Because Dallas County boasts the highest number of falsely convicted men exonerated with DNA evidence since post-conviction testing began, the news that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has agreed to cooperate with the Innocence Project of Texas is momentous. As we reported in early January, so far 12 people…
Yup, Tracy Rowlett at KTVT-Channel 11 this morning announced that when his current contract expires in July 2008, he’s out the door, bringing to a close a career on Dallas-Fort Worth television that began in April 1974, when he moved from Oklahoma City to become an investigative reporter for WFAA-Channel…
Ed Bailey’s making the transition from McDonald’s burgers to fancy-schmancy steaks, a much happier meal. I had the privilege of speaking with Ed Bailey, owner of 61 North Texas McDonald’s franchises and among the world’s richest purveyors of Big Mac attacks. Bailey recently purchased two Patrizio restaurants and is building…
You know who I miss? Corn Mo. And if you miss the gone-to-NYC Dutch Treat as much as I do, go to his Web site and download a handful of tracks, including the immortal Kevin Von Erich trib “Shine On, Golden Warrior,” which I do believe appeared on one of…
This morning, Slate, in conjunction with the Chronicle of Philanthropy, released its annual list of the nation’s most generous philanthropists. At No. 8 on the “Slate 60” is T. Boone Pickens, the 78-year-old founder of Mesa Petroleum and BP Capital Management in Dallas who gave $160 million to establish the…
Herb Adderley, a former Cowboys great, is suing the players’ union for licensing fees. Herb Adderley’s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a Green Bay Packer; appropriate, as he was the Packers’ first-round draft pick in 1961. But he ended his career as a Dallas Cowboy, playing cornerback…
Mark Graham District Attorney Craig Watkins denies his office cut some slack to a Dallas police officer who lied to a DeSoto cop. Did Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’ office cut a break for one of his friends? That’s what one of his own prosecutors suggested in a secretly…
I write this as a proud former resident of Farmersville, Texas: Today, Country Music Television announced that among the 64 finalists for its online “Music City Madness” video contest, one of the lucky few left is Farmersville’s own Tim Cooper. The competition’s being presented March Madness-style, complete with brackets. Just…
Frankly, I don’t have the time or the smarts to thoroughly explain what Dallas-based i2 Technologies Inc. is or what happened to its former chief executive officer, Gregory Brady. For the former, all you need to do is go to the company’s Web site, where you’ll find the company describes…
Our pal Gordon Keith sends word there’s a far better video of KXAS-Channel 5 anchor Mike Snyder’s icky come-on than the one to which we linked yesterday. And how does Gordon know this? Because he’s the one who made it available. Oh, and now would be as good a time…
Allison V. Smith This is Weekly Bob, who Andrea Grimes finds so adorable she’s thinking of having a Lil’ Bob herself. Or, maybe not. Last night, the man o’ the hour and I had a lovely Valentine’s Day dinner at CiCi’s Pizza. We went to the nice one, of course,…
Dine with Iggy and the Stooges March 5. Well, kinda. Remember back in the day, when you had to actually purchase a physical object in order to listen to music — you know, records and CDs, as opposed to bits and bytes? And remember when that much-anticipated album was due…
Gurinder Chada’s expecting twins, which means she’s not expecting to direct Dallas any time soon. Looks like the big-screen version of Dallas is being pushed further off the starting line, thanks to the just-announced pregnancy of director Gurinder Chadha. She tells the Associated Press in a story that just moved…
In case you missed it last night, Stephen Colbert’s “The Word” segment dealt with Gov. Rick Perry’s issuing an executive order on February 2 directing the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules requiring all 11- and 12-year-old girls to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine prior to entering sixth…
On January 29, we mentioned how the South Dallas Cultural Center was but a construction-site shell of its former self, the result of the original contractor, Harrison Quality Construction, having abandoned the project in October despite being paid $600,000 for completing far less than half the work. Two days later,…
Yesterday evening, we finally talked to Bobby Hood, co-owner of Gezellig on Lower Greenville, where, last Friday, some folks were ticketed for smoking on the premises in violation of the city’s smoking ordinance. Hood and his partner in the restaurant-live-music-venue were actually among those popped, and despite the tenor and…
The mayor sends the following missive concerning the Tuesday-evening bus ride to Waco for the Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition’s anti-coal-plant presentation: I made an executive decision to waive the $10 bus fee to Waco this morning while I was talking about it on KVIL. Seems like we could get…
Kathleen Diane Manning, who died February 11 Because Unfair Park is committed to spotlighting the most eye-catching paid-for obituaries in the paper, this morning we bring you Kathleen Diane Manning, who died February 11. (Our condolences, of course.) What caught our eye this a.m. wasn’t necessarily the body of the…
Four minutes. That’s how long it took new Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips to accomplish what his predecessor couldn’t in four years. Namely, make us all feel comfortable. Relaxed. Like we’re somehow connected, if not on the same team. “Feels good to have these cowboy boots back in Texas,”…
Bush Think Tank Twisted sense of morality: I agree that promoting rational debate over promulgating a warped ideology is paramount. So, I was disappointed to find Mr. Schutze comparing Bush to Idi Amin (“W. and Us,” February 8). Equating a policy crafted in the wake of an unprovoked terrorist attack…
Here’s what Josh Howard got you for Valentine’s: Versatile talent and a vicious temperament, which have possessed your Dallas Mavericks to grab the NBA’s best record and shed their notorious “soft” label. A reserved role model, who forged his success squeezing positive lessons from a dicey environment. A star athlete…
Plans to replace the historic Dreyfuss Club at White Rock Lake, which burned to the ground last fall, are ongoing, but what caused the fire that destroyed the vintage city building remains “undetermined,” according to a Dallas Fire-Rescue report obtained by the Dallas Observer. Arson cannot be ruled out. “Everything…
