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March 28, 2012
Ballast Point Comes To Dallas, Plus News on Three Upcoming Beer Celebrations
Lots of big beer news happening since I last wrote a post. Sorry for the time away. It's not you, it's me. So rather than inundate you with a bunch of short posts, here are a few quick sips of local beer news and upcoming events. First off, San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits has fi ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
Texas' Plan for Rising Sea Levels: Wait Till God Tells Us to Build an Ark
Want to give yourself a good case of the climate-change willies? Go to climatecentral.org, click on their report on sea level rise and look for Texas. We could be in for it worse than California, depending on how you measure. When national media talk about sea-level rises, they tend to focus on New ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
No, I Won't Cut My Steak and Tell You if It's Cooked Right. That's Your Kitchen's Job.
There's a trend I've noticed Dallas dining establishments that I think is growing and am certain should come to a stop. If you're a frequent steak eater, you'll know what I'm talking about. You order a rich, red California cabernet and a massive rib-eye steak -- not some tiny baby tenderloin; I'm t ... More >>
Music
February 9, 2012
Preview: Zorch, Saturday, February 11, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
There's a trend I've noticed Dallas dining establishments that I think is growing and am certain should come to a stop. If you're a frequent steak eater, you'll know what I'm talking about. You order a rich, red California cabernet and a massive rib-eye steak -- not some tiny baby tenderloin; I'm t ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2012
Constantine Maroulis Goes Mean and Green in Alley Theatre's Comic Book Musical Toxic Avenger
Former American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis has turned into one of Broadway's favorite leading men. It was announced in January that he'll star as both title roles in the New York revival of Frank Wildhorn's musical Jekyll & Hyde in 2013. Maroulis was a Tony nominee a few years ago as the lea ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Penny in the Fountain: Five Texas Bands We Wish Would "Reunite" This Year
As it goes with many reunions these days, the news of At the Drive-in's reformation neatly coincided with the release of the Coachella lineup on Monday. And yes, people are excited. "One Armed Scissor" doesn't sound especially dated these days, and The Mars Volta's 26-minute solo weed jam revue was ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2011
Brett Shipp Visits the Houston HQ of Company That Got DISD's $40-Mil Tech Contract. Um ...
On August we told you that the Dallas Independent School District had been hit with a $40-million breach of contract lawsuit filed by a technology vendor with whom the trustees had agreed to do business till, out of nowhere, district officials just decided to go with someone else. In May trustees aw ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2011
Abacus, the Mansion and Other Old Standbys on Forbes' List of Four-Star Dallas Restaurants
FlickrThe four-start kitchen at Stephan Pyles.In its continuing effort to transition from a respected financial magazine to a full-time generator of mostly half-assed lists, Forbes released yet another list today, this time of America's four- and five-star restaurants, hotels and spas. The F ... More >>
News
October 20, 2011
Purple Hazed
Pledge took beating, not oath, to become Omega Psi Phi.
Blogs
July 29, 2011
Dallas PD Goes to Great Lengths to Defend Selling Its Biggest Helicopter For $1.4 Mil
Back in mid-June we attempted to make an offer on a Bell 407 helicopter, which was being auctioned off by the city. But the bids piled up, and after 60 the $985,000 starting price climbed to $1,467,500, which was $1,467,500 out of our price range. And, besides, the Dallas Police Department, which ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2011
City Settles With Owner of Land Where It Will Build the "New" Park Forest Library Branch
The present-day Park Forest branch on Forest and Cromwell, which will sit empty once its replacement is builtAt some point this morning, the city council will vote to pay something called 11900 Marsh Lane, L.P. out of Houston a little more than $800,000 for a piece of land currently on the tax ro ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2011
Presenting! Burgers Across America: A Village Voice Collaborative
Katharine ShilcuttTouche, Houston Press.So, the weather cleared up in time for Memorial Day. Which means you can do the whole Bobby Flay thing. Grill, we mean. You can grill. Not embarrass local chefs by out-cooking them at their own dish. You could do that though, if you wanted. Anyway, it' ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Ranger Tries to Use Outside Contributions to Tie Blackburn to Charters. Donors Say: "Nope."
Lew BlackburnAt some point this evening, the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees will elect new officers. Among the front-runners for president is Lew Blackburn, which may explain why Carla Ranger took to her blog earlier today to throw Blackburn under the bus.You see, there's no ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
At Neimans Downtown Flagship Store, New Window Dressing for April's Dallas Art Fair
Photos by Patrick MichelsHouston artist Bill Davenport sets up shop in a Neiman Marcus window on Main Street Tuesday afternoon.With this year's Dallas Art Fair just a couple weeks away, downtown's Neiman Marcus flagship store is once again getting into the spirit -- which is why, just after noon Tue ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Dallas Restaurants Shut Out of James Beard Contest
Come to think of it, maybe we should have marked up the picture here instead.Dallas chefs and restaurants, which collected an impressive five semi-finalist spots in this year's James Beard Foundation awards competition, today were shut out of the contest's final round. Stephen Pyles, The Man ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Noodle House Keeps It All in the Family -- And That's A Good Thing
The bounty of Noodle House.After my first visit to Noodle House last fall, I knew I'd have to return with my parents, seeing as how they are big fans of the restaurant's sister eatery in Houston -- San Dong. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got that opportunity, but was joined only by my m ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Fourteen Texans Walked Away From the 2011 Grammy Awards With Trophies To Bring Home
The big winner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night? That, surely, was The Arcade Fire, who, whether you've heard of them or not, walked with the coveted Album of the Year title at this year's festivities. But, really, Texas as a whole didn't do too bad as the Texas Music Office in Austin has remind ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
Transpo Institute's Study Says Dallas-Area Drivers Actually Better Off Now Than in '07
At the stroke of midnight this morning, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M released its annual Urban Mobility Report, which promises a look at "the most accurate picture yet of traffic congestion in the 439 U.S. urban areas." Long story short, after two years of slight declines i ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Last Night: Leg Sweeper, B L A C K I E and Xry at Canton Co-Op
Leg Sweeper, B L A C K I E, XryCanton Co-OpJanuary 18, 2010Better than: seeing a show at a venue that actually makes me pay for beer.Josh RobertsonLeg Sweeper's Justin "Boots" Gomez crowd surfs during his band's final song of the night. Tuesdays sometimes seem like the neglected middle child day ... More >>
News
December 9, 2010
Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.
Leg Sweeper, B L A C K I E, XryCanton Co-OpJanuary 18, 2010Better than: seeing a show at a venue that actually makes me pay for beer.Josh RobertsonLeg Sweeper's Justin "Boots" Gomez crowd surfs during his band's final song of the night. Tuesdays sometimes seem like the neglected middle child day ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2010
Upon the Death of Irvin Kershner, a Look Back at Bobbie Wygant's Empire Strikes Back Review
Bobbie Wygant reviews The Empire Strikes Back from Atombomb.tv on Vimeo.I went to The Bobbie Wygant Archive first thing this morning hoping to find an interview with the now-late, great Leslie Nielsen; no such luck, sadly. At which point news broke that Irvin Kershner had died -- and right there, fr ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Last Night: Nitzer Ebb at the Granada Theater
Nitzer Ebb, //TENSE// Granada Theater November 23, 2010 Better Than: stomping the night away at the Lizard Lounge. Daniel Rodrigue With the strobe light pulsing around him and his bandmates furiously pounding the drums behind him, Nitzer Ebb's lead vocalist Douglas McCarthy's body convulsed li ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2010
Way to Go, Frisco, You're the 14th-Safest City In the United States of America!
We can look at CQ Press's just-released City Crime Rankings 2010-2011 two ways: from safest to most dangerous or vice-versa. But either way -- based upon the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports that include "the violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault and the property crimes of bu ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Clearing Out The Mailroom: Monday, November 1, 2010
We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Bertell (Houston, TX) Goin Hard (EMI) We often get some odd items sent to u ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2010
Watch: Dorrough feat. Yo Gotti -- "Hood Chick Fetish"
Speaking of new music videos and, uh, fetishes, the biggest rapper going in Dallas released a new music video this weekend for the song "Hood Chick Fetish," from his Gangsta Grillz mixtape and, one assumes, from his upcoming sophomore release, Get Big, from which we've already seen the title track i ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Taking A Risk In Richardson's Chinatown May be Worth It--Or Not
Yesterday, upon returning home to Dallas from Houston, I was craving a big bowl of noodle soup. I had spent the weekend in Houston attending a friend's wedding and had no time to grab a decent Asian meal around Bellaire Boulevard, known for some of the best Asian food in the nation. Since I ha ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
Have You Herd: From 1972, the David W. Carter High School Stage Band!
1972 - The HERD - Side 2 : Track 4 - "Oye Como Va" from Carter Cowboy on Vimeo.My favorite doc in the about-to-wrap Dallas International Film Festival was Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere Stage Band straight outta Houston in the can-you-dig-it 1970s. Perhaps a sequel, then, about the David W. Carter ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
Radio Rumor: Gavin Returns to 105.3. Well, Sorta.
Actually, it's not a rumor. It's fact. But it's not that Gavin. As in Gavin Spittle, the guy who served for years as fodder for Russ Martin's shenanigans before moving to Houston. No, this time the new face at 105.3 The Fan is Gavin Dawson. He apparently will arrive from Portland on March 29 ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2010
Yesterday at NX35: Indian Jewelry at Rubber Gloves
Danny FulgencioIndian JewelryBand: Indian Jewelry Venue: Rubber GlovesTime: 12:40 a.m. After witnessing the mind-blowingly brilliant and colorful display that was the HEALTH show at the Boiler Room, it was off to Rubber Gloves to check out Houston's Indian Jewelry. Upon arrival, there was a ... More >>
News
February 18, 2010
Too Much of a Bad Thing: Internet Lures Kids into Porn Addiction
Danny FulgencioIndian JewelryBand: Indian Jewelry Venue: Rubber GlovesTime: 12:40 a.m. After witnessing the mind-blowingly brilliant and colorful display that was the HEALTH show at the Boiler Room, it was off to Rubber Gloves to check out Houston's Indian Jewelry. Upon arrival, there was a ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
Make Cyclone Anaya's Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Nachos Yourself, and You Can Call Them By Any Name You Want
Photos by Sarah JohnsonJumbo Lump Crabmeat Nachos Demonstrated by Jose Cardenas of Cyclone Anaya's It's becoming more common for an athletes, both active and retired, to switch hats and become restaurateurs. For example, the Dallas dining scene has the popular sports-inspired Hully & Mo Res ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2010
Watch: Party Boyz -- "Flex"
The latest greatest song from the D-Town Boogie movement? You're looking at it, folks. Listeners of K104 or 97.9 The Beat will no doubt recognize the song immediately, as its played with regularity on both stations. And now the men behind "Flex," the Party Boyz, have a flashy Dr. Teeth-directed clip ... More >>
Calendar
January 14, 2010
H To Tha D
The latest greatest song from the D-Town Boogie movement? You're looking at it, folks. Listeners of K104 or 97.9 The Beat will no doubt recognize the song immediately, as its played with regularity on both stations. And now the men behind "Flex," the Party Boyz, have a flashy Dr. Teeth-directed clip ... More >>
Calendar
July 9, 2009
Pile Of Secrets
The latest greatest song from the D-Town Boogie movement? You're looking at it, folks. Listeners of K104 or 97.9 The Beat will no doubt recognize the song immediately, as its played with regularity on both stations. And now the men behind "Flex," the Party Boyz, have a flashy Dr. Teeth-directed clip ... More >>
Dining
June 18, 2009
So What Exactly Are You Eating When You Order Fajitas In A Tex-Mex Restaurant?
The latest greatest song from the D-Town Boogie movement? You're looking at it, folks. Listeners of K104 or 97.9 The Beat will no doubt recognize the song immediately, as its played with regularity on both stations. And now the men behind "Flex," the Party Boyz, have a flashy Dr. Teeth-directed clip ... More >>
Calendar
July 3, 2008
Shapeshifter
Sawyer shows off at Holly Johnson
Dining
July 3, 2008
Bless Us, Oh Lard
Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
Calendar
June 5, 2008
Tea, Totally
Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
Calendar
March 8, 2007
Dining Divine
Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
Dining
March 2, 2006
Popularity Contest
This grill exhibits pleasant mellowness
Calendar
February 23, 2006
Page Pageant
This grill exhibits pleasant mellowness
Dining
September 23, 2004
Past Prime Time
Where do people over 40 hang out?
News
March 18, 2004
Letters
Where do people over 40 hang out?
News
March 11, 2004
The Icebox Revisited
Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?
Dining
March 14, 2002
Honey for Barflies
New Addison joint to offer late-night grub
News
November 18, 1999
Dissed robes
On the prosecution-biased Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, justice isn't blind. It's dumb.
Dining
July 16, 1998
Hash Over
On the prosecution-biased Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, justice isn't blind. It's dumb.
Dining
April 9, 1998
Hash Over
On the prosecution-biased Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, justice isn't blind. It's dumb.
Dining
October 10, 1996
Hot Dish
On the prosecution-biased Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, justice isn't blind. It's dumb.
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