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Blogs
October 17, 2014
Let's Try to Make Some Sense of the Jerry Jones Lawsuit Dismissal
The statement lawyer Thomas Bowers issued Thursday morning after the dismissal of his client Jana Weckerly's sexual assault lawsuit against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was precise: "Neither Jerry Jones nor the Cowboys organization has paid us any money." If you're the suspicious sort, you might be wo ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2014
Jerry Jones Sex Assault Suit Is Over, But It Isn't Exactly Clear Why
Jerry Jones is no longer headed to trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2009. The case, brought by former stripper Jana Weckerly, also claimed that Jones and his longtime lawyer, Levi McCathern, conspired to pay her off until the statute of limitations expired. A hearing was ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2014
Jerry Jones Lawyers Deny Sexual Assault Allegations at Hearing
The lawyer for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appeared in a Dallas courtroom Friday to argue that a lawsuit accusing Jones of sexual assault -- and the Cowboys of conspiracy to cover it up -- should be dismissed because of the statute of limitations. Attorney Gregory Shamoun also said the claims made ag ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2014
Judge Denies Jerry Jones' Request to Seal Files in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Dallas District Judge Dale Tillery denied Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' request to seal court documents related to a lawsuit brought by an Oklahoma woman. Jana Weckerly claims that Jones sexually assaulted her in 2009 before the Cowboys covered it up. In addition to denying the request to keep documen ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2014
A Guide to Eating Out in Frisco
Our own not-so-little neighbor Frisco was named the second fastest growing city in America this year, right behind Austin. And while a lot of Frisco is composed of the sprawling housing developments that keep popping up to hold all of these people, those people have to eat, too. And some even like t ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2014
Dallas to HUD: Stuff It!
Right after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accused Dallas last month of massive racial segregation and housing fraud, Mayor Mike Rawlings was all for making nice. That lasted all of two weeks. Now he and the city attorney are telling HUD to go screw itself. Last month, days a ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2012
Council to Sign Resolution Putting Columbia Packing Company on Code Compliance Clock
Speaking of the council's Wednesday briefing and sewers and so forth ...There are a few things council will actually vote mid-week, seeing as how they're on spring break next week. Among 'em: a resolution tsk-tsk'ing the Columbia Packing Company in Oak Cliff, infamous for having been caught turni ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
600 Elsbeth, Site of Rotting Apartment Complex In Which Lee Oswald Once Lived, Is For Sale
Speaking of the assassination of John F. Kennedy ...For a long while now we've written about the ongoing fight between the city of Dallas and Jane Bryant, owner of the decaying apartment complex on 600 Elsbeth near Bishop Arts where, in 1962, Lee Harvey Oswald and wife Marina briefly lived. Just ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2011
Train Museum Was to Roll Out of Fair Park By Saturday. That Won't Happen. Now What?
Just checked the calendar and noticed: The Museum of the American Railroad should be rolled outta Fair Park by ... well, by Saturday, would you look at that. Except, no: Two years after the city sued the train museum, telling it to chugga-chugga thee to those new digs in Frisco or a temporary hol ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Protestor Accused of Assaulting Cop Now Accused of Punching a Fellow Occupier
Photo by Brantley HargroveStephen BenavidesEarlier this morning, Occupy Dallas posted to its website an item headlined: "OccupyDallas supporter assaulted." That supporter: Glynn Wilcox, who was among those who helped hash out the agreement between City Hall and the protesters that allowed them to ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
Will Occupy Dallas Stay at City Hall? Will Its Case Be Heard in Federal Court? Who Knows!
Photo by Chris HowellRight now we were supposed to be at the Earle Cabell for a federal hearing over Occupy Dallas's camp-out behind Dallas City Hall. Alas, that was not meant to be: Friday's agreement, which said the Occupiers could occupy City Hall's bathrooms and kept the city from making ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Occupy Dallas Can Stay Put, Temporarily and Conditionally, Pending a Hearing on Monday
Photo by Chris HowellThis afternoon, U.S. District Judge David Godbey helped City Hall and Occupy Dallas come to a verbal agreement that protestors can not only keep camping outside City Hall, but can also use City Hall restrooms and keep their current signage -- two issues disputed in the te ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
An Offended Occupy Dallas Responds to City's Demands; Last Arrestee Due Out of Jail Today
Photo by Chris HowellAt the end of business yesterday City Hall sent that memo from City Manager Mary Suhm and that letter from First Assistant City Attorney Chris Bowers. Both said more or less the same thing: Occupy Dallas has till 5 p.m. Saturday to clean up its mess behind Dallas City Hall, o ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Citing "Numerous Breaches" of Agreement, City Hall Tells Occupy Dallas to Clean Up or Get Out
Photo by Anna MerlanFirst Assistant City Attorney Chris Bowers, at left, just last weekNever did hear from City Manager Mary Suhm about what she intended to tell Mayor Mike Rawlings concerning Occupy Dallas's continued camp-out behind Dallas City Hall. No matter: Moments ago Suhm sent to the mayo ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2011
Mayor Mike Rawlings Gets Rowdy as City Hall's Halloween Party Also Gets Occupied
Photos by Anna MerlanNo, I can't imagine we'll ever see this photo at right ever again. Not at all. No, never.My most terrifying night at Dallas City Hall involved a six-hour Redistricting Commission meeting, during which I was forced to eat 1,000-year-old, partially fossilized peanut butter ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2011
At Feel-Good Hearing, City and Occupy Dallas Hash Out Deal to Move Downtown Campsite
If you need one of Dallas's occupiers come Sunday evening, this is where they'll be.A hearing this morning at the Earle Cabell could have been a First Amendment showdown over Occupy Dallas's right to remain in Pioneer Park in downtown. Instead, it became a simple formality after protesters ca ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
Eight is More Than Enough? Avalon Group Homes Square Off Against Dallas (Again).
An Avalon home in Fort Worth.As we've mentioned before, Dallas has been grappling for some time with how to regulate the city's nearly 280 group homes, those halfway houses and assisted-living facilities that are protected by federal housing laws. But the operator of 14 North Texas group hom ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
What's the Deal With 500 S. Ervay? Well, Funny You Should Ask. There's a Hearing Next Week.
Photo at left courtesy the Dallas Public Library Texas/Dallas History Division500 South Ervay as it looked in 1955, and a more recent photo on the DCAD websiteSpeaking of vacant downtown landmarks ...Two weeks ago, a City Hall employee asked if we knew what was up with 500 South Ervay, which sits ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Man Who Repaired Rundown Fair Park Home Bought From City Sues to Halt Its Demolition
Courtesy of Google Streetview, the before photo of 3820 Atlanta St. alongside a picture we took of the same property yesterday afternoon.The majority of neighborhoods surrounding Fair Park are riddled with vacant, boarded-up homes and empty lots. Atlanta Street is no exception. Across from t ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2011
Again, Muni Judge Dismisses the City's Case Against Dealey Plaza Vendor Groden. Next Stop: County Court of Criminal Appeals!
Robert GrodenI certainly hope this doesn't become a daily occurrence; no doubt you feel the same way. But there has been a development today in the city's case against Robert Groden, the JFK conspiracy theorist who's been selling his materials in Dealey Plaza for almost two decades and now finds ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2010
Depositions and More Delays in City's Case Against Museum of the American Railroad
From the Museum of the American Railway's computer-generated look at its future home in FriscoIn case you'd forgotten all about City of Dallas v. Museum of the American Railroad, rest assured: It's alive and well in Dallas County District Court, where, in recent days, there have been myriad filin ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
City Plan Commissioners Recused Themselves from Gas Drilling Talk Last Week for Owning Stock in XTO Energy Parent Exxon
Even before their meeting last Thursday afternoon, City Plan Commissioners had decided to hold off voting on XTO Energy's second application for a gas drilling site in Dallas -- leaving time for the city council to figure out what to do with XTO's first application, maybe even delaying that call ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2010
Double Wide's Chelsea Callahan Co-Launches New Booking Agency, Manhandler Booking.
It shouldn't come as too much of a shock that DFW has an ever-growing, ever-awesome, music scene; we've sort of been shouting that for a while now. From Denton to Arlington, it seems to be a region of Texas supersaturated with talented musicians, dedicated fans, and supportive venues. But why the ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2010
After Delaying Vote on Potential Sale of Samuell Farm, Park Board Opts to Take a Pass. For Now.
Courtesy Friends of the FarmNo doubt you recall the brouhaha in June over Park and Recreation's proposal to ask voters if it'd be OK to maybe, some day, sell Samuell Farm and Samuell New Hope Park, neither of which the city has dough enough to tend to. Long story short: The Texas Attorney General ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Kenny's Burger Joint Comes Late
To the Big Patty Game
Kenny Bowers, leftKenny's Burger Joint this month scored a colossal publicity coup, getting all the major media outlets in Dallas to report on the eatery's new massive $50 burger. A Hamburger Today, the nation's leading source of beef patty news, even picked up the story. City of Ate didn't ... More >>
Blogs
July 10, 2010
Court Orders City of Dallas to Respond to Wet-Dry Opponents' Writ By July 19
Andy SiegelOne week ago, as you no doubt recall, attorney Andy Siegel filed a writ of mandamus in which he claimed, among other things, that the organization formerly known as Progress Dallas did not garner enough legit signatures to trigger a local option election concerning the off-premise sale ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
After Texas AG Swats Down Proposed Samuell Parks Sale, City Attorney Says, "Nuh-Unh."
Courtesy Friends of the FarmIf you thought the Park and Rec board's decision yesterday to defer a vote on a proposed sale of Samuell Farm and Samuell New Hope Park meant that was that till August 5, so sorry. But, hell, might as well go five-for-five this work week with one final item on the city ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Ain't Gonna Work on Samuell Farm No More? The City Would Like to Sell Beloved Property.
The entirety of Samuell Farm in an aerial snapshot taken by Hugh Brooks's now-defunct Friends of the FarmI expect this won't be our last item on this subject today, given the years of blood, toil, tears and sweat that have been spilled over Samuell Farm. But just a little more than a year after t ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2010
Looks Like the Train Museum May Be at Fair Park Till Well After the New Year
Got to Judge Martin Hoffman's courtroom in the George Allen a few minutes past 9 this morning for a long-scheduled injunction hearing in the case of City of Dallas v. Museum of the American Railroad. It figured to be an interesting hearing, what with all the he said-he said going on between First ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2010
Public Safety Committee Shuns Preservationists, Approves New Historic Demolition Ordinance
Sam MertenYup, Dwaine. This briefing was way over the collective heads of your committee.Baffled and outraged preservationists quietly vacated Monday afternoon's Public Safety Committee meeting after the city council committee voted unanimously to adopt a new historic building demolition ordi ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
The City's Still Debating How to Tear Down Safety Threats in Historic Districts
In August 2008, this was among the houses depicted in the initial council committee briefing regarding the need for a new teardown ordinance.If it feels like City Hall's been debating the issue of how to tear down blighted properties within historic districts since forever, well, it's only been . ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Amazing But True: City's Not Giving Up On, Um, "Problematic" Bama Pie Project
This is what the Bama Pie building looked like when I drove by it on New Year's Day of this year.Longtime Friends of Unfair Park probably don't need a recap concerning the tragicomic goings-on at the former Bama Pie Co. building across the street from Fair Park. This blog is littered with stories ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2010
Train Museum Lawsuit Kept A-Rollin': City's About to Stop Paying For Water, Power
I called council member and Economic Development Committee chair Ron Natinsky late last week about the downtown parking study agenda item, which the council didn't get around to discussing yesterday. (An hour was spent instead on talking about how to create a revolving fund from which to make loa ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2010
So, Come On, Does the L.A.-Based Owner of the Old Dallas High School Really Want to Sell
On and off, the old Dallas High School has been on Preservation Dallas's most-endangered list.OK, fair warning: This is going to be one in a series of items over the next couple of days dealing with Crozier Tech (or, as long-timers know it, the 103-year-old city-designated landmark Dallas High Sc ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2010
Owner of Lake Cliff District Home Can't Blame City, Bank For Calling In the Bulldozers
500 E. 6th Street in the Lake Cliff Historic DistrictHenry Spruiell does not disagree with the city of Dallas: The house he owns at 500 E. 6th Street in the Lake Cliff Historic District does indeed pose what's known as an "imminent threat to public health and safety" and probably should be torn d ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2010
Is the City Finally Taking Legal Action Over that Failed Bama Pie Motor Sports Museum?
It may be a few weeks before we know for sure, but after years of wondering what to do about the Bama Pie mess, the city's inching closer to filing a lawsuit over the empty building in South Dallas. Oh, right -- what Bama Pie building? Longtime Friends of Unfair Park know the whole sordid story. ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2009
Zoning Committee Amends Historic Demolition Ordinance: Houses Only, If You Don't Mind.
Back in August 2008, this was among the houses depicted in the council committee briefing regarding the need for a new teardown ordinance.Speaking of vacant downtown buildings ... When Mayor Tom Leppert unveiled his list of Central Business District buildings that needed to be brought up to code ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2009
City Tells 508 Park Avenue Owners: Clean Up or Pay Up ... A Small Fortune, Every Single Day
As promised here's the city's complaint brought against Colby Properties today in Dallas County District Court. In the complaint -- and the request for a temporary and permanent injunction against the owners of 508 Park Avenue -- the city is seeking $1,000 per day for every listed violation of both ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2009
City, Texas AG's Office Close to an Agreement Concerning W.W. Samuell Land, Trust Fund
View Larger MapOn Wednesday, the Dallas City Council is expected to get a look at a deal hashed out between the Dallas City Attorney's Office and the Texas Attorney General's Office's following the latter's yearlong look into how the city manages the W. W. Samuell Permanent Foundation, the Samuell T ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2009
10 Questions: Kenny Bowers
He is synonymous with seafood in this market, having been associated with, oh, Daddy Jack's and Rockfish and Big Fish Little Fish before opening his own multi-purpose place, Kenny's Wood Fired Grill.Recently the Boston native added a new bar space (banking on the cougar image to attract the right cr ... More >>
News
February 28, 2008
Black Widow Pleads Guilty
Sandra Camille Bridewell finally faces judgment, though not for what some had hoped
News
June 8, 2006
Time Heals No Wounds
A judge has to intervene on behalf of an inmate to save his infected leg
Dining
March 2, 2006
Popularity Contest
This grill exhibits pleasant mellowness
Dining
August 18, 2005
Exiled from French
Anti-Gallic sentiments sway local eateries
News
June 24, 2004
Up the Crick
To Deep Ellum's problems, add this: an underground raging river of poop
Dining
April 11, 1996
Seaworthy
Lefty's handles the big bugs adroitly

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