Articles for October, 2010
Things to Do in Dallas Tonight: Oct. 26
It’s Tuesday, Oct. 26. How exactly did that happen? Aside from this being the day before the start of the World Series, it’s also Chicken Fried Steak Day. I’ll pause for a moment to let that sink in. Then, follow me to the next page, where untold wonders of fun and merriment await you.
CitySquare Vandals Take Their Marketing Message to Downtown Sidewalks
Walking to the parking garage yesterday I saw this message drawn in chalk on the sidewalk in front of the DMA. I thought, “Huh. Why would the cucumbers in Texas have lower self-esteem than cucumbers in any other state?” So I did some journalism-style web browsing and checked out that site. Turns out the former Central Dallas Ministries has, with some help from the folks at the Richards Group, rebranded itself. CEO Larry James explains here why the nonprofit poverty-busting outfit changed its name to CitySquare. And apparently the chalk marketing is all over downtown. I’m not the only one who has stumbled across such a message.
“Most Americans Don’t Know How to Do City Things Anymore”
That’s what Kyle Ezell, a city planner in Columbus, Ohio, says, in this DMN story about Dallas’ “urban villages,” which I suppose are an actual thing, even if this is the first time I’ve heard them referred to as such. Ezell teaches a class at Ohio State wherein he requires his students to do things such as ride a bus. It sounded sort of silly the first time I read it, then I realized: he’s probably 100 percent right.
Some interesting stuff is in that piece, even if it — guh — starts with a story about someone complaining that she can’t sleep because the bar that she willingly moved next to is too loud and it keeps her up at night.
One Reason Why Cliff Lee Won’t Be a Yankee Next Year
His wife, Kristen, had a really bad experience in New York during the ALCS.
Perhaps the Rangers’ greatest sales pitch simply was having Kristen sit in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium during the playoffs. She says there were ugly taunts. Obscenities. Cups of beer thrown. Even fans spitting from the section above.
“The fans did not do good things in my heart,” Kristen says.
“When people are staring at you, and saying horrible things, it’s hard not to take it personal.”
Thanks, jerks! Also, read the whole piece I linked to above.
News Retracts on Broden, Mark Davis Argues Back
The “overthrow the government” soundbite was too much for the newspaper that had earlier endorsed Stephen Broden over Eddie Bernice Johnson in the 30th. Today it pulled back.
Mark Davis counters this morning with a measured (and, you can feel it, sadddened) defense of Broden that I think is well worth reading. His bottom line:
There is a long list of things that are arguably true but will get you eaten alive on the campaign trail. I’m guessing Pastor Broden has learned this. Are we as certain that his opponent has learned the depth of her malfeasance in this scholarship scandal – or the degree to which her ideas, and those of her party, have banished the 30th District from the growth and progress enjoyed by virtually every other part of North Texas?
Introducing “The Beard,” Ctd.
I’d like to hate San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson. But I’ve seen him on Jim Rome’s show. So I can’t. I mean, I hope he finishes the World Series with a 104.7 ERA, but come on: he’s kind of awesome.
Leading Off (10/26/10)
1. Craig Watkins can’t win. Now the one thing everyone agrees in his “pro” column — the conviction integrity unit — is under attack. By defense attorneys who support Danny Clancy, his Republican challenger, one of whom is Toby Shook, the man Watkins beat in 2006. But still.
2. The Dallas Cowboys’ season was already basically over. Now Tony Romo has a broken collarbone and it is SUPER over.
3. Who wants to go to San Francisco with me? Why? No reason.
Naked Man Goes for an Afternoon Run on Lamar
Dang, but my old partying buddy Christopher Wynn tweeted that a naked man was running down Lamar at Ross earlier this afternoon. CW even had a G-rated photo of the in-the-flesh fellow in front of Wine & Spirits.
Josh Hamilton, Mickey Mantle, And the Demons
George Vecsey in today’s NYTimes, reminding us that Mantle died in Dallas in 1995, compares how different times led to Mantle’s decline and Hamilton’s redemption.
Introducing ‘The Beard’; Assessing the Series
Two interesting new stories here about World Series topics, since that’s nearly all many are thinking about this week. First, especially for Texas’ Ian Kinsler, who said over the weekend that he doesn’t know much about San Francisco, a look at the Giants’ ace closer Brian Wilson, he of the weird intimidating beard. Then sportswriter Jeff Passan calls the matchup starting Wednesday a dead tossup, based on his Rangers-Giants “futility” comparison.
Five Reasons Why Cliff Lee Will Be a Yankee Next Year
It’s going to be hard for me to wait till Wednesday night. Meantime, I’m doing what baseball do when baseball isn’t doing what it does on the field: I’m reading about it. Here’s something that made me sad, mostly because the five reasons all make sense. Let’s enjoy the guy while we have him.
(claw)
If You’re Looking for Preston Hollow, Don’t Google
Or at least, don’t use Google Maps. Anyone see a problem?
Melissa Rycroft, Nikki McKibbin, Julia Anderson, and Shirin Askari: Our Top Reality Television Stars in Dallas Final Four
After thousands upon thousands of votes, we’ve narrowed our tournament of 32 reality television stars from Dallas down to just four women (all the men have been eliminated):
- Melissa Rycroft of The Bachelor
- Nikki McKibbin of American Idol
- Julia Anderson of True Beauty
- Shirin Askari of Project Runway
Our final four voting will end at 11:59 pm Tuesday night. Then you’ll have three days to pick the absolute top reality star of Dallas, who will be revealed in the January 2011 issue of D Magazine.
Vote here, up to once an hour.
SMU President: Keep Alcohol Sales Out of Our Neighborhood (But on Our Campus)
That’s the take of Merritt Patterson at Park Cities People after SMU president R. Gerald Turner sent a letter to the mayor of University Park, indicating his opposition to the alcohol sales propositions the city is putting up to a vote.
Polls Agree: White Has Failed To Break Through
Saturday’s from Rasmussen: Perry 51, White 43. Today’s from UT/Texas Tribune: Perry 50, White 40.
So for all the money, the hoopla, and the TV commercials, White is doing about as well as any generic Democrat on a statewide ballot.
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