Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A previous attempt to settle the lawsuit fell through when SMU and Vodicka could not agree on how title would be conveyed. That issue appears to have been resolved. But SMU also needs each of those who has a fractional interest in one of Vodicka's properties to give up their claims to the land, however small.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Two months ago Bill Denton flew his aerobatic airplane to the North Texas Regional Airport near the Oklahoma border for the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. It was a short flight, compared with the distance other pilots traveled across the United States.On the return trip, he felt like he was floating on clouds because he came back with a national championship trophy.After years of coming close,...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
According to police reports, the carjacker has targeted vehicles including a Mercedes, Range Rover, BMW and Toyota 4-runner. In three of the five cases that occurred in Uptown, as well as the one Highland Park incident, the carjacker stole the vehicle in addition to the money from the ATM and miscellaneous items, such as a Dell laptop and a pair of Nike shoes.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The design debut is the latest of several signs that the Bushes are venturing back into the spotlight after a relatively quiet year in Dallas. Last week, they filled an auditorium with 1,000 supporters to announce plans for the Bush Institute, the policy arm of the library center. The institute will begin hosting forums on campus next semester, even before construction begins.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Known for historically inspired schools, houses and hotels, including the in Dallas, Stern was chosen in 2007 to design a presidential center "compatible with the distinct architectural character of SMU [that] commemorates and celebrates the accomplishments of President Bush." So he has clad the building in complementary red brick and creamy Texas limestone, and crowned it with a tall, square...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Highland Park tennis team and boys and girls cross country teams are lighting up Interstate 35 between Dallas and Austin this month. While the tennis team was returning Nov. 7 from Lakeway with another team tennis state championship, both cross country teams were qualifying for this weekend's state meet.It was the tennis team's sixth state championship in the past seven years and 11th in school...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
University Park residents packed City Hall on Tuesday for their first chance to vent about plans to build the Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University and redevelop the southern part of Snider Plaza. Also Online City officials said that the two zoning proposals, which are unrelated, were submitted at the same time, triggering the joint public hearing. Police blocked off a street near...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Buddy Macatee's 'Lonesome Pine' memoir touches hearts of Dallasites12:00 AM CST on Sunday, November 8, 2009By KIRK DOOLEY Kirk Dooley is a University Park writer. The results are in. Buddy Macatee's new book, Lonesome Pine, has touched a nerve with Park Cities and Dallas readers. Those with deep roots will especially appreciate Macatee's memoir, a collection of eight decades of wit, wisdom and philosophy,...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The deal to end a lawsuit over land at the was tossed aside today by a judge who said Southern Methodist University and its legal foe never had a clear agreement on the terms. After listening to arguments for more than an hour from SMU and Gary Vodicka, a former owner of condominiums near the library site, State District Judge John L. McCraw Jr. ruled that a July settlement agreement between the parties...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
As the band, made up of 350 students, practiced at Eagle-Mustang Stadium in Richardson, they were brought to attention by retired band director Vincent DiNino, who introduced Caldwell to them and dedicated the rehearsal to him. DiNino was involved with the Longhorn band for 30 years and was the director when Caldwell played trumpet in the mid-1970s. "One of the best trumpet players I ever had,"...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
For years, Peruna had the field to himself. Since 1932, the black Shetland pony has been the official mascot of Southern Methodist University's football team, the Mustangs. But when a couple of actual mustang horses debuted at Ford Stadium this month, they bucked tradition in a way that has unsettled SMU's hidebound football culture. Just this week, the Student Senate voted to adopt a resolution naming...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
After the meeting, the mayor said he believed council members were probably influenced by a proposed ordinance that circulated around Town Hall several weeks ago. It suggested creating a mechanism for some property owners to voluntarily seek historic designation for land they owned. And it would have left the Town Council as the final authority on property disputes.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Matthew and Amanda Johnson, who live in the 3600 block of Wentwood, built the treehouse in the front yard because they said their backyard didn't have a tree big enough for the above-ground playhouse.
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