Catherine Cuellar

• 3 weeks, 2 days ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Dallas city leaders plan to help homeless

  Glad to see Mr. Hamilton has seen the light since opposing The Bridge's downtown site some years back. Dallas' faith community is also taking a lead on the development of affordable housing. By year's end, content partner Larry James' City Walk @ Akard will open about 200 efficiency apartments (including 50 for the formerly homeless) in downtown Dallas' Central Business District (where I plan to live next year). Next month's Justice Revival will also help address Dallas' critical need for housing the working poor can afford so they don't become homeless in the first place.

• 3 weeks, 2 days ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Dallas gunshot detection program being delayed by bureaucracy

  Oncor's top reason for managing attachments to our poles is to maintain reliable electric service for public safety. Oncor simply requires ShotSpotter – like all other entities attaching equipment to our poles (including telephone and cable companies) – to meet the National Electric Safety Code. Additionally, as a regulated utility, Oncor is responsible to rate payers, who could face higher costs if our equipment is damaged by third parties.

• 1 month ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Naked woman surprised when Oncor worker entered her backyard

  Oncor does notify customers both by hanging a tag on their door in advance and by knocking before entering - as it did in this case. The woman was asleep and didn't hear Oncor's tech at her door - so he proceeded assuming nobody was home. Improved safety and privacy for customers are among the benefits of Oncor's new advanced meters. Not all door hangers are solicitations. If you leave and enter your home through your garage, please check the front door once in awhile.

• 1 month ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Naked woman surprised when Oncor worker entered her backyard

  Yes, that's me - and yes Mr. Gouldin, you are correct that it's allowed. The good news for the customer and Oncor is that once the new Advanced Meter is installed, it can be read remotely. You can find out when you're getting your meter at SmartTexas.com. Until then, please close your curtains, shutters, or blinds - and wear a robe!

• 3 months, 3 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Lunch with Robert

  Thanks Mike! I wonder if Jim Lehrer and Bill Moyers (both Texans, coincidentally) agree re: non-profits since that's what PBS and NPR have modeled successfully for decades. If those examples are too short-sighted since (as he pointed out) foundations rarely support the same causes year in and year out, consider the Pulitzer Prizes - awarded since 1917 - which they still proudly tout. Gripes about Kindle's unfair price structure are also surprising since that's exactly what the DMN demanded of its freelancers last decade.

• 5 months, 1 week ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Oncor wants electricity customers to pay $93 million for smart meters they’ll never use

  In Saturday's Dallas Morning News, the paper ran a correction to this story stating Oncor's first generation automated meters are currently in use and will continue to be used for streetlights and other functions where consumer functionality of the newer advanced digital meters isn't needed.

• 6 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Ride of Silence

  Good news! The ride was not canceled and police provided protection for the riders! More at the DMN. It was a beautiful night for a ride, though inexplicably attendance seemed much lower than in the past couple of years.

• 6 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Ride of Silence

  Just spoke to Ride of Silence founder Chris Phelan. Dallas parks and recreation and police want to be paid to protect tonight's riders. Without it, the ride will technically be "cancelled" - however, bagpipes will still play Amazing Grace at 7pm. Citing the Constitutional freedom of assembly, cyclists who wish to pedal slowly and silently are wholeheartedly encouraged to do so - however, the park gates will not be opened (so be careful).

• 6 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Ride of Silence

  Thanks for posting. The map shown is of East Lawther but the ride actually starts on West Lawther (Google Map here).

• 7 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  UPDATEDx2: Adolphus Hotel in downtown Dallas on fire

  David Sedaris was raving about his room at the Adolphus during his Arts & Letters Live appearance at SMU last night. I wonder if this will make it in to a future short story of his.

• 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Art Openings and Events: February '09

  Bikes are welcome at the La Reunion Open House Saturday from noon to 4pm, and the weather should be perfect for a walk in the woods. The site is also walking distance from the Cockrell Hill DART Transfer Station on 50, 76, 444 and 549 bus lines. RSVP to sarah@lareuniontx.org for more precise directions.

• 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  2nd Annual La Reunion Tree Carving and Open House

  Thanks Mike for the mention, and to Week-In-View readers, get more information (including a list of participating artists) at LaReunionTX.org!

• 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  La Reunion TX announces the Second Annual Tree Carving Event and Open House

  RSVP to sarah@lareuniontx.org for directions, and remember to wear long sleeves and pants as well as sturdy shoes. For a complete list of participating artists visit LaReunionTX.org or check out photos of the site in the LRTX Flickr photo pool.

• 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  2nd Annual La Reunion Tree Carving and Open House

  RSVP to sarah@lareuniontx.org for more precise directions, and so we can guesstimate a headcount. Also, please wear long sleeves and pants and sturdy shoes.

• 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Wild Art: Photos of frozen weather and the Smoke Pit

  If you like those La Reunion images, come visit the future home of Oak Cliff's artist residency in-person at the FREE open house this Saturday from noon to 4pm, with site-specific organic sculpture installed outdoors to decompose! Artists include Albert Scherbarth, Brad Ford Smith, Cindy Thomas, David Blood, David Carapetyan, Erica Felicella, Erik Glissman, Erin Glissman, Kevin Obregon, Tara Tonini, Joey Seeman, Oliver Bradley, and VET. You MUST RSVP to sarah@lareuniontx.org for directions.

• 10 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  One in 3

  After tonight's world premiere performance, I'll be moderating a talkback session with members of the audience, director Raphael Parry, and playwright Victoria Loe Hicks.

• 11 months, 3 weeks ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  4th Annual Art Conspiracy

  Mount Righteous are terrific live!

• 1 year ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  STOP THE (VIRTUAL) PRESSES! Pegasus News wins Katie Award for Best Website

  Here ya go John...and congratulations, team!
  

• 1 year ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Susan G. Komen 3-Day walkers can use your cheers

  Feel free to keep an eye on the webcam too.

• 1 year ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Project helping to get Dallas prostitutes off the street

  The Stewpot and New Life Opportunities are to be commended. With help from these and other social service organizations like Central Dallas Ministries, the cycle of incarceration can be broken. Until we get serious about rehabilitating inmates rather than disenfranchising them, our homeless population will continue to grow. If an ex-offender can't get a legal job or safe affordable housing, all of us will be less secure.

• 1 year ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Dallas County Democratic Party Election Night Watch Party

  Free music for all ages by Lucky Pierres at 7 p.m. and Happy Bullets at 8 p.m.
  Follow this link to RSVP.

• 1 year, 1 month ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Lovie

  This Friday's gig at Dada will be Amazing Grace Davenport's last with Lovie before she moves out of state. The Lovie ladies are seeking another local female drummer to replace her.

• 1 year, 1 month ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Eleven things I learned at the 2008 State Fair of Texas

  There is a DART shuttle on weekdays between Dallas Union Station and the intersection of Exposition and Parry. Wait for it where you see signs for the 60 and look for "State Fair Flyer" buses. Although Union Station is further from Fair Park than Pearl, the weekday shuttle is as fast if not faster than the weekend service because the route is more direct. Also my source at DART tells me they're working on a web app for mobile devices that will tell you the arrival and departure times for DART vehicles based on GPS rather than schedules, which are just approximate anyway.

• 1 year, 1 month ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  La Reunion TX

  Here's a brief history:
  La ReUnion
  

• 1 year, 3 months ago
  Catherine Cuellar's comment on:

  Judas Priest / Heaven and Hell / Motorhead / Testament

  The tailgating should be fantastic!

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