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February 16, 2012
Tootie Pie Company To Open Cafe in Dallas This May
The Tootie Pie Company will soon open a gourmet café at 5944 Royal Lane, on the southwest corner of Preston and Royal. Their sign is already on the marquee to tease us all. And from peaking inside the windows, it's clear the build-out is slowly taking shape. For a little history, Ruby Lorraine "T ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Suit Alleges Texas Issued Luminant Unlimited License to Pollute Without Public Notice
Big BrownThis little nugget slipped past us last week -- somehow, it didn't make headlines north of Austin -- but it draws the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality into a legal tussle with the Sierra Club and the Environmental Integrity Project over pollution permits it issued to Dallas- ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Study: In Drought Planning, Water Managers Should Look Further Back Than 1950s
Photo by Brandon ThibodeauxAs we near the end of 2011, let us now look back on the year (without much fondness) and take stock. We racked up one of driest years in recorded history (more on that in a moment). The livestock and agricultural industries took a shuddering blow that, when the fina ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
MP3 of the Day: Ronnie Fauss' "Clay Pigeons"
Local alt-country maestro Ronnie Fauss hasn't been a stranger to area coffeehouses since the release of his excellent 2009 Brent Best-produced LP, New Songs For the Old Frontier. Since then, he's released two more EPs, with each one not only improving in overall quality, but also in general r ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett Join Impressive Bill for Central Texas Fire Benefit
Just got off the phone with Will Johnson a few minutes ago for an upcoming story related to the upcoming, pretty epic-looking Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. He's a good dude -- you may recall his, Centro-matic and South San Gabriel's efforts a few weeks back to do what they could to help ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Centro-matic and South San Gabriel To Donate Record Sales To Bastrop Wildfire Relief Efforts
Back in July, when we caught up with Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson to talk about his band's latest release, the excellent Candidate Waltz, much of our conversation centered around the small dusty city of Bastrop, Texas, located about 30 miles south of Austin, where Johnson wrote essentially all ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Looking for Good Texas Peach Amid the Drought? Try a Pizzeria.
Lauren Drewes DanielsReplacement peaches. A few summers back when I was a punk-ass kid, a few friends and I were driving from Germany to Switzerland. The trip itself was an utter fiasco, but one highlight was stopping at a store and finding some peaches for sale. True to our arrogant form, ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Kasey Chambers On The Differences Between America and Australia, Boobs and Boots
Kasey ChambersKasey Chambers has certainly been an artist on the go as of late. Until earlier this week, that is. On Wednesday afternoon, while on tour with her family in tow, the Australian star's bus was on the verge of breaking down on the road somewhere between Nashville and Austin. In fact ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Plano-Based Dr Pepper Wants Dublin Dr Pepper to Stop Selling the Good Stuff Everywhere
Courtesy Flickr user Rich AndersonLast night KXAS-Channel 5 had a most fascinating story: Dr Pepper v. Dr Pepper. Specifically, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. says the Dublin-based maker of The Real Thing (that is, a Pepper flavored with original-formula Imperial Pure Cane Sugar) is violatin ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Lockhart Smokehouse Gets the Important Thing Right- Brisket.
Courtesy Flickr user Rich AndersonLast night KXAS-Channel 5 had a most fascinating story: Dr Pepper v. Dr Pepper. Specifically, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. says the Dublin-based maker of The Real Thing (that is, a Pepper flavored with original-formula Imperial Pure Cane Sugar) is violatin ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Seven Valentine Suggestions for That Special Some-Guy in Your Life
It ain't V Day without a laser-sighted cross bow.It's time the guys got a little attention on Valentine's Day. The pressure to fork over for chocolates, roses, diamonds, a week's salary on a "special" V Day prix fixe meal that many would consider highway robbery weighs on a brother. After all, yo ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Dude Food First Look: Lockhart Smokehouse
Noah W. BaileyA few dozen Oak Cliff residents and barbecue addicts braved the frozen streets and frigid temperatures to enjoy opening day this morning at Lockhart Smokehouse, the highly awaited new 'cue joint in the Bishop Arts District. As of 1 p.m., the place was out of meat, but luckily Dude F ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Press Release o' the Day: Councilman Salazar to Present KISS's Gene Simmons With Key to Dallas
No doubt you're aware that KISS's Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed (who I wouldn't Google Image search from the office too hard, if I were you) are among the myriad celebs hosting Super Bowl shindigs next week. Theirs is the Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops at Fair Park, which will lick it up ... More >>
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January 22, 2011
The First Standing O For the Standing Wave
Speaking of the Standing Wave ...Yesterday, a fellow named David Morring sent me the following note, which accompanied a link to the video you see above:I saw your recent post in your blog. Myself and several other whitewater paddlers have been following this project and in fact received permission ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
As Drought Looms, a Look Back at "High and Dry" White Rock Lake During Bone-Dry 1956
You've probably noticed -- it's been a long while since it significantly rained 'round these parts, which is why the National Weather Service has issued an elevated fire conditions warning for most of North Texas, including Dallas. The NWS also warns: "Drought has rapidly expanded across North an ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Wrap it Up: The Flip Happy Crepes
And Sushi-a-Go-Go Trailers
Flip Happy CrepesVisiting Austin is like visiting your grandmother's house. As soon as you arrive, you're required to sit and eat, and then until your host is satisfied or you take leave. In this case, you have hundreds of grandmothers all insisting you look peaked, in dire need of sustenance ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Menudo, Menudon't at the Hill Country's Las Comadres
Photos by Andrea Grimes and Man O' The HourMenudo! Donde esta Ricky Martin? Il n'est pas ici. Nein.Like many of my fellow Dallasites, I spent this weekend in Central Texas. But I never gave a single Flo-Max laden Eagles fan directions to the Port-A-Potties. Nor did I cut any rugs to LCD Soundsyst ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Got Something to Say About Coal Ash Pollution? The EPA Wants to Hear From You Today.
Lower Colorado River AuthorityA new Sierra Club report says coal ash from Central Texas' Fayette Power Plant is polluting the groundwater nearby.One month since the EPA's stolid road warriors blew threw Arlington to get your thoughts on pollution from gas drilling, the agency's making its triumph ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Mystery Stew: Czech Concotion Kicks Off Picnic Stew Season (Apparently, There is Such
A Season)
More than 5,000 people gathered yesterday in Praha, a ghost town near Flatonia, for the 155th edition of an annual celebration that marks the traditional start of picnic stew season. Like polka bands and cake walks, beef-heavy picnic stew is a fixture of the Czech festivals that unfold acros ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Say Goodbye to Keller's Cactus Jack's on Lemmon Avenue. But Say Hello to Carl's Jr.!
An old friend stopped by Keller's Cactus Jack's on Lemmon Avenue and discovered that the longtime burger joint is closing this week; SaturdayFriday's the last day after 28 years, so stop on by and say hi or bye, says Jon Keller. After that, he's leasing the property to a California-based Carl's J ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
Lawsuits! For a Long-Dead Project, There Sure Is a Lot of Activity Surrounding Glorypark.
One of RTKL's conceptual renderings of Glorypark, which has been dead going on two years nowRTKL -- the architecture firm hired by Hicks Holdings, Steiner Associates and myriad other companies to develop the dead-since-'08 Glorypark development next to the Ballpark in Arlington -- just sued pre ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
A Glorypark-ing Garage. Two, Actually.
Below you'll find the lawsuit an architectural firm and a construction company filed today against Tom Hicks, Steiner Associated and pretty much everyone in the upper management at the Texas Rangers over the so-very-dead Glorypark development, which was to devour 75 acres next to the Ballpark i ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Toadies Announce Dia De Los Toadies Tres, Hint At As Many As Two New Releases in 2010
A pretty exciting e-mail just popped up from the folks at Kirtland Records: Specifically, the release is centered around the Toadies, announcing the third annual Dia de Los Toadies Festival, which, in 2010, will take place at White Water Rocks in New Braunfels, between San Antonio and Austin, Tex ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
You Get What You Need
A pretty exciting e-mail just popped up from the folks at Kirtland Records: Specifically, the release is centered around the Toadies, announcing the third annual Dia de Los Toadies Festival, which, in 2010, will take place at White Water Rocks in New Braunfels, between San Antonio and Austin, Tex ... More >>
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December 5, 2008
"West Texas Puro Tango Blast" -- Not As Much Fun As It Sounds
Only a few days ago, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about Texas' Tango Blast gang, which was formed within the confines of the state's penitentiaries and "could change the Dallas landscape because it rejects old notions of prison gang exclusivity and lifelong commitments," wrote Tanya Eiserer. ... More >>
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August 22, 2008
Chet: Just the Name Alone Sounds Very, Um, Vice-Presidential?
Only a few days ago, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about Texas' Tango Blast gang, which was formed within the confines of the state's penitentiaries and "could change the Dallas landscape because it rejects old notions of prison gang exclusivity and lifelong commitments," wrote Tanya Eiserer. ... More >>
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April 7, 2008
Without Explanation, ICE Wants to Deport a Well-Regarded Local Imam
Only a few days ago, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about Texas' Tango Blast gang, which was formed within the confines of the state's penitentiaries and "could change the Dallas landscape because it rejects old notions of prison gang exclusivity and lifelong commitments," wrote Tanya Eiserer. ... More >>
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January 19, 2008
All You Ever Needed to Know About Sundance -- Like, Ever
Only a few days ago, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about Texas' Tango Blast gang, which was formed within the confines of the state's penitentiaries and "could change the Dallas landscape because it rejects old notions of prison gang exclusivity and lifelong commitments," wrote Tanya Eiserer. ... More >>
News
October 11, 2007
Spelunk Punk
Hey, don't call me Wilma Flintstone
Calendar
July 19, 2007
Country to the Bone
James Hand sings it straight
Calendar
May 10, 2007
Found Art
James Hand sings it straight
Music
February 15, 2007
SXSW, WTF?
Things change, and that's fine, but can we get some love for the good bands?
News
January 18, 2007
Chicken Man
Parting words from the greatest cockfighter who ever lived
News
August 24, 2006
Give Peace a Dishtowel
Think peace protesters are lame? So, what are you doing with your life?
Music
December 18, 2003
Various Artists
White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash (Uncut Magazine)
Calendar
September 4, 2003
American Beauty
Landscapes, from north to south
News
September 4, 2003
Life in the Slow Lane
This Bush's summer home is a long way from Kennebunkport, but the folks in Crawford think that's fine
Calendar
July 24, 2003
Run the Rock
Hot fun in the summertime
Calendar
May 29, 2003
Feel the Heat
Two events highlight Latin culture
Calendar
March 27, 2003
Paradise Lost
Letting the Yanomamö speak for themselves
Music
August 15, 2002
Digging Down
When Bobby Bare Jr. turned his music down, a great album turned up
News
August 8, 2002
Skeeter Scare
Is the dousing doing any good?
News
November 1, 2001
Last Chance
Kill the river plan, save the river
News
September 6, 2001
Drug Crazed
Millions in federal tax dollars are being spent by narcotics task forces in Texas to nab low-level users and dealers. Is this any way to wage a drug war?
Music
October 5, 2000
Scene, Heard
Hardly a shock
News
January 21, 1999
Perfect game
When Reid Ryan wanted Round Rock voters to build a stadium for his minor-league baseball team, he turned to the one pitchman no good Texan could refuse -- his dad, Nolan
Music
November 19, 1998
Milking it
Terri Hendrix proves you can't keep a girl down on the Farm
Calendar
August 28, 1997
Events for the week
Terri Hendrix proves you can't keep a girl down on the Farm
Music
May 2, 1996
Trial by fire
Alejandro Escovedo still finds inspiration in guilt and family
Music
December 7, 1995
Austin's real lounge lizards
Down south, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
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