Pegasus News and Grits for Breakfast site an article in the New York Times that highlights Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins' efforts towards reversing and preventing wrongful convictions. See Pegasus News coverage here . See New York Times story here . The Times article has a quote from a...
Did you know that real men cook? Well they do, and there’s no better place to find out than at the Real Men Cook Annual Father’s Day Celebration. Real Men Cook honors men from all walks of life who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to their families and communities. On Father’s Day,...
Sherry Jacobson writes an article today about Ed Oakley's bid to become the first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city. See article here. I've been surprised how little this has been reported on, but it's great that Mr. Oakley has been able to run on his record. By...
On Tuesday we found out that North Texas will be hosting Super Bowl XLV in 2011. Jerry Jones made it very clear that this was a regional effort during his acceptance speech. Also during the speech, Mr. Jones acknowledge the mayors of Arlington and Ft. Worth by name while...
Bahama Beach, marketed as "the first inner-city waterpark in America", was officially re-branded to Hawaiian Falls/Dallas on Monday. David Busch, President and CEO of Hawaiian Falls, hosted a group of business and community leaders to celebrate the re-branding and provide a glimpse of the $250,000 in upgrades currently underway at...
Mad props to incoming City Councilman Dwaine Caraway and community advocate Michael Davis for their work in shutting down the Sunset Motel in East Oak Cliff. The Sunset is located next to the Dallas Urban League on Lancaster Road near the VA Hospital. Mike has extensive coverage on his website...
Dallas was ranked as the the 6th best place to live in the U.S. for African-Americans in Black Enterprise magazine's May issue. Dallas' ranking is down from #3 in 2004 when the magazine last published its list. See B.E.'s insider breakdown of Dallas here . Black Enterprise polled over 2000...
Gunther von Hagens' Body World exhibit is nearing the end of its run at Fair Park in Dallas. Memorial Day, May 28, will be the last day that Dallas patrons can experience this unique interpretation of the human body. I went to the Museum of Nature and Science to...
My post regarding the 15-year old that was shot by a DART officer has garnered a huge amount of comments at Pegasus News. You can view the reactions here . I still haven't read much by way of follow up to this sad story. Sad for the boy's family, sad...
I can't say I was terribly shocked with the results of Saturday's Dallas Mayoral election. This is America, and so many times the guy who spends the most money gets the most votes. This is not to throw rocks at Mr. Leppert – heck I voted for him – but...
