Back in 1971 a genius named Tom Landry decided it was a swell idea to alternate quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Craig Morton – on every friggin’ play. But after his Dallas Cowboys bumbled along at 4-3, the coach decided on Staubach full-time and, well, you know, the rest is Super Bowl…
Don Hill’s third day on the stand in the City Hall corruption trial began with his attorney, Ray Jackson, asking about statements he made in wiretaps about fairness concerning developer Brian Potashnik’s decision to reject bids from Ron Slovacek and Andrea Spencer because they were too high. Hill says the…
Spent the better part of an hour Sunday having a patient Mac salesman walk me through the pros and pros of ditching my PC; spent the better part of an hour Monday having Mac-using friends congratulate me on my flirtation (finally!) while also pointing me toward less expensive online options…
Another day, another Forbes list on which Dallas scores a good — this time, as the very bestest U.S. city “in which to take home a paycheck.” A whole bunch of numbers were crunched — everything from average salary to cost of living to “economists’ predictions for the future state…
As it turns out, the very day we were wondering what it would cost to move a Hilton Hotels regional HQ to Dallas from Farmers Branch, assistant city manager A.C. Gonzalez was sending that very info to the city council’s Economic Development Committee. Here’s the full memo — and, sorry,…
On Friday evening, dozens of nature lovers and art fans converged on Fair Park’s Texas Discovery Gardens for the opening of Global Swarming, a show of oil and encaustic artwork that explores Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious phenomenon that’s destroying bee colonies worldwide and has farmers in a panic. The…
A Friend of Unfair Park sends the grim news: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews of Dallas was killed in Afghanistan on Friday. The U.S. Department of Defense last night sent out yet another of its matter-of-fact media releases short on details, save for where and how the 34-year-old…
On her blog yesterday, Angela Hunt outlined, very simply, the proposed budget cuts she and 10 of her fellow Dallas City Council members sent to City Manager Mary Suhm. It’s something Hunt’s been working on since late July, if you’ll recall — back when she offered up $457,374 in suggested…
For the most part, the Dallas Cowboys’ pre-season was smooth. Drama and injury free. Productive. Refreshing. There were only a couple surprises when the final 53-man roster was set Saturday afternoon. (For what it’s worth, my pre-camp roster projections had a whopping 11 errors. Oops.) Mainly, this year’s draft class…
Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butt-head and writer-director of Office Space, stopped by Unfair Park HQ two weeks ago to talk about that 1999 film’s more-or-less follow-up Extract, which opened yesterday. (Our review is here.) Before our chat in my office, Patrick Michels presented the former Anson Funderburgh bassist…
After speculation Thursday followed by a statement from Judge Barbara Lynn this afternoon regarding a potential appearance by defendant Sheila Hill as a witness in the City Hall corruption trial, we asked her attorney, Victor Vital, if she will take the stand in her defense. Vital tells us he indeed…
Speaking of Victory Park …A Friend of Unfair Park sent word a little while ago that I really needed to check out the Dallas Urban Lab Web site. For those new to the concept, it’s a program down at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture, where, for…
As of today, the Chili’s in the American Airlines Center is no more. And, yes, you’ll say, But of course, just like all the other restaurants that have shuttered in Victory Plaza. Only, this tale is a bit more complicated: The doors closed one last time just last night, but…
Back in March we told you the story of Frank Farias, the airman arrested for murder after running over a man outside a Lower Greenville nightclub in January. There’s an update: The 23-year-old is awaiting his first hearing in front of a military panel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he’s…
Remember back in San Antonio, when the Dallas Cowboys started training camp with lowered expectations? Um, nix that. Then: “As you know, I’ve drawn back a lot of nubs after reaching out there with some pretty high predictions. I think we’ve learned something about lofty expectations.” Now: Super Bowl or…
Can’t say this was much of a surprise: 93.3 FM — now known as i93, yawn — just introduced itself as Your Home For Today’s Hit Music with a serving of Black Eyed Peas followed by Miley Cyrus. In other words, Pop 40 as predicted by a Friend of Unfair…
Nobody gives a speech like Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president and CEO Richard Fisher. He quotes Bob Dylan. He likens the economy to a Rube Goldberg contraption, which he proceeds to render in extreme detail. And, yesterday, during a speech given to the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance…
I’m putting it all out there: I had to eat some cobbler and listen to the two-disc The Greatest Hits 1966-1992 by Neil Diamond (excluding “Heartlight,” and repeating “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” naturally) to get this last episode of Project Runway out of my system. I’m not even exaggerating. But…
Attorney Ray Jackson resumed the direct examination of his client, former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, this morning at approximately 8:45 a.m., as Jackson continued to ask Hill about his accomplishments as a Dallas City Council member. Hill says former council member Maxine Thornton-Reese urged him to accomplish two goals:…
State Rep. Rafael Anchia filed House Bill 1736 in February; Governor Rick Perry signed the Dallas Democrat’s legislation, which ups compensation for the wrongfully imprisoned, in late May; it took effect Tuesday. Which means all those exonerated by DNA evidence in recent years will receive $80,000 per year they spent…
More than a quarter of those wearing Dallas Fire-Rescue uniforms are between the ages of 50 and 59 — in other words, not too far from calling it quits. Indeed, Dallas Fire-Rescue higher-ups are concerned that in coming years the attrition rate amongst firefighters and paramedics will skyrocket — to…
Of course, Hill couldn’t actually answer the question as he’s restricted from speaking to the media, but this photo we snapped during the media frenzy that followed today’s testimony from the former mayor pro tem tells the story. Sure, it was merely a verbal “Wikipedia entry” as Robert described, but…
