At 19, Fernando Careaga was a recently arrived immigrant from Mexico picking cantaloupes, tomatoes and onions in the fields of California. Thirty six years later, he’s a veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol and the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, and he’s joining forces with his son to launch a…
Mike Dupree’s story was strange enough. Earlier this month, (“Cold as ICE,” January 4) the Dallas County constable told us how he arranged to have his ex-lover arrested and deported to Honduras because the young man was on the run from a deadly gang. Dupree said that Angel Martinez, his…
Will wonders never cease: On Tuesday, Buzz was a part of a miracle. Or at least a new world order. We had a question for new District Attorney Craig Watkins and spoke to his friendly spokeswoman, Trista Allen. She didn’t know the answer to our query but quickly found out…
Pathetic either way: Great story, with a very nuanced analysis (“Split Decision,” by Matt Pulle, January 11). These Anglo parents should be ashamed of themselves. But DISD should have been spanked. Which is more pathetic: that they knew about this or that they did not? Michael A. Olivas Professor of…
Aw, shit. Nobody likes getting a summons for jury duty, but, hey, it’s our civic duty and all that — got it, no prob, price of being a citizen, blahblahblah. But, c’mon, I got two today — for two different days, no less, one on February 5, the other for…
Eleven years ago — Christ, how time so does not fly — I got up early on a frigid February morning to watch Chuck Norris chase a bad guy around Trees, while a bunch of faux clubgoers moshed silently to the tunes of Baboon. Here’s the original story about the…
By now, no doubt, you’ve seen the video of Paula Abdul on Seattle’s Fox affiliate last week. Looks like she was, ya know, drunk and/or high. Her people have said, like, No, she wasn’t. She went on Leno on Monday and said, like, No, I wasn’t. Nope, she insists, it…
What does David Beckham’s signing to the MLS mean? Well, more people will go to at least one FC Dallas home game, duh. Interesting piece this morning on SI.com by soccer writer Grant Wahl on the signing of David Beckham to the MLS. Much has been written about Beckham’s pending…
Barry Scheck’s all about getting innocent people out of jail, which is great, but it still doesn’t explain that whole O.J. thing. Barry Scheck, former O.J. Simpson defense attorney and founder and co-director of The Innocence Project, is scheduled to appear in a Dallas courtroom this morning with John Waller,…
You love the all-inclusive vacation right? How about the all-inclusive baseball game? As in, have a hot dog and some nachos in the first inning; a hamburger in the third; couple a Dr Peppers in the fifth; and — sure, why not? — two more dogs in the ninth for…
Someone bought the Arcadia sign. Dunno who. And dunno where they’re gonna put it. A Barking Friend of Unfair Park sends word this morning that the Belmont Neighborhood Association has sold the Arcadia Theatre’s sign to “a local company” for $7,500 — or $7,500 more than Unfair Park offered. The…
Future record producer Zac Crain Yeah, fine, Max Wells has more than half a mil on hand for the mayoral race, 300 thou of it in his back pocket. And, yeah, Our Pal Zac’s bringing up the near rear with $1,942 on hand (but wait till ya get a load…
We’re never much for giving free ad space to folks who actually pay for them in the paper version of Unfair Park, but here’s a freebie — and a favor to our dear Friends who might wanna get a jump on an event upcoming at the Nokia Theatre at Grand…
Because we’re gonna start niche programming here at Unfair Park — hey, you ask for something, you’ll get it — here’s an answer to a question this sexy Friend of Unfair Park had earlier today concerning the schedule for the NHL All-Star Trading Card and Memorabilia show taking place Saturday…
A Friend of Unfair Park reminds us that tonight, Radiant will provide the musical entertainment on Jimmy Kimmel Live; this, o’ course, follows the band’s winning the “Countdown to One” contest that landed the local band a slot on Mr. Sarah Silverman’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, which we kinda, like,…
Michael Hinojosa (he’s the one at right, d’uh) needs your money and outside help to fix the DISD. Saw that coming. Dallas Achieves, it says here, is “a comprehensive effort of the school district and the broader Dallas community to transform the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) into one…
Farmers Branch city council candidate Tim Scott (pictured here with his family) says all them damned civil-rights suits pilin’ up in the FB are, ya know, nonsense, y’all. Facing four lawsuits and mounting legal costs, the city of Farmers Branch is fretting over finances. David Koch, a resident who’s running…
Is it us, or does Pat Summerall look a little like Young Elvis in this old picture? Yeah, it’s like saying, “Sinatra in Midlothian.” But, shr’nuff, one of our best peeps will spend this Friday in one of our, fine, so-so places when legendary sportscaster Pat Summerall serves as keynote…
The Butcher Shop in the West End’s getting new owners. Meet the new meat? Jay Khan and Ronald Von Hatten, two former Landry’s regional managers, seem hell-bent on remaking the West End. They want to transform it from has-been entertainment-district rubble into has-been entertainment-district rubble with more steak. This won’t…
Expect plenty of space devoted to Blind Lemon Jefferson when — and if — the Texas! Music Center opens in Fair Park in, oh, 2008-ish. Friend of Unfair Park Michael Corcoran asked this morning if we’d heard further word about the Texas! Music Center, a proposed museum devoted to…uh…Texas music…
Yesterday, the Dallas Mavericks launched a new site that looks kinda of familiar: Mavswiki.com, which does indeed look just like Wikipedia. But, then, that is the point. Team owner Mark Cuban tells Unfair Park that MavsWiki is intended “a way for fans to have more fun and connect closer to…
Mike Modano can be all yours this weekend, for a mere 15 bucks. But act fast: There are only 3,000 of him to go around. You can pick him up at NorthPark Center Saturday and Sunday, when the NHL hosts an All-Star Trading Card and Memorabilia show in conjunction with…
