"Um, yes, I bought this big bag of weed in the Juniors Department, and I just haven't found time to smoke it. Could I get store credit?"As the always fashionable friends of Unfair Park are surely aware, Nordstrom stands firmly on a reputation as the fa... »
After Toni and Ed Allen lost their son, Brien, in May of last year, they decided to mourn him with something called the Bronze Memories Service Package from Restland Funeral Home on St. Paul Street. As funeral packages go, "Bronze Memories Service Pac... »
City Auditor Craig KintonYesterday we took a sneak peek at City Auditor Craig Kinton's audit that reveals the city's code of ethics comes up awful short. As in, for starters: It doesn't explicitly offer whistle-blowers protection. It doesn't task one ... »
The "piece of dirt," per Vonciel Jones Hill, where some on the council hope the Texas Horse Park will roam sooner than laterIn the end, the council's Economic Development Committee didn't want to talk about economic impact studies or debate the risk o... »
DART Police Chief SpillerLast night, on WFAA, Byron Harris reported: "DART says it doesn't have enough police to put an officer on every train, but it is trying to place uniformed officers on platforms, where they can be seen." But then, this morning,... »
Phase I of the Texas Horse Park, which isn't guesstimated to bring in many millions till the whole thing's built out ... one day.Let's begin with what City Manager Mary Suhm said to wrap up the February 1 council back-and-forth over the recently reviv... »
Shortly before the holidays, Leslie sat in on an Ethics Advisory Commission get-together during which its members stewed in an existential funk, asking themselves such questions as: ""Are we accomplishing what we were created to accomplish?" And: "Wha... »
A couple of years back Scott Goldstein wrote quite the flattering profile of Dallas Police Assistant Chief Floyd Simpson -- as in, "In a profession that demands toughness, Simpson embodies compassion." Simpson was former Chief David Kunkle's right-han... »
I've long been a fan of the great Jun Kang, who's responsible for some of YouPlusDallas's best offerings. This one is no exception. Justin Ransom, who helped shoot the short you see above, kindly dropped in my inbox this Valentine's Day offering posted... »
Etta James and the host of The !!!! Beat, Bill "Hoss" AllenLast night, I got a text from Peter Schmidt, who could not believe I've never written about a short-lived 1966 TV show called The !!!! Beat, hosted by iconic Nashville deejay Bill "Hoss" Allen... »
Prange Way/LabelscarThe place: the north side of the George Allen Courts Building, below the overhang. The date: February 7. The time: between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.That's your invite to the foreclosure auction for Valley View Center, which, since August ... »
From long, long ago, George Gimarc with Iggy Pop, who's a pretty funny guy.If anyone would know the answer to the question, "Has there ever been an all-comedy radio station in Dallas?" it would be George Gimarc, who has spent most of a lifetime on Dal... »
There's trouble brewing in the land of lofts, bros and trolleys. Owners of Uptown spots such as Thomas Ave. Beverage Company, The Nodding Donkey and Si Tapas say they're getting squeezed by irascible homeowners who've had whole swaths of Thomas Avenue... »
The revised master plan for the Texas Horse Park, if it's ever fully built outThe council's Economic Development Committee kicked off its morning meeting by taking up the Texas Horse Park, which came up $14 million short in private funds but remains h... »
Photos by Justin TerveenIn the end, the timing was perfect: The rain, scarce for far too long, had moved off but not before topping off the Trinity River just enough so that it resembled an actual river -- roaring, even, almost mighty. The clouds rema... »
