Green Bay

Come for the Super Bowl. Stay for the Skiing.

Photos by Justin TerveenI texted Justin shortly past 1 a.m.: "You getting this?" Silly me. He was at Fair Park at that very moment, snapping away. For hi-res versions, and time-lapse video, go here.​Seven hours later and ... impressive. Unless you're, say, Sports Guy Bill Simmons, who shoots up th ... More >>

Dallas CVB Gives Green Bay Homeless Couple Home for Four Days ... and Super Bowl Tix Too

Ouida Wright, right, and the DCVB's "mystery man" in Green Bay​'Round this time Friday morning we tuned into the Green Bay FOX affiliate to find Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau honcho Phillip Jones promoting the city and a Super Bowl prize-pack giveaway, which included two tickets to the g ... More >>

How Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Phillip Jones Sold Dallas to Green Bay This Morning

Super Bowl trip up for grabs: fox11online.comDCVB honcho Phillip Jones was on Green Bay's FOX affiliate this morning promoting a Super Bowl trip giveaway being run through the Visit Dallas Facebook page and the Twitter. Which doesn't mean anything to you. You're probably curious how he answered the ... More >>

Cheese Industry Steers Packer Fans to Scardello

​While local restaurants are rushing to acquaint Dallas area eaters with the finer points of Primanti Bros.-style sandwiches, Green Bay cuisine is getting considerably less attention from Super Bowl-minded eateries. Sherlock's Baker St. Pub in Arlington is the latest restaurant to Pittsburgh- ... More >>

The Whizard: Sarah "Cheese Lady" Kaufmann Makes Rockwall out of Cheddar

Caity ColvardRockwall En Cheddar​Nationally recognized cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann, fondly recognized as "The Cheese Lady" was dressed in her ironic moo-moo for a cheddar carving in Rockwall Saturday at a local Tom Thumb. The Rockwall Yellow Jackets High School logo was constructed out of a 150 ... More >>

Whitt's End: 12.4.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ho hum, another month of Arbitron PPM ratings and another month of dominance by 1310 AM The Ticket. In the November ratings for the precious Men 25-54 demographic, The Ticket is No. 2 in the Metro ... More >>

And The Winner Is...

​Sorry--it's getting on in the afternoon. I should have started this sooner, but I've been working out some statistics.See, last week one of our dozen or so readers, TLS, failed to make our list of non-winners. She then vowed to sprinkle her comments with the word "cougar" until she reached the s ... More >>

Show Announcements: New Kids On the Block, Holy Fuck, The Allman Brothers, Carter Albrecht CD Release

Give it ten more years and you'll forget why you hated the Backstreet Boys. Don't believe it? The New Kids On the Block kick off its second North American tour in as many years tonight in Green Bay--with a Dallas show booked for July.Other notable upcoming shows include a 4/20 party at Lola's Stoc ... More >>

Pairing Off: Bratwurst and Sauerkraut

Patrick MichelsWhen Charles de Gaulle famously moaned "how can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese," the Frenchman who best defined national vainglory hoped to excuse political chaos in his country.Geez, the Germans manage orderly governance (and the occasional foray into F ... More >>

It’s Officially Football Season

Jesus, Send Money: Prosperity, Pt. 2

Lord, help him

In Chan Gailey, Jerry Jones has God, the shotgun, and, maybe, a little Tom Landry

Buzz

Prodigal son

Back to the same old place

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