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May 18, 2012
Next Week, Pete Sessions Explains Why Giving Facebook Money is Good for You
While some in Congress have raised concerns about Facebook's privacy policies and others are already grousing about the company driving the "biggest Mack truck ever driven through the stock option loophole" with a $16 billion tax deduction, a pair of local congressmen are liking Facebook very much. ... More >>
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February 21, 2012
Deep Ellum is Developing a Coffee Beer To Chase its Dream Crushing Hop Bomb
Red Bull and vodka may be replaced by a darker, more silty caffeinated boozy beverage. The folks behind Deep Ellum Brewing Company posted the above picture on their Facebook wall, promising the the marriage of java and suds. Tait Lifto, who works on branding and sales, told me it will be some time b ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
How Dallas Restaurants Manage Social Media
That restaurants are using social media to get their message out is nothing new. As soon as any business owner realizes that networks like Facebook and Twitter provide an outlet and advertising at a low cost -- only the man hours it takes to set up a feed and gather and interact with followers and f ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Dirty Talk: Overheards From Sunday Brunch
Sunday brunch is like a Serengeti watering hole where all creatures meet with a unified objective: to drink from the healing spring of bottomless mimosas. It's where we make our weekend confessions to our closest friends, ask for absolution for the previous night's sins and talk seedily while curing ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Introducing The Nooner at Jonathon's Oak Cliff
Jonathon Erdeljac is trying to kill you, according to some recent activity on his Facebook page. The chef behind Jonathon's Oak Cliff posted this picture and dropped the following to clarify the train wreck: I call it "Tha' Nooner" 1/2# patty, ham, Swiss, bacon, American, tomato, mayo, and a fried ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
A Date with Dollar Drinks at The Chesterfield
This week's drinking dispatch is brought to you courtesy of my complete inability to pass up dollar drinks, particularly when said bargain drinks involve the words "gimlet" or "Collins" rather than "McCormicks" or "Bud." While performing my morning ritual of catching up on the latest in Food Blog-L ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Mayor's Still Explaining His Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Petition; LGBT Voters Ain't Buying It
Seems Mayor Mike wasn't done talking about his decision not to sign the same-sex marriage pledge officially unveiled at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in D.C. today. Because hours after we spoke Thursday morning, he took to his Facebook page to post the following:Upon taking office, I made a ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Who Needs Beauty and the Beast 3D?
Dallas ISD: School Zone Dallas Presents: Jerry Junkins Musical Production of Beauty and the Beast from Dallas Independent School Dist on Vimeo....when you can get this courtesy a DISD elementary? That's got to be, like, at least 5Ds. Maybe more. Doesn't It seem like they're coming right at you? Fo ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
North Bishop Avenue's Trees are No Longer Nude
Artist and musician Sally Ackerman was spotted yarn bombing trees along N. Bishop Avenue last Sunday afternoon. She explains that what started as a "love bomb" for a friend at Artisan's Collective turned into a gig when TV producers from the show Dallas hired her to knit up four more trees. They're ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Five Dallas Coffee Shops to Help Break Your Starbucks Habit
As Alice mentioned earlier, Starbucks announced Tuesday that they are raising the cost on some of their products. A "tall" or 12-ounce coffee will increase by 10 cents to $1.85. But why drink Starbucks anyway? Here are five better local coffee shops, no matter the cost. 5. Mercantile Coffee House ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Cavalli's Prosciutto Panini is Certifiably Worth the Trip
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Cavalli Sandwich: Prosciutto Panini Bread: Pizza dough Toppings: Prosciutto, basil, tomatoes, "fresh" mozzarella, olive oil The Case ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
What's with the Pig's Blood in My Dessert?
FlickrEvery once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, Facebook @ Cityofate or in the comments. Robyn Folmar (@Theburbani ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
At Dude, Sweet, Fifteen Pounds of Bacon Fat, One Interesting Cookie
Got home late Monday night and saw the following post on Facebook from the chocolate wizards at Dude, Sweet: After breaking the sound barrier on I-35, I arrived at Dude, Sweet and desperately asked: "Are there any bacon fat cookies left?" There were. Checking out, the Dude, Sweet worker referre ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
You Know What Art Crawl Needs? More Artists.
Friday marked the Dallas Arts District's second Art Crawl, a recurring event which takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month, correlating with Late Nights at the DMA and the Crow. With seven food trucks, tracks spun by DJ Durty Laundry and a live show by Ishi, Art Crawl had pretty much everything ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Village Voice Media asks for your support of Senate Bill 596
Friday marked the Dallas Arts District's second Art Crawl, a recurring event which takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month, correlating with Late Nights at the DMA and the Crow. With seven food trucks, tracks spun by DJ Durty Laundry and a live show by Ishi, Art Crawl had pretty much everything ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Police Officers Flock to Dallas to Learn How to Tweet Like Professionals (#thisisahashtagguys)
If you're planning on doing anything illegal in the next three days (not that you would), may we suggest keeping well away from the Aloft Hotel on Young Street? That place is crawling with cops. This morning marked the start of the SMILE Conference -- Social Media Internet Law Enforcement -- whic ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Who Says There's No Retail Downtown?
A little while ago, the Dallas Police Department's Central Division posted this heads-up to its Facebook page:A homeless black male who possibly goes by the name "Poochy" is stealing puppies and selling them to residents in downtown Dallas along Main Street. The suspect is approx 53 yrs old, 5'6" ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Will Google Be Able To Match Facebook and Myspace With Its Music Promotion Offerings (Or Lack Thereof)?
In case you haven't heard, Google is trying to take down the Facebook empire with its new Google social networking site. (Seriously, though, if you haven't heard, it's really time to get out from under that rock). Because social networking sites have become an integral part of music promotion, ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2011
Can Facebook Predict Dallas's Next Mayor? A Social Media "Psychic" Works His Magic.
One of these men will be the next Dallas mayor -- but will the polls validate a Facebook-based preditcion?Not surprisingly, all four of Dallas's mayoral candidates have Facebook fan pages, some (David Kunkle) more active than others (Edward Okpa). But what, if anything, do Facebook numbers mean? ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
It's Official: Tim DeLaughter's New Band, Preteen Zenith, Will Make Its Debut in July.
And so it is.Well, we thought this would be the case, and, turns out, we were right: Tim DeLaughter's new band will indeed make its debut at the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival taking place at the Granada Theater on Saturday, July 23. Says so, even on the Facebook page for the new band, which, DeLaught ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Anne Rice Comes Home. To Richardson.
In 1958, per the novelist's biography, her family moved from New Orleans to Richardson, where she attended high school. After which she attended Texas Woman's University in Denton, before moving to San Francisco and then international renown as the author of, among other things, Interview With the V ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Tale of Lisa Stone's Disappearance -- And Friends' Efforts to Find Her -- Goes National
As you're no doubt aware, Lisa Stone disappeared last June -- and, still, Dallas Police have no idea what has become of the 52-year-old Mesquite High School graduate, whose friends (Facebook and otherwise) continue to search for answers. Some of those friends appeared on CBS's The Early Show this m ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Dallas PD Uses Facebook to Post Videos of Officer's Assault, Chief Brown's Address
From the dash-cam video posted to DPD's Facebook page last Wednesday nightLate yesterday, Dallas Police sent word about a story you've no doubt seen plenty of since: Late on January 27, DPD Officer Quaitemes Williams kicked in the face and used pepper spray on a handcuffed man named Rodarick Lyle ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Amidst Talk of "New Reality" at Dallas ISD, An Invite to a New School Groundbreaking
During Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa's budget-gutting presentation to the school board yesterday, when he warned that the state's $27-billion budget shortfall could result in as many as 3,900 layoffs and secondary school classrooms filled with at least 35 students per teacher, the di ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
As If You Needed Another Reminder: Beware Who You Friend on the Facebook
This just in from the U.S. Attorney's Office: A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted a 35-year-old Ennis man named Jerry Wayne Valek on three counts of production of child pornography. He's been in custody for about a month, and according to the indictment, Valek spent more than two years -- ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
The City Is Open (Mostly). Schools? Not At All.
The Dallas Independent School District, like most others 'round these parts, is closed yet again. To the Facebook message sent earlier this morning:Guess what? Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices are closed on Wednesday, Feb. 9, because of inclement winter weather. Stay safe and warm ev ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Dallas ISD Sez: See Ya Thursday!
As we were eating dinner, about half an hour ago, the 7-year-old who lives in my house asked me to check Dallas Independent School District's Facebook page to see if there'd been an announcement about school tomorrow. So I did. I read this aloud:Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Dallas ISD sc ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Ice Day Redux: DISD Calls It Early
This just in from 3700 Ross, via the Facebook:Because of icy road conditions that are not expected to improve overnight, Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.I have not yet told the 7-year-old who lives in my house, who, at this very moment, is d ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
My First Show: Drawn By Jaymz's James Porter Was Introduced To The Smell of Marijuana at a Crystal Gayle Show
Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Drawn by JaymzWhen he hasn't been drumming for The Tah Dahs, The Happy Bullets, or his latest band, Dispo ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Dallas-FW, Briefly a Top-Five Contender in $1.5-Mil Food Bank Challenge, Is Falling Fast
Two weeks ago today, Mayors Tom Leppert, Mike Moncrief and Robert Cluck asked locals to "like" Walmart's Fighting Hunger Together campaign, which is doling out $1.5 million to food banks nationwide -- $1 million to the top Facebook vote-getter, and $100,000 each to the next five highest-ranking c ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Dallas, FW and Arlington Mayors Ask Locals to "Like" Food Bank Campaign, Lest Area Lose Out
Meant to get to this a few days ago, when a Friend of Unfair Park directed our attention to Walmart's Fighting Hunger Together website. Long story short: Walmart, in conjunction with the Food Research and Action Center, is doling out $1.5 million to food banks nationwide. But it's handing out the ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
Cooks Source Hates Puppies
Tip: Don't create a Facebook fan page unless you're pretty sure you have fans. Apparently, Cooks Source magazine was all, "Let's create a Facebook fan page!" And now, they seem to be finding out that people like making fun of them waaay more than they like the magazine. We particularly liked ... More >>
News
November 4, 2010
Lisa Stone turned to Facebook to reunite with her high school girlfriends; they turned to Facebook to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
Tip: Don't create a Facebook fan page unless you're pretty sure you have fans. Apparently, Cooks Source magazine was all, "Let's create a Facebook fan page!" And now, they seem to be finding out that people like making fun of them waaay more than they like the magazine. We particularly liked ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Best Facebook Costume Ever? Yes, Because of the Status Update. And The 17 Notifications.
Stephen MaskerSee more of the best costumes in Stephen's slideshow.Certainly, Hector Revino isn't the only one who has used Facebook as a costume, but this version really has some class. If you look closely, you'll notice Hector's status update: "At the Halloween Block Party." Brilliant.Of course ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Ranking Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, And Two Upcoming Beer Dinners
Jesse HugheyOne of my purchases during Central Market's Brewtopia deal (when you could get 25 percent off beer purchases of $25 or more) was Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, ounce-for-ounce one of the most expensive beers I've ever bought. But I had a feeling it would be good, considering how gre ... More >>
Film
September 30, 2010
The Social Network: With Friends Like These...
Jesse HugheyOne of my purchases during Central Market's Brewtopia deal (when you could get 25 percent off beer purchases of $25 or more) was Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, ounce-for-ounce one of the most expensive beers I've ever bought. But I had a feeling it would be good, considering how gre ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2010
The Symbolyc One Powers The New The Social Network Spot--But He's Not The Only Area Musician Involved in the Facebook Film.
If you've been paying attention, then you've long known that Dallas' own Symbolyc One is the man behind the beat of Kanye West's inescapable hit of the moment, the King Crimson-sampling "Power." And, sure enough, the hits keep coming for that track--it's currently being used in the as-seen-above-and ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Up in the Air, On Top of the Calatrava Bridge
Dallas City Hall Facebook pageAlas, Rudy beat me to it in pointing out that someone at Dallas City Hall posted to the city's official Facebook page this morning two pics taken from the very tippy-top of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. But Rudy opted for the view of the city (I can see my office fr ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
Safelight Dude and the Red Light Enforcement Commission Get Plugged In to Traffic Safety
From the Automated Red Light Enforcement Commission's PowerPoint given this morningCity Hall's all parked up, and when I told the garage guard where I was headed, he assured me "everyone's going to the red light camera meeting." It's hard to tell who "everyone," might have been, because I'm joine ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
God Loves Funny Counter-Protests
In advance of the Westboro Baptist Church's planned return to Dallas Friday, the Unfair Park in-box has been filling up with notices of counter-protests being planned. One Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to the Facebook page for the Westboro Baptist Church "Welcoming" Committee - Dall ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Free Tea? Hey, EatZi's, Make It a Free Loaves of Bread, Then We'll Guess.
EatZi's sells a lot of tea. Sorry to be vague about it, but the prepared food shop's not telling just how much. Instead, they're holding a little contest: Whoever comes closest to guessing the precise amount of tea EatZi's pours at both locations each month will win one free iced tea every d ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Today In Music News: Help Mellencamp Quit Smoking, Pimp Your GPS And Buy Nine Inch Nails Stuff
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 2, 2009...John Mellencamp's son has started a Facebook group to get his dad to stop smoking. See, technology does bring families together!Does your GPS not have enough street cred? If so, Snoop Dogg is here to help you out. Trent Reznor ... More >>
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August 19, 2009
Bottles, Bottles Everywhere...But Not A Drop To Drink
No segment of the food and beverage industry so reflects the desire for smaller, more personalized purveyors than wine. Wine lovers want magic and prestige--not a mass-market bottle from a corner gas station (usually found in a cooler, right next to the Coors Light).But therein lies the trouble ... More >>
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May 11, 2009
Some Holocaust Denial Facebook Groups Vanish As Brian Cuban's Twitter-Powered Revolution Picks Up Steam
Brian CubanAs we mentioned Friday morning, Brian Cuban's created quite a stir in the last week with his push -- meticulously documented, naturally, at The Cuban Revolution -- to have Facebook to delete its user-created groups supporting Holocaust denial.A day after the Dallas attorney -- and, yes, b ... More >>
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May 8, 2009
Brian Cuban, Facebook at Odds Over Service's Decision to Allow Holocaust-Denial Group
Since November, a Dallas attorney with a familiar last name has been at odds with Facebook over its decision to allow Holocaust-denial groups to post to the service. The story's generated some heat in recent days, culminating today with this CNN story in which Brian "Brother of Mark" Cuban, who main ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
Theatre Three's Mega Star
(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
Instant Gratification
(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>
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March 27, 2008
Bringing Dallas' Past Into the Present
(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>
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December 17, 2007
Son to Schutze: In Your Facebook, Dad
(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>
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August 16, 2007
In Your Face, Facebook
(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>
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