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Addison's New Water Tower Is Also a Power Plant and An Art Project!

A Friend of Unfair Park dispatches this look at Addison's new water tower, which is presently making the rounds on Reddit. And, yes, those are wind turbines on top -- 10 total, each eight feet tall, the point of which is to operate the water tower and power the street lights on Arapaho. The city's ... More >>

President George H.W. Bush's Advice for Dallas ISD Students (and Their Parents)

Last month the Dallas Independent School District officially dedicated George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary, the Addison campus funded by the 2008 bond program. The affair was populated by pols, Ross Ave. administrators and educators, but at the 3:37 mark of the video just posted by the district th ... More >>

See Addison, See the World

Last month the Dallas Independent School District officially dedicated George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary, the Addison campus funded by the 2008 bond program. The affair was populated by pols, Ross Ave. administrators and educators, but at the 3:37 mark of the video just posted by the district th ... More >>

Head North For Explosions In The Sky

Last month the Dallas Independent School District officially dedicated George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary, the Addison campus funded by the 2008 bond program. The affair was populated by pols, Ross Ave. administrators and educators, but at the 3:37 mark of the video just posted by the district th ... More >>

And The Winner Is...

Pepperidge Farm sent two boxes of crackers to my office. Wilonsky saw them and ran over to Jimmy's, returning with some cured meat and a hunk of cheese. My desk is now covered by crumbs, two empty boxes, white wrapping paper of the kind you find at, oh, an Italian shop selling salami, and a dirty kn ... More >>

Veggie Guy: Dream Cafe, Addison

​Back when I first went veg, I was living in some douchey apartment in Addison. The place itself was fine, but I couldn't stand all those McFestivals the town of Addison would hold right outside of my building. I remember fighting crowds just to get into the parking garage, then having to deal wi ... More >>

Pairing Off: Cigars

Patrick Michels/Vanessa Pike-Russell via Flickr​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food...or in this case, smoke.The gentleman at Pogo's was adamant when I asked the usual "which wine would go best with" question."I wouldn't pair it with wine, ... More >>

Scams On Stage

Patrick Michels/Vanessa Pike-Russell via Flickr​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food...or in this case, smoke.The gentleman at Pogo's was adamant when I asked the usual "which wine would go best with" question."I wouldn't pair it with wine, ... More >>

And All That Jazz

Addison hosts a weekend of music

Short Orders: Cape Buffalo

A good selection of beers; not bad when it comes to liquors, eitherCape Buffalo17727 Addison Rd.972-381-9796Don't order the tuna. Most people know better than to stretch the limits of certain kitchens, anyway. And it's natural to make a few assumptions about this place.The name and facade scream "sp ... More >>

Short Orders: Snuffer's (Addison)

Snuffer'sRevisits and quickie reviews 14910 Midway, Addison There are national chains, legendary burger joints, self-proclaimed backyard grilling gurus...and, of course, standby's like Snuffer's.While few people agree when it comes down to one of those 'this burger is better than that bur ... More >>

Hash Over: The Pits, Pizza for the Soul And Free Wings

Clay Pit in Addison expected miracles from chef Vijay Sadhu when they hired him in June. Five months later—or “awhile ago,” according to a manager—they tired of his antics and unceremoniously canned the one time savior.

Take On The World

Up the Tollway, and around the globe

Weekend Wrap

Up the Tollway, and around the globe

All About the Up

Everyone's getting down in Uptown

We Are Addison

See McConaughey coach football

Assemble for the Ensembles

See McConaughey coach football

Get Out

The WaterTower goes Loopy for theater

Use The Force

Nerd out at All-Con

Calm Down, Dallas' Real Estate Market is Just Fine. Only, Till It's Not.

Nerd out at All-Con

Laughcast: J.B. Smoove, Gary Hood, Dave Little

Nerd out at All-Con

September Brews

Drink summer away at OktoberFest

You'll Catch Cold

Button up in Addison

Eat Feet!

Button up in Addison

Bolly-stic

Button up in Addison

Park Life

Button up in Addison

Earmuffs

A dirty mind hits Addison

New Resolutions

This year's gonna be different

They're Baaaaack!

This year's gonna be different

No, Seriously, Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite

This year's gonna be different

Under the Texan Sun

Addison gets a heaping plateful

Hot Potatoes

Addison gets a heaping plateful

Kowtow to Cacao

Chocoholics unite at Gourmet Showcase 2005

Go the Distance

WaterTower expands cultural circles

Humanitari-run

WaterTower expands cultural circles

Best Restaurant With Hardly a Carb in Sight

Texas de Brazil

Grape Expectations

Winefest uncorks at a new home

Lotus Blossoms

There's a flurry of curry in the metroplex

That '70s Meal

Fondue makes a comeback at The Melting Pot

The Hole in the Doughnut

Carrollton missed the boom, but still hopes to attract restaurant business

Best Thai restaurant

Best Thai

Red fish, blew fish

Kampai Sushi leaves little to admire save the Addison "skyline"

Banter

Finding a Stone Cottage where a WaterTower stands

Clawing for success

Tasty crab claws can't rescue Truluck's

Well done

In a business where being good often isn't enough, who will survive 1997?

Share fare

At Cappellini's, more is not always the merrier

Brave New World

Addison Cafe offers superb French food in a (gasp) strip mall

Fat zone

Chow Thai celebrates the shameful splendor of fried food

Art for the masses

Deep Ellum transplants can't make Addison hip