And a note to all those Deep Ellumites heading to City Hall today, to once again support their favorite drinking establishments during what’s turned out to be a laborious specific use permit process: Don’t rush. There are 85 agenda items today, and those dealing with the permits for The Amsterdam…
Beginning January 1, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Institute will begin eyeballing the city’s eyewitness identification procedures. That’s if the city council today gives its blessing to the study, which it will. After all it’s not costing the city a penny — the Urban…
I’ve written about illegal drugs here and there, and I’ve been inside a few prisons for those stories and others. And along the way I’ve met more than a few individuals serving inordinate amounts of time for piddly drug offenses — specifically, crack cocaine offenses. It’s hard to argue that…
Yes, but that wasn’t the question. Do you like your new gig, Greg Hill? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. But it’s not The Ticket’s Greg, but rather this one, now appearing on the newly tweaked ESPN Radio. Don’t get me wrong, any move that yanks Stephen A. Smith and his faux…
A press release we just received from the U.S. Attorney’s Office sounds like a movie pitch. As in: “[Manuel] Alvarez worked at Neiman Marcus as a store loss prevention specialist. In 2004, Alvarez met an accomplice and they agreed to sell jewelry on Ebay and split the proceeds. Alvarez would…
Texas may suck at a lot of things relating to children — worst in teen birth rate, most uninsured kids in the nation, million-dollar high school football stadiums — but at least we feed our children. So says the Center for Public Policy Priorities, usually the bearer of gloom and…
Erkyah Badu has a new single, “Honey.” And she has about four new nicknames, as evidenced by this just-released clip about the making of the song and her new 18-track album Nu AmErykah, the double-disc, each-sold-separately collection Universal Motown’s prepping for a February 26, 2008, release. As Badu tells Billboard:…
This morning, a good Friend of Unfair Park shipped our way Noted Regional Comedian Dave Little’s ode to the Trinity River toll road. Dave debuted the song over the weekend, at the aforementioned Amanda Newman birthday shindig at Club Dada on Saturday, then went into the studio Sunday to record…
One more reason why Wade Phillips is the best Cowboys coach ever. So, I’m trying to bang out my review of Charlie Wilson’s War, and it just occurred to me that the belly dancer looked awfully familiar — because she’s, like, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips’ daughter. Yup, that’s…
Fred Holston Andrea Grimes, uncharacteristically shy this a.m., doesn’t feel terribly comfy touting her radio appearance today, so I will: The Girl on Top will join the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Cary Darling and D’s Zac Crain at noon today on KERA-FM (90.1)’s Think. Their subject: ” 2007 – The Pop…
Frank Campagna’s murals used to adorn the Gypsy Tea Room. Now, they’re at the House of Blues. You can’t help but see Frank Campagna all over this town. His rock-and-roll artwork celebrates musicians from Dallas and afar. The Deep Ellum Tunnel (R.I.P.) is a Campagna baby, and he’s painted for…
Jerry’s on Henderson — well, it used to be. Avi Adelman, who I think Schutze mentioned a few weeks ago, has the highlights of and lowdown on the planned redevelopment of the former Carnival grocery site on Henderson Avenue and Rowena Street, down to the conceptual site plan (nice pool…
Cantina Laredo in Terminal D at DFW — not bad at all, certainly better than the Reata Grill outpost The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, originally known as the Village People, today released its annual Airport Food Review — and, like me, it found the Cousin’s Bar-B-Q in Terminal B…
I’ve spent the better part of the morning trolling the highways and byways of Dallas — the side streets and parking lots too, damned near every nook and cranny of our fair city. And, of course, I never left the laptop: This morning, Dallas and Ft. Worth join Boston, Indianapolis,…
It’s no surprise that Kenyans took the top spots at yesterday’s White Rock Marathon — or that they beat our pathetic Matt Pulle, who finished a measly 17th because of “hamstring problems” and a “lack of support along Swiss Avenue” and “Ross Perot Jr.” Anyone who has ever watched even…
Always was a Six Flags Over Texas kinda gal myself, spending day after sweat-drenched day in black Jncos, circling the park with my best friend, hoping that a 17-year-old park janitor would pick us up and teach us the true meaning of love in Casa Magnetica. But there were occasional…
Tré Wilcox, out at Abacus Uber-cook and Top Chef competitor Tré Wilcox has resigned from Abacus to focus on leveraging his 15-plus fame minutes on a television career, according to a statement issued by Abacus’s publicist moments ago. Wilcox, who’s been with the restaurant since its inception seven years ago,…
I’m still recuperating from the White Rock Marathon, after limping to a 17th-place finish. I beat up my hamstring pretty badly and almost dropped out with 10 miles to go, until I saw my shivering colleagues, Merritt Martin and Andrea Grimes, offering up a liberal dose of hometown cheer. They…
Jerry Stackhouse, pictured on his Web site Two weeks after Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was killed in his Miami apartment, pro athletes are getting a little … paranoid. Some guys are buying dogs; others, guns. And most are just trying to keep their heads down, reports USA Today, which…
T. Boone Pickens just gave his son a very expensive Christmas present. T. Boone Pickens just got through ponying up $6 million in order to fund “a comprehensive revitalization strategy that will touch on education, crime, housing, employment and community services” in the Fair Park-area Jubilee Park neighborhood. Now, his…
Warning: Objects in your mirror may be more pissed off than they appear. Take cover Rangers fans, Milton Bradley is coming. In a move that makes you wonder why they ever really got rid of Kenny Rogers or Royce Clayton or even Eddie Chiles, the Rangers have agreed to a…
DallasCowboys.com From goat to hero — it’s a fine line. Ask Jason Witten. The Dallas Cowboys will have their annual team Christmas party tonight. Psst, I know what they’re getting: A gift-wrapped 28-27 victory over the Detroit Lions. If there was any doubt about this being a magical season of…
