Dallas
Can Art and Football Mix?
George Plimpton famously combined letters and football when he took a break from his day job as editor-in-chief of The Paris Review to try out for the Detroit Lions – as a 36-year-old rookie quarterback. He documented the sobering experience in his classic book, Paper Lion. He was a great success at the art part… […]
Second Texas Prosecutor Gunned Down
According to our partner The New York Times, a prosecutor in Kaufman County was gunned down in his home. His wife was also killed. It’s the second killing of a prosecutor in the county, and investigators believe the two crimes are related. Bill Zeeble is a reporter for Takeaway affiliate KERA in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Is One of Only Three U.S. Cities that Has Recovered Fully from the Recession
Last week the Brookings Institution named Knoxville, Dallas, and Pittsburgh the only three American cities to have officially emerged from the recession. Dallas is the largest metropolitan area of the three, with a population of just over 1.2 million. It also has one of the top performing economies of all U.S. cities. But Dallas is […]