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Confederate Nostalgists Still Can't Get the Rebel Flag on Texas License Plates

Its been almost four years since the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, in hopes of making a bit more scratch, rolled out a line of customizable license plates. Drivers can now select from a large buffet of completely legal plate designs celebrating Dr Pepper, Jesus, the late Dale Earnhardt and res ... More >>

Belly & Trumpet is Open on McKinney with Shared Plates and Cocktails (Photos)

McKinney Avenue, the vein that cuts through Uptown and supplies all connected to it with endless varieties of bars and restaurants, has a new offering for its people: Belly & Trumpet. Miles away from the New York City-modeled, gourmet hot dog purveyor The Bowery that sat in its place mere months ago ... More >>

The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2012

With only a few days left in the year, I decided to hit our reporting software and see what you guys clicked on most in 2012. The last time I did this, bikini-clad women made more than one appearance in my year-end list. This year you guys have proven yourselves nothing but a bunch of cheap-ass drun ... More >>

Actually, a Hero is More Than a Sandwich

Jägermeister: Only for The Manliest of Men

Have you had the pleasure of viewing the new Jägermeister television ad? No? Allow me to set the scene for you. The setting is some unknown snowy landscape; the wind howls as we spot the signature Jäger deer in the distance. A dude who may or may not be a Juggalo, or perhaps the lost member ... More >>

That's a Circus? I Don't See No Elerphants

Can Trailercakes Save Katy Perry and Russell Brand's Marriage? Probably.

Somehow, Trailercakes will turn this box of crap (and Jack Daniels) into two awesome cupcakes.​Welcome to the return of The Box. Last time, The Grape's Brian C. Luscher turned our box of crap into a badass quail egg terrine. This time the cupcakers at Trailercakes will get a chance to turn a b ... More >>

Last Chance to Get in Line for Rangers Playoff Tickets, Fingers Crossed, and Other Game Notes

It's Colby v. McCarthy tonight. Hang on.​Nice to see our sports columnist thinks the race for the AL West is "over." Still, though, coulda sworn the Rangers have 18 games left on the schedule, including three against the Angels at season's end; the magic number remains a far-from-over 17. Guess th ... More >>

Deep Ellum Native Wes Garratt Will Pour Your Drink and Take Song Requests As DJ Wes Metal

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Wes Garratt​Behind the mixer, he's warmed up for Tripping Daisy, Bowling For Soup, Satellite Party ... More >>

Ron Washington To Get His Caddy Today

​There's no game out at the Ballpark today -- shame too, since it's likely The Last Lovely Day before summer slams into high gear. Nevertheless, at 11:30 this morning Nolan Ryan and Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington will find themselves at home plate, where Ryan will give Washington the keys to ... More >>

Deer, Dogs and DPs

Remember That Time You Went to a Fight and a Hockey Game Broke Out?

  With last night's shootout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes, the Dallas Stars remain on the outside looking in at the NHL's Western Conference playoffs. Nonetheless, everyone is watching hockey in Texas today. Reason? The ugly brawl between Arlington Martin and Keller High School in the closing ... More >>

Hungry on DART's Green Line? Here's a Big Honkin' List That Might Help

​It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... More >>

Just In Time For the Super Bowl, Dallas Is Making One Last Push to Wipe Away Graffiti

Photos by Patrick MichelsDallas is cleaning up its image before the Super Bowl. We'll start with Dealey Plaza.​As quiet as Dealey Plaza's been since the truth-bearing publishers were cleared out, you could forgive a few tourists for being concerned this morning to find the place crawling with cops ... More >>

The Stuff of Legends

Lance Rock Your Socks Off

"Purple Friday" Brings Free Iced Beverages To 7-Eleven

​A press release from 7-Eleven today announces "Purple Friday" as an alternative to "Black Friday," the busiest shopping day of the year, when hordes of deal-seekers rise at the asscrack to trample each other for large-screen televisions, game systems and other crap they couldn't possibly survive ... More >>

Don't Wait Till Valentine Day for Lovers

​All right, I know it's not Valentine's Day, but for those of you who like to plan for the future, I have a theme date for you. The first two words are Lover's Pizza. I recently shared a booth with a date at the great place on Lovers Lane. If you're going to a place with "lovers" in the title ... More >>

Good Friday: Halloween Weekend Edition

A Baptist General headlines We Shot JR is Dead​This weekend marks the end of an era: After a five-year run, the most critical critics in North Texas over at We Shot JR are calling it quits. We suspect it's only a matter of days until the comments on DC9 increase in anonymity and negativity, but, b ... More >>

Show Announcements: Wu-Tang Clan, Old 97's, Centro-matic, The Queers, Devil Wears Prada, Robert Earl Keen, The Goards, Hinder, Alien Ant Farm and More!

The Wu-Tang Bunch​The biggest show announcement we've had in a while--no, not you, Aaron Neville--is the Wu-Tang Clan's just-announced show at the Granada Theater on Friday, December 10. Although billed as an all-original line-up, there is a certain issue with one Old Dirty Bastard, who passed awa ... More >>

A State Fair Summation From a Food-Loving Arkansawyer

Editor's Note: Of the gazillion people who yearly visit the State Fair of Texas, a good number of them are outlanders. One of those visitors this year offered to share her fair reflections with City of Ate. Kat Robinson, who blogs about food back in Arkansas, reveals here which fried dish she liked ... More >>

No Holds Barred: Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen vs. Lemon Bar

Photo by Steven DoyleA child shall bake them: our winner, the lemon bar at Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen​The lemon bar, that tasty pastry made up of a shortbread crust and lemon-curd filling, is easily found on tables across the Midwest, especially on Sundays at potlucks among Jell-O salads, me ... More >>

Sloppy Seconds Returns to City of Ate

City of Aters, this week we are bringing back an old feature that our former web editor-turned-staff writer, Patrick Michels, used to do every Friday afternoon. It's an end of the week wrap-up of sorts featuring restaurant reviews and City of Ate highlights. This time around we decided to include ot ... More >>

Horne & Dekker Promises "Gourmet Comfort Food." Translation: Prepare to be Creamed.

​Horne & Dekker, the soon-to-open North Henderson Avenue collaboration from Shawn Horne and Flynn Dekker, has released its menu of "gourmet comfort food." In practice, that seems to call for a good bit of meat and cream: The appetizer section features sauced shellfish and sausage; homemade ch ... More >>

Sports Recession? Don't Tell the New Texas Legends

​Five months before their first dribble up in Frisco, the Texas Legends have already sold 13,000 tickets. Not bad for an NBA Development League franchise that doesn't yet have any players and just a month ago unveiled a logo. "We have had an absolute blast and the response from our fans has b ... More >>

At DTC, Many Reasons to See pretty; DSM's Xanadu Exudes Strange Magic; Theatre Arlington's Spelling Bee, a Winner

Show Announcements: King Khan And The Shrines To Play Sons of Hermann Hall, More

​YES! King Khan And The Shrines, one of my favorite acts at last year's SXSW, is coming to Dallas in April on what's being billed as a "comeback tour." The band is hitting 17 cities in late March and the first half of April, but perhaps wisely altogether avoiding Kentucky, where Khan and his BBQ S ... More >>

Good Friday: The Christmas Edition

Rest up, old man. You've earned it.​So your Christmas festivities are coming to a close. For hours, you've been sitting around with family for hours, eating and hearing about Uncle Harold's increasingly aggravating bunion problems. You're getting anxious. Antsy. You need to get out.Well, friend, y ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Unsilent Night 3 at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco

​On Sunday, from the afternoon and into the late evening, Third String Productions will present its third annual holiday-themed affair called Unsilent Night (not to be confused with this Unsilent Night). And as always, it's quite the mall punk affair: This year's headliners include A Day to Rememb ... More >>

Erykah Badu To Appear At Yo Gabba Gabba! Live In Frisco Saturday

​Erykah Badu publicist Paul Levatino just sent word that the Dallas hip-hop goddess will make a special appearance Saturday at Yo Gabba Gabba! Live at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco."I love this show," Badu said via press release, "especially because it uses 808 drums sounds to teach kids the alphabet ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Third String Productions' Halloween Show at Nokia Theatre with Cobra Starship, Others

Cobra Starship​ You've no doubt at least heard "Good Girls Go Bad," the synth-heavy, all-hook, unavoidable summer smash from dance-pop outfit Cobra Starship. Well, in this week's paper, Seth Graves takes a look at the band's ascension to this point:Surfacing in 2006 as part of the genius Snakes on ... More >>

Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Announces New Album Details

Kolby Schnelli Analog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​I perfectly understand Daniel Hunter's frustration. Really, I do. As PlayRadioPlay!, the Aledo native did get lumped into the mall-punk scene by a lot of people--us here at DC9 included. But, upon going back and listening to the still super-young 20- ... More >>

Hash Over: Bonus Jack Is Back, A New Cowboy Chow, Pluckers To Burn Good Morning Texas And More

The Bonus Jack of fantasy...​Jack In The Box has reintroduced the Bonus Jack burger, which is a sandwich made of two beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese and pickles on a triple-decker bun. For some reason, that ingredient listing is prompting a serious case of deja vu. Where in the world ... More >>

Top Five Surprises In DFW Stadium Food

Patrick MichelsAre you buying what he's selling? Or are you waiting for the cart?​Seattle has ballpark sushi, San Francisco spawned a garlic fry renaissance, and the world can thank St. Louis' Gateway Grizzlies for the Krispy Kreme burger. But there was a time when Dallas ran on the cutting edge o ... More >>

Re-Pete After Me

Peeling Back John Peel's Dallas Daze

Love-Love

Are You Ready For Some (More) Football?

Icy Hot

Maybe this girl should name her next cat Mike Modano

Rich Kids Behaving Badly

Nerdy, bitter and shod in fake Uggs, Andrea Grimes investigates the legend of the Park Cities Party

Buckle Up

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Boy, Oh, Boy

Plus: Won't Somebody Please Think of The Children?; Mavs, Man

Perfect Town, USA

Frisco wants to lure Andy and Opie with a Starbucks. Why is that an evil plan?

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Tough Glove

Ayala tries for Comeback King

Best Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich

Philly Connection

Power play

Coaches and parents in the area's elite youth hockey league say the Dallas Stars are trying to ice anyone who threatens their control of the kid hockey business

Out Here

Babes in Boyland

Her left hook is suspect, but Darla Johnson is a knockout. Ring rats at The Nuway Athletic Club think there should be more boxers just like her.