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    December 1, 1994

    Forward to the Past

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    September 24, 1998

    Dallas the Greek

    Grapevine Lake project takes aim at the automobile

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    July 27, 2000

    I can see Clearview now

    Getting the "independent" bookings straight

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    September 21, 2000

    Best neighborhood

    Little Forest Hills

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    July 11, 2002

    Various Artists

    Soundbombing 3 (Rawkus)

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    February 13, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Picks for the week of February 13-19

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    November 20, 2008

    Q-Tip

    The Renaissance (Universal Motown)

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    July 24, 2008

    Nas

    Untitled (Def Jam)

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    February 21, 2008

    I'm Going to Foodieland!

    Eat like a champion at the Meyerson

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    December 6, 2007

    Birth Defects

    Critics blame poisons from the tie plant for severe birth defects

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    July 12, 2007

    Queens of the Stone Age

    Era Vulgaris (Interscope)

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    September 13, 2007

    So Close, and Yet So Far

    The intimate pleasures and necessary detachments of Toronto 2007

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    January 12, 2006

    Deep Sixed

    Reports of Deep Ellum's death are exaggerated, but not by much

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    December 1, 2005

    The Beatdown

    On Friday, take a twisted Z-Trip through the world of hip-hop

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    October 6, 2005

    Fired Up

    A woman's place is at the grill

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    September 9, 2004

    Crooked As They Come

    Criminal swipes its story from a far superior movie

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    July 17, 2003

    Photos Already Bent

    The kids are alright

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    April 17, 2003
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    March 20, 2003

    Tear Jerker

    The world according to John Irving

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    January 16, 2003

    Nas

    God's Son (Columbia)

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    June 13, 2002

    Face Time

    The Carter's latest exhibit revels in the human visage captured by the artist's hand

  • Film

    May 9, 2002

    Getting Taken

    In Nine Queens, the Argentineans do Mamet, damn it, even better

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    Local H

    March 28

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    January 31, 2002

    Mates of State

    January 31

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    October 4, 2001

    The Who?

    Little Grizzly finds itself, and its new album, somewhere along the way

  • Calendar

    June 7, 2001

    Circus of the Bizarre

    Even performance artists want to run away with the circus

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    The Phantom Menace

    In 1946, a serial killer haunted sleepy Texarkana, stalking his victims under the cover of night. Investigators wonder if he died decades later in a Dallas rest home--or simply disappeared.

  • 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

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    August 3, 2000

    Public defenders

    A surprising number of parents are shunning the 'burbs, pulling their kids out of private schools, and embracing DISD

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    May 5, 2009

    The Top 5 Mexican Athletes in the History of Dallas

    Numero Uno.Pretty sure I should call in Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I thought I should crack open a Corona and at least give it a go. I was going to - per my usual list - rank the Top 10 but that's extremely difficult considering ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Garden Party

    Numero Uno.Pretty sure I should call in Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I thought I should crack open a Corona and at least give it a go. I was going to - per my usual list - rank the Top 10 but that's extremely difficult considering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Veggie Girl: Olivella's

    The question is not how Olivella's does the simple Italian thing so well, but why more restaurants don't. Is it so difficult, really, to buy fresh, healthy ingredients, and then to keep the food simple enough to let their flavors come through? Apparently so, or more places would do it. Olivella ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    First Look: El Tizoncito Taqueria

    ​How far would you go for a really great taco? Guess it depends on your definition of "great". We're of the opinion that taco perfection comes in many guises, whether tucked in the corner of a Tex-Mex combo plate or served through a walk-up window at a certain area truck stop. Tacos, by nature, ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2009
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    December 29, 2009

    Pho From Home: Houston

    ​My affair with our I-45 rival can be best described as a love/hate relationship, heavy on the hate. Past trips I've made to Houston consistently involved cursed adventures and unlucky mishaps with scars--yes actual scars--to prove it. From the time a two inch nail left a lifelong mark in my ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Cinco de Mayo: The Top 10 Sorta Mexican Athletes in the History of Dallas

    ​Should probably consult Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I figured I'd just crack open a Corona and give it a go myself. 10. Mike Bacsik - Well, he was a local athlete with an affinity strong feelings for about Mexicans. 9. Bryan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    This Week In Dallas Music History: Club Clearview Launches Cyberium

    ​It's hard to believe how "cutting edge" Club Clearview (R.I.P.) was striving to be in the early 1990s. Because plopping down $80,000 for a virtual reality machine and a re-model in the middle of a recession? That sure seems like a bold move on the part of then-Clearview owners Jeff Swaney and Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    After 12-Year Search for Missing Son, Mother Doesn't Buy Ellis County Sheriff's Suicide Story

    Jacob Whitt's driver's license photoIn 1997, Jacob Whitt was a 21-year-old anxious to get out of his tiny Central Florida hometown and start a life somewhere new. Truckers passing through told him Dallas was the place to move if he wanted to make some money, so that August he headed west, moving in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See Senses Fail and Bayside at The Prophet Bar Tomorrow

    New York based emo-rock act Bayside have been around for a while--since the year 2000 to be exact. But that doesn't mean their new music has lost any of the angst of their earlier records. Its members are just taking a different approach from many of the bands in the emo community, of which they ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Dallas PD on the Kidnapping That Wasn't

    ​At 10:24 this morning, Dallas Police first sent word that a 6-month-old girl had been kidnapped on Westmoreland Road; a short time after that came that Amber Alert, which turned out to be a false alarm. (Jack E. Jett, take a bow.) Moments ago, Senior Corporal Kevin Janse sent this release detaili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Come Summer, You May Want to Start Avoiding LBJ Freeway. Like You Don't Already.

    Several Friends of Unfair Park have asked in recent weeks: When should they begin avoiding LBJ Freeway, which, of course, is about to become the "LBJ Express"? (To which I replied: What, you don't already avoid LBJ Freeway? I know, right? Hilarious!) One Friend asked in particular because he espied ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Speaking of Traffic: LBJ's Going To Get Worse Tomorrow Night as HOV Lanes Get Adiosed

    Via.​The tail end of the Mavs parade left the Dallas Convention Center moments ago; more to come from that traffic jam shortly. But till then, this just in from the folks overseeing the LBJ Freeway redo: The second -- and final -- wave of HOV lane closures is set to begin tomorrow night. Specifica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Dwaine Caraway Isn't About to Let the City Close Pools, Especially Two In His District

    ​Mary Suhm was right about one thing: When I asked her Thursday where she saw the council pushing back on her proposed FY2011-12 budget, she said, well, probably pools -- specifically, her suggestion that the city shutter five of its 17 pools in the coming fiscal year. Those pools: Bonnie View, Ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Mimi's Pizzeria, a "New York-Style" Pizza Shop, Coming to Preston Hollow

    ​Subs, Mexican, burgers, Slurpees -- the strip mall at Northwest Highway and Hillcrest has most of the major food groups covered. It will get that elusive fifth major food group, cheap pizza, in a couple of months. Mimi Ahmedi's family owns the Joe's Pizza and Pasta chain. He's branching out, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    I Learned to Love Paan, and You Should Too, Starting with This Week's Review

    ​The first time I encountered the small, triangular-shaped parcel I was in New York. Some friends of mine were stupid enough to take my recommendation that we arrive by train at 6 a.m., order chaat and chai at Lahori Kabab, and continue a 24-hour curry crawl through multiple boroughs before h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Dallas ISD Offers Detailed Look at Plans to Improve Its Academically Unacceptable Schools

    ​Speaking of Dallas ISD public hearings ...A few weeks back, in advance of a series of town halls, we sneak-peaked the district's vague suggestions offered to improve its 33 academically unacceptable campuses. But on the board's meetings-and-agenda website, you'll find the so-called School Improve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Recession-Proof Drinking: Taste Testing Three Off-Brand Beers

    Jesse HugheyIs "Flat" really a word you want in your beer brand name?​Never in the dozen-plus years that I've been of legal drinking age have I seen beer as cheap as the $2.99 six-pack of Big Flats 1901 I espied at Walgreen's the other day. Not even the Schlitz, Natty Light or Beast we drank in co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    DPD Chief Brown Suspends Officer Who Shoved Occupy Dallas Protestor For One Day

    At the top, that's Hollis giving Benavides a shove off the planter, as seen in this video that led the DPD chief to open his investigation​Seems like forever ago, but it was just last month that Stephen Benavides spent a few days in county lock-up on charges of assaulting a police officer and resi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Mimi's Pizza is Open in Preston Hollow

    Photo by me"Soon" apparently meant January 2.​As of January 2, the strip mall at Northwest Highway and Hillcrest, on the northern edge of Preston Hollow, has another has another fast-casual food option: Mimi's "New York-style" pizza. The small storefront near El Fenix and Mooyah Burger, a spin ... More >>

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