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May 4, 1995
Goodbye, Old World
Juniper sheds its French identity for something suspiciously American
News
August 15, 1996
Daddy dearest
As Michael Irvin tries to scrub his image, it just gets weirder and weirder
Music
March 13, 1997
Card sharp
Twenty years without bluffing at Poor David's Pub
Dining
April 24, 1997
Taming Cowtown
The Basses put the 'fort' back in Fort Worth and bankroll a restaurateur's paradise
News
July 6, 2000
Letters
No, you take him; Scenic Huntsville; Hell's grannies; Not us; Fair market; Blame it on Bossa Nova
Blogs
February 26, 2009
Toque In Hand
Want to help a good thing get even better?We recently wrote about the phenomenal lunches and dinners provided by aspiring chefs of El Centro College's culinary arts program. Still, the school's kitchen could use a little help. And it's getting it from a few of its famous friends.From 4 to 7 p.m., M ... More >>
Dining
January 11, 2001
Tongue-tied
Gringo Lingo gripes
Dining
September 13, 2001
Skipping School
Top chefs can spend 30 grand on school or just work their way up
News
June 4, 2009
As Downtown Struggles Back To Life, It’s Survival Of The Fittest For Urban Pioneers
Top chefs can spend 30 grand on school or just work their way up
Calendar
September 14, 2006
Wall to Wall
Take a stroll through the Dallas arts scene
Calendar
August 19, 2004
On the Block
These are the people in your neighborhood
Culture
October 30, 2003
Ghoul Crazy
Handsome Frankenstein at Dallas Children's Theater; Cargo troupe takes Dracula down for the count
Culture
November 30, 1995
Dueling Virgins
Competing shows offer contrasting visions of a Catholic icon
Blogs
May 1, 2009
10 Questions: Randall Copeland
Hard at work in his stint at BolsaThe chef and co-owner of Ava, the new and much talked about Rockwall destination, got his start waiting tables right after high school. But it was his decision to enter El Centro's culinary program that really set things in motion.From there, the Dallas native worke ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
At West Dallas Luncheon, Optimism, a Hotel Pitch ... and Talk of a Water Sports Park
Alexa SchirtzingerMayor Tom at the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of the West" luncheon yesterdayAt the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of the West" luncheon yesterday, nearly 200 people filled a sunny room at the Lake West YMCA to hear about the future of West Dalla ... More >>
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May 26, 2009
If Nothing Else, Every Day I Drive By the Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist's Work
Say what you will about Eliseo Garcia's sculpture in front of the Walnut Hill Lane firehouse, but he's the official state "three-dimensional artist" for 2009, so there.Last December, we directed your attention to the publicly funded sculptures dropped in front of Fire Station No. 35 near the Marsh-W ... More >>
News
July 23, 2009
If the Dallas business establishment has its way with DART’s second rail line for downtown, forget about a booming metropolis.
Say what you will about Eliseo Garcia's sculpture in front of the Walnut Hill Lane firehouse, but he's the official state "three-dimensional artist" for 2009, so there.Last December, we directed your attention to the publicly funded sculptures dropped in front of Fire Station No. 35 near the Marsh-W ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Watson + Young = Exhibition
Say what you will about Eliseo Garcia's sculpture in front of the Walnut Hill Lane firehouse, but he's the official state "three-dimensional artist" for 2009, so there.Last December, we directed your attention to the publicly funded sculptures dropped in front of Fire Station No. 35 near the Marsh-W ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2009
Veggie Guy: Good 2 Go Taco
Omnivores often ask me why I've chosen to live a vegan lifestyle in Dallas. They're always trying to ship me off to some other city like Austin. But why would I wanna leave? I love Dallas. Plus, vegans shouldn't have to relocate just because another place might seem more fitting. I mean, we don' ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Breezeway: El Centro Wants to Put Wind Turbines on Top of Old Sangers Building
View Larger MapThose Landmark Commission meeting agendas are full of interesting hints -- like, oh, that green house the State Fair of Texas wants to build in Fair Park. Or, now, this vague note concerning the installation of 21 wind turbines on the rooftop of 801 Main Street. We should have more ab ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Pop The Hood
View Larger MapThose Landmark Commission meeting agendas are full of interesting hints -- like, oh, that green house the State Fair of Texas wants to build in Fair Park. Or, now, this vague note concerning the installation of 21 wind turbines on the rooftop of 801 Main Street. We should have more ab ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
How Affordable Is Downtown Dallas Housing? We Send Our Intern to Find Out.
Photos by Elliot KaiserNote from Jim: In the last week of April I asked the city to tell me how many guaranteed low-income housing units are available in downtown Dallas. There should be lots of them by now -a a couple thousand by some estimates -- because over the decades, the city has used hu ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2010
Is This the End for 807 Elm Street?
Justin TerveenThat's 807 Elm Street at right, captured last month in a photo taken by our old pal Justin Terveen. Built in 1925, the building occupies 20,025 square feet in a parking lot between N. Austin and N. Lamar Streets facing El Centro. It was, once, among the assemblage of buildings known ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Dallas Architect Takes to Craigslist to Find Partners Interested in Rehabbing 807 Elm
Justin TerveenI've left a few messages today for Taylor Burns, the officer at Park Cities Bank charged with tending to 807 Elm Street. As I noted Monday, PCB, which got the property in foreclosure, would like to raze the 85-year-old building sitting in a parking lot across from El Centro, though ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Vegans Protest Downtown McDonald's; Voice Opposition to the Egg McMuffin
The newest McDonald's opened today in the West End in a fury of scampering commuters, El Centro students seeking to get amped up on coffee before class and Eddie Garza whose Dallas Mercy for Animals staged a protest.Remember Eddie Garza: He wrote the Vegan Guy for City of Ate. Being a vegan and ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2010
How Safe is 807 Elm Street? One Structural Engineer Says It's "Distressed" Beyond Rescue.
Inside 807 Elm Street from documents submitted to the Landmark CommissionAside from 807 Elm Street, there were a handful of other items of note on the Landmark Commission's agenda Monday -- like this proposed plaque for the Cotton Bowl, or a more detailed look at Jack Matthews's plans for a bouti ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2010
Landmark Commission Finally Decides That Owners of 807 Elm Street Can Raze the Building
Justin TerveenSpeaking of demolitions ...Back in September we wondered whether 807 Elm Street's days were numbered. Park Cities Bank, which owns the building, had been trying to sell it for years but could find no takers. Said attorney Steve Metzger, repping PCB Properties, that was for one very ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2010
Julia Lopez: Smart, Simple Cooking Needs No Translation
La DuniIt's a very cold Monday night when I go to La Duni on Oak Lawn to visit with their corporate chef, 37-year-old Julia Lopez. Horse-drawn carriages roll by outside and almost all of the tables inside are filled with large parties of revelers. 'Tis the season and all. Warm, freshly-made ... More >>
News
December 9, 2010
Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.
La DuniIt's a very cold Monday night when I go to La Duni on Oak Lawn to visit with their corporate chef, 37-year-old Julia Lopez. Horse-drawn carriages roll by outside and almost all of the tables inside are filled with large parties of revelers. 'Tis the season and all. Warm, freshly-made ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2010
Whatever Happened to Dallas' Restaurant Menus?
Researching this week's feature story on the Dallas dining scene gave me the chance to visit the archives of the Dallas Public Library, where I spent hours immersed in dozens of old community cookbooks uncovered by Texas/Dallas History Department manager Carol Roark - who would qualify for a dedicat ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
Plan Ahead: Streetcar Town Hall in Two Weeks
No doubt City Hall will send out a release sooner or later, or post it to the City Secretary's open-meetings page, but we like to plan ahead. So, in case you missed the notice -- buried in tiny type at the bottom of Page 4B in the morning paper, right next to the El Centro ad -- there's a public ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Leave Your Tie at Home or Munch a Cupcake for Charity
This week, forgo the tie and stop in for a cupcake. Don't feel bad about being too trendy -- or maybe too late on a trend -- it's all for charity. Read on. The Event: No Tie Dinner and Dessert Party The Cause: AIDS Services of Dallas When you get home from the office Friday, hang your tie o ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2011
Parigi's Janice Provost, Out of the Corporate Fire and into the Sauteeing Pan
Parigi's Janice Provost.This week, Three-Course Meal catches up with Janice Provost, chef/owner of Parigi Restaurant. Who are you? I'm 42. I grew up in a suburb of Houston on what my mom called Neal's Mini Farm. We had ducks, geese, chickens, rabbits, honey bees and a horse named Ginger. ... More >>

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