Articles for March 24th, 2009
Laura Bush Looks at Tut, Makes First Public Appearance in Dallas Tonight at Arts & Letters Live
Yesterday, former First Lady Laura Bush showed up at the Dallas Museum of Art to see the King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of Pharaohs exhibit. Here she is, looking at the “golden diadem” that was still on Tut’s body when he was discovered 3,000 years ago. She toured with Ms. Bonnie Pitman, the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director, and Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
This just in: Mrs. Bush is now scheduled to appear tonight (her first public appearance since arriving in Dallas, mind you) at the DMA’s Arts & Letters Live literary series at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium. She will introduce Dr. Hawass, the evening’s featured speaker. For tickets, go here.
On a Lighter Note: The First Annual Oak Cliff Art Crawl
It’s coming on April 25, a joint venture between Photopol.us and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, both products of the multi-talented Roberts family. (More on at least one of them coming in the May ish.) Mark your calendars. Info after the jump.
Free Jim Schutze!
The Angela Hunt v. Wick Allison Trinity debate has brought forth a startling revelation (scroll down in comments): Jim Schutze isn’t allowed to access his own blog. C’mon, Wilonsky! Jim has some Trinity stuff he wants to post! Give him the keys! (Jim, e-mail me for a username and password to FrontBurner, if you want.)
Jonas Brothers Kick Off World Tour at the New Cowboys Stadium
On June 20th. I can hear my nieces screaming. Deets below.
The DMN Returns Fire Over Our Take On Their DISD Reporting
In our April issue, I wrote about how the Dallas Morning News covers Dallas ISD. You can read that here. Yesterday, DMN education reporter Kent Fischer protected his turf on their DISD blog, and today, his colleague Mike Hashimoto got Fischer’s back on one of the other 50 blogs they have over there.
I find both responses to be fairly disingenuous. My point wasn’t that the DMN shouldn’t go for blood when there is a real story there (the budget shortfall, various scandals at SOC, etc. — all of which Hashimoto is careful to add to the scoreboard). No. That’s exactly what the daily paper should do. That is its job. My point was the Morning News treats everything over at DISD like one of those scandals, which makes the situation seem worse than it is and which, yes, tends to scare off prospective parents. I stand by what I said.
Video of Hard Hat Tour of Center for the Performing Arts
Remember when we took that behind-the-scenes tour? The greatness that is Kyle Kearbey has produced a video of our little sojourn. Enjoy it. Hard.
Leading Off (03/24/09)
1. The Dallas City Council is considering regulations on parking lots that “boot” cars for non-payment. I would like them to decide what to do on this issue soon, because I have my own plans to start booting cars that take up two spaces at The Monk. You know who you are.
2. A city auditor says Dallas has left nearly a half a billion dollars on the table in not collecting delinquent court fines and traffic fees. Some rightly point out that since most ticket cases are dismissed for lack of evidence or because the officer doesn’t show when it is contested, these fines weren’t really ever due to the city. I would like to ask the city to return the $750 I paid, because, honestly, I had no idea how easy it was to get a ticket dismissed.
3. And a man was arrested this morning after barricading himself in his home with guns. To which Trey says, “And…?” To which Chazz says, “I hear you, Trey.”
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Angela Hunt v. Wick Allison on the Trinity
Yesterday in the comments section to this post, Wick and Councilwoman Angela Hunt got into it over the Trinity (and I’m not talking Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Then, after they got into it, at about 2:30 this morning, they really got into it. So let’s get it all up in its own post, shall we?
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