Loyal Scaiaholics know I look forward to Halloween every year, unpacking the carefully crafted pope costume my mom once fashioned because I come from a family of insubordinate people who are difficult to work with.One of my co-workers suggested I wear the costume tomorrow for Halloween. It’s my first Halloween at KRLD, and she says a lot…
Restaurants at the Texas Live[exclamation point] development in Arlington are all opening in time for a concert tonight and Halloween party this weekend. As an Edward R. Murrow Award winning journalist, it was my RESPONSIBILITY to try this new food. And also show up on a Jumbotron taking a picture of myself showing up on a Jumbotron.Texas Live…
Early voting in the mid-terms is now underway in Texas, leading reporters to show up at polling places so they can shove microphones in the faces of people who showed up to vote. The start of early voting led this reporter to dust off his ol’ standard: “I don’t know why more people don’t vote early. It…
Dallas/Fort Worth has been setting records for rainfall. This week, another round of storms came through, prompting the governor to increase the State Operations Center’s level of readiness from Normal Conditions, to Increased Readiness.”This is getting serious,” I can hear you murmuring to your computer screen.It did get serious. A construction worker died when the storms…
An associate in public relations recently sent me a note, asking if I’d like to test drive a McLaren. The Scaia family has a rich history with racing, by which I mean we’d buy tickets to the Indianapolis 500 every year, attend approximately one year out of three and then scalp the tickets the other years.My mom…
The Fort Worth Stockyards is celebrating the birthday of one of the oldest light bulbs in the world. As a gentleman who was raised properly in the nation’s cradle of innovation, I felt it was my duty to attend.This particular light bulb is 110 years old.The saga began at Ft. Worth’s Palace Theater back in 19…
I’m writing on a plane back to Texas, having spent the weekend at the Pendleton Round-Up. Loyal Scaiaholics recall my origin story includes Oregon, and each September, I look forward to returning for the rodeo.I had never been to a rodeo until I moved to Oregon, which may not sound like the place you’d expect one…