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May 16, 2012
Frisco Tried to Ban Home Bakeries, Despite Texas' New Cottage Food Law
As previously noted on several occasions, last year the Texas legislature passed a law that allows home bakers to legally sell their goods from home under some very specific guidelines (Senate Bill 81). And each time I type out another article about this issue, I think, "Well, that should do it." It ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Edgefest 22 at FC Dallas Stadium
Sunday, April 22, at FC Dallas Stadium
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December 28, 2011
Train Museum Was to Roll Out of Fair Park By Saturday. That Won't Happen. Now What?
Just checked the calendar and noticed: The Museum of the American Railroad should be rolled outta Fair Park by ... well, by Saturday, would you look at that. Except, no: Two years after the city sued the train museum, telling it to chugga-chugga thee to those new digs in Frisco or a temporary hol ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
The Conversation: What Role Do The Suburbs Play in the Greater Dallas Music Scene?
The burbs, brah.The so-called urban sprawl has created an interesting scenario in the Dallas music scene these days. Back in the late '80s and '90s, Deep Ellum acted as a strong central location for the North Texas music community. But, over the years, as people have gotten more and more spread o ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
City and Museum of the American Railroad Inch Closer to Derailing That Lawsuit
Via.The boy and I swung by Fair Park Sunday, and on our way out we drove past the Museum of the American Railroad. Which reminded me: The museum and the city of Dallas, which sued to get those trains chugga-chugga'd to Frisco back in January 2010, were set to go to trial ... let's see ... why, at ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Big Notes on the Big Screen
Via.The boy and I swung by Fair Park Sunday, and on our way out we drove past the Museum of the American Railroad. Which reminded me: The museum and the city of Dallas, which sued to get those trains chugga-chugga'd to Frisco back in January 2010, were set to go to trial ... let's see ... why, at ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Frisco's Music Scene Faces Its Biggest Hurdle Yet, As The Only Venue In Town Sets To Close
Less than a year ago, we told the tale of Frisco's burgeoning music scene. But it seems that, as quickly as it appeared, the Frisco scene has now officially burned out. At least for now. Matthew Harber of Wellhouse Co., the entity behind Frisco's musical growth, confirmed to DC9 yesterday that th ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Railroad Museum at Fair Park Now Says It Has Money to Begin Building Frisco Site
Says the museum, the Sante Fe Tower that's been at Fair Park since '96 "will be the most challenging structure to move due to its excessive height."There hasn't been much action in the city's case against the Museum of the American Railroad at Fair Park, which city attorneys took to court at the ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Scenes From Frisco At the Arrival of In-N-Out Burger
Photos by Patrick MichelsNever a dull moment in Frisco.As Alice related earlier this afternoon, there was a serious crowd out in Frisco for this morning's In-N-Out Burger grand opening. Covered in In-N-Out gear, giving friends a play-by-play while they stood around in line, they all had pretty much ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Spune Productions' Lance Yocom Wears A Whole Slew Of Local Music Caps.
Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Lance YocomWhen you consider all that Lance Yocom does for local and regional indie music, you have t ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
In-N-Out Coming to Dallas Proper "This Month"
Jonas M. LusterThe Dallas Morning News' Leslie Brenner reported this week that the long-awaited In-N-Out Burgers near Frisco and Allen, the California chain's first foray into the DFW area, is set to open next week. But what about those of us who consider Frisco a bit too near the edge of civ ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
While Rangers' Bullpen Continues Implosion, Neftali Feliz Says He'll Never Start
Neftali Feliz will pitch Wednesday night in Frisco. But if it's up to him, he'll never pitch in the Rangers' starting rotation. While Texas continues to blow games -- yesterday it was Darren Oliver allowing Hideki Matsui's 10th-inning homer in a 5-4 loss -- and erase the warm-n-fuzzies from ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Pile On Loads of Earthy Fun
Neftali Feliz will pitch Wednesday night in Frisco. But if it's up to him, he'll never pitch in the Rangers' starting rotation. While Texas continues to blow games -- yesterday it was Darren Oliver allowing Hideki Matsui's 10th-inning homer in a 5-4 loss -- and erase the warm-n-fuzzies from ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Obligatory Edgefest 21 Bill Announcement Post
On Friday afternoon, the folks at KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge announced the bill to the 21st edition of their recurring Edgefest concert series. And, after years of disappointing bill after semi-disappointing bill, this one, finally, packs an actual punch.At Pizza Hut Park in Frisco on Saturday, April ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Ah, Frisco, the City of Love -- and Crepes
Who knew you'd be driving to romantic Frisco to experience some crepes this Valentine's Day? But that's where you need to go if you want to try the tasty sweet and savory crepes at Café Flair and pretend you're eating in Paris, the City of Love. While Café Flair, located in a Frisco strip ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
Amazon Says That Frisco Is For Lovers ... Of Crappy Books and Movies
Click to embiggen. And em-heart-en. The people of Frisco buy so many romantic comedies, romance novels, relationship-help books and Barry White albums on Amazon.com that the website has ranked it the 20th "most romantic" city in the United States.Amazon's methodology was to ask a bunch of 12-year ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Fun, Animated
Click to embiggen. And em-heart-en. The people of Frisco buy so many romantic comedies, romance novels, relationship-help books and Barry White albums on Amazon.com that the website has ranked it the 20th "most romantic" city in the United States.Amazon's methodology was to ask a bunch of 12-year ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Bonus MP3: The Virgin Wolves -- "Virtue and Vice"
The Virgin WolvesA few months ago, we ran a piece that outlined the music boom happening in Frisco. Loads of bands were traveling to the North Dallas suburb to play at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery. But, still, we wondered if the city would yield any of its own acts. In a pretty quick answer ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
The Stuff of Legends
The Virgin WolvesA few months ago, we ran a piece that outlined the music boom happening in Frisco. Loads of bands were traveling to the North Dallas suburb to play at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery. But, still, we wondered if the city would yield any of its own acts. In a pretty quick answer ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Depositions and More Delays in City's Case Against Museum of the American Railroad
From the Museum of the American Railway's computer-generated look at its future home in FriscoIn case you'd forgotten all about City of Dallas v. Museum of the American Railroad, rest assured: It's alive and well in Dallas County District Court, where, in recent days, there have been myriad filin ... More >>
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October 2, 2010
Unwrapping the "Lead Gift" That'll Help Move Museum of American Railroad Outta Fair Park
At right, that's Amtrak's Texas Eagle -- or, at least, the coach car and first-class sleeping car that pulled into the Museum of the American Railroad at Fair Park yesterday. It's part of what the museum calls "its long-standing partnership with Amtrak to re-introduce the benefits of rail travel ... More >>
Music
September 30, 2010
The colliding past and presents of local music.
At right, that's Amtrak's Texas Eagle -- or, at least, the coach car and first-class sleeping car that pulled into the Museum of the American Railroad at Fair Park yesterday. It's part of what the museum calls "its long-standing partnership with Amtrak to re-introduce the benefits of rail travel ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Puzzle + Games = Fun
At right, that's Amtrak's Texas Eagle -- or, at least, the coach car and first-class sleeping car that pulled into the Museum of the American Railroad at Fair Park yesterday. It's part of what the museum calls "its long-standing partnership with Amtrak to re-introduce the benefits of rail travel ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Good Friday: Oysterfest, The Drums, Slayer, Glen Campbell, Jamie Lidell, Drive By Truckers, Marc Ribot, Jeff The Brotherhood, Black Crowes, Rush, and More
Jen Sorensen Frisco Rock CityFor two weekends in a row, the biggest show in town is in Frisco. There is, in fact, something fishy going on up there, and you can read about that here. While you're at it, make plans to attend the inaugural Oysterfest at Lochrann's Irish Pub and Eatery on Sat ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Giveaway: Two More Pairs to This Upcoming Weekend's Oysterfest at Lochrann's in Frisco.
Let it suffice to say that there are a lot of bands playing at Lochrann's in Frisco as part of the inaugural two-stage Oysterfest deal going on up there this Saturday. We'd list them all, but, hey, the poster to the right takes care of that much for us.We will, however, say this: It's a nice mix ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See KISS, Pat Green, Daughtry, The Academy Is... and Drowning Pool at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday.
The big show this Saturday at Frisco's Pizza Hut Park might be the weirdest bill we've seen in a while. You've got American Idol buttrocker Daughtry, opening for Texas-Country cheeseball Pat Green, opening for, well, KISS. Oh, and somewhere else along the line, Dronwning Pool and The Academy Is.. ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Lochrann's Oysterfest on September 25
Frisco's inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25, at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery is just a few weeks away. As we've mentioned more than a few times before, the lineup for this shindig, which includes Rhett Miller, Efterklang, Bowerbirds and about 15 of the area's best bands, is prett ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Oysterfest
We've already had a lot of things to say about Frisco's inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25. The bill, an impressive mixture of 15 touring and local bands on two outdoor stages at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery, includes Rhett Miller Bowerbirds, Efterklang, Telegraph Canyon--you get th ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
If You Win We'll Go Shopping
We've already had a lot of things to say about Frisco's inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25. The bill, an impressive mixture of 15 touring and local bands on two outdoor stages at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery, includes Rhett Miller Bowerbirds, Efterklang, Telegraph Canyon--you get th ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Death To Springfield
We've already had a lot of things to say about Frisco's inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25. The bill, an impressive mixture of 15 touring and local bands on two outdoor stages at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery, includes Rhett Miller Bowerbirds, Efterklang, Telegraph Canyon--you get th ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Shredded Pork Sandwich at Mojitos
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on th ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Poster of The Week: Doug Burr and Seryn at Lochrann's in Frisco Tomorrow Night
Ladies and gentlemen, your poster of the week. And I'll tell ya why after the jump.
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June 14, 2010
While City, Railroad Museum Await January Trial, Vague Hints of Track Being Laid to Frisco
Museum of the American Railroad/Larry Ford, Wilson & CompanyOne of five new "views" of the Museum of the American Railroad's new home in Frisco ... one dayMan, those were good times back in February and March -- headin' down to the George Allen seemingly every other week for a hearing in City ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Sports Recession? Don't Tell the New Texas Legends
Five months before their first dribble up in Frisco, the Texas Legends have already sold 13,000 tickets. Not bad for an NBA Development League franchise that doesn't yet have any players and just a month ago unveiled a logo. "We have had an absolute blast and the response from our fans has b ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Working at the Dallas County Sheriff's Department Looks Awfully Kick-Ass
Which, I'll assume, is the point of this new promo made by Frisco-based Filmspire Productions. Kinda like a Jerry Bruckheimer movie. But something's missing. Can't quite put my finger on it.
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January 25, 2010
Hash Over: Kroger Gets Into The North Texas Furniture And Jewelry Market And Three Restaurants Offer Wine Dinners
If this is on your grocery list and you live in Frisco, you're in luck. Just the other day, we were in a supermarket in Frisco and thought, "You know, all this food is nice, but it sure would be great if we could pick up a diamond pendant for the wife and maybe an end table and some throw pillows ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
Free Tinsel! Or: Do You Want a Copy of That Book About Christmas in Frisco?
Washington Post writer Hank Stuever begins a three-day sign-and-speak stint in North Texas tomorrow -- a sprint compared to the marathon of spending three years, on and off, living in Frisco in order to document how folks spend Christmas up thataways for his book Tinsel: A Search for America's Chris ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
10 Questions: Tracey Maddox
She pours beers at Frisco's bit of Ireland, otherwise known as Lochrann's. That, of course, means pint after pint (well, not pint--it's the U.S.--but you get the point) of Guinness, that time-consuming, two-stage pour. Fortunately, Lochrann's owner worked for the famous Irish brewery for 15 yea ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
Short Orders: Mattito's (Frisco)
Mattito's6129 W. Main St., Frisco214-872-3411There's one key difference between the original Dallas operation and its Frisco counterpart: location.And before you finish that "no shit, Sherlock" response, allow me to explain. In this case, location refers to mindset more than anything else. Mattito's ... More >>
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July 10, 2008
Movin' On Up
Frisco bleeds talent in Arlington's direction
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June 26, 2008
Home Run Derby
Celebs swing away for charity
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June 26, 2008
Friendly Fire
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
Blogs
March 7, 2008
Snow What? Or, Blowing It in Frisco.
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
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August 21, 2007
The Frisco Kids
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
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August 16, 2007
Bases "Loaded"
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
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July 30, 2007
Screw It Like Beckham
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
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June 13, 2007
Home Sweet Auctioned-Off Home
FC Dallas takes on Chivas
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April 26, 2007
Headers and Footies
Let's hope Red Bull doesn't give New York wings
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April 5, 2007
Frisco Likes It Rough
Let's hope Red Bull doesn't give New York wings
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November 15, 2006
Are You Ready For Some (More) Football?
Let's hope Red Bull doesn't give New York wings
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