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  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Hibiscus Chef Brent Hammer on Dish-Washing in a Suit, Vegas and the Blessing of Food TV

    Chef Brent Hammer started his cooking career all because of a slight misunderstanding, in what turned out to be one of longest night of his life washing dishes at a restaurant in Milwaukee. The fast pace of the kitchen lured him in, and soon he began the career path that eventually led him to a hote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Bass Great Chuck Rainey, the Soul of Steely Dan, Is Recovering in Bedford Following a Stroke

    ​An old friend who knows of my lifelong love affair with Steely Dan sends this note I somehow managed to miss: Chuck Rainey, the band's more-or-less bassist from Pretzel Logic in '74 to Gaucho six years later, suffered a stroke Friday night. Susan Rainey, the second Mrs., writes on the official we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    City's Still Struggling With Way to Keep Shopping Carts From Wandering Away

    ​Speaking of Quality of Life ...At the end of January, the council committee debuted a short film titled The Shopping Cart Menace!, which tallied up the number of abandoned carts in and around Vickery Meadow (spoiler alert: 40 espied during a 20-minute look-see) and demanded the council "pass an o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Famous Faces' Local Choices, or: Wherein Kent Rathbun Spills the Bachman Lake Taco Secret

    S&D Oyster CompanyIs it lunch-thirty already?​Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal rounded up some bold-faced locals -- including Luke Wilson, who I guess counts -- and asked 'em to pick a few recommendations each for out-of-towners and those natives who don't venture far from their comfo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    The Slow Drip of TABC's Beer and Wine Permits

    Go Oak Cliff​Last week the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission sent over that press release listing the two new retailers given permits to sell beer and wine in previously dry parts of Dallas. This morning, after seeing this Channel 5 story about how the newly wet are missing out on year-end champ ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    Motorcycle club members and weekend warriors, seeking the freedom of the road, face dangerous curves on and off Dallas streets

    Go Oak Cliff​Last week the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission sent over that press release listing the two new retailers given permits to sell beer and wine in previously dry parts of Dallas. This morning, after seeing this Channel 5 story about how the newly wet are missing out on year-end champ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights Surprise Greenhill School With An Acoustic Offering

    Stephen Masker​Greenhill School on Spring Valley got a nice treat yesterday, when Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights surprised students with a acoustic performance and question-and-answer session. It wasn't the full band set-up, but Tyler, drummer Jordan Cain and keyboardist John Knudson wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Public Safety News & Notes: Stats, Targeting High-Crime Areas and Finding Missing Persons

    ​In a few minutes the council's Public Safety Committee will begin wrapping up 2010 with a few items of interest -- among them, the latest crime report you see at top that more or less speaks for itself.Also on the agenda: the so-called 10-70-20 Crime Reduction Program, which refers to the 10 perc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    BREAKING NEWS: They Caught the White Truck Killer

    R.I.P, Ernie and Elisa​A while back I wrote about a motorcycle accident on 75 that killed two of my friends, Ernie and Elisa Santos. Today I come bearing bittersweet news: The driver of the white pickup, whose recklessness was the first domino that caused the accident, has been arreste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    At the Corner of Preston and Spring Valley Roads, What Remains of Mount Pisgah Baptist

    Photos by Jeffrey Liles​Mount Pisgah Baptist built its first church at the corner of what's now Preston and Spring Valley in the late 1800s; the structure that sits there now is a rebuild that dates back to 1945. But in 1981 the church bought property on Webb Chapel near Forest, a stone's throw fr ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2010

    Zaxby's: Taking Flight on Chicken Wings.

    Photos by Jeffrey Liles​Mount Pisgah Baptist built its first church at the corner of what's now Preston and Spring Valley in the late 1800s; the structure that sits there now is a rebuild that dates back to 1945. But in 1981 the church bought property on Webb Chapel near Forest, a stone's throw fr ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 18, 2010

    Pollo Fiesta: It's Like a Chicken Party in Your Mouth

    Photos by Jeffrey Liles​Mount Pisgah Baptist built its first church at the corner of what's now Preston and Spring Valley in the late 1800s; the structure that sits there now is a rebuild that dates back to 1945. But in 1981 the church bought property on Webb Chapel near Forest, a stone's throw fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Dude Food: Taqueria La Paloma

    Noah W. BaileySure, they look a little pale and sickly here, but trust me...​Taqueria La Palomamultiple locationsDude Factor: 8, or company Christmas party, on a scale of 1 (kids' birthday party) to 10 (bachelor party)My first trip to Taqueria La Paloma was mostly the result of accident and misfor ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 3, 2009

    El Pollo Regio Serves A Salsa That Makes Angels Sing

    Noah W. BaileySure, they look a little pale and sickly here, but trust me...​Taqueria La Palomamultiple locationsDude Factor: 8, or company Christmas party, on a scale of 1 (kids' birthday party) to 10 (bachelor party)My first trip to Taqueria La Paloma was mostly the result of accident and misfor ... More >>

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Proud Papa

    Founding father may finally see Mavs baby grow up a champ

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Bill-Whipped

    Plus: Backlash, ICEd

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Mayorzilla

    Inside the monster battle over strong mayor

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Fifteen Stooges

    The Dallas City Council does a comedy campaign for its critics

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2004

    Swing By

    A License to Drive

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Talkin' Trash

    Earth Day needs schooling

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    Crazy White Mother

    From fake IDs to guns, Ecstasy and GHB, Doug Havard was one-stop shopping for Dallas' spoiled rich kids

  • Film

    May 9, 2002

    Made on the Margins

    For 15 years, the Dallas Video Fest has flickered on the fringe

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Against the wall

    Despite regional rivalries and hard times, the Fall Gallery Walk has picked up its pace

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Night & Day

    May 20 - 26, 1999

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Steady breakin'

    Jeff K and Kelly Reverb put the needle on the record and dance, dance, dance

  • Calendar

    March 6, 1997

    Events for the week

    Jeff K and Kelly Reverb put the needle on the record and dance, dance, dance

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    A house divided

    Racialy tinged civil war looms in Richardson ISD

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