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Leading Off

Posted on March 12th, 2008 6:13am by Trey Garrison
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1) You know, some folks have trouble just getting neighbors to take down their Christmas lights.

2) A Plano man has a warrant out for him over shrubbery. That was not a typo.

3) Looks like the brand spanking new Glorypark development won’t be finished by the time the new Dallas Cowboys stadium opens. It’s a blow to synergistic development, but fans can still visit older hole-in-the-wall joints in Arlington.

5 Comments to “Leading Off”

Nigel Tufnel @ March 12th, 2008 at 8:07 am

Regarding the shrubbery issue, my former boss received a similar citation years ago from Dallas Code Enforcement for not having the tall grass in the alley behind his home trimmed. (His very nosy neighbor had turned him in for this, which is another story.) Ex-boss called Code Enforcement, who said the citation would be taken care of; it was not. Two years later, ex-boss is stopped in Highland Park for traffic violation, HP runs his license and arrests him for outstanding warrant–which obviously hadn’t been taken care of. Pretty funny, actually–couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.
jack @ March 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am

By the time Glorypark is opened for the public, perhaps Eliot Spitzer will be out the pokey and can come trim the ribbon.
Trey Garrison @ March 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am

Spitzer at Glorypark? One hopes.
jb @ March 12th, 2008 at 9:44 am

I belive the shrubbery ordinance is strictly patroled and enforced by the chapter of “The Knights of Nih!” AS for the GLoryPark hole-in-the-wall places, can we just call them Glory Holes for short?
Amandax9362 @ March 12th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

We could send him a Herring?