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Cowboys 19, Panthers 14: Dallas Straps on Beer Goggles, Takes Home an Ugly One

Friday afternoon, tragedy struck. America laughed while Big Tex smoldered, fairgoers having no free hands to wipe the tears as they double-fisted turkey legs and corn dogs. With the memory of the deep-fried deity lighting a fire in their collective boots, the Cowboys stormed out of the locker room ... More >>

Dallas State Rep. Stefani Carter, Now a Romney Surrogate, on Why Romney Should Get the Black Vote

Seems like it was only a month-and-a-half ago that Stefani Carter, the Republican state rep from North Dallas, was just another face in that Mitt Romney campaign piece about how, despite having just been booed during his speech to the NAACP, black people love him. Now, she's a full-fledged surrogate ... More >>

Fear, Loathing and Tons of Strippers: What Happens When the GOP Comes to Town

Sure, Bank of America Has Bigger Problems, But Dallas Man Wants His Few Bucks Back. Now.

Via.​Bank of America's got plenty to worry about right now, between tumbling share prices, threats of a $10-billion A.I.G. suit and renewed concerns over its long-term viability. So a lawsuit filed late last week in Dallas County District Court by Robert Long may not top the pops 'round Charlotte, ... More >>

News & Notes: Atlanta vs. Dallas, Tilton's Comeback, Recalling Taylors Books and More

​For those who found this morning's paper particularly dissatisfying, here are some other Sunday stories with that taste particularly local:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution begins its "Atlanta Forward" series this morning by comparing and contrasting that city with ours, a not-uncommon occurrence, ... More >>

Erykah Badu to Join My Morning Jacket As Guest For Streaming Tuesday Night Concert

Once-in-a-lifetime events sometimes happen more than once, turns out. Next Tuesday night, when My Morning Jacket performs in its hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, to celebrate the release of their new album, Circuital, they will be joined on stage by one Erykah Badu, just as they so memorably were t ... More >>

What Can You Do With an Old DISD Portable? How About Make a New House in South Dallas.

Jason RobertsZac Lytle and the former Dallas ISD portable they're hoping to turn into part of a senior-housing development in South Dallas​Earlier this morning, Jason Roberts posted to his Facebook page the photo you see here, along with the note: "Zac & his non profit are taking former school ... More >>

Bikini's Sports Bar & Grill's Boobish Concept Evolving in DFW

You say you want to see 'em big, DFW? Well, City of Ate delivers.​The breastaurant scene in Dallas is about to get bigger. Bikini's Sports Bar & Grill, which got its start in Austin, is opening its first Dallas area location in April. According to founder Doug Guller, the Arlington location i ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera

If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?​After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds A Whopping 135 More Bands To Bill, Including A Whole Slew of Locals

Big things happening today in the world of 35 Conferette -- bigger news, even, than the fact that the-festival-formerly-known-as-North-by-35 now has an actual website to call its own (!). Bigger, too, than the really awesome web teaser/advertisement that the fest's organizers have created to promote ... More >>

Once Back in the Pack, Dallas Now the Top Destination for "Young People" After Austin

​There was a piece in this morning's New York Times about how Austin's now the top destination for the young American, all right. So notes Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, who adds Dallas to the list of Top Five destinations for the highly coveted 25-to-34-year-old. Only a few years ... More >>

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Paper Tongues, Gwyneth & Monko, Dave Gleason

​We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it. Paper Tongues (Charlotte, NC) S/T (A&M) Are you more than a little bumme ... More >>

We Highlighted (Almost) Every Mention of Dallas in State of Metropolitan America Report

​While Andrea was having an inexplicably good time at City Hall -- where, apparently, it's open bar during committee meetings now -- I was been reading the Brookings Institution's The State of Metropolitan America report released yesterday. It's been getting lot of attention, for the most part, be ... More >>

Lilith Fair To Return This Summer With Local Artists And A Dallas Stop

This logo wasn't lying. ​In yet another sign that the '90s are back, or perhaps never really ended, Lilith Fair is returning this summer with a 33-city schedule (including Dallas) revealed so far. Even better news: the lineup is strong enough that you won't have to promise your boyfriend a blowjob ... More >>

Are the Plans To Build A Green, Sustainable Building of Tomorrow Smack in the Heart of Downtown Dallas Some Pipedream or A Reality?

Craig Newmark Speaks at Victim's Memorial in Wake of Craigslist Killings

Belo Squeezes Pennies Out of Charter Here and There. Well, Not Here. Not Yet.

Flickr photo: sbisson Broadcasting & Cable brings the news that Belo Corp. and Charter Communications have reached a tentative deal that will keep the Dallas-owned stations on the cable carrier in three markets: St. Louis; Norfolk, Virgina; and Charlotte, North Carolina. So far, though, ther ... More >>

Penny for Your Transmission? Or, Why Charter's About to Drop WFAA.

A Friend of Unfair Park points us to this announcement from WFAA-Channel 8 concerning its being dropped from Charter Cable come New Year's Eve, and wonders, "WTF?" So happens, reports Television Broadcast today, that the local brouhaha is part of a larger battle between Belo and Charter, which is li ... More >>

Hair Gel Hurts?

From gasoline to guitar picks, musician necessities get hit by high oil prices

Undead Legend

Rockabilly crooner Unknown Hinson battles the rumors that he's either a vampire or a complete put-on

Black Widow Pleads Guilty

Sandra Camille Bridewell finally faces judgment, though not for what some had hoped

Strike Two

What's in a name?

Romo Holiday

Tony Romo makes a short, sweet journey from anonymous backup to A-list celebrity

Dallas, You're an "Opportunity City"

Anthony Hamilton

Southern Comfort (Merovingian)

Because We Just Can't Get Enough of the Black Widow. Now, With Video! (But, Alas, No Sound.)

Black Widow Feels the Sting of the Long, Long Arm of the Law

Fall of the Black Widow

North Carolina authorities bust a notorious former Dallas scammer

The Black Widow's Been Arrested. First Time Too, Go Figure.

Ginned Up

BlackFinn takes the "Irish" out of Irish pub

Ford Foundation's Gotta Art of Gold

Sinner or Saint

Plus: Don't Call Us and Family Reunion

Bass Fishing in America

How Takahiro Omori defied his family, flew to Texas, slept in a van and made his crazy dream come true

Life Preserver

Deep Elm Records looks out for those Too Young To Die

Expunge Him

Plus: Tudor Mania

Eat to Live

New seafood spot to open this spring

Spreading Herd

Crazy like a steak

Kingdom Comedy

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black standup talent

Scene, Heard

Todd Deatherage's newest up for grabs; Buzz-Oven reheats; New info on Centro-matic and Polyphonic Spree discs

Across the Bar

Deep-sixing Deep Ellum Records; The Tomorrowpeople play every song they know; Pleasant Grove gets Last Beat; Adventures of Jet hopes to be Born on the World Wide Web

Bare-knuckle steak

Sullivan's isn't a knockout, but the points add up

Hash Over

Pen pal

Jim Lauderdale is the write man in the wrong place

Hash over

Lex and Terry's wet dream

Can two transplants from the land of Lynyrd Skynyrd and fart smells find the key to radio fame at Dallas' Q102?

Buzz

Cutting class

Hasty departure of RISD chief leaves district in a school daze

I thought it would be fun to run a magazine

Ray Washburne's Texas Business is a case study in how not to run a business

Building to a Crescendo

Dallas Opera was once the toast of the nation. Now it is reaching for that high note again.

The racer's edge

Hunt alliance gives weaker track developer big edge