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May 2, 2012
Desperados Owner Jorge Levy on Emails to Mark Cuban and Running a Family Restaurant
Jorge Levy and his two sons own Desperados on Greenville and in Garland. The senior Levy, originally from Mexico, is also involved in The Dallas Margarita Society, Savor Mexico and the Greenville Area Business Association. Most importantly, he's the guy that emailed Mark Cuban about saving the Saint ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
15 Places to Spill Food On Your Beard During 35 Denton
At its inception, the 35 Denton music festival was simply North Texas' answer to Austin'sfamous shitshow, South by Southwest. In its third year, 35 Denton has become a legitimate music showcase, pulling names like Big Boi, The Flaming Lips and Mavis Staples into its funky little downtown square. The ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
La Calle Doce Has Been Serving Mexican Seafood for 30 Years. Here's How.
Laura and Silka Sanchez In 1981, Laura and Oscar Sanchez opened La Calle Doce in small house in Oak Cliff. Now, more than 30 years later, with the recent addition of a new bar and patio, it stands as a staple for Mexican seafood in Dallas. Raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Laura's father instill ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2012
Starfucker Aim For Head and Hips at The Prophet Bar
Starfucker, Painted Palms and Alexico The Prophet Bar Friday, January 13 An interesting sampling was in attendance at Friday's sold-out Prophet Bar show, one that spanned teens, 20, 30 and 40-somethings. Monterrey-based one-man band Alexico's computer-assisted performance was, at first, an acquired ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2011
Now Open: Seafood Grill Lazaranda in Addison Walk
Lazaranda had its soft opening Tuesday in the Addison Walk complex at Beltline and the Tollway. It's a beautiful spot with a large dining room, patio, outdoor and indoor bar, and a lively vibe. The extensive menu is full of fish, shrimp, ceviches, tostados, tacos, enchiladas and soups, all w ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
La Calle Doce Celebrates 30 Years of Food and Family
La Calle DoceIn 1981, Oscar and Laura Sanchez opened their traditional Mexican seafood restaurant, La Calle Doce, in an old renovated house in Oak Cliff. Three decades and two more restaurants later, they will mark their 30th anniversary next week. I asked Laura -- who whose father taught her the ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
For Cinco de Mayo, Skip the Tequila; Head for the Sierra Madre
Not everything is Tecate and tequila with a smattering of high-pitched mariachi howling on Cinco de Mayo -- not anymore at least, thanks to the rise of Mexican craft breweries. The individuals behind these operations aren't going the usual lager route, as the Los Angeles Times reported earli ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Since It's Never Too Early, Dallas International Film Festival Announces Its First 12 Titles
The Indonesian Blood of Eagles is among the first dirty dozen titles selected for this year's Dallas International Film Festival.While in the middle of dealing with some South by Southwest film fest logistics, this announcement arrived from the Dallas International Film Festival: It's ready to de ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2010
Four American Dishes Intended to Honor Other Countries -- and How the Honored Countries Received Them.
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
News
July 22, 2010
Why Are So Many Mexicans Becoming Mormons?
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
News
July 1, 2010
The State of Texas Cannot Execute The Mentally Retarded, But That May Not Prevent A Dallas Cop Killer From Being Put To Death.
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
Dining
May 13, 2010
Neighborhood Services Tavern brings good taste to social networking
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
Film
April 15, 2010
The Perfect Game
Me So Hungry Burger King's new Pizza Burger probably doesn't appease Italians.Americans have a habit of co-opting and recreating global cuisines, arbitrarily assigning ethnic labels to dishes unknown in their purported homelands. In the process, of course, they've created some very good - if ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Mexican Authorities, FBI Round Up Four Locals Indicted for Cybercrimes Last Week
Turns out, reports of Michael Faulkner's death were highly exaggerated. Special Agent Mark White, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Dallas spokesman, tells Unfair Park today that the Southlake resident -- who was among the 19 indicted by a federal grand jury last week for a "massive cybercrim ... More >>
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November 26, 2009
Is the Reconquista Spreading to England?
Turns out, reports of Michael Faulkner's death were highly exaggerated. Special Agent Mark White, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Dallas spokesman, tells Unfair Park today that the Southlake resident -- who was among the 19 indicted by a federal grand jury last week for a "massive cybercrim ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2009
On The Range: Tortas
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.No matter that you haven't read the strip in many years, or even if you've never perused the comic that has been a staple of the funny papers across the country for over 70 years, you still probably know that Dagwoo ... More >>
News
August 13, 2009
Mexican Citizens Seeking Help from the Local Consulate Get Snared in a Legal Grudge Match
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.No matter that you haven't read the strip in many years, or even if you've never perused the comic that has been a staple of the funny papers across the country for over 70 years, you still probably know that Dagwoo ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2009
On The Range: Cabrito
Goats helped settle America. Not kidding: According to Robb Walsh, author of The Tex-Mex Cookbook, goats were the preferred diet of common folk in Europe, so when Columbus sailed to the New World on his second voyage in 1493 he brought goats for meat, cheese, and milk--along with Spanish sheph ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2009
Lawsuit Alleges Mexico's Consulate in Dallas is a "Lawless World Where Rules Do Not Exist"
If nothing else, attorney Larry Friedman's petition filed yesterday in Dallas County County District Court -- a class action lawsuit in which four Dallas County residents and one living in Monterrey, Mexico, allege "corruption and greed" at the Mexican Consulate on Stemmons Freeway -- is a great rea ... More >>
News
April 23, 2009
Blood ties between Arabs and Mexicans? Oh, man, that’ll drive Lou Dobbs really nuts.
If nothing else, attorney Larry Friedman's petition filed yesterday in Dallas County County District Court -- a class action lawsuit in which four Dallas County residents and one living in Monterrey, Mexico, allege "corruption and greed" at the Mexican Consulate on Stemmons Freeway -- is a great rea ... More >>
News
March 5, 2009
What's So Vulgar About the Word Pinche?
If nothing else, attorney Larry Friedman's petition filed yesterday in Dallas County County District Court -- a class action lawsuit in which four Dallas County residents and one living in Monterrey, Mexico, allege "corruption and greed" at the Mexican Consulate on Stemmons Freeway -- is a great rea ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2009
SXSW Announces First Round Of Scheduled Performers For '09 Fest
OK, so there's a clause at the bottom of the press release we just received--y'know "The list is subject to change" blah, blah blah--but lo and behold, here it is: The first round of announced performers for the 23rd SXSW festival, schedule to take place this year March 18-22. After the jump, the c ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2008
A Dallas Coke Smuggler's Blues
OK, so there's a clause at the bottom of the press release we just received--y'know "The list is subject to change" blah, blah blah--but lo and behold, here it is: The first round of announced performers for the 23rd SXSW festival, schedule to take place this year March 18-22. After the jump, the c ... More >>
Music
February 7, 2008
Mahteo
The NuWave Republic EP (Scotoma)
News
January 24, 2008
Patrolling South Texas for Illegal Immigrants
Border Patrolman Jorge Diaz left Mexico at 12. For 20 years, he's trolled the South Texas brush for illegal compatriots.
Dining
October 18, 2007
Review: Luna de Noche
In excess
News
October 4, 2007
Family Shattered After Oscar Sanchez's Murder
Sanchez's family thought they'd left the lawlessness of Mexico behind. But somehow it caught up with them.
Dining
June 7, 2007
Bejeweled and Bedeviled
La Joya makes boilerplate Mexican transcendent
News
November 2, 2006
Splitsville
No border fences make for mad neighbors in Farmers Branch
News
September 22, 2005
Jesus in a Mullet
Del Hendrixson's uncertain journey from convict to Dallas gang guru
Calendar
August 5, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Del Hendrixson's uncertain journey from convict to Dallas gang guru
Music
May 6, 2004
Only a Mountain
Pleasant Grove prepares for its next challenge: the rest of the country
Best of Dallas
September 25, 2003
Real Southern Home-Style Cooking
Pleasant Grove prepares for its next challenge: the rest of the country
News
February 27, 2003
Dancing Across the Border
Born in Mexico and raised by Celso Pi�a, sonidero music is taking over Dallas' Latino nightclubs. Is it here to stay?
Dining
November 28, 2002
Border Wars
What's the difference between Mexican and Tex-Mex food?
News
September 19, 2002
New, Improved Michael Irvin
Plus: Defending Cheryl Smith, Ouch, Straight Outta Fiction
News
August 2, 2001
Rich Man, Poor Man
Dallas architect Tom Stanley crafted buildings that endure on city skylines across the country, but his fortune and family wouldn't survive their own shaky foundations
Dining
February 15, 2001
Tub Steak
The Keg Steakhouse invites you to come-as-you-are.
News
July 27, 2000
Bad language
Spanish-speaking merchants tangle with salesmen who talk fast--in English
News
March 23, 2000
"Babe, I leave this for you"
Seven years after her police-officer husband died in the line of duty, Lydia Galvan clings to his memory -- any way she can
Dining
November 4, 1999
Positively 12th Street
La Calle Doce conquers a new neighborhood
News
May 27, 1999
Children of the Storm
Hurricane Mitch left thousands homeless, jobless, and alone, forcing them to cross the border in search for new lives in America. And those were just the kids.
Music
December 18, 1997
Tejano outsiders define what's in
La Mafia continue to break barriers even as their industry ignores them
News
October 9, 1997
Net Loss
After 13 years of survival and success, Dallas Sidekicks coach Gordon Jago leaves behind the team he kept alive
News
August 21, 1997
Day trippin'
East Dallas day laborers must relocate to a new corner, but doing so might be costly...for them
Dining
July 24, 1997
Keeping the pita puffed
Hedary's Lebanese Oven & Grill offers reverent interpretations of ancient dishes
News
February 13, 1997
Born of El Sol
Germinated in the rich tradition of El Sol de Texas, the Spanish-language press takes root in Dallas
Calendar
November 9, 1995
Events for the week
Germinated in the rich tradition of El Sol de Texas, the Spanish-language press takes root in Dallas
Dining
May 25, 1995
Race to the border
Make like Columbus and discover the New World splendors of Monterrey
News
March 2, 1995
Rough road ahead
NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding
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