HELLO, ALO

Local chef Dunia Borga and her husband Espartaco just announced that they will be opening a new restaurant, Alo Cenaduria & Piqueos, in Knox Plaza. The cuisine is based on the “contemporary street foods” of Peru and the Chihuahua region of Mexico. Julia Lopez will be the executive chef of the new restaurant, which is slated to open in July.

STEP ASIDE MYSPACE- LIVEJOURNAL.COM

So, during my obsession with MySpace.com I came across LiveJournal.com (the madness never ends). On Lauren’s LiveJournal page she answers a series of questions. Number 11: What high school did you attend? Lauren responds: “‘Attended’ being used loosely, Highland Park High School aka Stuck Up White Kidville.”

Is it really possible to NOT attend classes regularly at HPHS, surely you’d get busted for skipping?

SPARE A DOLLAR, RISK A LIFE?

I hate to get political on the good ol’ PCP blog, but has anyone noticed what is going on most days at Stemmons and Oak Lawn? I have seen men begging for change from cars at the light so often that it’s starting to alarm me. These men stand on the corners with their baseball caps turned up as the signal that they need a handout, darting through the cars to get money from drivers as they wait for the light to change. I am not saying people should not give money to those in need; I’m just worried that encouraging desperate people to run across three lanes of traffic to get 50 cents isn’t in the best interest of the people who need help. What happens when one of these frail-looking men don’t make it back across the street before the light changes? I’ve even seen an elderly legless man in a wheelchair trying to get on and off the curb in time. I don’t know how to fix this situation — does anyone have a better alternative?

MYSPACE PICK OF THE DAY

Since my fascination (or disbelief) with MySpace began Dawn is the first Highland Park resident that said something I thought was worthwhile and honest. She said that she would like to jump to the future for a day to see her kids at age 30 and make sure she didn’t screw them up too bad. Who wouldn’t want to do that?

But Dawn, why did you have to ruin it by telling us that you sleep without clothes? I mean, it’s on the internet.

RE: GEORGE MICHAEL

Still not convinced George “Wham!” Michael has given away all his money to some blogger named “Remarkable.” But did enjoy a comment posted after the press release [sic]:

“ROTFLMAO!
You do realise though that if you get all Kenny’s, assets, money and the Goss Gallery…YOU will have to go to boring celebrity auctions and bury your head in womens cleaveage!”

You can say a lot of things about Dallas….and turns out most of it is true.

POPULAR PARKING PROBLEMS

Been working for 2 long weeks on a story comparing and contrasting Preston Center West (you know, Flying Fish, Snuffer’s, DSW, 24 Hour Fitness) with The Plaza at Preston Center (Bachendorf’s, Sprinkles, Tootsie’s) and trying to explain this huge parking debate/zoning issues/City lawsuit in some sort of consumer-friendly package. Not easy. But I’ll tell you this; one of the PC West property owners explained pretty succinctly why she wants to see easier, more accessible parking added in the shopping center to help bring biz to her retail clients.

“We don’t want to be some horrible traffic jam like Snider Plaza is,” she said.

(She does have a point…)