Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, interviewed by CBS News’ Brian Goldsmith, talks today about his buddy Barack Obama — and about his “very good friends” Bill and Hillary Clinton, who, he notes, have been “very good to me.” It’s a very long Q&A interview in which Kirk tries to choose…
Jim Romenesko has posted to his media inside-baseball Poynter Institute site a memo just sent from Dallas Morning News managing editor George Rodrigue to the rest of the staff concerning their participation, or not, in Tuesday’s caucuses. In short, they can vote, sure, but with this addendum: “It’s OK for…
Khamid Bakhadirov/UTD Right click, of course, to view a larger version of this image. Because you want to, you know it. Yesterday we mentioned Sophia Bush’s appearance at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she touted her choice for president, the apparently faint-worthy Barack Obama. (And if you’re anything…
Yesterday, Carrollton-based M/PF YieldStar — which keeps an eye on the apartment-leasing and building biz across the country — got together with folks in that particular industry and gave them the good news: The state of the multifamily bidness in the DFW is strong, when it comes to both occupancy…
Avery Johnson’s decision to bench Jason Kidd in the final seconds of last night’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs has led to the inevitable: a new Web site called … you guessed it …. FireAvery.com. Right now, it’s just a photo and a couple of sentences; but its creator…
A lot, from the sound of his new TV spot that began airing locally yesterday. Can’t believe he neglected to mention something about his opponents being all hat, no cattle. –Robert Wilonsky…
Apparently, Avery Johnson saw the cover of this week’s SI and decided to do the opposite. Mavs-Spurs was a classic last night. Avery Johnson coached it like a playoff game, using only an eight-man rotation. Dirk was good and Duncan was great and Bruce Bowen was sharpening his elbows for…
The president yesterday spoke for the first time about just how he’ll pay for the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus — like, ya know, maybe with some foreign money or somethin’, if anyone outside of the U.S. and A. wants to give him some. Also: If…
Jonathan Finley For more photos from yesterday’s town hall meeting, there’s a slideshow right here. When I got back from Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at Duncanville High School last night, my friend Jeff called and said, “So, how was hanging out with the black Jesus?” Seems he’d had dinner…
I’ve yet to attend a city council meeting I didn’t enjoy, and yesterday’s was no exception. How can one not feel satisfied after bearing witness to important votes on the convention center hotel and gas drilling, a council member admitting to witnessing a drug deal in progress and doing nothing…
Till a Friend of Unfair Park mentioned the astounding convergence of events on Saturday, I wasn’t sure I was going to attend Hillary Clinton’s rally at Fair Park, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. with doors to the Fair Park Coliseum opening at 1 p.m. Might take the kid, who…
Pastor Sherman Allen portrayed his marriage to first wife Edwina Cunningham as a sort of fairytale, with his wife in the role of a needy Cinderella and he as the prince who rescued her from material and emotional poverty. When Edwina died in 2003 of complications from scleroderma, a skin…
Former city council member James Fantroy has just been found guilty of stealing thousands in federal funds. Here’s the link to the September 2007 federal indictment in which former Dallas city council member James Fantroy was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from Paul Quinn College. And why do we…
SURPRISE, Arizona — Regardless of your sports pangs, you should be plenty satiated today. The Mavs and Jason Kidd play at San Antonio. The Stars and Brad Richards host Chicago. The Cowboys — who appear willing to let Julius Jones walk — begin free agency. And out here in Arizona…
Yesterday on DC9, music editor Pete Freedman mentioned Dave Chappelle’s surprise appearance at Erykah Badu’s House of Blues show on Tuesday night. Thankfully, someone captured it at least part of it — because, damn it, I miss Dave Chappelle. Actually, from the look of this video, everyone captured it. So,…
MySpace is sending Jessica Simpson to Kuwait — no, not for good (although …), but for a concert for the troops stationed in Kuwait. She’ll be on a bill with the likes of the Pussycat Dolls, Disturbed, Filter, DJ Z-Trip and, says the media release curled up in our in-box,…
This just in from Dallas Rep. Rafael Anchía, concerning yesterday’s post about comments he made — or didn’t make — on Spanish radio yesterday, where it was reported “he is satisfied with the idea of becoming Dallas Mayor.” Writes Anchía, “Yes, the synopsis and translation is way off. The allusion…
Adelfa Callejo Amazing how these stories come out of nowhere and are suddenly everywhere and mean everything when it’s all just a big bunch of nothing. Few days ago, Adelfa Callejo was Dallas’ well-regarded 84-year-old Latino-rights activist about whom Stanford Law students wrote glowing biographies. She was also a Bill…
Sophia, the one Bush we can get behind this election season As usual, a few election-related items of note this a.m. — these involving famous faces not running for office. A Friend of Unfair Park with impeccable taste points our attention back toward the University of Texas at Dallas –…
No Joy For This Ode Richie Whitt’s ode to Steve Orsini (“Mustang Maniac,” February 14) left me confused. I teach at SMU and serve on the faculty senate, and can assure both Whitt and Orsini that the assumption of faculty support for the massive infusion of millions of more dollars…
“Jason isn’t the guy who could take us to the next level. Management wasn’t comfortable putting the franchise in his hands.” —Mavericks interim general manager Frank Zaccanelli upon trading Jason Kidd on December 26, 1996 “Kidd’s skill set and leadership will help us close out games and series. Because of…
German engineering: Like many, Buzz is confused by the Democratic Party’s process for selecting a presidential candidate. You’d think it would be simple—voters vote, votes are counted, whoever gets the most, wins—but we’re talking Democrats here, so things are not that straightforward. We tried to read the original blueprint for…
