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A 300-Pound Man Raided the Mockingbird Station Victoria's Secret Yesterday

Police are on the lookout for a 6'2", 300-pound Hispanic man who conducted a brief but successful raid on the Victoria's Secret at Mockingbird Station. According to a police report, the man walked into the store through the front door, grabbed 20 sets of pajamas -- a $700 value -- then left through ... More >>

The Boys In Blue

Smokey But No Fire at WaterTower Theatre, While Amphibian's Understudy Underwhelms

Decomposed Body Found Near Lexus Dealership Victim of Death, Not Murder, Police Say

View Larger Map An employee of Sewell Lexus on Monday happened upon a badly decomposed body police initially believed had been stabbed or shot in the back of the head. An autopsy has since ruled out homicide, and police are treating it as an unexplained death pending toxicology results. But they sti ... More >>

Les Miz, Oui; La Bete, Non

Some misery you enjoy. Some comedy is just miserable.

Dallas Theater in 2011: Give it a Standing O

What a year it has been. What a fine theater town we're in.

An Ode to Flower Power

Last Chance to Get in Line for Rangers Playoff Tickets, Fingers Crossed, and Other Game Notes

It's Colby v. McCarthy tonight. Hang on.​Nice to see our sports columnist thinks the race for the AL West is "over." Still, though, coulda sworn the Rangers have 18 games left on the schedule, including three against the Angels at season's end; the magic number remains a far-from-over 17. Guess th ... More >>

On Dallas Stages, It's the Season of the Song

Billy Elliot, Next to Normal, Oliver! and Pippin are all big musicals blooming on Dallas stages.

I Want to Ride My Bicycle, or: On Days Like Today, It Pays to Be Car-Free in Big D

Andrea GrimesThe dog days of winter: the scene in Deep Ellum this morning​To the Dodge Ram driver who was futilely spinning his wheels on the Woodall Rodgers Freeway exit ramp this morning; the Lexus driver who locked her brakes and whirled her car across Maple Avenue; and the Ford 150 driver who ... More >>

At the Winspear, Mel Brooks' happy, tappy, snappy Young Frankenstein musical is electrifying.

Pegasus Theatre pays comic tribute in black and white to vintage movie thrillers

Moby-Dick tops our list of 2010's best on DFW stages

Mark Hadley, after 10 years as the Dallas Theater Center's managing director, steps into a different stage of his career

Kitchen Dog's Tina Parker puts the shine on Charm; gods are not great at Theatre Too's Tales From Mount Olympus.

BREAKING NEWS: They Caught the White Truck Killer

R.I.P, Ernie and Elisa​A while back I wrote about a motorcycle accident on 75 that killed two of my friends, Ernie and Elisa Santos. Today I come bearing bittersweet news: The driver of the white pickup, whose recklessness was the first domino that caused the accident, has been arreste ... More >>

Ernie and Elisa Santos, R.I.P.

​I was supposed to meet Ernie Santos Saturday morning at Twin Peaks in McKinney. I'm digging into an Observer cover story on metroplex motorcycle clubs/gangs and he, being a member of the Dirty Bastards, invited me to a sort of meet 'n greet with his crew. Seems one of their members was rece ... More >>

Good Godfather! Al Pacino's Bringing a Greatest-Hits One-Man Show to AT&TPAC in November.

​Maria May at the AT&T Performing Arts Center just sent over a release announcing the 2010-'11 seasons of the Brinker International Forum, TITAS and JAZZ ROOTS -- quite the trifecta, especially when you look at the roster for the Brinker International Forum. The whole kit, along with the atten ... More >>

Spring Awakening Puts Teen Angst to a Driving Rock Beat and Lets It Go Buck Wild.

Texas Rangers Win Again, Issue a Press Release That'll Blow Your Mind

Not sure why I had a Christmas ham under my cap. But at least I can prove I'm a Rangers' lifer.​They've lost Michael Young (two weeks with a hammy) and now maybe even Josh Hamilton (left last night's game with back ouchie). But, give them credit, your Texas Rangers haven't lost hope. And wh ... More >>

As AFI Dallas Prepares its Debut Tonight, Michael Cain Must Put Art and Life in Focus

Kinky Friedman and Michael Cain in a photo I took two weeks ago, at the Texas Film Hall of Fame dinner in AustinAt this very moment, AFI Dallas International Film Festival CEO and artist director Michael Cain is attending a funeral in Euless: His father-in-law, Allan McKinnon, died on Monday after a ... More >>

Dude Food: Eatzi's

Eatzi's3403 Oak Lawn Ave.214-526-1515Dude Factor: 5, or Thurston Howell, III, on a scale of 1 ("Carlton Banks") to 10 ("Jed Clampett")  From the moment the Observer first moved to Maple and Oak Lawn in 2005, lunch runs to Eatzi's became a frequent occurrence around here, but honestly, ... More >>

Dude Food: Stoneleigh P

Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346 The Stoneleigh P has been a historic watering hole for the dudes of Dallas since it opened in the 70s. And by ‘dudes,’ we mostly mean rich dudes, at least judging by the parking lot, where on any given day you’re likely to spot a Land Rover sidled ... More >>

Overhauled and Underrated, the Mavericks Are Priced to Sell

Hook Line and Sinker

Ask a Mexican

No one ever got rich popping out babies

Josh Howard Has a Court Date -- Not a Basketball One, Either

An Open Letter Concerning Traffic

Naked Dinner

No muss, no fuss, great taste at Olea

Ethics, schmethics

For whom the toll tolls

Take a Meander with Evander?

Sticker Shock

Let's not have that Victory parade just yet

Lanny's Things

Lanny's offers "high eating"

Of Course

Stars of Poker

Hockey heroes make up for a bum deal

Easy Riders

The North Texas Rock Rally cruises into town

Hold 'Em

Get the Stars treatment at Casino Night

To Find a Mate

Sand Castles

It's a multiphonic spree

Minor League

The comic-book Gentlemen have never been more flat

Money for Nothing, Yet

Will anyone get Get It? Or will Get It even get going?

Those Poor Starvin' Cops

If Dallas cops are so destitute, how come police station parking lots look like the auto show?

Cirrus

Counterfeit (Moonshine Music)

That Frozen Concoction

What's up with all the different margaritas?

Sweet revenge

Dallas' most unloved police officer finds himself surrounded by enemies -- from his own department

Vroom!

Grand hotel

The Adolphus' French Room offers courses in dining elegance

More bang for the Lira

La Dolce Vita steeps penny-pinching in romance and taste

Out Here

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