For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gone to such lengths to keep the skies from raining fire and brimstone (and bullets) on the Fourth."We're going to have a no-tolerance for it," said Dallas Fire Rescue's spokesperson, Lt. Rebecca Mathews
To paraphrase Patrick Henry, "if this be intoxication, make the most of it."If the thought of another 4th of July spent dodging toddlers brandishing sparklers like Jack Sparrow's sword leaves you craving something red, white and intoxicating, maybe a more grown-up celebration is in order this year.
You need $50, but it will buy your ticket to freedom at the Annual 4th of July Grapevine Wine Trail this weekend.Yes, freedom comes at a hefty price. But it includes a hell of a lot of vino, at lea
There's gonna be a whole lot of barbecuing and pool-hopping this weekend, if common sense is any indicator for what we should expect to go down on this Fourth of July weekend. Course, there needs to be a soundtrack to it all...So, on that note, here are a couple DC9-approved mixtapes from area DJs floating around the Internet, all ripe for your downloading and listening pleasure (and, while we're at it, don't forget about that VEGA mixtape we mentioned on Wednesday):DJ Select's got two mixtapes
Just two doors down from where I took this picture back in January, I discovered this commode -- a neighbor's art installation that's doubling as fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Apparently, you pay so much to have it removed permanently, or a slightly smaller amount to keep it off the lawn temporarily. At first, I just thought it fell off someone's Fourth of July parade float.
​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:
*93.3 FM - the station formerly known as The Zone, The Bone, Quality Rock and who knows what all else - has for the last day or so been "stunting." That is, playing nonsense in advance of flipping formats. My station - 105.3 - played college fight songs ahead of changing from Live to The Fan back in December. Today at Noon we'll find out what's in store for 93.3. Maybe a simple switch to s
