neighborhood to become a conservation district against those vehemently against it — has been going on for more than a year now, with the “No” Conservation District signs taking deep root in some homeowners’ front…
Back, for a moment, to that item about concrete-maker Ash Grove suing the city of Plano for refusing to buy its cement, made with the dirty, antiquated wet-kiln method. I do need to clarify a few things: Yes, Plano was originally sued by Ash Grove — along with Dallas and…
This just in from FC Dallas: Kenny Cooper is a Hoop no more. The star striker, who came to Dallas in February 2006 from Manchester United and who’s on the US national team, is being shipped off to TSV 1860 München — which sounds like a Bavarian television station, but,…
A Friend of Unfair Park with deep DISD roots forwards along the link to the We are Teachers Web site, where Woodrow Wilson High School’s Michael Moran is among dozens of teachers from around the country competing for a Digital Learning Microgrant. And micro it is: $200 and a Flip…
Send me your players and/or topics to watch and I’ll, well, watch ’em. 10. Goofball or not, Martellus Bennett is a badass. He’s got the biggest, softest, best hands on the team. Marty B doesn’t catch. He plucks. Expect to see plenty two-tight end sets with him and Jason Witten 9. At 6-2,…
As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state’s budget and tucking away $9 billion for a “rainy day,” conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used…
Like I wrote last week, Kidrobot’s opening in Mockingbird Station this evening … though it would appear the former Erica Wright has already paid a visit to the joint. The grand-opening fete kicks off at 6 p.m., and it’s first come first served with one of those limited-edition golden art-toys,…
Governor Rick Perry touted the Legislature’s ability to balance the state’s budget while stashing away $9 billion in “rainy day” funds during a Dallas County Republican Party fund-raiser this afternoon at Edison’s. “That is the type of government that America is looking for,” he told a crowd of approximately 125…
I honestly can’t recall ever receiving a press release from Dallas County Judge Jim Foster. But mere moments ago, up popped this item in the in-box: “Dallas County Gains Three New Truancy Magistrates.” The full release follows, but the short version is Foster has appointed former Civil District Court Judge…
In the wake of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s comments on WBAP yesterday — you recall, she said she’d quit the Senate in October or November to chase Governor Rick Perry down Congress Avenue — Time weighs in with a wrap-up that wonders, “Kay Bailey Hutchison is Running for Governor! (Or…
