Articles for March 18th, 2011
Construction Update: The Park
You can have some input on what type of restaurant goes in at the park. Intern Katie Minchew tells you how.
A rendering of the restaurant
A few (or all) of you may be in rage about the constant closures on Woodall Rodgers, but after seeing new renderings of the restaurant at The Park, that rage should die down a bit.
Shawn Fullam, vice president of retail division of Lincoln Property Company, is leading the search for the perfect restaurant to fill the beautifully designed real estate on the corner of Olive and the Woodall Rodgers service road for The Park.
Already, they have met with more than 20 local restaurant operators and are still combing Dallas for “the one.” They will have the restaurant selected by the end of the year, turning over the shell of the building by spring 2012 for a fall 2012 opening. “Our focus has been mostly local,” Fullam says. “It’s a local park so we want to talk to local restaurants.”
Fullam invites all you foodies out there to ask your favorite chef if they have looked into this project. Contact Shawn via email at sfullam@lpc.com. He is looking forward to hearing new ideas. —Katie Minchew
Stolen Cars on Commerce? Not So Fast
You know that story about stolen cars on Commerce Street that’s been mentioned here a couple of times this week? It just didn’t sound right, so I did a little digging of my own.
Things to Do in Dallas Tonight: March 18
My parking garage was eerily empty this morning. Did everyone just have a completely insane St. Patrick’s Day and forget to come to work? Whatever it is, I’m grateful. I parked on level three instead of four, and three is my lucky number. Welcome to your weekend, everybody.
Friday
It’s Late Night at the DMA. And despite recent controversy, the evening’s theme might as well be innocence itself: the fantastical worlds of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to all of us as Dr. Seuss. For any adult fan of the rhyming man, I’d recommend pre-gaming (and nibbling) with the Savor Dallas Arts District wine walk and cutting out a little early to make it to the Fresh Ink talk by David Carter, who authored the pop-up versions of Horton Hears a Who and Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Carter will discuss his process and then help you make your own pop-up creations. Advance tickets are recommended if you want to be sure you have a seat, but when I called over this morning it seems like it’d be safe to just show up.
However, if you have little ones in tow, don’t miss David Slick, who holds not one but two Guinness World Records for juggling, in the atrium at 6 pm. Then go on a Dr. Seuss treasure hunt through the galleries, where I hear a real live Cat in the Hat might appear. All this, plus karaoke and music from Denton’s Doug Barr, all for the price of museum admission. Which is ten bucks or less, people.
Best of Big D 2011 Readers’ Choice: Nightlife Voting Begins Monday, March 21
After our wildly successful Food and Drink voting last week, we’re proud to announce that on Monday our second round of this year’s Best of Big D Readers’ Choice poll will begin.
You’ll be able to vote up to once an hour, including on your smartphone, through April 3.
The ballots will determine such important questions as: who has the best beer selection in town, where’s the best place to eat after midnight, and who’s the best bartender? All the winners will be recognized in the August issue of D Magazine.
FDIC Suit Bad News for Tom Leppert Campaign
Yesterday the FDIC filed suit against three executives of the failed Washington Mutual, seeking to recover $900 million because of “reckless lending.” Senate candidate Leppert served on the board during the period — on the audit committee, no less. Just two weeks before the bank was sold under duress in September, 2008, Leppert told the Morning News, “”The feeling is that there’s sufficient capital and good things ahead.”
You can write the campaign ad yourself.
Leading Off (3/18/11)
School Funding Not Getting More Gooder. The Texas Senate Subcommittee on Education Funding approved a 6 percent cut for education spending over the next two years yesterday. Under the model adopted yesterday, DISD would lose about 7.6 percent of its funding in the first year, and almost 9 percent the year after.
… But JerryWorld Could Get More State Money. Yeah. More. This is why we have a comments section.
Four Loko Is Not for the Childrens. Heck, I’m not even sure it is for the adults. True story: I was at a college football game, where I saw a girl pound four of them in a one hour time frame. You know what happens when you pound four Four Lokos in an hour? Muppet vomit. That’s what happens. Anyway, this lady gave her toddler some, which seems completely redundant, since all toddlers act as if they’ve already had at least one of these beverages.
Tony Romo, My Lawn Needs Mowing. Apparently, since there’s a lockout and all, some NFL players are taking second jobs. Twenty dollars, my mower, Romo. Forty if you edge and weed whack the alley.
Hi. It’s Friday. The weather is nice. I give you all permission to do your work on a local patio, with some sort of cool drink in hand. Or, you know, keep track of your brackets in D Magazine’s NCAA Tournament Bracket whatsit.
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