DMA curator resigns, Wyly mansion sold, opinion on Dallas City Hall: Your Weekend roundup

Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. [Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far.] November 19,  2017 By Holly Rusak Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. ☀️ Weather: [Sunny and chilly with a high of 60 degrees.]( 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Gavin Delahunty (2015 File Photo/Staff)  ARTS DMA curator abruptly resigns over allegations of 'inappropriate behavior' Senior curator Gavin Delahunty,  who brought international esteem to the Dallas Museum of Art for his role in the much lauded Jackson Pollock exhibition, [abruptly resigned Saturday, citing allegations against him](. "Today I am announcing my resignation as the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, effective immediately. I am aware of allegations regarding my inappropriate behavior, and I do not want them to be a distraction to the museum or to my colleagues. I offer my deepest apologies to those who have been affected by my behavior. I will be taking this time to spend with my family." A spokesperson for the DMA declined to comment on the nature of the allegations. Editorial: What is Dallas' new police chief [not telling us about vice officers](? Commentary: How the [Sutherland Springs good guys with guns]( transformed the politics of mass shootings. special offer [special offer digital access]( The Wyly house on Beverly Drive was listed for sale for $12.5 million. (Allie Beth Allman/Shoot2Sell) real estate Bankrupt Dallas billionaire Sam Wyly's Highland Park mansion is sold A historic Highland Park estate has changed hands, just months after the mansion hit the market. [The Tudor-style mansion on Beverly Drive was previously the home of Dallas businessman Sam Wyly](. The 7,579-square-foot, five-bedroom home across from Dallas Country Club came on the market this summer for $12.5 million. Top North Texas real estate agent Allie Beth Allman just closed the sale. County deed records show that the home — built in the early 1920s — was purchased by a trust represented by Dallas mergers and acquisitions attorney Brian Lidji. The sales price was not disclosed. Travel time: [Why can't airlines stop cramming more and more seats on their planes](? Previously: American Airlines [reversed a decision to install three rows of seats with just 29 inches between them]( on its new Boeing 737 Max jets. The home where a man was shot by one of two intruders in the 3300 block of Camelot Drive in Dallas on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Photo taken on Thursday, November 9, 2017. (David Woo/Staff Photographer) opinion A good neighbor finally did what Dallas City Hall couldn't — stopped the terror next door City Columnist Robert Wilonsky follows up on a [recent column of his](: Earlier this week, I wrote about a house a couple of blocks from mine where an alleged home invasion ended with a point-blank shooting. Ten days later, it's still a crime scene: Friday afternoon a neighbor texted that she saw cops and code compliance officers out front. [The house has been a problem for years but I know there's nothing special about that address on Camelot Drive in northwest Dallas](. You know, the house Dallas City Hall says it can't do anything about, even though the homeowners don't even live there and have managed to skate on paying their property taxes. I spoke to a lot of city officials last week, and they all said they were trying, but gosh it's so frustrating. Best they've ever been able to do was get a warrant, cut the lawn and slap another lien on the sucker, like that'll do any good when the owners owe a fortune in delinquent taxes. Turns out, we didn't need City Hall at all to get higher authorities to put pressure on the homeowners. All it took was a fed-up neighbor who knew what to look for and a single email he sent to the Dallas Central Appraisal District. Opinion: [Nominate your 2017 Texan of the Year](. Editorial: It’s time for lawmakers to [end the culture of impunity surrounding sexual harassment]( in Austin. Advertisement (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the Morning Highland Park's Conner Allen (8) runs up the field as Texas High's Tim Noble (32) leaps to tackle him during the second half of play at The Star in Frisco on Saturday. [Highland Park]( defeated [Texas High]( 56-49 to advance in the playoffs. Around The Site - Fatal crash: An Arlington teenager died from injuries she suffered a week ago in a [crash with a driver who said he was distracted by a device used to prevent drunken driving](. - Dallas Police Department: A high-ranking police official is reportedly under investigation for [whether she gave answers to officers studying for promotional tests](. - Obituary: [Max Wider, a Holocaust survivor, respected Torah scholar and Dallas jewelry wholesale business owner](  known for his wisdom and generosity, died Thursday. He was 99. - Crime: A deal to [swap meth for an AR-15 triggers a deadly shootout]( in Pleasant Grove. - Shooting: Police are investigating after they [found a man shot in a vehicle that crashed overnight]( in northwest Dallas. - Lawsuit: An Oklahoma woman filed suit Friday morning against her Dallas doctor and several health facilities after [she says a botched Brazilian butt lift left her paralyzed](. - Heroes: Superheroes [rub elbows with super parents]( at National Adoption Day in Dallas. Craig Bowes, director of Application Development, rides his bike through the office to his desk at Simpli.fi offices on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Fort Worth. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)  Finally... Each spring, we solicit nominations for the Top 100 Places to Work competition. Anyone can nominate a company. This year, we surveyed 289 companies that employ 134,123 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. There's no doubt that our Top 100 companies make Monday mornings something employees look forward to instead of dreading. That means enlisting their troops with missions that go beyond making money. [Read about the companies, learn more about the annual competition and see full list of winners](. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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