OMFG, the OMSW is coming to WaterTower Theatre. Canadian actor Charles Ross has been performing his One-Man Star Wars Trilogy since 2001. With George Lucas’ stamp of approval, he has taken the show to off-Broadway success (in 2005) and toured it across the continent. It will be the main feature,…
Seriously, we’d rather have the guy on the left. The mainstreamers – that’d be, of course, your Dallas’ Only Daily and your good ol’ Startlegram – are echoing what I started yelling last Saturday. That, barring the reincarnation of Red Auerbach, the Mavericks are about to hire Rick Carlisle. Perhaps…
Well, Jesus, this sure sounds a little, ah, sketchy. (Cheap too — what is that, a .02 percent tip?) Here’s the lead item from a New York Times round-up this morning of items “Lost and Found in New York Taxicabs”: MIDTOWN, FEBRUARY 2007 A woman from Dallas left a suitcase…
The June issue of Esquire contains its annual rundown of the Best Bars in America — and it probably comes as no surprise to D’s Adam McGill that the Lakewood Landing makes the list. But that’s only because Adam wrote the item, which goes a little something like this: “The…
As we pointed out earlier, the city council’s Economic Development Committee met in executive session this afternoon regarding the convention center hotel. After more than two hours behind closed doors, the committee — sans Mitchell Rasansky — actually recommended public ownership of the hotel. And, despite developers offering the use…
Get it? While the Mavs have been imploding and the Stars surging, your Dallas Cowboys have made some news of their own. In no particular order: *Tony Romo is not married to Jessica Simpson … Yet. *With Dallas’ first full-squad minicamp still two weeks away, is it too early for…
Chili’s Chicken Crispers® just got extra yummy! More sauce please. And you thought Chili’s had trouble before. Next time you bite into that juicy Guiltless Chicken Sandwich at Chili’s, you may want to know that, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals today, you should probably feel at…
Who knew this trade would be disastrous? Um, yours truly. I thought the Internet was a fad. I was convinced Tom Landry would never ever never get fired (or die). And I just knew Anna Kournikova was built to win at least one Grand Slam. But last winter, even this…
View Larger Map Developer Larry Hamilton, founder and CEO of Hamilton Properties Corporation, is one of many landowners facing a fight with the Dallas Central Appraisal District regarding its new appraisals of downtown properties. Hamilton recently purchased a parking lot at 1114 Wood Street as a potential site for his…
White Rock Lake Foundation The proposed lights around White Rock Lake Last week in the paper version of Unfair Park, Glenna broke down the fight over lights around White Rock Lake, an idea instigated by the White Rock Lake Foundation. Today comes word, via Back Talk Lakewood, that council member…
Dallas criminal defense attorney Robert Guest today documents his trying to clear a ticket case down at the Court & Detention Services Municipal Building on Main Street. A few chuckles in there, chiefly his description of the antiquated equipment attorneys are forced to use — like, oh, the computer that…
Seven years ago, my old friend Jason Cohen published a terrific book, Zamboni Rodeo, about “life on the road” with Austin Ice Bats, the official Central Hockey League affiliate of the Minnesota Wild. The Ice Bats have played in various locations in and around Austin for 12 seasons. Only, reports…
The perfect rollin’ model? Because I like Josh Howard (remember, I used to love him), I’m going to attempt to write this item with a straight face. You, however, knock yourself out. Insert your own marijuana-related punch lines whenever you feel the urge. Fresh off a horrible and horribly short…
Jay Burress See, sooner or later everything in Dallas winds up in Arlington — even the folks who sell Dallas to tourists and convention-goers; “trading up,” I think it’s called. Notes the The Startelegram today, Jay Burress — currently the senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Dallas…
Press release or public service announcement? Again, hard to tell. Nonetheless, here’s a fiscal win-win for those who not only like the Chick-fil-A but also like it free: On Thursday, the chicken eatery that seasons its meat with a touch of Jesus will offer a year’s worth of Chick-fil-A Combo…
Via The New York Times’ DealBook blog comes word — or, perhaps in this instance, The Word — that Dallas Theological Seminary student Chris Wyatt’s GodTube is flush with dough-re-mi courtesy a NYC hedge fund. Reports PaidContent.org, New York-based GLG Partners has blessed the site with $30 million, which is…
Sports radio war? Eh, sorta. In response to this item, I’ve received several inquiries asking for a detailed tale-of-the-tape between The Ticket and ESPN Radio. Ask and you shall receive. At least this time. Among the coveted and targeted demographic of men 25-54, The Ticket has roughly twice as many…
As expected, the new appraisals from the Dallas County Appraisal District on 13 parcels owned by Chavez Properties was a small sample of a massive increase in appraised values downtown. A random sampling of downtown appraisals, conducted using DCAD’s Web site, shows a consistent revaluing of parcels from $30 and…
We got a logo! Can February 6, 2011, be that far off? At the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee’s initial press conference today out at the Cowboys new stadium, all sorts of dignitaries — Troy Aikman, Ross Perot Jr, Tom Leppert, Terdema Ussery — pledged their support and…
A preview of what Brett Landes has planned in the former Hard Rock location on McKinney Avenue Developer Brett Landes of the Landes Group has unveiled his development plans for the 0.85-acre plot at Routh and McKinney that was home to the Hard Rock Café and, before that, the McKinney…
Those Friends for whom the sight of, oh, hedge clippers plunged into eye sockets is a bit too much may wanna stay away from this interview with Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna. The rest of you are welcome to visit Fangoria for just-posted sneak-peek pics from Luna’s latest offering, Fright Flick,…
According to the New York Daily News today, President Bush ain’t none too happy with the housing prices in his once and future hometown. Notes Tom DeFrank on the paper’s D.C. blog, George W. has … … been muttering about the spike in real estate prices in Dallas since he…
