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Balls, Boobz, and Potatoes: The Cheap Bastard's Iron Fork Recap

Last night at Iron Fork, a bunch of hipster food people got together and ate food at each other while wearing fashion clothes at the Dallas Contemporary. It was fun. See also: - The 11 Best Bites from the Dallas Observer Iron Fork 2013 - The People and The Food of Iron Fork 2013 I heard it was a ... More >>

Sylvespa "Paw" Adams: Once Accused of Beating a Kid Over Drug Money, Now Popped for Running a Large Dallas Weed Operation

Agents of nearly a dozen federal and local law enforcement agencies busted a large drug ring this week, arresting a dozen people and seizing 600 marijuana plants and 25 pounds of hydroponic weed. The sweep -- conducted by Dallas PD, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security and the IRS, ... More >>

A Dallas Gem Dealer Fired on His Robbers, but Now He's Fighting for His Gun License

Howard Marcon had just finished stowing shopping bags in his trunk following a trip to the Russell Stover store in Oklahoma City when he was stopped by a man approaching from the front of his car. The man was dressed in all black and wore a mask, and he demanded that Marcon hand over the sapphires a ... More >>

Tom Corea's Bankruptcy Shows How He Allegedly Spent His Clients' Money

It hasn't been a terribly good few months for Dallas attorney Tom Corea. He has been sued by several former clients who claim he stole their settlement money, indicted by Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins and stripped of his law license by the Texas State Bar. At the risk of kicking the ... More >>

Domingo Garcia Calls Opponent "Errand Boy." Was That a Slur or Just Typical Garcia?

Domingo, Domingo, Domingo. You were named after the day of worship. Why do you always wind up using names against other people? Yesterday, state Representative Rafael Anchia jumped on Dallas congressional candidate Domingo Garcia for calling a black opponent an "errand boy." In a press release, A ... More >>

After Jane McGarry's DUI, Her Fans Want Her to Know: We Still Want You to Read Us Things

Longtime NBC 5 anchor Jane McGarry got popped for DUI over the weekend. She was stopped early Sunday morning in a 2007 Porsche, WFAA reported, after failing to use her signal on the tollway. She refused to take a breathalyzer and was booked into Dallas County jail, where they apparently let her fres ... More >>

The Mayor's $20 Million Plan for Southern Dallas is Just Another Drop in the Bucket.

In Defense Of... Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe"

After a year of being the single most popular woman in hip-hop, Nicki Minaj is getting some competition from all sides in 2012. On her right are jealous industry perennials like Lil' Kim. On her left are blog-buzzed upstarts like Azealia Banks. This might actually turn out good. Competition breeds ... More >>

I Can't Stop Thinking About Nick and Sam's Steak Sauce

Curly parsley, the garnish of choice for the 1970s, is alive and well at Nick and Sam's​Prospective diners could learn everything they need to know about Nick and Sam's by walking through the parking lot. Valets squeeze in freshly detailed Mercedes, Audis and Beemers and more -- every luxury b ... More >>

Betting On the Cowboys is Not a Good idea

But it's probably no better than gambling on any other team, so go ahead and be a homer.

Dallas Billionaire Charles Wyly Was Killed in a Traffic Accident in Aspen This Morning

Courtesy the AT&T Performing Arts CenterDee and Charles Wyly​Earlier this evening, word began circulating: 77-year-old billionaire Charles Wyly, namesake of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, had died. There were no details at first, but, slowly, they emer ... More >>

The Company Men Takes Pity on the Emasculated Executive.

Motorcycle club members and weekend warriors, seeking the freedom of the road, face dangerous curves on and off Dallas streets

Q&A: Local Musician/Actor Billy Blair On Working With Robert DeNiro and Don Johnson in Machete, and Balancing His Two Careers

Billy Blair​For no apparent reason, not one, but two Dallas-based musicians made contributions to Robert Rodriguez's latest film, Machete: 17-year-old Tiger Darrow, a burgeoning local pop artist and Rodriguez intern was afforded the opportunity to score three different scenes in the film, and lo ... More >>

Porsches, Drugs and Money: A Look Into ICE Investigation of Drug-Running Used Car Lot

​U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Dallas County constables had been watching Star Auto Sales, a North Dallas used car dealer, for nearly 10 months before they made their move on February 18; bearing a search warrant, officers from both agencies flipped through the dealership's ... More >>

Dude, Where's My Car?

Souped-Up Sleighs

Far as You Know, We Were Not Getting Hammered at the DWI Defense Project Confab

DWI attorney David BurrowsSeveral hundred defense attorneys are attending an all-day conference at the Belo Mansion today to learn about the next wave of DWI defense work: the blood alcohol test about which we wrote last month. In recent years, police departments across the state have moved away fro ... More >>

Dude Food: Stoneleigh P

Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346 The Stoneleigh P has been a historic watering hole for the dudes of Dallas since it opened in the 70s. And by ‘dudes,’ we mostly mean rich dudes, at least judging by the parking lot, where on any given day you’re likely to spot a Land Rover sidled ... More >>

Overhauled and Underrated, the Mavericks Are Priced to Sell

To Hear Jaap van Zweden Play Violin for the "Final" Time, It'll Cost Ya

The Hard Lie

How former Ticket host Greg Williams destroyed the most dynamic duo in Dallas talk radio through drugs, deceit and disaffection

Review: The Food, Not the Setting, Impresses at Scene Restaurant & Lounge

The Vick House Project

Blade Runner

Larry Neal has invented a flying motorcycle, and he wants you to try it

Kickin' the Tires

Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell

It's Dream Time

Hughes High looks so easy

Capsule Reviews

Our critics survey the local art scene

Capsule Reviews

Our critics survey the local art scene

About a Man

In Good Company is wonderfully funny, a bit sad and unmistakably real

Fast Times at MotorSport Ranch

Jack Farr's performance-car playground redefines the country club

Get Uppity

Newest Sambuca not too shabby

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Déjà Vu

Broken hearts and bleeding lungs

Grave Robbers

Even in the great beyond, no one is safe from identity theft

She's Gotta Serve It

Dallas dining is largely controlled by men. Seven women are trying to change that.

Bam Boo-boo

New operators revamp Bamboo Bamboo

The Real "Goofball"

Plus: Circle of Pain, What a Guy, Tiger's Eye

Everybody Loves Romano

How can Phil Romano, the "Steven Spielberg of the food business," become even more successful? By opening more restaurants, making more money--and feeding the homeless.

Enron's End Run

To make a mess as big as the Enron debacle, you need some friends in high places--Texas Senator Phil Gramm and his wife, for instance

Best Bicycle Equipment

Richardson Bike Mart

Fantasy League

Bill Rossell had two dreams: owning a bar and running a baseball team. The first dream came true. The second is about to. Somebody wake him.

A Snooze Runs Through It

If you love the excitement of watching golf, this Damon-Smith bore is right up your fairway

Bacon's bits

Verhoeven's invisible-man movie is a crass, Hollow effort

Scrambling for cover

Randall Cunningham wants to be a backup. Really. But the one thing he's never outrun is quarterback controversy.

Hash Over

Steel feel; Web wine unsnarled?

Going, Gone

Someone take the wheel, 'cause Cage don't know where he's going

Hash Over

French meat munch

Squeeze play

Federal authorities indict a suspect in the O'Hair disappearance, but the atheist's body is still missing

Monument to an ego

Why is multimillionaire Scott Ginsburg building one of the world's most expensive restaurants in Dallas? Because he can.