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Lyndon Johnson

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Lakewood Brewing Company Finds Home

    From Lakewood Brewing Company's Facebook page​It's a good week in Dallas beer real-estate news. Not only is Deep Ellum Brewing Co. opening its brewery doors to the public for the first time this weekend, but yesterday Lakewood Brewing Company announced via its Facebook page that it is ready to mov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Eight People Shot During Rival Gang Tiff at a Rap Battle in North Dallas Night Club

    ​Not all open-mic rap competitions are as friendly as the ones down in Deep Ellum these days, apparently: Multiple guns were reportedly fired and eight different people were injured by gunfire late on Friday night during a "Rap-Off Contest" taking place at Rolls Royce Club in North Dallas, near th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Nolan Estes, a Finalist for Interim Dallas ISD Superintendent, Would Be "Honored" to Return

    Photo by Joan Burnard/Dallas Independent School DistrictNolan Estes, at right, presenting a scholarship to School of Science and Engineering student Juliana M. Hossu back in April​At this very moment, Nolan Estes is at his home in Austin filling out a questionnaire sent to the handful of finalists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Urban Land Institute: Dallas's "Bold [Roads] Retooling Could Run Short of Fuel for a While."

    Click to embiggen a look at LBJ Freeway in the year 2016. Give or take.​That LBJ Freeway overhaul we've been warning you about gets underway today as crews begin the first phase of the HOV-lane shut-down, between Luna Road and Midway Road. But, hey, look at it this way, says Andy Rittler, spokesm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    The Difference Between What You Like and What's Good

    ​While riding a northbound train last week, I was struck by the conductor's judicious use of his P.A. privileges. He pointed out the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. He piped up again when we rolled past Lyndon B. Johnson's alma mater. And he made sure everybody knew the train was traveling p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    For Sale: Some of the Most Important Paintings in Dallas Times Herald (And Dallas) History

    At left is Allen Merriman, editor emeritus; at right, James Chambers, a publisher​Speaking of fine art ...Tuesday morning, our editorial assistant got the phone call. The voice on the other end of the line whispered: Someone has just brought to Consignment Heaven dozens of pieces taken out of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Assuming You Like the Taste of Mosquito Spray

    Up in my swatted-neck of the woods, the city's preparing to kill mosquitoes dead, dead, dead thanks to the first positive West Nile test of the summer. (Yes.) Says this city of Dallas press release, folks who live in an area boundeded by Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Dallas North Tollway, Inwood Road, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2009

    Big Johnson

    Up in my swatted-neck of the woods, the city's preparing to kill mosquitoes dead, dead, dead thanks to the first positive West Nile test of the summer. (Yes.) Says this city of Dallas press release, folks who live in an area boundeded by Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Dallas North Tollway, Inwood Road, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    10 Questions: Former Presidents

    OK, OK--a gimmick for Inauguration day. Give us a break. The President gets a personal chef, state dinners and could probably walk out of any restaurant in the country without paying. Of course, there have been some notorious culinary moments: The competent Bush puking all over his Japane ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Vinnie Paul To Sign Copies Of The New Dimebag Darrell Book At The LBJ Freeway Best Buy On Thursday

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Lee Harvey Oswald's Trial Finally Available on DVD. Hmmm, Wonder Why.

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Film

    October 16, 2008

    The Secret Life of Bees is All Honey, No Sting

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2008

    “I Really Hope This Piece Will Have a Major Life Beyond Dallas.”

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Mister Stanley Wouldn't Be Happy, As Couple Attempts to Tear Down the Historic Marcus House

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    In a 1994 Essay, Stanley Marcus Recalls His House and Its VIPs

    The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it's the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist's life (a fact that certainly can't sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer...), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 3, 2008

    Bless Us, Oh Lard

    Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    Centro-matic's Will Johnson is a Study in Opposites

    ...just like the Texan president who fascinates him

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Get to Know Cappy McGarr!

    ...just like the Texan president who fascinates him

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2007

    The Day Bill Paxton Saw John F. Kennedy

    ...just like the Texan president who fascinates him

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2007
  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Go West

    With Dallas Democrats' return from the dead, state Senator Royce West is poised for bigger things, like maybe paychecks

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2006

    So, Like, Wanna Know Who Killed J.F.K.?

    With Dallas Democrats' return from the dead, state Senator Royce West is poised for bigger things, like maybe paychecks

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Dubya: A Really Cool Dude

    With Dallas Democrats' return from the dead, state Senator Royce West is poised for bigger things, like maybe paychecks

  • Culture

    June 15, 2006

    Standard Transmission

    Tune up and laugh at Stanton's Garage; a fun ride into Bombay Dreams

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    Hart Attack

    Everybody loves a winner? Tell it to Rangers GM John Hart.

  • Music

    September 9, 2004

    Boogie for Bush!

    Dubya and Franz Ferdinand have made it OK for white guys to dance

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    The Right's Stuff

    A Texas-based band of conservative warriors tackles the left on its own turf--the street

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    Riding Coattails

    Plus: The Snub; A Dogs Life

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2004

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Plus: The Snub; A Dogs Life

  • Culture

    February 5, 2004

    Strange Days

    Errol Morris gets history right by recognizing that it's usually all wrong

  • Film

    February 5, 2004

    Fog of Reason

    Robert McNamara considers the lessons of war

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Clone Ranger

    The old roundup may never be the same, thanks to Zech Damerons herd of genetically duplicate longhorns

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    God Bless Dubya

    Plus: Laura-blanca, Color Coded

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    Been There, Done That

    For supporters of an improved and expensive Trinity River, everything old is new again

  • Dining

    January 17, 2002

    Okra Shock

    Gumbo's grub could be addicting

  • Film

    January 11, 2001

    What Crisis?

    How Kevin Costner learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

  • Film

    November 16, 2000

    Well Dunne

    The Deep Ellum Film Festival returns, suffering from the Terrific Twos

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    The True Believer

    Say what you want about Marvin Olasky, the oddball UT professor and controversial architect of Bush's "compassionate conservatism." He practices what he preaches.

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    The truth is way out there

    Jim Marrs believes that Kennedy was murdered as part of a vast conspiracy, that aliens vist us regularly, and that the Trialateral Commission controls our governement. So, what if he's right?

  • Calendar

    February 25, 1999

    Presidential suite

    Jim Marrs believes that Kennedy was murdered as part of a vast conspiracy, that aliens vist us regularly, and that the Trialateral Commission controls our governement. So, what if he's right?

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Odd Man Out

    Dallas-raised Terry Southern wrote Easy Rider, hung with the Beatles, and influenced a generation. But he died penniless, and now his son must pay off Terry's debts--and restore his father's legacy.

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    Officer down

    Thirty-five years ago, Jesse Curry was Dallas' respected, popular police chief. Then Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, and Curry became just one more victim of the Kennedy assassination.

  • Music

    November 12, 1998

    Out Here

    Thirty-five years ago, Jesse Curry was Dallas' respected, popular police chief. Then Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, and Curry became just one more victim of the Kennedy assassination.

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    Poor Relations

    Guess what happened when Cleo Sims and her felonious offspring took over a Dallas anti-poverty agency

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Buzz

    Guess what happened when Cleo Sims and her felonious offspring took over a Dallas anti-poverty agency

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    The rise and fall of Phil Gramm

    Texas' former presidential candidate never learned the art of compromise

  • Music

    July 20, 1995

    Junior or joke?

    Bob Wills' family disowns man claiming to be prince of Western Swing

  • Film

    May 11, 1995

    Final step

    Ginger Rogers, 1911-1995

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Farewell from Cracker Eden

    Texas journalism loses a great writer and friend in Grover Lewis

  • Music

    November 10, 1994

    Idol worship

    In the 1950s and '60s, Tony Zoppi wrote about -- and rode with -- the stars

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