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November 28, 2011
Watch Bon Iver's Official Video for "Hinnom, TX," Which Some Say is in Fort Worth
There is only a month left in the year, and it's looking like Bon Iver's self titled sophomore album is pretty secure toward the top of our year-end lists. And, as Time reports, a re-release of the album tomorrow will be accompanied by 10 short films, one for every song, including "Hinnom, TX."Ba ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
A River Runs Through It: Tracking the Path of Water Through Dallas Neighborhoods
How long has it been since we heard rain on the roof like Sunday night's downpour -- blowing, battering, crashing off the eaves? I stared out the kitchen window and wondered where the water went after it left my driveway. Maybe I always wonder that. Sunday night on the 10 o'clock news there ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Bon Iver's Lyrics Find Their Way to "Hinnom, TX" Hell
Gray swaths are covering North Texas today, which is pitch perfect weather to discuss Bon Iver developments. His new, self-titled sophomore album is dropping on June 21 (a single, "Calgary," is already making the rounds), and the first leg of a US tour has been announced. No stops in Texas yet, b ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Dallas PD, TABC Team Up to Arrest Three After Skyline Senior Dies of Alcohol Poisoning
Via Google MapsEarlier this month, Dallas Police reported finding the body of 18-year-old Jonathan Sierra in a room at the Aloft Hotel downtown, across from Dallas City Hall. DPD suspected that the Skyline senior, who'd been to his senior prom and was all set to graduate, died of alcohol poisonin ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Walk the Wok Goes Bicoastal for NYC and LA Food Trends
Eataly's pastry shopWhile everyone was enduring the Super Bowl pains here in Dallas, I was away in NYC and LA for work. Despite braving a blizzard and juggling time zones, I ate well. Both food scenes were predictably different. I ate rich, fatty foods in the NYC winter blast, while in LA, ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Holy Grail Of Brunch Found In Plano, Of All Places
Photos by Man O'The HourThe Holy Blood ...y Mary.A Google Maps search for the Holy Grail this Saturday turned up a location at the intersection of 121 and Preston Road in Plano. Very clever, Joseph of Arimethea. Very clever. Hide the chalice of our Lord in a prefab, pop-up shopping center smack d ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Dedication: Riding From Downtown Dallas to Grapevine for a Bowl of Red
I've eaten Tex-Mex and Texas barbecue at least a half-dozen times each since moving here last month, but as my ate-that list was still short a traditional bowl of chili, I set out this morning for lunch at Tolbert's in Grapevine. Tolbert's, of course, is a legendary chili parlor, first launc ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Photo Friday: A Dallas Singer-Songwriter Gets a Nice Shout-Out on Boing Boing
Noel KernsThe former DLP Rehearsal Studios on Continental Avenue, which has since been demolishedA couple of photo items of note on this Good Friday:Over on Boing Boing, former Newsweek senior writer Bill Barol celebrates the work of local shooter -- and musician -- Noel Kerns, who, on his Flickr ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
MAPSCO, a Dallas Institution, Is About to Be Based Out of ... Pennsylvania
MAPSCO, according to company lore, was conceived in Dallas in 1948 by a frustrated florist named Milton Boyd Keith who was tired of his delivery drivers getting lost. With the help of the city's Building Inspection Division and a store manager, Keith "researched, designed and indexed hand-drawn m ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Some Questions Over How Useful Google Maps' New Bike Trails Feature Actually Is
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff was the first locally to make mention yesterday of the fact Google Maps now offers bike trails -- that's the green line you see on the map at right. (Writes Jason Roberts, "It's a good way to see a birds-eye view of our trail system, and will hopefully help when plans deve ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
How 'Bout Them Knockers: Greenz
Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Greenz2808 McKinney Avenue, Suite 109Dallas, TX 75204214-720-7788Promised delivery time: 30 minutesActual delivery time: 15 minutesScoring summary:Using Google Maps to loc ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
As the Junius Heights Turf War Unfolds, A Look At the City's Latest Denial
If you've been following the Junius Heights Turf War, you know that it's getting more heated than the leather inside my car in August.Since Jose Escobedo's meeting with the Landmark Commission on August 3, his application for a Certificate of Appropriateness has been denied. Escobedo already vowe ... More >>
Dining
May 28, 2009
Texaco: Fill Up With Gas--From the Tacos, Not Petrol
If you've been following the Junius Heights Turf War, you know that it's getting more heated than the leather inside my car in August.Since Jose Escobedo's meeting with the Landmark Commission on August 3, his application for a Certificate of Appropriateness has been denied. Escobedo already vowe ... More >>
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April 28, 2009
Dude Food: Tacos Chano's
Google MapsTacos Chano's934 W. Jefferson Blvd.214-948-1846Dude Factor: 6, or "Cheap Floor Tiles" on a scale of 1 ("Montezuma's Revenge") to 10 ("Cheap Prescription Meds")One of my favorite things about visiting Mexico is haggling over the price of souvenirs. There's nothing like the rush of taking h ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
Get Lost
Take a trip with David Maisel
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January 14, 2009
Erykah Badu's Out of the Black Forest, But the Theater's Owners Swear a Rebirth by Summer
When I spoke to Erykah Badu in February 2008, shortly before the release of New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), she strongly suggested all was not well with the Black Forest Theater, from which Badu had hoped to save the soul of her native South Dallas. "Financially, it's a burden," she said. "It ... More >>
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December 14, 2007
Schutze on the Street (View)
When I spoke to Erykah Badu in February 2008, shortly before the release of New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), she strongly suggested all was not well with the Black Forest Theater, from which Badu had hoped to save the soul of her native South Dallas. "Financially, it's a burden," she said. "It ... More >>
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December 13, 2007
Picture This
A picture's worth 479 words
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December 11, 2007
Dallas, Google Sees You
A picture's worth 479 words
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August 10, 2007
But, Mom, Why Can't We Have One?
A picture's worth 479 words
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April 3, 2007
S'up, Aquaman?
A picture's worth 479 words
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September 28, 2006
Roll Out the Barrel
This cowgirl has a need... a need for speed (but not too fast)

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