Father's Day

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Community 'Cue

The tradition of open-pit barbecues in Texas predates the Civil War.

It May Be 3 a.m. in China, But Mayor Mike Wants to Remind You: Turn Off Your Damn Sprinkler

As I type this, Mayor Mike Rawlings is in a room at Shanghai's Purple Palace Hotel, 7,000 miles away and 13 hours ahead of us. That makes it about 1 a.m. over there, so you might expect him to be sleeping, resting up for another big day at the U.S.-China Mayors Conference, or, if Mayor Mike rolls th ... More >>

One Million Moms Strikes Again: The Real Reason JC Penney President Michael Francis Got Canned

Update at 4:54 p.m.: JC Penney just sent me a statement. As expected, it makes no mention of One Million Moms: Michael's departure does not signify a change to jcpenney's long-term transformation plans. We remain focused on our vision to becoming America's favorite store through great product and e ... More >>

Should We Celebrate Juneteenth?

I had lunch with Rev. Peter Johnson yesterday. He walked into CT's Real Deal Barbeque in South Dallas, shook my hand, and smiled. "How was your holiday?" he asked me. "Great!" I said. It was. I told him I spoke to my father for about 15 or 20 minutes, and I had even gotten a few texts and congratu ... More >>

This Father's Day, Honor Your Dad With A Drink

Each year as the third Sunday in June approaches, I get a little wistful. My parents split up many years ago, as parents so often do these days, around the time I discovered Boone's Farm and fruit punch-flavored Zima. (Remember that stuff? I'm still convinced teenage girls were their target demogra ... More >>

It's Dad's Day. Let Him Tap That.

The Fatherhood Grind

It's Good To Be The King

Sigel's Will Let You Sample Booze and Dip Things in Wax on Thursday

Sigel's has an interesting pre-Father's Day event. We promise not to judge you if you leave immediately to snag a place in line. On Thursday from 6 to 8 the Sigel's at 5757 Greenville Avenue is having a Maker's Mark Bourbon Red dipping event and tasting. From Jasper at Sigel's: "At the distillery ... More >>

Buzz Bissinger is Trashing Dallas on Twitter Right Now

Friday Night Lights author and noted Twitter imploder Buzz Bissinger has a new book out called Father's Day, about a road trip he took with his developmentally disabled son. The Morning News trashed it, and apparently Bissinger's book-tour stop in Dallas left him less than impressed. Together, tho ... More >>

One Million Moms Doesn't Like JC Penney's Two Gay Dads At All

Because their attack on JC Penney for its (obviously homosexual) relationship with Ellen DeGeneres only brought the Plano-based clothing retailer to its knees, the anti-gay, pro-crazy group One Million Moms is back to deliver the finishing blow. The department store chain sent out a subversive litt ... More >>

Friday Night Lights and Road Trip Insights

The Master List: The Best Things to Do in Dallas This Weekend, January 13-15

If there's ever a zombie attack or outbreak of some mutated virus that turns most of the population into blood-thirsty cannibals, we hope we don't survive because we're not equipped to kill the undead. Plus we've learned from movies that no one usually lasts too long. Who knows how many people will ... More >>

100 Holidays Ranked By Deliciousness

Known: Thanksgiving is one of the best food holidays ever. So, where do the other 99 holidays we could think of rank? We're so glad you asked. 1. Day After Thanksgiving: All the food, none of the family. Plus you get Leftovers Sandwiches. Choose to deny that this is the best food holiday of all foo ... More >>

Chef Mike Smith on The Green Room, The Beard House and Rumors of Ghosts

​The Common Table chef Mike Smith has been kind enough to play along with us this week in our Three-Course Meal series. In Part One, he divulged some of his favorite hangouts and dives. In Part Two he imparted knowledge gained after two decades in the restaurant business. And today, in the final p ... More >>

Give Him Some Dad Jokes

Perfect For Your Blue Thunder Remake

​I was going to post about something else presently up for grabs on Lone Star Auctioneers' website ... till I ran into this: The city of Dallas is auctioning off a Bell Helicopter Model 407, with the current bid sitting at $987,500. Sounds nice: "The engine is a Rolls Royce model 250-C47B, total e ... More >>

From Baltimore Sun's Files, Even More Photos From the Texas Centennial Exposition For Sale

From the archives of The Baltimore Sun​Twice now we've been fortunate enough to discover photos from the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition at Fair Park being disposed of on eBay by the Tribune Company. Now there's a third stack of old Baltimore Sun photos consisting of four shots, each one a nightt ... More >>

Picking a Mayor on a "Slow Saturday"

Photo by Nick RalloToni Pippins-Poole, Dallas County's Interim Elections Administrator, earlier this afternoon​We're, what, nine whole minute away from our first look at early-voting results ... like anyone cares. I spoke with Toni Pippins-Poole, Interim Dallas County Elections Administrator, earl ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.17.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Jason Terry's voice is still hoarse from all the partying and cigars, but yet we're already peeking at 2012. Problem: The Mavs aren't a team built for the future, but rather the here-'n-now ... More >>

Side Roads and Silver Screens

The Real Winner Is Propane

Because the Man Who Raised You Deserves More than a Tie

Father might know best, but he still gets crappy gifts.​My dad hates Father's Day. He hates making a fuss. He's one of those dads who thinks if you can't appreciate him every day, don't waste the effort on Father's Day. He's also one of those guys who says, "Oh, I don't need any presents. I ha ... More >>

Pecan Lodge Wants Your Father's Day to be Meatmazing

Chris Wilkins​Last Saturday, Pecan Lodge brought barbecue back to Shed 2. It. Was. Glorious. (Note: If you go to Pecan Lodge and don't try their just-added-to-the-menu house-made smoked sausage, we're not sure we can stay friends with you.) In celebration of their return to the barbecue scene ... More >>

Dude, T.G.I Friday's Will Let You Buy Dad A Beer Through Facebook

​You know the moment. The sun's pouring in on your Rockwellian dinner table, already made up for Father's Day, and Dad's smoking a pipe with the Morning Herald Sun New Times. You lean over to him in your warm sweater and say "Dad, you want a cold beer?" He says yes, and you saddle up to Facebo ... More >>

Treat Your Dad to a Fancy-Pants Lunch at the Landmark Restaurant All Week.

​Father's Day is a time to shower your dad with love and affection, and maybe even a gift or two or 10. And let's be real, one day really doesn't do many of our dads justice, so we guess that's why the Landmark Restaurant (3015 Oak Lawn Ave.) at The Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas is celebrating Fath ... More >>

The Second Floor Gives Dads a Less Expensive Taste of the Good Stuff

Barrels of Scotch at The Macallan distillery.​If you're at a loss for what to get Dad this Father's Day, The Second Floor Restaurant has a suggestion: scotch. But not just any scotch. The good stuff. And for dads on their big day, all of it's 50 percent off. That means a $140 Macallan 25 ... More >>

Lurlene's Having a Baby! Let's Go Eat It!

Compared with this, your baby's ugly.​Yay! Lurlene's birthing a brisket this Saturday! Pecan Lodge is once again firing up its barbecue pit, named Lurlene, this Saturday. Which means from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. you can get your mouth on some of Pecan Lodge's delicious burnt ends, plus mesquite- ... More >>

Really Chick-fil-A? Daddy/Daughter Date Night?

Chick-fil-A isn't OK with working on Sundays, but they do seem to be OK with dads dating daughters. June 18, the day before Father's Day is Chick-fil-A Daddy Daughter Date Night. So, if you're currently dating your dad, know that starting at 5 p.m. that day, 70 Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Dall ... More >>

The Worst Kitchen Gifts for Mom on Mother's Day

​It's a little bit sexist to assume that your mother is yearning for a kitchen gadget this Mother's Day. It's also a bit forward of us to assume that's what you're planning on getting her. Not that a gadget gift doesn't have hit potential -- kitchen goodies last longer than flowers, are less f ... More >>

Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death and Fear.

Beef Jerky Outlet: Herbivore's Nightmare, Carnivore's Dirty Dream.

​ Beef Jerky Outlet 4441 Bass Pro Drive #500 Garland 972-203-2337 Try: cherry cheesecake popcorn Don't try: Buffalo Bob's kangaroo jerky In Garland out by the Bass Pro, there's a beef jerky outlet creatively named Beef Jerky Outlet. There, you'll find a beef jerky shop clearly created by som ... More >>

Zzzzzzzz ... Top 10 Most Boring Sports on the Planet?

​Spent Father's Day between the grill and the couch. OK, mostly the couch. Instead of another tacky tie for a gift, I let dear ol' dad man the remote control. Went something like this: U.S. Open ... Rangers ... U.S. Open ... World Cup ... Rangers ... U.S. Open ... zzzzzzz. Got me to thin ... More >>

Forget Ties, Wallets and Slippers, and Give the Old Man What He Really Wants: Beer

All Meddlesome Moth owner Shannon Wynne wants for Father's Day is an ice cold beer -- and he's betting a few dads out there feel the same way. The Oak Lawn gastropub is buying a beer for every father who visits the restaurant this Sunday. In a YouTube pitch explaining the promo, a bespectacled Wynn ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Willie Nelson at the KAFM Studios on July 1, 1976

​Only yesterday, according to Willie Nelson's Web site, the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry one of the greatest albums ever recorded 'round these parts: Nelson's Red Headed Stranger, cut at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland in February '75. You'll hear plenty of that rec ... More >>

Creative Genes

Listomania: 10 Songs Dad Made Us Hate

Hey Dad, need to put old Bob Seger back on the shelf. ​Dear Dad, First of all, Happy Father's Day. OK, now that that's done, we've got something to say. Our heads our going to explode, Scanners-style, if we hear you jack up the radio to ZZ Top's "La Grange" again. Maybe back in the day, when you ... More >>

Cowboys Stadium to Host, Well, Everything

You've come a long way, baby.​Cowboys Stadium hasn't yet officially celebrated its 1st birthday. Yet, by my count, the joint in Arlington has already hosted: Pro football College football High school football Pro basketball College basketball A high-school prom A high-school graduation ... More >>

Hash Over: Mamas Eat For Free at GattiTown; Norma's is Celebrating a Birthday; Chef Stephan Pyles Will Be on Martha Stewart Living Radio

GattiTown​Sure, we're suppose to dedicate this week to our dads and everything they've done for us, but what about Mom? Well, how about we celebrate Mom all summer long? The GattiTown location off Marsh Lane will honor mothers this summer by offering a free buffet to them every Monday. All you mom ... More >>

Oh, Crap: Father's Day Is Coming Up, Isn't It? Well, Here Are Five Music-Related Gift Idea That Shouldn't Disappoint Too Much.

​What to impress your old man? Well, you can put a smile on the geezers face by picking him up a hip, music-related gift for Father's Day. Trust us, it'll make him feel younger. (Maybe.)Circle your calendars now: Father's Day is coming up fast (on June 20...or September 5, if you live in Australia ... More >>

Dad's Day Out

Sizzling School

Pops Art

Try spending Father's Day at the Nasher

Sunday Roars

All the mamas in the den say "yeah"

Moving On

Deep Ellum crime sends Standard 2706 on its way