Man it's good to be back. I'd been a little under the weather for the last few days. I wanted to jump back in by touching on some of the stories I've been following over the last week. Tyrone Brown Think what you will of the media, and more specifically...
Michael Davis at Dallas Progress broke down the 4th quarter income for some Dallas' hot sheet motels. Go to this link to see Mike's zip code level analysis of these "businesses" that are generally accompanied by crime, drugs, and prostitution.
Ms. Emma Rodgers has continued to stay busy since she first told Dallas South Blog she would be closing shop in Wynnewood Village. Mr. Rodgers has been hosting a number of author events and book signings around town. This Thursday March 8, she will host a book signing by Wyntoun...
Scott Goldstein of the Dallas Morning News updates the New Fine Arts Store saga at This Link. He details the role Sen. Royce West is playing in all this.
According to sources close to the negotiations, the owners of the proposed New Fine Arts store in the Red Bird Area have agreed to sale the building. They claimed to have invested $1 million dollars in the property. Work is still going on at the site, but the sign designating...
Local Hip Hop artists' PPT will perform live at Paul Quinn College on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show Friday, March 2. If you don't know Picnic, Pikahsso, and Tahiti, you need to get to know them in a hurry. Take a listen to some of their music on their MySpace Page. They...
I have updated the election page with a new candidate for mayor as well as four new city council candidates. There are also links to all mayoral candidate websites. I included the MySpace pages of those candidates who do not have a website, though some candidates have both. Click here for the...
With the news of the Cotton Bowl game moving to Jerry World in Arlington, critics have again placed the blame at the feet of Laura Miller and the City of Dallas. The mayor and the council are easy targets. I mean it has to be somebody's fault that the new...
Anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows that I have championed the UNT-Dallas campus from the jump (see Education/Salvation or UNT-Dallas opens). But there's already an institution of higher learning that calls Southern Dallas home. Lately there has been a lot written about the future of Paul Quinn College. Between the...
The 7th Annual Texas Karate Heatwave was held on Saturday at Duncanville High School. The 'A' Rated A.O.K. (Amateur Organization of Karate) tournament is produced by Kristi Shawky of Dale and Kristy's American Karate Academy. The competition attracted over 450 participants from all over Texas, as well as Louisiana and Arkansas. The open...
