Category: Dallas

Dallas Election Update

Dallas Election Update

I will periodically update the site with additions (or subtractions) to the field for the City of Dallas May 2007 General Election.  The full list of candidates can be found HERE. Mayor Edward E. Okpa has entered the mayor's race, bringing the number of mayoral candidates to a cool 20.  Also note that...

Nannette Lee speaks with Debbie Denmon

Nannette Lee speaks with Debbie Denmon

For those who may have missed it Nanette Lee was interviewed by Debbie Denmon, where she talked about her departure from K104.  Click HERE to see the interview at the Channel 8 website.

June Starr Shines

June Starr Shines

On Saturday night, I served as a judge for the Miss Black and Gold Pageant hosted by the Texas A&M Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha (Pi Omicron).  The entertainment for the evening was provided by June Starr.  When the curtain opened for her performance, Ms. Starr was sitting at a piano accompanied...

The Conclusion of The Return Home

The Conclusion of The Return Home

The Return Home – Part 4 By John Spriggins  John Spriggins and his daughter Kendall I built my first house in 2002; it is two doors down from my grandmother's house on the same street where I grew up, Holmes Street. South Dallas is much better today than it was when...

One Up and One Down on the South Side

One Up and One Down on the South Side

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...

Part Three of The Return Home

Part Three of The Return Home

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...

The Return Home Continues

The Return Home Continues

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...

Local Artist Get’s Back to S. Dallas Roots

Local Artist Get’s Back to S. Dallas Roots

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...

Candidates for the Dallas General Election

Candidates for the Dallas General Election

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...

Nanette Lee Leaving K104

Nanette Lee Leaving K104

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...