Articles for June 8th, 2010
Sole Sisters — A Film for Heels and Those Who Love Them
Learned this morning at the ExxonMobil Community Summer Job Program about Cynthia Salzman-Mondell’s next project for Media Projects, Inc. — Sole Sisters, a film on why women love shoes. As Cynthia put it, “if you are compelled by some inexplicable force to add to your stiletto collection, despite your inability to walk in them,” share your story with her (pictured left with ExxonMobil Corporate Citizenship and Community Investments Manager Robert Lanyon and Media Projects, Inc. intern Andrea Schpock Schpok).
Tribune’s Monied Backers Watching, Waiting
Remember that new DFW newspaper that Tim wrote about last month? Seems the guy behind the fledgling Dallas-Fort Worth Tribune, New York state-based Scott Reddick, held a three-hour info session for about 20 prospective employees at a Hyatt in Grapevine yesterday.
A prototype of the online paper (using AP stories) is now up, one of the people who attended reports, and Reddick said he hopes to open offices in Dallas and Fort Worth by July 4. He also has “offers in” to three to five editors, and is prepared to pay his reporters about $50,000 annually.
What about the rumors that he’s a Tea Party-type pushing a propaganda product? “I’m a conservative,” Reddick said, “but I don’t see things in black and white.” So where’s the start-up dough coming from? Said Reddick: “I have people who have money watching to see what happens.”
WFAA’s Rich Goff, a Misguided St. Louis Cardinals Fan, Ready for D Magazine Words With Friends
(This is the last of four mini-profiles of the semifinalists of the D Magazine Words With Friends Tournament. Chris Cree will face Rich Goff in one of our two semifinals on June 9. Read to the jump to see this member of our Finally Four answer the same questions as our 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas nominees.)
Rich Goff
42, Promotions Manager
Lives in: Lake Highlands area of Dallas
Originally from Joplin, Missouri, Rich Goff has been marketing news, weather, sports and online products for television station WFAA since 1999. He’s passionate about three things: the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, University of Missouri athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
He got hooked on Scrabble because of semiannual games against his wife’s grandmother. They play for hours every Christmas and Thanksgiving. Usually Goff wins, but not always. He’s been playing WWF since he first discovered it, in March. He calls it “a gift from the iPhone gods.”
Dwaine Caraway Pumps Up ExxonMobil Gas
When it comes to getting gassed up, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway believes in pumping local. “It would not be fair to stand here and not submit to you that I only use Exxon gas,” Caraway told hundreds of people at the Dallas Arboretum this morning. “I pass a lot of gas stations and go on ’til I find an Exxon station. When you have a company like Exxon–who for years … has been giving back to the community–never forget where you’re coming from.”
Caraway (shown in photo by Jeanne Prejean) disclosed his petrol preference during “special remarks” at a reception and awards ceremony for the 2010 ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. This is the 20th year the Irving-based energy giant has bankrolled eight-week paid internships for local nonprofits like DOWNTOWNDallas and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. This year it’s coughing up $270,000 to cover intern salaries and program expenses in North Texas.
A Professor and a Plagiarist Walk Into a Waffle House in Fort Worth
I’ll echo what The Awl said: “This is fascinating.” At a Waffle House in Fort Worth, Michael Erard meets with the overwhelmed student he caught plagiarizing and finds out the effects the incident had on her — and him.
2009: The Year of the Hamburger at City and Regional Magazine Conference
Please forgive any errors in the following as I’m sitting in an airport in Florida and trying to post this before I have to board. I just spent the past four days in Providence, Rhode Island, at the City and Regional Magazine Association’s annual conference.
According to Dan Brogan, president of the CRMA, 2009 was the year of the hamburger (he said just a few years ago that it was all about steak). People were cutting back last year, and this was reflected in the articles magazines printed. But I felt like the consensus of the 2010 CRMA conference was that of guarded optimism. I talked to an employee of B-Metro, a magazine that was created last year by a five-member staff who felt Birmingham magazine wasn’t providing its readers the right content. I asked her if last year was really a great time to launch. She smirked and asked, “When is it a great time to launch?”
Although many mentioned not having layoffs recently, they all did admit that if someone leaves, generally they haven’t replaced the position.
And though the economy was a topic of great interest, the thing that stole the show this year was Next Issue Media’s Robyn Peterson’s presentation. Five media giants gathered and said, “We’ve got to do something about this whole future of journalism/technology thing.” Thus NIM was born. With two board members each from Time Inc., Hearst Corporation, Condé Nast, Meredith, and News Corporation, NIM is diving headfirst into creating magazines for tablets.
What To Do In Dallas Tonight: June 8, 2010
I love spending an evening at Times Ten Cellars, the adorable Lakewood winery that’s located in a historic post office. I would probably love spending a morning there, too, but they never let me in. Anyway, the wines are reasonably priced, and tasty. If you’re like me, you’ve probably ordered a cheese plate after a couple glasses, and that’s fine and all. But here’s the secret: you can also get delivery from Scalini’s, Cafe Izmir, Nandina, Lover’s Pizza, and Angelo’s right to your table. It might be difficult to pair your wine with Paciugo, but their Lakewood location will also deliver gelato to Times Ten, which pretty much makes for the cutest date ever. Bonus: tonight they also have jazz from the Mike Drake trio. And cupid will be there shooting arrows straight into your crush’s heart. Well, maybe not…but who knows?
MGMT is playing tonight at the House of Blues, and that sounds fun, too.
Chris Cree to Celebrate Wedding Anniversary With D Magazine Words With Friends Tournament
(This is the third of four mini-profiles of the semifinalists of the D Magazine Words With Friends Tournament. Chris Cree will face Rich Goff in one of our two semifinals on June 9. Read to the jump to see this member of our Finally Four answer the same questions as our 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas nominees.)
Chris Cree
55, owns a wholesale forklift business and is co-president of the National Scrabble Players Association
Lives in: University Park
How committed is Chris Cree to finishing off the competition in our tournament? June 9 — the day of our live semifinal and final matches — also happens to be Cree’s wedding anniversary. Not only will he be here to play, but his wife Carla will attend as well.
It’s a fitting enough celebration for them, considering that they met thanks to Cree’s hobby of competing in Scrabble tournaments all over the country. (more…)
Leading Off (6/8/10)
1. There is a daring cat burglar on the loose in Old East Dallas. Police released this image of the culprit, caught on a security camera.
2. Celina is offering to help defray the cost of the next Dallas North Tollway extension, if the NTTA decides to build it through their town. Couple of questions: where is Celina? And: seriously, where?
3. A Denton County deputy had to help deliver a baby after what he thought was a routine traffic stop. Complicating the delivery? The gigantic bow on the child’s head. But everyone’s okay, so no big deal.
4. In related news, we’re planning on having our Q4 company happy hour there, too, since Cowboys Stadium will pretty much take any event.
5. “How did school administrators let Tony Mitchell play basketball at Pinkston High School given his more than 100 unexcused absences?” Quick guess: he’s super awesome. But read the rest here, if you want.
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