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A City Council decision leaves the Muchert Army Reserve Center, discussed at length here on Back Talk, one step closer to becoming a Dallas Parks and Recreation property.

The council has approved an agreement allowing the city’s proposed acquisition of the Northwest Highway center to proceed.

What does that mean, … more

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake —I’ve always perceived it as a fairly no frills neighborhood hospital. There’s nothing wrong with it (I had two children and an appendectomy there), but I never imagined it would be anything more than just the little neighborhood hospital, whose shortcomings and/or lack of … more

To my coworkers who think I’m choking — never fear. I am just laughing hysterically  at this snippet. When I first saw this clip of Stains the dog (from the Animal Planet show It’s Me or the Dog) Friday night on E!‘s "The Soup", I laughed so hard I nearly … more

The Dallas Academy girls basketball game versus Covenant is now international news. And in other new developments, the Covenant coach has been fired, not because of the ostentatious win, but because of comments he made over the weekend stating that he disagreed with his boss’ public apology a few days … more

Although this story struck a nerve, I wasn’t going to write about it because I felt the girls of the Dallas Academy basketball team might want to forget about the whole thing. But now I can’t ignore it.

For those who haven’t heard, the 8-member girls basketball team at Dallas … more

We have chatter here on Back Talk about a few of the Best Picture nods (announced just a few minutes ago): Benjamin Button, Frost Nixon, Slumdog Millionaire. I’ll get to work on seeing the others (Milk, The Reader), which I am ashamed to say I haven’t had time to see … more

As many of us here sat down to watch Obama’s inauguration from the comfort of our stylishly remodeled Advocate conference room, our fearless photographer Can Turkyilmaz (a.k.a. Turk) took off on his bicycle toward Victory via the Katy Trail … there, he managed to capture telling images of the Dallas … more

I should call it fun FEATURING seniors because the fun will be had by all who take part.

Anyway, in response to my post yesterday about Grandma-approved entertainment, one of our faithful Back Talk contributors suggested that I check out the Zimmers, the British answer to the Young at Heart … more

If one White Rock Marathon per annum just isn’t enough for you, this is your lucky year. Organizers of “The Rock” have pulled together a springtime race — just a half (JUST 13.1 miles, in March, in Texas, piece of cake, right?) that follows the same Victory Plaza/ Lakewood/ Katy … more