Queens County

A Man Shot Himself at a DART Station This Morning after a Standoff With Police

An early-morning police standoff that brought out the SWAT team and shut down DART's Westmoreland Station is now officially over: RT @keatonfoxnbc5: #BREAKING: Dallas Sheriff's Office confirms suspect took his own life in this standoff in Oak Cliff.— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) January 2, 2013

Opa! Das Bier! Five Things To Do This Week, Which Pretty Much All Involve Beer and Meat

This weekend is the 56th annual Greek Food Festival of Dallas at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at the southwest corner of Hillcrest and Alpha Road. They're kicking things off Friday with a happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m., along with a chance to win a trip for two to Greece (throw my name in the ... More >>

Action Bronson at Dada

Sunday, September 23, at Dada

As Council Splits $329,000 Windfall, Mayor Rawlings Tells You Why Dallas' Pools Suck

The Dallas City Council is meeting this morning to decide how it wants to divide a last-minute, $329,000 windfall in the form of additional franchise fees from Oncor. In the context of the a $2.57-billion budget, it's peanuts, but it offers council members a way to fund their own pet projects, many ... More >>

Lisa McDaniel Balances Deep Ellum's Books

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Lisa McDaniel's interests are an unlikely duo: metal and math. In all fairness, she likes local music of all different kinds. But when it comes to her faves, she's as down with House Hark ... More >>

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 >>

In-N-Out vs. Burger House. Or, Why Owning a Small Business Must Really Suck Sometimes.

​At the precise moment that I shot the above photo on Wednesday, a good 300 people were probably lined up at a fast-food burger chain up in Frisco. Maybe you heard about that? I'm guessing you did, judging from the Most Popular Stories widget at the top right of this page. It was shot at the ... More >>

Is Garnishing a Cocktail Gilding the Lily?

If your drink looks like this, have a chat with your bartender.​The wedge of dragon fruit tilted the cocktail placed on the table. And it was annoying. The drink, one of the beverages offered at a tequila cocktail competition this weekend, was lip-smacking good without it. It was gratuitous w ... More >>

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 >>

For Your Monday Listening Pleasure: Robert Hunter Comes Alive at Poor David's in 1986

David Card at Poor David's on Lower Greenville in a photo taken some time in the mid-1980s​I was digging through our old photo archives Friday afternoon -- I think I'm the only one left 'round here who knows we even have such a thing -- looking for a photo that, turns out, I remembered wrong. I th ... More >>

The Common Table Drops Beer Prices, Declares Tuesday "Brewsday" With Mikkeller Single Hop Series

Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin IPA, one of four from the brewer's Single Hop series available tonight at The Common Table.​Good news for cash-strapped beer lovers who were having a bit of trouble justifying a $15 pint (imperial 20-oz pour notwithstanding) at The Common Table: General manager and beer exp ... More >>

Roma's Pizza & Restaurant: Who Said Anything About Broccoli?

​ Promised Delivery Time: 45 minutes Actual Delivery Time: 33 minutes Scoring Summary: Easy Order Taking: 10 Partially Mucking Up My Order: 5 Repeatedly Being Told "God Bless You" By Delivery Driver: 30 Having to Eat Without Raccoons and Possums Begging for Food at My Feet: 30 Total: 75 I ha ... More >>

Today, "amnesty" is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

Ronnie's Kids

Oak Cliff Gastropub Nova Opens, Softly

Jesse HugheySalmon and hummus small plates at Nova.​Last night, as Rob Shearer at Go Oak Cliff reported, North Oak Cliff added yet another restaurant to its roster as Nova, at the former location of Kavala (1417 W. Davis St.), had its soft opening. Our hopes were high for the self-proclaimed gastr ... More >>

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 >>

Taking A Risk In Richardson's Chinatown May be Worth It--Or Not

​Yesterday, upon returning home to Dallas from Houston, I was craving a big bowl of noodle soup. I had spent the weekend in Houston attending a friend's wedding and had no time to grab a decent Asian meal around Bellaire Boulevard, known for some of the best Asian food in the nation. Since I ha ... More >>

Corner Market Offers More Than Just Food and Flowers--Free Coffee Refills

Photos By Daniel Rodrigue​Until this weekend, Roasted had come to associate the Corner Market with two things: food and flowers. For whatever reason--despite the fact that we had ordered flowers, food and coffee on several occasions in the past and despite living in the Lower Greenville area--Roa ... More >>

Impressions of Dallas with Matt Taylor of Motion City Soundtrack. Also: His Thoughts on Record Labels, Ric Ocasek and the Vans Warped Tour

This here post is the first edition of what will be a weekly peek at what outside musicians think about the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Each week, we'll present a conversation with a touring act, and conclude it with a quick word-association game focusing on certain aspects of Big D and the surrounding ... More >>

Pho From Home: Bistro B

​This week I had the rare pleasure of spending time with my mom. She is in town, well, technically in the country, for the next few weeks and I have been waiting anxiously for her arrival. One of my favorite pastimes is embarking on adventures of the food variety with my mom. Whether it's gett ... More >>

Major League Gamers Are Back at the Hilton Anatole, and They Ain't Playing Around

Kimberly Thorpe"James ClouD," left, with Major League Gaming competitors Michael Green and Brenna Pierson, both 24​The Major League Gaming Pro Circuit has rolled into Dallas: Yesterday, scores of gamers (and their parents) checked into the Hilton Anatole, where the competition is being held this w ... More >>

Ten Things I Learned At This Year's Vans Warped Tour

1. God damn, Texas is hot in July.Even with cloud cover and a bit of a sprinkle, walking around Superpages.com Center on Sunday was like strolling with Dante through Hell. Outdoor festivals in the middle of summer just don't seem like the brightest of ideas.2. Bikini tops should only be worn at the ... More >>

Took Long Enough, But TABC Finally Releases Statement Concerning FW Gay Bar Raid

At last, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has issued an official statement concerning Saturday night's raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, which left Chad Gibson hospitalized and a community outraged. Carolyn Beck, the spokesperson for the agency, just sent Unfair Park the document, in ... More >>

Pitcure Show: Last Night's Michael Jackson Candlelight Vigil in Duncanville

Patrick MichelsFrom left, Blanca Martinez, Giles Prather and Marcus Smith with candles and Michael Jackson memorabilia last night in Duncanville.Last night in Duncanville, at the corner of Westmoreland and Wheatland, in the parking lot for a shuttered old Albertson's grocery store, K104 DJ Cat Daddy ... More >>

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 >>

Dude Food: The Idle Rich Pub

The Idle Rich Pub2614 McKinney Ave.214-965-9926Dude Factor: 7, or "Mr. Burns," on a scale of 1 ("Donald Trump") to 10 ("Bruce Wayne")As much as I love The Old Monk, I hadn't really thought of it or its sister bars (The Dubliner, Blackfriar Pub and The Idle Rich Pub) as Dude Food destinations--partic ... More >>

Fighting goes down for the count

On The Range: Chili Con Carne

Given the popularity of chili, this was probably inevitable.Chili con carne, better known as chili for short, was named Official State Dish of Texas back in the late 1970s. Why chili and not barbecue or steak? According to Paul Burka, political writer, food guru, and all-around reside ... More >>

Gun Crazy

City of Springfield, IllinoisDid not see that coming. Yesterday, first thing, I pointed out Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway's call to arms -- meaning, of course, his call for folks to part with their firearms in exchange for 50 bucks' worth of Kroger groceries Saturday morning at Reunion. Shortl ... More >>

Light It Up

Grand Prairie is all aglow

Hallelujah Chorus

Two Words: Jalapeño Sausage

Suck Suck Suck

Our guide to naming your band

Earth-Friendly, Holmes

See a green subdivision

The Price is Righteous

A gospel singer honors a King

Queens of the Stone Age, Throw Rag

Wednesday, March 16, at the Gypsy Ballroom

Bad Boys

Even a few lame political songs can't suh-suh-stop the Beasties

Photos Already Bent

The kids are alright

The Ataris; Cave In; My Morning Jacket

April 19

All His Life

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl is always between rock and a hard place

Tear Jerker

The world according to John Irving

Nas

God's Son (Columbia)

Face Time

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

Pick It Up

[DARYL], Slowride supporting sorta new records

Damnations

March 7

Mates of State

January 31

The Donnas

Turn 21 (Lookout! Records)

Women trouble

11th Street paves a bumpy, bright road for Desdemona

Events for the week

Hot Dish

There goes the neighborhood

Flower Mound ignorance blocks stellar project