According to the Dallas Morning News, the George W. Bush Presidential Library will likely be awarded to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. According to DMN, the Bush selection committee is in negotiations with the folks over on the hilltop about the particulars. I felt that SMU had the best shot throughout...
On Monday, the Foundation for Community Empowerment (FCE) held it's annual Partner's Luncheon at The Women's Museum in Fair Park. The foundation's President and CEO Marcia Page, and founder Don Williams (Chairman Emeritus of Trammell Crow Co.) hosted the gathering of community leaders who work closely with the group. "Miss Community" Dianne...
The Dallas Morning News has a piece this morning on the Trinity Parkway, an important piece of the overall Trinity River Corridor Project. I've been tracking the progress of this project for the last 8 years, and though you hear how it's about bridges, parks, water sports, wildlife, and most of...
The sight has become all too familiar in recent months. One day you are sitting down for a meal with family. The next day you may be ordering drive thru. Maybe you are shopping at a local grocery store. Drive by a day later and the place is boarded up and out...
In the 80's, the crane was often referred to as the state bird of Texas. I did pass Texas History in the 7th grade, and any native Texan would know that the State Bird of Texas is the mockingbird. However, the tongue in cheek mention of the crane refers to...
Thanks for hanging with me through my time off. As I read through the paper this morning, I went through my normal routine of scanning the front page, checking out the editorials, and catching up on sports. I took a second look through the paper, and obviously the news out of...
What is the difference between Dallas and other big cities in the United States? A better question would be; what does Dallas lack, that all other municipalities it's size can already boast of having? That question probably has lots of answers; including the lack of a vibrant nightlife, the lack...
