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January 19, 2011
To Anyone Considering a Run for Dallas Mayor: What in the Hell is Wrong With You?
The plot thickens. I told you here a couple days ago that Jeff Siegel at the Advocate had been pushing me to run for mayor. Now he has a very smart item up on the Advocate blog Backtalk in which he hopes Angela Hunt will not run for mayor, because only an idiot would run for mayor of Dallas u ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Don't Get Fooled Again: Another Mayor Pothole From the Observer? Let's Do This, People.
Jeff Siegel at the Advocate has nominated me for mayor, and, after long consideration and discussion with my family, I have accepted. I shall run, unlike our current mayor. If elected, I shall serve. If offered a salary, I shall accept. I have decided to keep my platform simple. My slogan wi ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Badges? Do Food and Wine Writers Need Stinking Badges?
Wine writer and Texas wine booster Jeff Siegel, who blogs as The Wine Curmudgeon, last week raised the interesting question of whether there should be a certification process for wine writers, as recently proposed by fellow wine writer Pamela Heiligenthal. Siegel thinks the concept's corked. ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
How 'Bout Them Wineboys? (At Least Some Texas Competitors Had a Good Monday Night.)
There's no dispute that Texas trounced New York in last night's Grape Gridiron Classic, a Texas Department of Agriculture-sponsored competition featuring wines from both states. What's debatable is whether it was a fair fight. "You guys killed us, and we deserved it," Albany Times-Union wine ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
Five Tips for GrapeFest-goers
Cookingbytheseatofmypants.comGrapeFest is underway, which means the People's Choice Wine Tasting Classic - billed as the nation's largest consumer judged wine contest - is back. We asked Jeff Siegel, a Dallas wine educator who blogs as The Wine Curmudgeon, to offer first-timers a few tips for mak ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Big Tex Will Go All Texas With Wines
At State Fair
Kroger has pulled out as a wine garden sponsor at the State Fair of Texas, taking its West Coast wines with it. With the Texas Department of Agriculture left as sole sponsor of the wine tasting and teaching space, all of this year's featured wines will come from Texas. Jeff Siegel, who will ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
Sips And (Sound)Bites And Almost Fist Fights
Back to school, with drinking--and threats--allowed: a panel discussion at the drinklocalwines.com conference.This past Saturday, a sold-out crowd gathered at Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in North Dallas for the first-ever DrinkLocalWine.com Conference. Hosted by website founders Je ... More >>
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March 23, 2009
Late to the Party, The News Somehow Emerges As Geniuses For Calling Out Mayor Leppert Regarding His Trinity Toll Road Promises
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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October 15, 2008
Toasting Dallas's Wine Curmudgeon
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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September 26, 2008
Bond and Gagged: Or, Why the Convention Center Hotel's Far From a Done Deal
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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August 27, 2008
A.H. Belo Ain't Going Below the Trinity With Its Free Briefing
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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June 11, 2008
Lions, Tigers and a Mayor Tom Fund-Raiser -- Oh, My!
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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May 8, 2008
The City's Running a Little Light on Dough -- Got $50 Mil to Spare?
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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July 24, 2007
The Silver Lining in the Gold Rush's Summer Vacation
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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April 20, 2007
Jim Schutze Loves a Little Back Talk
DMN transportation blogIf Michael Lindenberger could be any animal, he'd be one that lives on the beach "with opposable thumbs to drink libations." Just thought you'd like to know. The publishers of D Magazine and the Advocate this morning are extolling the greatness of Michael Lindenberger and The ... More >>
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The man he killed
Shooting victim William Long was painted as a dangerous vagrant. His friends say otherwise.

Blogs

To Anyone Considering a Run for Dallas Mayor: What in the Hell is Wrong With You?

Blogs

Don't Get Fooled Again: Another Mayor Pothole From the Observer? Let's Do This, People.

Blogs

Badges? Do Food and Wine Writers Need Stinking Badges?

Blogs

How 'Bout Them Wineboys? (At Least Some Texas Competitors Had a Good Monday Night.)

Blogs

Five Tips for GrapeFest-goers

Blogs

Big Tex Will Go All Texas With Wines
At State Fair

Blogs

Sips And (Sound)Bites And Almost Fist Fights

Blogs

Late to the Party, The News Somehow Emerges As Geniuses For Calling Out Mayor Leppert Regarding His Trinity Toll Road Promises

Blogs

Toasting Dallas's Wine Curmudgeon

Blogs

Bond and Gagged: Or, Why the Convention Center Hotel's Far From a Done Deal

Blogs

A.H. Belo Ain't Going Below the Trinity With Its Free Briefing

Blogs

Lions, Tigers and a Mayor Tom Fund-Raiser -- Oh, My!

Blogs

The City's Running a Little Light on Dough -- Got $50 Mil to Spare?

Blogs

The Silver Lining in the Gold Rush's Summer Vacation

Blogs

Jim Schutze Loves a Little Back Talk

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The man he killed

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