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June 10, 2011Happy Eating highlights restaurant happy hour food menus, pointing you to the best deals out there.
This week, we're doing happy hour neighborhood restaurant-style at Sushi Star.
Where: 5956 Royal Lane
When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday
The Scene: This is Preston Hollow's quiet neighbo ... More >>
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December 22, 2010​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour
in Quittin' Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn't take
up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Brackets, 5300 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 100 (at the Palomar, Mockingbird and U.S. 75)Whe ... More >>
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December 17, 2010I am good at working for free.
That is not to say I am good at volunteer work. For one thing, I get bored bagging groceries at the Food Pantry. It's hard to feel good about what I'm doing when we run out of supplies and have nothing to give the late-comers but green beans and evaporated milk ... More >>
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October 6, 2010 We told you once and we'll tell you again, any season is barbecue season. Sure, you might need to trade in your swim trunks for snow boots at some point, but we're sure they'll look good with the "Kiss the Chef" apron you're wearing.
This Saturday and Sunday, October 9 and 10, will be the ... More >>
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July 7, 2010My friend, Song Wii, owns Sushi Star Restaurant in Preston Hollow. I worry about him. Having watched my father work 12 hours a day behind a hot wok for years, I understand too well the pressures of running a restaurant. Unless impending bankruptcy or a natural disaster forces a restaurant to ... More >>
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February 11, 2010This is what's powering Unfair Park at the moment.Unfair Park's Northwest Dallas outpost lost power about 20 minutes ago -- which frankly comes as no surprise given that the nearest suggestion of a springtime sprinkle often times causes electrical darkness. (Just as well, the Dallas Independe ... More >>
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October 29, 2009This is what's powering Unfair Park at the moment.Unfair Park's Northwest Dallas outpost lost power about 20 minutes ago -- which frankly comes as no surprise given that the nearest suggestion of a springtime sprinkle often times causes electrical darkness. (Just as well, the Dallas Independe ... More >>
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April 8, 2009Less than a week after that FBI raid at a 2323 Bryan Street data center that left dozens of innocent companies and Internet service providers in the dark, Wired's Threat Level offers the most complete picture of what went down. From information gleaned from court docs (including the 39-page affidavi ... More >>
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December 29, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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September 17, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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August 21, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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June 26, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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June 17, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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June 13, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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June 5, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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May 28, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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May 22, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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May 8, 2008 Once the little ones were tucked into their dreams of St. Nicholas (or parked in front of their new Wiis and Xboxes), the rest of Dallas made it out on the town over the long weekend.We've got a pair of Night Moves slideshows here this morning, first from Green Elephant on Christmas and the 26th. S ... More >>
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April 17, 2008The Tipp goes Wii...bowling
Blogs
April 17, 2008The Tipp goes Wii...bowling
Home Entertainment
April 17, 2008House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever.
Home Entertainment
March 20, 2008The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Home Entertainment
January 31, 2008No amount of sharpening can save this dull blade
Home Entertainment
January 10, 2008Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life.
Home Entertainment
January 3, 2008NiGHTS' second coming feels more like a first draft
News
December 27, 2007'Tis the season to thank those who helped stuff our stockings with Tony Romo
Home Entertainment
December 27, 2007A look back at the best of 2007
Music
December 20, 2007Are rocker videogames the new MTV—and will they help us save the music universe?
Home Entertainment
November 29, 2007A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario
Home Entertainment
October 25, 2007It's five great games for $60 — shoot first and ask questions later.
Home Entertainment
October 4, 2007The Wii's latest pool game is a cue stick in the mud
Home Entertainment
September 20, 2007Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii
Blogs
September 5, 2007Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii
Home Entertainment
August 9, 2007Alien Syndrome will alienate some, infect others
Home Entertainment
July 12, 2007The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool
Home Entertainment
July 5, 2007The terrorizing townsfolk of Resident Evil 4 shamble onto the Wii.
Home Entertainment
June 28, 2007All the beer in the world can't save Mario Party 8
Home Entertainment
May 24, 2007Spider-Man 3 spins a web of mediocrity
Dining
May 24, 2007Bin 555 is good for grownups too
Home Entertainment
May 17, 2007Marble Mania rolls out a winner for the Wii
Home Entertainment
April 19, 2007Cooking Mama for the Wii looks good enough to eat
Home Entertainment
April 5, 2007Wing Island might make you cry fowl
Home Entertainment
March 8, 2007There's not much besides an extra controller to these minigames
Home Entertainment
February 22, 2007There's more than one way to play with your Wii
Home Entertainment
January 25, 2007You're not a doctor, but Trauma Center lets you play one on TV.
Home Entertainment
January 4, 2007Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.
Home Entertainment
December 14, 2006Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition.
Home Entertainment
October 12, 2006Okami shows that videogames can be art
Home Entertainment
September 14, 2006Super Monkey Ball Adventure takes a wrong turn
Home Entertainment
May 25, 2006The five biggest attention-getters at E3.
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