Articles for January 17th, 2011
Candice Crawford Quits CW33 for Upcoming Nuptials
Uncle Barky is reporting that CW33 reporter/D’s Most Beautiful Candice Crawford has quit her day job at the station to focus on her upcoming career as Mrs. Tony Romo. According to UB,
“Crawford hopes to return to TV someday, but not with CW33, sources say.”
No word on where they are registered. Oshman’s perhaps?
Former TV Anchor John Criswell is Mending Nicely
Photo provided by John Criswell
John Criswell (pictured), the original “media mentor” for Wednesday’s Child, successfully underwent open heart surgery last week. The former WFAA-CH. 8 and KDFW-CH. 4 anchor reports –
“Hey everybody, just an update to answer questions and get correct info to my friends. I had open heart surgery Monday, January 3rd. Three bypasses for blockages of 99, 98 and 90 percent. No, I had no prior symptoms, no pain, nothing to say heart attack. Went to the hospital because I thought I had food poisoning and had become very dehydrated but it was atrial fibrillation.
“You can find me walking the neighborhood every day now and will be on the treadmill next week.”
One of the first to congratulate John on his recovery was his former WFAA co-anchor Tracy Rowlett.
Construction Update: The Park
We editors at D are curious. Some days we’re wondering what will happen next with Rica y Chato. Others, we discuss how Mayor Leppert really hurt those ribs. And, sometimes (not often) but sometimes, we wonder about things that matter, such as all this crazy construction going on around us.
Since we’re chained to our desks due to that monthly print issue, we decided to send out our wonderful, new interns to do some legwork. We told them to give us weekly updates on the construction projects we can see from our windows. Today’s installment is from Katie Minchew, a graduate from Baylor. Jump for her first report on The Park.
Fonality moving HQ from Los Angeles to Plano
In the most recent issue of D CEO, a massive 50-page editorial package showcased the DFW technology industry and explained why the area attracts so many companies in that realm. Now comes word that Fonality, a high-tech communications company out of Los Angeles, is moving its headquarters to Plano.
Coincidence? I think not.
According to a PR rep, Fonality aims to do for business communications what companies such as SalesForce.com and NetSuite has done for the customer relations management space: move it to the cloud. It’s funded by Draper Fisher Jurveston, Intel Capital, and Azure Capital Partners. Fonality has created 75 jobs here since August. Its new HQ is at 5601 Granite Pkwy. in Plano.
Ron Paul for Senate?
Colleen Nelson at the News speculates that the race for Kay Bailey’s seat could get real interesting real soon. If you’ve got an opinion (and who doesn’t?) you can express it at ronpaul.com. (Unfortunately, there is no button to express an opinion on whether the Congressman needs a new designer for his bumper stickers, so I’ll express it here: for the love of God, Ron, get a new designer for your bumper stickers.)
Things to Do in Dallas Tonight: January 17, 2011
It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America. The downtown Dallas garage where I park my car was relatively empty this morning, so I know that many of you are enjoying a day off. But after you’ve slept in, watched The Price is Right, and raised the energy to finally change out that light bulb that’s been burned out above the kitchen sink for the last couple months, take some time to reflect on the legacy of Dr. King and the reasons why we take this collective pause from business-as-usual in the middle of January.
Tonight the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture is hosting an event to help you do just that. Jeffrey Toobin of CNN and the New Yorker and civil right attorney Fred Gray are headlining the Institute’s sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at the Winspear. This year’s event is centered on law and the key role it played in the civil rights movement.
Other things to do in Dallas here.
About the “Rogers Situation” at DISD, Ctd.
On Friday, we began a lively discussion about a story that ran on the front page of Saturday’s Dallas Morning News concerning how my daughter was admitted to a DISD pre-K program designed for at-risk and low-income kids. Over the weekend, I learned some information that leads me to believe Tawnell Hobbs, the woman who wrote story, deliberately omitted a very important detail from her report, a detail that didn’t fit her agenda.
Leading Off (1/17/11)
No More Mayor Tom: We knew it was going to happen, and now it’s official: Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert will not seek another term as the city’s top dog, and he hints at making a Senate run.
How big are Rick Perry’s ambitions? Speaking of moving on and moving up, Rick Perry may be prepping for a presidential run, and tomorrow’s inaugural speech may tip the governor’s hand. At least that is the opinion of a number of political watchers, such as Royal Masset, former political director of the state Republican Party:
“He’ll absolutely use the speech to talk to a national audience. It will be fascinating,” Masset said.
With West Dallas development looming, can existing neighborhoods be saved? There’s a simple reason why West Dallas is attractive to developers: cheap, cheap, cheap. But once the Calatrava Bridge opens and development gets underway, property values will likely skyrocket. In that scenario, what happens to the existing single family neighborhoods in West Dallas? Will longtime residents be pushed out, or will they cozy up against new, Uptown-style gentrification? That’s what makes the work of the Dallas CityDesign Studio fascinating. Can they figure out a way to make urban infill development something other than scrape and build?
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