Articles for August 19th, 2010
Kids In Keller Are Lucky
Maybe it’s the fact that I’m still rocking the 3G iPhone. Perhaps it’s because I graduated from a high school in Beaumont, Texas, some 200 years ago. Whatever the case, this story about newly completed Timber View Middle School in Keller makes me feel old. According to this WFAA report, “there are iPads instead of spiral notebooks” at this place! Now I must go—my dial up isn’t working so well, and I have to hurry and check the email on the World Wide Web before I lose my connection.
New D CEOs Lost, Found … Delivered?
We told you earlier about the new issue of D CEO magazine, whose cover story discloses a budget crunch at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and asks whether the issue’s cover boy–symphony CEO Doug Adams, pictured with conductor Jaap van Zweden–would be able to turn things around. The issue went online and was scheduled to be mailed to subscribers a week ago Wednesday. Almost a week later Adams quit, effective next month.
But somehow along the way, we just found out, most of the September issues never got delivered to the post office. Instead, drivers for Con-Way Freight somehow “lost” two-thirds of the 18,000, those in the know say. Then some “research” was done–after we asked what gives–and the issues were suddenly “found.” As of today the mags were “on the truck, being sent out,” they contend. No truth to the rumor that Doug was one of the drivers.
World’s Slowest Police Chase Going On Right Now
WFAA.com’s video loaded up faster for me, but apparently a guy carjacked a truck. Or maybe it’s truck jacked. Anyway, he took this vehicle at knifepoint. At some point, he lost a wheel. Now he’s just meandering aimlessly around Dallas.
Now he went through a fence. Still on three wheels. Should I live blog this? Sure. (more…)
Please Use This Word: “Roblet”
This post has nothing to do with Dallas — except for the fact that I am a human who lives and works in that fine city. On to the business at hand: I need each of you to use the word “roblet” in your daily correspondence and conversation. I adopted this rare word here. You, too, might wish to adopt a rare word, but just know that in doing so, you must promise to spread the use of said word so that it (the word) does not fall completely out of favor. That’s what I’m doing. Spreading my word. Keeping my promise. I’m a promise keeper. ( “Roblet” means to lead astray. According to the OED, the word — until now — was only found in the writing of a guy named Nathanial Fairfax.)
Local Magazine Puts Pancakes on Its Cover
Anyway, you’re probably wondering how we photographed that Dagwood-style stack of pancakes from the AllGood Cafe, in Deep Ellum. The short answer: we had to cheat by replicating their cakes in the studio. For the long answer, won’t you jump with me?
What to Do in Dallas Tonight: Aug. 19
We in Dallas have plenty of reasons to be glad it’s Thursday, beyond the fact that it’s nearly Friday. Among them:
I. Those of you who are a tad obsessed with Natalie Merchant already know this: the songstress is in town tonight. If I were you, I’d start your night by popping over to hear Doug Burr play at Sammons Park. It’s an outdoor concert, but rather than whine about the heat, look at it as an opportunity for your extremities to thaw out after sitting in a super-cooled office all day. Plus, it’s free.
You’ll probably get thirsty at some point, so wait for an appropriate break in the music and find your way over to Screen Door’s Thursday happy hour. A cold, crisp glass of sauvignon blanc would certainly be refreshing. However, I think Natalie Merchant’s alto voice and earthy persona call for something richer, so be sure to check out the selection of reds. An order of fried green tomatoes or hummus would be awfully nice, as well.
2. It’s opening night of Bach at Leipzig at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth. If you’re a classical-music geek (or better yet a baroque-music geek) you should be excited about this. I dare you to show up in a powdered wig.
Click for more things to do in Dallas.
Strong Mayor Tom Leppert Wins on No-Bid
Is this any way to run a city? From Rudy Bush’s story this morning in the Morning News:
A Hudson representative, Marcos Ronquillo, told the council that he was astonished by the way it has handled the concessions matter, calling it “a heck of a way to run a city.”…”This is a city manager form of government. Not a Fortune 500 company,” he said in reference to Leppert’s involvement.
Excuse me. The first staff recommendation was for open bidding. It was overturned by a Council transportation committee. That’s when the mayor got involved. And note: the staff recommendation was a recommendation. The Council makes the decision on contracts, not the city manager. But let’s go to the larger point (after the jump):
Eat Breakfast? Have a Camera? Send a Photo to Breakfast@DMagazine.com
We’re conducting an important bit of anthropological research over on SideDish. Get the details here, then e-mail a photo of your daily breakfasts between now and the end of September to breakfast@dmagazine.com.
Leading Off (8/19/10)
1. The city council rejected two no-bid contracts at Love Field, adopting a proposal that will open up for bids all restaurant/retail space at the airport. Since my bid for the Rangers was rejected, I guess I’ll go ahead and throw my hat (and my Capri Sun and $9) in the ring for some of that space. Especially seeing as I have yet to find a home for my Texas/Jewish concept restaurant, Bubba & Bubbeh’s.
2. That bit of cloud cover yesterday ended our streak of 100-degree days at 18. Except in my car, where the streak is currently at “I give up.”
3. Brock, a tiny town west of Fort Worth, has banded together to keep Ricky Carter in jail. He’s up for parole after killing four teenage girls while drunk driving. I have to say, I don’t like his chances.
4. The Dallas Cowboys continue racking up the injuries. How bad is it? The new right tackle is local ambulance-chasing attorney Jim “The Hammer” Adler, who has promised to make up what he lacks in size with pure, unadulterated irritation.
5. The mom who slapped her 13-month-old daughter on a Southwest Airlines flight has an explanation: “the baby was tired and crying, and ‘when she’s screaming and she can’t hear me say no, that’s the only way I can get her to stop.’” Oh, the baby kicked her, too. So that makes it fine, right? Because for one thing, the kid, who is barely over a year old, kicked her first. And for another, she apparently does this all the time. So, totally, nothing to see here. Everything’s cool.
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