Stephenville

Dallas' Glen Reynolds Sings on the New Talib Kweli Album. Listen to His Solo Album Now.

Glen Reynolds certainly has a lot of momentum behind him these days. He recently released his second solo album, Breakbeat Ice Beneath Me, but this time, he's using the moniker of Grey. While the album is a departure from the Weezer-meets-XTC vibe of his earlier material, it certainly represents whe ... More >>

Ryan Bingham: "I Could Sing Death Metal and I'll Still Be A Country Singer To Certain People"

Ryan Bingham isn't a country singer. While he's dabbled in the tones of roots and country, he's a rock star at this point in his career. Sure, many people know the Los Angeles-based former rodeo cowboy from his celebrity-making, Oscar-winning tune "The Weary Kind" from the movie Crazy Heart, in whic ... More >>

"I'm Gonna Do This Until I Die:" The Fabulous Life of the Small, Independent Farmer

In 1997, Rocky and Celeste Tassione traded in their urban lives for greener pastures north of Stephenville to grow organic, specialty greens through hydroponic gardening in one lone greenhouse. Their goal was to gather enough business through sales to restaurants to make a living of it. At first, ... More >>

Chop House Burger is Open on Main Street

​Downtown's newest palace of meat, Chop House Burger, opened quietly on Monday afternoon, exactly one day ahead of schedule. CHB is brought to you by DRG Concepts, the group behind Dallas Chop House and Wild Salsa, and is located in the Kirby Building on Main Street, across from Chase Bank and jus ... More >>

Oak Chef Jason Maddy on Starting at McDonald's, Tiny New York Kitchens, and More

Jason Maddy is the executive chef at the recently opened Oak in the Design District. Maddy grew up in Austin and, after attending culinary school in New York, worked at David Bouley's Danube, then the Driskill in Austin. A few years ago he was recruited by John Tesar to work at the Mansion, where he ... More >>

The End of Family Planning in Texas

They say they defunded Planned Parenthood. But lawmakers' attack on family planning will cost Texas money, reduce access to healthcare and result in even more abortions.

Rais Bhuiyan Goes International In His Attempt to Save the Life of Man Who Tried to Kill Him

Rais Bhuiyan​Twice we've written about Rais Bhuiyan, who, on September 21, 2001, was working behind the counter of a Pleasant Grove Texaco station when a man with a shotgun entered the store and shot him in the face. Bhuiyan, who was 27 at the time, thought he was being robbed. He wasn't: Mark Str ... More >>

If Buyouts Were Fine for Teachers, Says Local Lawmaker, Why Not Offer to Students Too?

State Rep. Sid Miller​Last night in Austin, state Rep. Sid Miller laid out a novel solution for Texas's troubled school budget: the Taxpayer Savings Grants Program, a reward of nearly $5,000 for any parents who'll do us all a solid and take their kids out of public school. Under Miller's plan, par ... More >>

From Farm to Table: Chef for Farmers Event
To Boost Local Producers

Photos by Robert BostickRandall Copeland, Bruno Davaillon, Janice Provost, Chad Houser, Nathan Tate and Matt McCallister​A unique twilight dinner has been scheduled at Eden's Garden Organic Garden Center and CSA Farm in Balch Springs that will pair seven chefs from five Dallas restaurants for ... More >>

Report: Week Eight of The Shiner Rising Star Contest.

​Well, this week, we weren't able to occupy our usual spot at the judges table for last night's eighth and final week of the first round for the Shiner Rising Star contest. This was an unfortunate absence, too, as this week's event took place at the Southern Junction in Rockwall, one of the venera ... More >>

Part 2: Chef John Tesar on Fatherhood, Sushi and Anthony Bourdain's Drinking Skills

Photo by Robert Bostick​In part two of our continuing three-part chef's series we asked chef John Tesar a few questions while we visited with him at Dallas Fish Market. Chef Tesar was more than happy to discuss the birth of his son, Kim Pierce's secret spot and Anthony Bourdain's drinking habi ... More >>

Urbano Cafe: A Delightful Treat in a Plain Brown Wrapper

In Dallas Federal Court, Man Sues Chinese Company Over Son's Exploding Lighter

​Courthouse News has the complaint, in which Everett Clemmer is going after Zhuoye Lighter Manufacturing Co., claiming that a defect in his son William's lighter led to his death last year. From the suit, the key paragraph and cautionary tale:On or about April 10, 2008, William Clemmer was working ... More >>

10 Questions: Rocky Tassioni

On Sunday, April 19, the Dallas Farmer's Market Friends will host a roundtable discussion of the "buying local" concept and its challenges.Tassioni knows these all too well. Since 1997, he and his wife have operated a hydroponic farm (Tassione Farm) near Stephenville, growing specialty greens and he ... More >>

Bosque Brown's Mara Lee Miller Expands Her Vision While Sticking Close to Home

Like Shootin' Hogs From a Helicopter!

What we don't want, insists state Rep. Sid Miller, is "some Bubba flyin' around, sayin', 'Pass me the beer and the ammo!'" The District 59 rep's talking about his most recent proposal, H.B. No. 836, which calls for extending aerial hunting of feral hogs -- which currently is done only by Texas Wildl ... More >>

Bob Hayes’ Family Feud Tarnishes a Long-Awaited Hall of Fame Entry for the Cowboys Great

Reason to Believe

Quick, someone call Mulder. We have a sighting.

'Member Those Stephenville UFOs? Friends of the President, Just Maybe.

It's Dr Pepper Time!

As least for those bootlegging the sugar-sweetened stuff out of Dublin, Texas

Glen Reynolds Talks PPT Contributions And His Upcoming Projects Aplenty

What's More Real: UFOs or The Fake Jessica Simpson?

Tex-Mex Horse Meat

Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying—now in Mexico

Chomp on This

Glen Reynolds moves out of the shadow of his former band

Honky-Tonk Men

Drink from Eleven Hundred Springs

After the Flood

Plus: Still Living, Wrist Slap, We Screwed Up

Demons and Angels

Mara Lee Miller's Bosque Brown walks the fine line between darkness and light

The Dorm From Hell

Black mold, broken toilets and leaking ceilings can make life miserable at UTD's Waterview Park. Then there's the crime.

QB&A

Plus: Breakin' the Law, New Entries in the Dallas Dictionary, El Norte TV

Dallas' Drug War

Plus: False Profits, Sack of Kittens, Toss My Cookies

It's Xmas: Must Be Pizza

The Domino's driver may be America's new holiday symbol

Blood Vow

When investigators uncovered the bodies of a Dallas mother and her young son in a makeshift Oklahoma grave, FBI agent Tase Bailey swore to bring the killer to justice

Bucking Crazy

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

The Unbearable Lightness of Victor

He's a nice guy. He drives a pickup truck. But Victor Morales doesn't belong in the U.S. Senate.