The following comes from a July 31, 2006, story in The Dallas Morning News, shortly after the paper published a series of stories revealing that some Dallas Independent School District employees had used district-issued credit cards to run up more than $6 million in purchases that either violated district policies…
So much for that big Gary Kornman trial we were all awaiting: Unfair Park has learned that yesterday, the Dallas attorney appeared in United State District Judge Jorge Solis’ courtroom, two years after the feds indicted him on four counts of securities fraud and lying to the Securities and Exchange…
So, if you really want to hear the Police in Dallas, you have two choices at this late date: You can fork over a few hundred bucks (or $2,500 for some top-notch tix) for the band’s sold-out shows at the American Airlines Center June 26 and 27. Or you can…
Angel post-surgery, because we’re not about to show you the before pictures. Late yesterday, we received word from Operation Kindness that Angel, a 9-pound spaniel-terrier mix in a protective E-collar, was discovered by a Garland couple (Diane and David Leslie) last Friday as she was trying to cross the intersection…
Everyone, it seems, has something to say concerning Don Imus’ racist remarks last week, which triggered a two-week suspension from both CBS Radio, which carries his talk show, and MSNBC, which simulcasts the gabfest. Even Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter’s House has stepped into the mess, yesterday releasing a…
Larry James’ Central Dallas Ministries is a four-star charity, while several other local nonprofits don’t even rank a single star. Used to be you could give your money to a charity and then pat yourself on the back. These days, you never know where your money is going. Enter Charity…
Dunno yet how Laurie David felt about her and Sheryl Crow’s appearance last night on the SMU campus. But Laurie, wife of Larry, does have this to say this a.m. about her trip to Dallas: “Say goodbye to old man winter… say hello to sweet spring time”…. Tim McGraw sings…
Note to Max Wells: Make cooler videos. Remember, you like the kids now. You need them. You no longer want them off your front lawn. I am not exactly sure why Max Wells — or, more likely, his people — would feel the need to post to the Interwebs a…
Craig Watkins, you are one powerful man. Seriously, that’s what Ebony says in its May issue (the “Ebony Power 150” issue, to be exact), and who are we to argue with the fact that the Dallas County District Attorney has “The New Power”? The magazine’s list of “the next generation…
You gotta love Michael Irvin. No really, you just gotta. Sure, he might have he made the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the all-time great offensive players, but there’s nothing better than the former Dallas Cowboys receiver when he’s playing defense. This morning, KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket)…
Vinnie Paul, ex of Pantera and Damageplan, hasn’t been in a band in almost three years — since he saw his brother, Dimebag Darrell, gunned down in December 2004 on a Columbus, Ohio, stage. But today, he re-emerges with a new gig: as drummer in Hellyeah, a sorta heavy-metal supergroup…
There’s a story in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a man named Tom Czech, who’s the president of Summit Investment Management Ltd. in Milwaukee. Czech, who’s Catholic, will not invest in companies that peddle sin, which is to say he won’t put his or anyone else’s dough in “tobacco makers,…
A Friend of Unfair Park sends word that The Bush Library Blog has become quite the popular destination of late — particularly today, as it cracks WordPress’ Blogs of the Day, landing at the No. 16 spot. It probably scores that ranking today because of a weekend posting in which…
First thing this morning, I was going to mention how, according to Dallas County public defender Mike Howard, the county “has gone all Big Brother on us and blocked pretty much every website I care to access.” Howard noted this over the weekend on his invaluable, award-winning blog The Wretched…
Man, the Dallas Business Journal has all the good stories — like this one from today, about how the internationally renown Spearmint Rhino topless joint’s has taken over the old Old San Francisco Steak House spot on Composite Drive, off Walnut Hill Lane and Stemmons Expressway. Now, you have to…
Captain Kirk, is that a Universal Translator in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? You remember how, on the original Star Trek, Captain Kirk used the Universal Translator to talk to the Gorn? C’mon — the Gorn, ‘member, that giant lizard creature Captain Kirk rassled with…
Laurie David and Sheryl Crow want to remind you, and the rest of The Huffington Post’s readers, that they’re kicking off their Stop Global Warming College Tour tonight at 8 on the SMU campus. And at this very moment, I can hear every gas-guzzling, Exxon-lovin’, non-believing crank clucking over the…
James Curtis Giles At 11 this morning, a law student from Chicago named Lauren Kaeseberg will be standing alongside Barry Scheck — and other attorneys with The Innocence Project — in the court of Judge Robert Francis. They will be presenting new evidence in an exoneration hearing in the case…
We can take no credit for breaking St. Vincent, but that won’t stop us from trying. We an’t think of a lovelier way to start a week: Before you do anything else this morning, go over to our Friend Chris Cantalini’s renowned MP3 blog, Gorilla vs. Bear, where you must…
Rick Kirkham, the TV Junkie himself, will appear on The Oprah Winfry show today as part of an episode about addiction. TV Junkie, the acclaimed documentary assembled from thousand of hours of former TV journalist-turned-crack addict Rick Kirkham’s video diaries, debuted on HBO a few weeks back — more than…
That’s right, Don Hill. You are No. 1 on our hit parade this week. Hey, pal, you earned the right. I have a bit of a confession: I really like the candidates running for Dallas mayor. If I were 60 years older, I might even like to play shuffleboard with…
It’s a good Friday, all right, when we have a reason to post a pic of Gina Miller. Look, that’s just how we roll. Ed Bark, as always, does the math so you don’t have to: He counts it up, and with the announcement this week that Scott “I Never…
