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Addiction and Recovery

  • Music

    April 5, 2012

    Preview: Childish Gambino, Danny Brown at Palladium Ballroom

    Saturday, April 7, at Palladium Ballroom

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Today is Alcohol Screening Day. Really.

    Today is National Alcohol Screening Day, a day on which almost 1,000 community-based organizations, colleges and military installations will offer free, anonymous screenings to help people determine whether or not they have a drinking problem. The website HowDoYouScore.org is sponsored by another s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    An Interview with Victor Tango's Bartender Rich Allison. (Notice We Didn't Say "Mixologist.")

    A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular Victor Tango's on Henderson. He quickly profe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    Calling All Saints

    A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular Victor Tango's on Henderson. He quickly profe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2011

    Can't Catch Her ...

    A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular Victor Tango's on Henderson. He quickly profe ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Running on "bubble gum and duct tape," a new court aims to keep damaged vets out of jail.

    A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular Victor Tango's on Henderson. He quickly profe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    We Can Do It Without Him

    A couple weeks ago we met Abraham Bebell, the bar manager at Oak in the Design District. At the end of the interview, I asked Abe who in the local restaurant and bar scene I should meet next. He told me about Rich Allison, bar manager at the very popular Victor Tango's on Henderson. He quickly profe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    DA Craig Watkins: Punishment or Treatment For DWI Offenders is a "False Choice"

    ​No doubt you caught at least some of The Dallas Morning News's recently wrapped three-part series on Texas's trouble with properly punishing drunken drivers. Probation instead of prison; back behind the wheel instead of behind bars. Says Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins in a missive ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    The Real World

    ​No doubt you caught at least some of The Dallas Morning News's recently wrapped three-part series on Texas's trouble with properly punishing drunken drivers. Probation instead of prison; back behind the wheel instead of behind bars. Says Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins in a missive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Ron Washington Apologizes, and We Talk to MLB About "Drugs of Abuse"

    Before posting anything about Sports Illustrated's breaking story about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's positive test for cocaine last July, I wanted to clarify one question: How often are managers tested for drug use? Because initially, the SI story didn't say, though now it's been updated t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    Mickey Avalon's Journey From Drugs To Clubs

    Before posting anything about Sports Illustrated's breaking story about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's positive test for cocaine last July, I wanted to clarify one question: How often are managers tested for drug use? Because initially, the SI story didn't say, though now it's been updated t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Murdering 2009

    Before posting anything about Sports Illustrated's breaking story about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's positive test for cocaine last July, I wanted to clarify one question: How often are managers tested for drug use? Because initially, the SI story didn't say, though now it's been updated t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Murdering 2009

    Before posting anything about Sports Illustrated's breaking story about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's positive test for cocaine last July, I wanted to clarify one question: How often are managers tested for drug use? Because initially, the SI story didn't say, though now it's been updated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Today in Music News: Dr. Dre Loves The 23 Flavors, Rihanna Will Testify, and Dave Gahan Has Tumor Removed

    Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 29, 2009... The latest installment of Dr Pepper's "Trust Me I'm A Doctor" campaign may be the only time we will get to hear anything off of Dr. Dre's long in-the-works Detox... for now.  It's always nice to see how art and commerce come to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    The Horror, The Horror!

    UNT gets a dose of Rocky

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2008

    Before The Rise

    UNT gets a dose of Rocky

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    From Fab to Drab

    Go Bird-watching at Borders

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Childish Charity

    See the ponies run for the kids

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    Alice in Diapers

    Days of the New sober up at HOB

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    Justice for Emily Dowdy? Okie-Dokie.

    Days of the New sober up at HOB

  • News

    April 19, 2007

    Cheesy

    We want a new drug...or not

  • Calendar

    November 9, 2006

    Family Ties

    We want a new drug...or not

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Hem

    Funnel Cloud (Nettwerk/Waveland)

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    The Bittersweets, Rose County Fair, Doug Burr

    Friday, August 4, at the Cavern

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2006

    Barely Passing

    Friday, August 4, at the Cavern

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2006

    Flip Out

    Friday, August 4, at the Cavern

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    The Mayor of Boxville

    Laura Miller to homeless: Get out of downtown. Homeless to Laura Miller: We've got our own mayor.

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Mary Gauthier

    Saturday, February 11, at Poor David's Pub

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Generation Rx

    Adrift in a sea of psychotropic pharmacology, it's easy for a kid to drown.

  • Music

    March 3, 2005

    Fred Eaglesmith

    Sunday, March 6

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    Unwritten Law

    Here's to the Mourning (Lava)

  • Music

    January 13, 2005

    Camper Van Beethoven

    Tuesday, January 18, at the Gypsy Tea Room

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Front Person Besides Al Biernat

    Michel Boutemy de Guislain at Popolos

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004
  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Women's Shoe Store

    DSW Show Warehouse

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Jeff Tweedy Legal Pad

    Secret scribblings reveal Wilco front man intended music quality to deteriorate

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2004

    On the Block

    These are the people in your neighborhood

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    Famous Footwear

    These shoes were made for auction

  • Dining

    March 20, 2003

    Random Drink Blur

    Celebration remembers Prohibition-era winemakers

  • Film

    November 7, 2002

    Skins Deep

    In his second feature, Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre goes further beneath the surface

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Criminal Judge

    Judge John Creuzot

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Clean Time

    At Dallas' courthouse, a small, hopeful experiment is under way in breaking the jail habit

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Letters

    On being a man; Larry Duncan's little grudge; The bad seed

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2000

    Traveling mamma

    Epistle of a "cranky Christian"

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    Too high. Period.

    Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie

  • News

    October 30, 1997

    Buzz

    Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie

  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Buzz

    Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie

  • Music

    April 25, 1996

    Bitter pills

    Stop freaking out-- Tablet's deeper than you think

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Juvenile Injustice

    When Ron Carpenter's nanny got busted, his 3-year-old daughter did the time

  • Culture

    June 22, 1995

    Sons and livers

    Billy Martin's son reminisces about drinking, dad--and dad's best buddy, Mickey Mantle

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