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  • Minority Clearwire shareholders oppose Sprint offer

    Minority shareholders in Clearwire say they will oppose the offer made by Sprint. Minority shareholders of Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) likely will vote against a buyout offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) next week. Fox Business reported that they want to force Sprint, the nation's third largest wireless carrier, to sweeten its offer. Sprint owns slightly more than half of Clearwire and it ...

  • Long considered a vacant eyesore 211 N. Ervay now targeted for office retail redo using $2 million in TIF funding

    . But it’s not going anywhere: On Monday morning a council committee will be briefed on a proposal that involves sinking $2 million in tax increment financing funds into a guesstimated $13,458,630 overhaul that leaves the 18-floor structure standing. According to the briefing below, the building — mostly empty since ’95, save for some ground-floor tenants, including a liquor ...

  • Dave Matthews Band Nothing hip or cool here just stellar musicianship for frat guys to married gals

    (Rex C. Curry/Special Contributor ) Maybe it’s easy to take the Dave Matthews Band for granted. The seven-member group can be long-winded, as most jam bands are, and there’s nothing particularly hip or cool about Matthews and his slate of players. They appeal to everybody from frat guys to married gals. Plus, DMB effortlessly drew 16,500 fans to Gexa Energy Pavilion on a ...

  • Dallas woman intentionally struck by car killed in Northwest Dallas parking lot

    Police say a young woman was intentionally struck by a family member’s car early Sunday after a dispute over gas money. Yunel Aguilar, 24, of Dallas was hit by the car in the 11300 block of Emerald Street, near Interstate 35E and Royal Lane around 2:30 a.m. Police believe the 24-year-old and the driver had an argument in a parking lot. The driver accelerated the car and ran over Aguilar, ...

  • Thief steals nearly $2K in iPhones from Apple Store on Saturday

    The Apple Store on Knox Street has been struck by a thief once again — this time, a man stole iPhones worth nearly $2,000. Police say the thief entered the Apple Store around 8:12 p.m. Saturday and acted like a customer who was about to ask a question. Yet instead of making a purchase, the man grabbed three black iPhones from a display and fled the store. Police have surveillance video ...


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Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

In his first feature film in eight years (and the first not from a Charlie Kaufman screenplay), Spike Jonze again returns to the thin line between fantasy and reality in adapting Maurice Sendaks beloved 1963 childrens book Where the Wild Things Are. It is n ... ...

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  • Could Cavs trade entire draft for shot at Nerlens Noel MAY 19

    11:25 AM ET 05.19 | Suppose the Cavs end up with the No. 3 pick. They could offer their entire draft (all four picks) for No. 1, and that team could still draft someone such as Otto Porter at No. 3. Nerlens Noel is ideal for the Cavs, a team on a mission to improve its defense. He blocks shots, 4.4 per game. He can rebound, 9.5 per game. He influences the game defensively with a 7-4 wing span. ...

  • Man fatally shot in Southeast Oak Cliff early Sunday

    A 20-year-old Dallas man was fatally shot early Sunday in Southeast Oak Cliff. David Houston died from gunshot wounds, after being taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. According to the police report, at least one person approached Houston’s car and shot him multiple times in the chest around 1:30 a.m. in the 5900 block of Highland Hills Drive, near Bonnie View Road. ...

  • Police investigate after man found dead in Pleasant Grove

    Dallas police are investigating after a man was shot dead late Saturday in Pleasant Grove. Jesus Ibarra, 27, of Dallas was found dead from a gunshot wound around 11:20 p.m, police spokeswoman Sherri Jeffrey said. He was found in his apartment in the 10500 block of Cymbal Drive, near Lake June Road. Police are looking for suspects or a motive, Jeffrey ...

  • Seattle wins 4-2 to end Dallas unbeaten streak

    SEATTLE - Seattle's Eddie Johnson scored twice as the Sounders ended Dallas' nine-game MLS unbeaten streak with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.Johnson's second goal of the game came in the 62nd minute, just one minute after Dallas completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit when Michel drilled a corner from the right into the upper left roof of the Seattle net to equalize.The Sounders ...

  • Johnson downs Dallas Timbers extend run

    Eddie Johnson scored twice as the Seattle Sounders posted their third straight Major League Soccer victory with a 4-2 win against Western Conference-leading FC Dallas on Saturday. Goals from Johnson and Lamar Neagle saw the Sounders go two up within half an hour, only ...

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