Articles for March 26th, 2009
Adrien Brody On A ‘Defining Moment’
Actor Adrien Brody, in town for a showing of his new flick The Brothers Bloom at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, has accomplished a lot in his young career, including winning a Best Actor Oscar. But he may actually be best known for planting a big wet one on actress Halle Berry at the 2003 Academy Awards. Apparently it’s a legacy he can live with. “That was a pretty defining moment in my life,” Brody said, pausing on the red carpet tonight at NorthPark Center, cameras flashing all around him. “But,” he added, “you could be known for worse things.” And how was it bussing the beautiful Berry? “Pretty damned good!” Brody grinned. Then he turned and moved on down the line.
Calatrava to Schutze: “I Will Build My Bridge, and You Will Never Look This Good.”
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Trinity. Wick and Councilwoman Angela Hunt have been going at this week on FrontBurner. Today Jim Schutze had something to say about it. Then George Rodrigue over at the DMN responded, calling the DO a “sexually oriented tabloid.”
Here, in this point, I’d just like to tell you that Santiago Calatrava, designer of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, made a surprise visit to Dallas last night. For all I know, he might still be here. (See you at AFI tonight, Santy?) And I would just like to point out that he looked sharp. And that the Trinity Trust will hold another fundraiser on the Continental Bridge, like the one they held in 2007. This one will be called “Launch the Steel,” and it’ll be on Friday, September 25. Full details after the jump.
Fake Cop on Lovers Lane?
Not to get all cop-crazy on FB today, but Merritt Patterson of Park Cities People has an interesting police drama of her own unfolding on the Overheard blog. Here’s how it started, and here’s where it’s going. That’s a lot of comments. (And Dan Koller wants you to get back to work.)
Spring Training Report: From Molly Erdman to Ray Washburne
SURPRISE, Ariz. — I dropped into the Rangers spring training facility to do a couple of interviews for SideDish and InsideCorner. Evan Grant, Eric Nadel, and I did lunch with Molly Erdman, the Sonic chick. (Evan has more details on InsideCorner.) I spent the better part of the afternoon with Molly, who is from Dallas, and we combed all of the backfields looking for her long-time favorite player, Steve Buechele, the former Rangers third baseman and current Rangers minor league manager. Found him. He hearts Sonic.
Plenty more after the jump.
Chief Kunkle to Speak About Officer Robert Powell at 2 PM
No one’s sure what the gist of his comments will be, but he will address Officer Powell’s behavior during the March 17 traffic stop in front of Baylor Regional Medical Center today at a 2 p.m. press conference. Doubt there will be a suspension announcement, but I’m sure you’ll hear about an investigation and a few words about the proper behavior in that situation.
UPDATE: Watch it here. Or here.
2ND UPDATE: Lost my video feed after a few minutes, but what I caught was: Powell is being placed on administrative leave and the Department will file administrative charges; Kunkle personally apologized to Ryan Moats and his family and complimented Moats and his wife on their patience in dealing with Powell; the Department only became aware of the incident on March 23, and Kunkle is trying to figure out why that happened. If you caught the rest, update us in the comments.
Local Band Teenage Cool Kids Gets Cease and Desist From Non-Local Band the Cool Kids
I’m not sure you care about that, but you might (and should) care about the for-now-named Teenage Cool Kids, because they are definitely worth your time. (H/T: We Shot JR.)
Salty Dogs And An Upbeat View At BofA Plaza
Outside it was pouring rain, but inside they were pouring Wendy Krispin’s Salty Dogs–and plenty of ‘em. So there were a lot of upbeat, happy people gathered last night on the 42nd floor of Bank of America Plaza to honor nearly 150 realty pros just named The Best Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Dallas by D CEO magazine. The upbeat part? There seemed to be a consensus in the room–it had killer views, by the way–that the local economy would start picking back up in the third quarter. Among those enjoying the hospitality of Transwestern’s Sarah Hinkley (pictured, with Phil Puckett of CB Richard Ellis) were Jim Yoder and Carl Ewert of Jones Lang LaSalle, Susan Arledge of Arledge Partners and Transwestern’s Robert Deptula.
Why Dr Pepper Is Awesome
Because of this.
Woodall Rodgers Park Gets Stimulated to the Tune of $16.7 Million
Funny. Eric and I were just looking at the cover of Columns, the AIA Dallas publication. The spring issue shows what the Woodall Rodgers deck park will look like. And now comes the below release stating the Woodall Park just learned it will get $16.7 million in federal stimulus funds. Good for them — and for us.
What Not to Wear Hits Local Gal at Jack’s Backyard
Last night, the TLC show What Not to Wear ambushed a Dallas girl (and sometime FrontBurner comment maker) named Amanda Warr (nee Newman) at Jack’s Backyard. Kevin Minihan, who plays in the band Eastwood, was in the house. He sends a dispatch (including photos!) after the jump.
Get Your AFI Tweets
The AFI Dallas International Film Festival opens tonight with a screening of The Brothers Bloom at NorthPark. The evening begins around 6:30 with some red carpet hooha, and there’s a party after the movie. Sarah Eveans and Stephanie Quadri will be in attendance. So will yours truly and Eric Celeste, the latter no doubt clad in French cuffs. So what about you? Staying home because you’ve got March madness? Well, why not follow some Twittering about the event? Here are some feeds you might enjoy (Michael Cain and John Wildman, in particular). You can also follow me and Eric. I’m sure once we’ve plied each other with cocktails, the tweets will be of the high quality you’ve come to expect from us.
Leading Off (3/26/09)
1. DPD officer Robert Powell has been reassigned to dispatch, and he’ll probably be lucky to stay there. Why? On March 17, he pulled over Ryan Moats outside Baylor Regional Medical Center. Moats, a Bishop Lynch grad and running back for the Houston Texans, was hurrying to see his dying mother-in-law. Though hospital staff and security backed up Moats’ story, Powell spent 13 minutes writing a ticket — and saying things like “I can screw you over,” all of which was caught on his dashboard camera — during which time Jonetta Collinsworth passed away. This will not end well for Powell.
2. My favorite part of this look at the District 2 council race, in which challenger Billy MacLeod credits his alcohol-fueled criminal past for inspiring him to get into politics, is this section:
[Pauline] Medrano said she is running on her own record and doesn’t plan to make MacLeod’s criminal record a campaign issue.
But her record, Medrano noted, is one of fighting crime, not committing it.
In other words: “I don’t really want to talk about it, but since you asked…”
3. And finally, in case you missed it, the Cowboys will join the bandwagon and install the Wildcat offense, Coach Jerry Jones says.
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