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Odessa

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Strippers Who Sued Jaguars Claim the Chain Retaliated. And That, Judge Says, Is a No-No.

    A Dallas-based strip-club chain facing a class-action lawsuit tried to compel its dancers not to join that legal action -- and even fired a woman who wouldn't comply, or so the strippers claim. In a motion filed earlier this month, the dancers also claim that the clubs foisted the agreements on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Over the Weekend: Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels at the Winspear Opera House

    Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels Winspear Opera HouseOctober 28, 2011 Better than: living in Odessa Explosions in the Sky​When they attempted to perform at the outdoor Strauss Square in Dallas last month, the persistent rain prevented Explosions in the Sky from playing. To prevent any recurr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2011

    Best Of SXSW Saturday-Day: Owen Pallett, Rock Screams and Rumors

    Nick RalloAh, remember 35 Conferette? Good times, good times.​The final day--and night as Rocks Off discovered--of SXSW was a long one. After perusing an absolutely epic line for Rachel Ray's Feedback Party at Stubb's (yeah, you read that right), we ventured over to Peckerheads to meet Dallas-fr ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Bake Sale Bandits

    Local Movement Fights for Cottage Food Bill.

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Watch: What Would Happen If Pitchfork Ran Hollywood Soundtracks?

    ​According to IMDB, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World cost about $60 million to make. Critics adore it, it has a certain cult following and word is it's on the short list to get an Oscar nod for best visual effects. To date, however, the film's grossed only about half its budget. Which is a little sad, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Sure, Simmons May Bury Nuclear Waste in West Texas. But It Has To Get There Somehow.

    Nuke-Free Texas​We've noted a couple of times in recent days that Gov. Rick Perry's appointees to the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission are but days away from closing comment on Harold Simmons's permit application to bury 36 states' nuclear waste out in West Texas. Ah, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    This Christmas, All this Family Wants is for NFL Running Back Ricky Williams to Know He's Got A Home in Dallas

    Photos by Patrick MichelsRoss Williams, right, has been running right along with Ricky Williams through his football career, trying to convince the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner that he's his real father. Ross's brother Ray Williams, his daughters Patricia and Vernice and the rest of his family have jo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    High Turkey Prices Won't Keep North Texas Food Bank from Giving Away Birds

    ​The North Texas Food Bank won't face the same turkey shortages plaguing food pantries in West Texas. As KOSA-TV reported this morning, the West Texas Food Bank is scrapping turkey distribution for the first time in a decade, citing the high cost of turkey meat. Inflation and a poor harvest o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Staff Trax: Big K.R.I.T., Ian Brown, The Mekons, .357 String Band, AFI

    Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Llano Estacado Vintner's Selection Signature Red Meritage

    ​Meritage or Claret? What's the difference? Typically, both terms refer to Bordeaux-style blends, heavy on the Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot, with one or more of the regions classic blending grapes added for body, spice and completeness. Most fans of Argentinian reds would be surprised to l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 17 revisited: Left/Right Delivers That Mix To Us, As Promised

    ​Two weeks back we featured Left/Right on our weekly DJ profile, DC9er. However, due to a busy schedule the DJ/producer wasn't able to send over an exclusive mix. Instead, he sent us an excellent mix that he'd already released. Well, this week, Left/Right sent along his new DC9-exclusive "Day M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Staff Trax: Hot Chip, LCD Soundsytem, Caribou, King Crimson, Johann Johannsson and Meat Loaf

    Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into our ow ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 24, 2009

    Jorge's Tex-Mex reaches for the ordinary and beyond in its upscale digs.

    Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into our ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Now, For the Good News: The DFW Is Still One of Best Big Cities For Job Growth in U.S.

    Earlier this week, Michael Shires, associate professor in public policy at Pepperdine University, and Joel Kotkin posted on Forbes and New Geography their annual list of the best cities for job growth in the country -- though Kotkin adds the caveat that given the state of things, "perhaps we should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Cynthia Dunbar's Gone From Crazy Online Essays to Actual Book Writin'

    Texas State Board of Education member Mavis Knight, a Democrat whose District 13 includes part of Dallas and Tarrant Counties, had no idea till reached by Unfair Park this afternoon that her fellow board member Cynthia Dunbar has published a book. But, sure enough, there it is on Amazon: One Nation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Pulp Charity: Holiday Food Drive Horror Stories

    Holiday giving is all around us now. If you're not already the generous type, you're being guilted into it by a bell-ringing Santa, or Will Smith, or even Wal-Mart.If you think you can get away with tossing another can of creamed spinach into the bin -- the one in your kitchen cabinet, back where yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2008

    Get on the Bus -- If, That Is, You Blame George Bush For Everything Ever

    Holiday giving is all around us now. If you're not already the generous type, you're being guilted into it by a bell-ringing Santa, or Will Smith, or even Wal-Mart.If you think you can get away with tossing another can of creamed spinach into the bin -- the one in your kitchen cabinet, back where yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    In West Texas, a Dallas Company Fights to Bury Radioactive Waste

    Holiday giving is all around us now. If you're not already the generous type, you're being guilted into it by a bell-ringing Santa, or Will Smith, or even Wal-Mart.If you think you can get away with tossing another can of creamed spinach into the bin -- the one in your kitchen cabinet, back where yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    Rock Star Robbery

    Holiday giving is all around us now. If you're not already the generous type, you're being guilted into it by a bell-ringing Santa, or Will Smith, or even Wal-Mart.If you think you can get away with tossing another can of creamed spinach into the bin -- the one in your kitchen cabinet, back where yo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2007

    Definitely Weezing

    Does Shore still have the juice?

  • News

    February 1, 2007

    Don't Go Bust

    A turncoat narc offers tips on how to move your weed

  • News

    January 18, 2007

    Busted

    Off-field indiscretions be damned, Michael Irvin deserves football immortality

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    Are You Ready For Some (More) Football?

    Off-field indiscretions be damned, Michael Irvin deserves football immortality

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2006

    Barnes Storming

    Off-field indiscretions be damned, Michael Irvin deserves football immortality

  • Music

    September 15, 2005

    On the Road Again

    Jason Molina's Magnolia Electric Co. takes on 1,800 miles of Texas

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    Gay Caballeros

    Inside the secret world of Dallas' mayates

  • Film

    October 7, 2004

    Hell of a Catch

    Friday Night Lights goes deep, rare for a movie about football

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Deep Thinking

    Plus:Screen Play

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Clash of Symbols

    Six Flags is teaching Texology, and we've got a few suggestions

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Novel Idea

    A tiny publisher in the Big Bend lands a whopper—the sequel to The Bridges of Madison County

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    The Great Depression

    Brett and Rennie Sparks usher The Handsome Family into its Twilight years

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Shallow Impact

    Why don't tourists flock to the meteor crater outside of Odessa? Because most don't know a bona fide Texas treasure from a hole in the ground.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Run Over

    Small towns in the Big Bend area brace for an onslaught of Mexican trucks rolling their way thanks to NAFTA

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    From Russia, with Love

    Just $25,000 gets you a bundle of hot Russian babes from one Dallas matchmaking firm. What more could a rich American geek ever ask for?

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    High Spoons

    Bare breasts, a bowl of red, and bad blood among the chili brethren in the Big Bend. Texas doesn't get any better.

  • Film

    October 26, 2000

    A Couple Yards Short

    The gang's all here in this familiar-but-fresh tale of a bad guy scared straight

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Sins of a Preacher Man

    Until his overthrow, Bill Price led the Texas anti-abortion movement for 17 years. Was it politics, ego, or something worse that did him in?

  • Film

    May 11, 2000

    Slow burn

    Run Lola Run director favors depressive over manic in Winter Sleepers

  • Film

    May 4, 2000

    Russia without love

    East-West fails twice, as historical portrait and human-interest tale

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    The Handsome Family

    East-West fails twice, as historical portrait and human-interest tale

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Gadfly attack

    A lawyer-bashing Fort Worth man challenges Texas' municipal court system

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Barnyard stench

    City auditor believes something stinks at Samuell Farm Parkand it's not just the cow manure

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Bucking Crazy

    Want in on the dirt floor of rodeo's marquee event? A guy in Mansfield has your ride.

  • Music

    October 15, 1998

    Mose's better blues

    A trip to Long Island reveals an Allison wonderland

  • Music

    February 15, 1996

    Lonely Hunter

    After a self-imposed exile in Mexico and obscurity, a Texas bluesman comes home

  • Music

    December 21, 1995

    Rhythm and Jews

    he modern-day klezmer revival jazzes up the music of tradition

  • Culture

    October 12, 1995

    Racetracks lament

    Trinity Meadows may show whether Texas racing industry can get past the gate

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    BeloWatch

    Trinity Meadows may show whether Texas racing industry can get past the gate

  • Culture

    April 6, 1995

    The last hurrah

    The strike is over, but pain lingers

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    Rough road ahead

    NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding

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