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Pearl Cup in Richardson Now Open

Pearl Cup Coffee in Richardson at II Creeks shopping center is now open (2701 Custer Parkway, Ste. 917). This is the third spot for one of Dallas' favorite locally owned coffee shops; other locations are the original at 1900 Henderson Ave. and 750 N. Paul Street downtown. Tuesday was their first d ... More >>

The Sexy Valentine's Day Dishes of Dallas

In honor of tomorrow's holiday I put together a slideshow of some seriously sexy and photogenic Valentine's Day dinner options around town. The gallery includes shots of bacon-wrapped jumbo Panama shrimp, brushed with cherry mustard and served on a bed orzo pasta with carrot greens at DISH; an ugly ... More >>

Muslim Hunting

David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

The MS-13 Gang is on a Rampage at a Forest Lane Apartment Complex. No Golf Cart Is Safe.

The Indigo on Forest is, per its website, a wonderful community located in "prestigious North Dallas" that still manages to offer apartments at the low, low price of $440 per month. It would be almost idyllic if it weren't for the contingent of MS-13, a.k.a. Mara Salvatrucha, a.k.a. the brutal Lati ... More >>

Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters Talk the Challenge of Selling Coffee in Dallas, The Science of Roasting

Kevin Sprague started roasting his own coffee beans as a hobby almost ten years ago when his wife, Marta, gave him a small tabletop roaster. His hobby eventually turned into Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters and now their small-batch artisanal coffee is served at several restaurants (Sissy's and Bryan St ... More >>

The World Is A Stage, In Spanish

Watch FC Dallas Star Brek Shea Set Up Winning Goal in Historic Win Over Mexico

In March, with the U.S. playing El Salvador for a spot in the London Olympics, Brek Shea coughed up the ball late in the game, setting up a game-tying goal that cost his team a trip to London. He wasn't called back up to the national team, marking, as Greg detailed, the nadir of his young career. T ... More >>

Brek Shea and the Making of an American Soccer Star*

*If there's even such a thing.

Sending Illegal Immigrants Home Can Boomerang on the States

Van Halen Postpones Handful of Concert Dates: Dallas Is Still On, Though

Better grab tickets for Van Halen's June 20 show at the American Airlines Center while you still can. The band's North American tour just got significantly lighter. Turns out the group (David Lee Roth'll be on hand for the Dallas) has postponed 30 or so concert dates after June 26, which means the ... More >>

Opening Credits: Today's Cinematic Releases for Jan. 13

Contraband Director: Baltasar Kormákur Writer: Aaron Guzikowski Condensed Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster Mark Wahlberg stars as a former pop star/underwear model turned actor turned smuggler turned former smuggler who gets himself in deep with a drug lord to protect his brother- ... More >>

Now It's ESPN's Turn to Sack the Cowboys For Having Merch Made in Cambodian Sweatshops

In October we noted a report from Pittsburgh-based Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights that said the Dallas Cowboys are having team-branded clothing made in "gross sweatshop conditions at the Style Avenue factory in El Salvador" -- which Cowboys Merchandise Ltd. chief operating officer Bill ... More >>

The Director Explains Himself

Dallas Cowboys Vehemently Deny They're Making Clothes in a Salvadoran Sweatshop

​On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh-based Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights issued a report titled Dressing Babies in Sweatshop Clothing: Dallas Cowboys, Ohio State and a Creepy Business, in which it alleged that the Cowboys are having team-branded clothing made in "gross sweatshop conditions ... More >>

Pilgrim's Pride Chicken Plant, Employer to 1,000 Locals, Officially Shutters Today

Photo by Leslie MinoraAfter 26 years as a mechanic at Pilgrim's Pride, today is the last day of work for Victor Recindos and his 1,000 coworkers.​Victor Recindos has aged 26 years by the calendar's count since first becoming a mechanic at Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant just south of ... More >>

BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Has a Soccer Team, and It's Quite Decent on the Pitch

MLS SoccerFC Dallas scored in the 27th second against the Panamanianites.​Editor's note: Observer.com contributor Justin Bitner got drunk and admitted to being a soccer fan, so we made him attend Wednesday's FC Dallas match against Tauro FC of Panama, FCD's fifth game of CONCACAF Champions Lea ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 40: LehtMoJoe

​Like most babies from the '80s who grew up with an ear for music, Vincent Sliva dedicated hours of his youth to recording his favorite songs off the radio onto cassette tapes. But rather than just playing them back on his boombox, he tried to sync the songs up with other songs on the b-side ... More >>

Try Mola With Your Mocha

Park: If Only the Menu Matched the Laid-Back Patio Vibe.

Alas Poor Yorick -- I Ate Him

Open wide and say yum. No, really -- it's good.​For three months, I have leaned on (read: annoyed) the owners of Taqueria Pedrito, a family run taqueria in East Dallas, to purchase cow heads from the packaging plant in Weatherford that supplies their beef. So you can understand my excitement w ... More >>

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Friday, December 10, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton

Survivor: Nicaragua. The Coach as Champion: Week 3

​What the friggin' what?! Last time I saw Jimmy Johnson on Survivor he was ordering her to fetch water and him to cut down trees and those guys to catch some fish and the rest to build a bridge from Nicaragua to Key West so he could home and drink some cold Heinekens. He had his&nbs ... More >>

Clash of the Pupusa Titans: Pupusas Mama Tia II vs. Michoacan Tortas y Pupusas

Michoacan Pupusa​Just over a mile from the airport outside San Salvador you will find a tiny village ripe with what many would call the national snack of the Central American country, El Salvador--the pupusa. In the village of Olocuilta little shops sell these masa harina cakes, which are filled ... More >>

.357 Lover Covers Katy Perry's "California Gurls," Throws Some Van Halen In For Kicks

Well, this is pretty much priceless. The above clip features noted former Dentonite Corn Mo and his band .357 Lover covering Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and tossing a little Van Halen "Panama" into the mix for good measure. It's kind of like a mash-up, but mostly, it's just a good time. Or so it ... More >>

ICE Says More Than 100 Were Rounded Up During Five-Day Multi-Agency Anti-Gang Sweep

​This just in from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: The agency, along with the Office of Homeland Security Investigations National Gang Unit and an alphabet's soup worth of local law enforcement agencies, spent the last five days sweeping Dallas-Fort Worth for gang members and their a ... More >>

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

Amid Carrollton's changing restaurant scene, the Inca's Café Really Gets Its Goat

Sara Kerens​Once known as a haven for large-chain dining, Carrollton is slowly changing, as more and more immigrants move there from Asia, and Central and South America. Drive down East Belt Line Road or Josey Lane and you will see taquerias aplenty, plus homey establishments that draw culinary i ... More >>

Do Hot-Blooded Mexicans Not Need Winter Coats?

Remedy for a Jalapeno Overdose: Aguas Frescas

From Wikipedia​Walk into your favorite taqueria or torteria, and chances are good you'll notice a couple of large, beehive-shaped glass jars standing sentinel atop a shelf or counter. Stepping to the counter, you place your food order, then scanning the menu under bebidas (beverages), you notice ... More >>

FDA Warning: Tons of Contaminated Cheese Sold in Florida, Texas, California, New York

Picture from Truesake.com​Yesterday Chuck Strouse over at our sister paper, Miami New Times reported on what may be one of the largest cheese busts in history: 85 tons of staph infected cheese were found festering in Miami's Lacteos Factory. The feds ordered the return of the cheese, and the U.S. ... More >>

Crooked Tree Coffeehouse Provides A Home Away From Home, If Only You Can Find A Seat

Photos By Daniel RodrigueOnly adding to the residential feel of the coffee house, a well-worn chest of drawers serves as the shop's condiment bar .​Yesterday, Roasted woke up craving a fresh cup of something different--a steaming-hot cup of new from a coffee house that we had yet to try. But, ... More >>

The Salvadorian Restaurant, Mario Sabino's, Suffers From An Identity Crisis, Lost Between The Sameness Of A Local Chain and The Authenticity of a Mom-And-Pop Shop.

Why Can't Mexicans And Salvadorans Just Get Along?

Rx Bandits, Dredg, Good Old War

Tuesday, July 14, at the Granada Theater

18-Wheeler Wisdom

The LCC offers words to drive by

Do all Mexicans Really Have Green Thumbs?

Ruby Slippers

PDNB brings it home

Right Now

El Tren de la Muerte

Central American migrants risk life and limb on the death trains to Texas

Rent By the Hour

Chocoholism

Yard of Dreams

Painted Wings

Migrate to the gardens

Fruit of the Poison Tree

In a Dallas court, Costa Rican banana workers claim a banned pesticide left them sterile

First Fest

Celebrate Dallas via all of the Americas

Euro-Hash

Who has the worst cuisine in Europe?

Get on the Bus

For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

And your hair, your clothes, and your skin as the Big Smoke blows through Dallas

The Love of Madonna

Irrevence borders on heresy

Children of the Storm

Hurricane Mitch left thousands homeless, jobless, and alone, forcing them to cross the border in search for new lives in America. And those were just the kids.