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5:06 pm
Apr. 18, 2011
Before Dallas Proclaims It Terry Southern Day, Stock Your Virtual Bookshelves With His Works
By Robert Wilonsky
Perhaps you've forgotten: On May 1 council member Delia Jasso will officially proclaim it Terry Southern Day to coincide with a screening of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb at the Texas... More >>

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4:02 pm
Apr. 18, 2011
Mike Rawlings Gives Good Beachhead
By Robert Wilonsky
Courtesy Mike Rawlings campaignCouncil members Tennell Atkins and Vonciel Jones Hill with Mike Rawlings at Southwest Center Mall FridayMayoral Mike Rawlings just posted to his campaign website his Southern Sector Development Plan, which kicks off by ID'ing what the former... More >>

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3:00 pm
Apr. 18, 2011
Right Now, Only Two Dallas Blockbusters to Survive. Everyone Else In "Wait and See" Mode.
By Robert Wilonsky
The longstanding Preston Royal Shopping Center Blockbuster, which may be about to go the way of BetamaxIn the wake of news that Dish Network's looking to keep only a few hundred of Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar locations once the deal's sealed Thursday,... More >>

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1:55 pm
Apr. 18, 2011
Nearly One-Third of James Nowlin's Campaign Dough Came From Outside Dallas, But at Least Some Donors Have Dropped By For a Visit
By Sam Merten
James NowlinShortly after city council candidate James Nowlin filed his campaign finance report Friday afternoon, he was beaming about raising $51,000 compared to incumbent Angela Hunt's $28,700 haul during the reporting period that ended April 4. "Dallas has spoken, and... More >>

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12:55 pm
Apr. 18, 2011
Days Before Council Considers Forming Gas Drilling Task Force (Or Not), Angela Hunt and Dave Neumann Join Hands in Support
By Patrick Michels
Photo by Sam MertenAt long last, the Dallas City Council's set to tackle the subject: What to do about allowing natural-gas drilling on city property. According to a presentation prepared by city staff for Wednesday's briefing, the council can choose... More >>

Unfair Park

11:47 am
Apr. 18, 2011
Sorry, Belo, But I Can't Sign Off On Your Stance That Dallas Needs Another "Signature" Bridge
By Jim Schutze
OK, wait, wait, wait. Sorry. I don't get it. I need a little catch-up here. The second Calatrava fake suspension "signature bridge" across the Trinity is going to be a bicycle bridge? A bicycle bridge? We're going to spend more... More >>

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10:40 am
Apr. 18, 2011
It's Official: Dallas Is A-List. So If You're Not in a Reality Series This Fall, What Gives?
By Robert Wilonsky
Bravo was first out of the box with its introduction of Most Eligible: Dallas, a reality series about the dating lives of Dallas's rich-n-pretty. Then came the Style Network, which last week introduced Big Rich Texas, a reality series from... More >>

Unfair Park

10:07 am
Apr. 18, 2011
Battle Over Disney Streets Appears to Be Over
By Robert Wilonsky
More than three years ago, some residents living in the Disney Streets in Northwest Dallas proposed turning the neighborhood into a Conservation District in an effort to protect some of its mid-century marvels. But as former City Plan Commissioner and... More >>

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9:03 am
Apr. 18, 2011
Your Oncor Bill Will Be Going Up
By Robert Wilonsky
Back in late January Oncor told the Public Utility Commission it wanted to raise Dallas residents' electricity bill by, oh, let's say $4 to $5 a month. Even though there'd been a three-buck jump in your bill only two years... More >>

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8:05 am
Apr. 18, 2011
City Wants Cityville at Cityplace Back on Track
By Robert Wilonsky
Perhaps you recall: We had a pretty good back-and-forth back in December '09 over city staff's thoughts on Cityville at Cityplace, the mammoth mixed-use development that's been planned for the former Loews Cityplace site since forever. After Kroger asked for... More >>

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10:30 am
Apr. 16, 2011
Return to Return to the Starck Club
By Robert Wilonsky
"Warriors Of The Discotheque" Trailer from simile productions on Vimeo.There is no pinned-down time line for The Official Release of Michael Cain's The Starck Project, his long-in-the-works look at Blake Woodall's opened-in-'84 dance-dance-danceteria on McKinney. "Let's say late 2011, early... More >>

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7:14 pm
Apr. 15, 2011
For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Aerosmith Kicks Out the Texxas Jam in 1978
By Robert Wilonsky
Via.When a clip from Aerosmith's since-deleted VHS appearance at the Cotton Bowl in 1978 surfaced in February 2010, it made a brief cameo here -- at which time, the great Jeff Liles jumped into the comments to remark upon the... More >>

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5:51 pm
Apr. 15, 2011
Yes, Our Power's Out Too
By Robert Wilonsky
The wife called: Power just went out. It's a trend: When I checked Oncor's outage-info website 10 minutes ago, close to 39,000 folks in Dallas were sans juice; that number has since jumped to 41,722, with another 12,680 outta luck... More >>

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4:42 pm
Apr. 15, 2011
Jenkins on Dickey's Decision to Get Back to BBQ
By Robert Wilonsky
Photo by Mark GrahamMaurine Dickey's decided two terms as Dallas County Commissioner is plenty; can't really blame her. So it's back to the family business -- barbecue, but of course.  Which is why, moments ago, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins... More >>

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3:45 pm
Apr. 15, 2011
Because We Have Nothing Better to Do Than Pore Over Campaign Finance Reports
By Sam Merten
Photo by Sam MertenDonna Starnes raised more than former city council member Sandy Greyson in the race to succeed Ron Natinsky.Now that you've had time to chew on our analysis of the mayoral candidates' fund-raising prowess, we thought it was... More >>

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