Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News had an article in Thursday's Business Section hailing the start of construction on The Beat condominium project in the Cedars Area of town. If you aren't familiar with the Cedars, think Southside on Lamar. The Beat will be 10-stories high, and across the street from...
As time moved, on I graduated from high school. The lessons I learned in school could not match any of the life lessons I learned growing up in South Dallas. Fortunately there was a great counselor at our school, Mr. Stevens, who helped me get into college and got me...
Today we continue our look at John's Spriggns essay The Return Home. Make sure you visit John's website to see some of his art work. Also find out more about John by viewing his C.V. This thumbnail is a Spriggins original work that hangs on my living room wall titled "Music Makes Me...
John Spriggins is one of the brightest young artists in the country, and he was raised right here, in Sunny South Dallas. When you visit his website, it will not take long to realize that this man is working with a gift from God. And yet the widest computer screen could not capture the size and...
I've been getting a lot of questions about who I think will be Dallas' next mayor. My answer was usually, "isn't there like 47 people running?" I had a general idea who would be the major players, but I knew I needed to bone up on the candidates. So I...
Last week I posted The Dream Is Still Alive, where I imagined the possibility that two black coaches would meet in Super Bowl XLI. I knew it would be hard rooting against the Saints today, gina's comment to my post was compelling. But at the start of the day...
Friday on the Skip Murphy and Co. Morning Show, it was announced that comedian Nanette Lee would be leaving the show to pursue other opportunities. Besides her duties at K104, Ms. Lee has hosted Phat Tuesday at the Addison Improv since 2001. Mr. Murphy said they wanted to be more...
I knew something wasn't right as I watched Ron Jackson on Fox 4 last night. It was like he was trying to tell me something more than what I was hearing. He may have even winked at the screen, I'm not sure. But after his weather report, I was satisfied...
In one of my initial posts on this blog (Is Education the Salvation) I talked about the impact that could be made in Southern Dallas by the presence of the University of North Texas at Dallas. On Tuesday, leaders from across the area celebrated Dallas taking one step closer towarxs having a...
I got hold of a memo from one of the local news stations titled How to Cover a Winter Storm. I was kind of baffled by the media coverage the weather got over the last few days, but this explains a lot. Take a look. * Move away from the term "Arctic Blast." ...
