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May 11, 2012
The Dallas Half-Priced Food and Drink Calendar
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, and we're no different. That's why we built the above calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. Every week, we'll do our best to keep you up-to-date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced food and ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
Erykah Responds to the Malaysian Ban on Twitter, Cites Holy Mountain Director Jodorowsky
After scrolling through Erykah Badu's Twitter feed last night, it seems the concert scheduled for today has been canceled after all. She held a press conference in Kuala Lampur earlier to address the issues that lead up to the cancellation, and beyond the bigger issue of art, religion and where th ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
How Dallas Restaurants Manage Social Media
That restaurants are using social media to get their message out is nothing new. As soon as any business owner realizes that networks like Facebook and Twitter provide an outlet and advertising at a low cost -- only the man hours it takes to set up a feed and gather and interact with followers and f ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Dirty Talk: Overheards From Sunday Brunch
Sunday brunch is like a Serengeti watering hole where all creatures meet with a unified objective: to drink from the healing spring of bottomless mimosas. It's where we make our weekend confessions to our closest friends, ask for absolution for the previous night's sins and talk seedily while curing ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
What the What of the Day: Brandon Hilton's "Set Fire to the Night"
I'd never heard of Dallas musician Brandon Hilton, but according to the email I got yesterday, he's released "over 40 tracks, two full-length albums, eight singles and seven music videos, accumulated over 4.5 million YouTube views, 150,000 MySpace fans, and 30,000 Twitter followers." Hmm, alright ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Who Needs Beauty and the Beast 3D?
Dallas ISD: School Zone Dallas Presents: Jerry Junkins Musical Production of Beauty and the Beast from Dallas Independent School Dist on Vimeo....when you can get this courtesy a DISD elementary? That's got to be, like, at least 5Ds. Maybe more. Doesn't It seem like they're coming right at you? Fo ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
North Bishop Avenue's Trees are No Longer Nude
Artist and musician Sally Ackerman was spotted yarn bombing trees along N. Bishop Avenue last Sunday afternoon. She explains that what started as a "love bomb" for a friend at Artisan's Collective turned into a gig when TV producers from the show Dallas hired her to knit up four more trees. They're ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Cavalli's Prosciutto Panini is Certifiably Worth the Trip
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Cavalli Sandwich: Prosciutto Panini Bread: Pizza dough Toppings: Prosciutto, basil, tomatoes, "fresh" mozzarella, olive oil The Case ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
What's with the Pig's Blood in My Dessert?
FlickrEvery once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, Facebook @ Cityofate or in the comments. Robyn Folmar (@Theburbani ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Introducing The Food Advent Calendar: Mmm, Did Someone Say Reindeer Burnt Ends?
Advent calendars are cool. They help you remember the current date, sometimes they have chocolate in them and they help you count down to Christmas Day (which is known to be one of the greatest holidays ever). This Advent calendar is obviously way better than those other ones, though, because w ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
You Know What Art Crawl Needs? More Artists.
Friday marked the Dallas Arts District's second Art Crawl, a recurring event which takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month, correlating with Late Nights at the DMA and the Crow. With seven food trucks, tracks spun by DJ Durty Laundry and a live show by Ishi, Art Crawl had pretty much everything ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Company Café: What It Lacks in Gluten, It Makes Up for With Bacon
Alice LaussadeEach week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she goes gluten-free at Company Café, 2217 Greenville Ave. Spice rack wall art count: 1 Stroller count: 451 Company Café on Greenville Avenue is for high-m ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
The Dallas Half-Priced Food and Drink Calendar
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, and we're no different. That's why we built the above calendar of half-price food and drink deals, listing the restaurant and time under each day. Every week, we'll do our best to keep you up-to-date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced food and ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Twisted Root Plants In Arlington, Along With (Yet Another) In-N-Out Burger
As part of Arlington's Re-identification Program, Twisted Root Burger Company is opening today at 300 E. Abram Street in the original downtown area of the city. By renovating an old furniture store, this Reader's Pick for Best Burger has quietly flown in under radar to this newest location. Just a ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Police Officers Flock to Dallas to Learn How to Tweet Like Professionals (#thisisahashtagguys)
If you're planning on doing anything illegal in the next three days (not that you would), may we suggest keeping well away from the Aloft Hotel on Young Street? That place is crawling with cops. This morning marked the start of the SMILE Conference -- Social Media Internet Law Enforcement -- whic ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Crimson Asian Cuisine Now Serving Pho in West Village
Lauren Drewes DanielsCrimson Asian Cuisine opened last week at corner of Blackburn and McKinney in the West Village, serving pho and other Vietnamese dishes such as stir-fries, rice noodles and spring roles. The atmosphere is on the casual side. Not fancy, but nice. There's a decent size pati ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Eno's Pizza Tavern: Good Pizza Deals Abound, If You Can Restrain Yourself
Kristy YangThe TraditionalLet Happy Eating guide you to some cheap eats as we highlight local restaurant happy-hour menus. This week we're in Oak Cliff nibbling on some wafer-thin pizzas at Eno's. Where: Eno's Pizza Tavern, 407 N. Bishop Ave. When: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday The Scene: Served ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Drought Drunk: The Bitching-About-Texas-Weather Drinking Game
Drink in the horrible, awful hot.It's hot. People won't shut up about it. We're not quite sure why you people are cheering for the stupid hot to continue (we're looking at you, @CBS11Larry). Rather than get annoyed, here at City of Ate we think it's about damned time we made this shitty streak of un ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Nine Musicians Whose Deleted Tweets We'd Love To Peruse With Undetweetable
Here's the thing about musicians: Many of them are loud, messy, and opinionated. Social media has given them yet another outlet for their rantings and ravings, and we, as fans, eat it up whenever our favorite musicians go on Twitter and mouth off. This is, tweets are deletable. Always have ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Burger Girl: Beat the Heat, Don't Break the Bank
Jareb ParkerWhere: Burger Girl, 4444 McKinney Ave. When: 3-10 p.m. daily, all day Sunday What: $2 canned beer, $4 you-call-it Why: Because burgers and beer are synonymous with summer, and if a backyard barbecue isn't an option, cheap booze and a decent menu will do in a pinch. Beer priced at ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2011
Late Lunch? Early Dinner? Grab a Cheap Sammi at Schlotzky's.
It's a sandwich, but it's round. Like, our minds are so blown right now.Schlotzsky's is 40 already. Who knew? Boy how time flies when you're waiting for your round sourdough sandwich to toast. But, like any cat with a funny name, they're going through their midlife crises with a revamped look ... More >>
Music
June 23, 2011
How Bands Like The Rosebuds Properly Tweet
It's a sandwich, but it's round. Like, our minds are so blown right now.Schlotzsky's is 40 already. Who knew? Boy how time flies when you're waiting for your round sourdough sandwich to toast. But, like any cat with a funny name, they're going through their midlife crises with a revamped look ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Coal Vines Off-Menu Pizza Strikes a Vein
Catherine DownesSure, any pizzeria somebody walks into technically offers off-the-menu items; the chefs will sprinkle some cheese and random toppings on a pie and voila! This being said, we weren't on the hunt for elusive eats when we met some friends for pizza at Coal Vines in Uptown last week, ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Kickin' it Lowbrow and Low-Key at FOE
Jareb ParkerWhere: Fraternal Order of Eagles, 8500 Arturo Drive When: 5-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, What: $2.50-$4 liquor, $2.25-$3 beer Why: Because we like helping handicapped kids. And if that involves knocking back a few beers after work, consider us dedicated philanthropists. A fully ... More >>
Music
June 2, 2011
Motley Crue, Poison, New York Dolls
Tuesday, June 7,at Superpages Center
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April 26, 2011
This Is The Scene Right Now At That Secret Foo Fighters Garage Show...
Foo Fighters. In a garage somewhere in Dallas. Right now. As seen on Rebecca Dixon of Lovie's Twitter account.Well, that secret Foo Fighters show? We tried like the dickens to find out where it was. No luck. Band's publicist said she had no idea herself -- just that it's somewhere in Dallas.And, ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
It's Finger Squid Season in Texas
Texas shrimp boats are starting to haul in the year's first finger squid, an occasion that will go unnoticed by most eaters. But seafood dealers say the scrawny cephalopod's too tasty to ignore. A giant squid is 100 times bigger than a finger squid."For normal, boring calamari, it's the best ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Giveaway: Follow City of Ate, Go to the North Texas Irish Festival
Hey there, we have some tickets for you. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 29th North Texas Irish Festival will bring traditional Irish, Celtic rock, equestrian demos and -- of course -- the Spirit of the Celtic Horse to Fair Park on March 4-6. No word on if the equestrian demos include ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Brookhaven Was on Lockdown After Suicide Threat. But the College Sends Word: "All Clear."
One of our own's presently teaching at Brookhaven College, which, for the second time in a week, is on lockdown. Last week it involved two men who'd robbed a nearby apartment complex; that was Thursday night. This afternoon's lockdown appears to be a whole different event: Reports from within the ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
The Best "O" Faces from The Air Sex Competition Held at Trees Last Night
Rachel ParkerMeat Loaf's got a sweaty "O" face.On any other night, Meat Loaf's show at the House of Blues would've been your go-to happening for thinly veiled onstage innuendo. Meat's idea of subtlety has been free-falling from his early sex-as-fiery-explosion and baseball metaphors to the epic l ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Voting Is Now Open For The 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards!
Some drop-boxes in and around Dallas may already have the dead tree versions DC9 loaded with our latest edition. Most of you, though, will have to wait until tomorrow, the issue's official run date, to see the paper.Shame you'd have to wait, though. After all, isn't it in this week's paper where ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Wanna See The 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards Ballot? We're Waiting On You, Dude.
Maybe you already follow @DC9atNight on Twitter. Maybe you don't. You should though. For obvious, mostly awesome reasons. But, whatever. That's not the point of this post. Rather, this is: If you've been following @DC9atNight intently, you probably also already know about the new Twitter account ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
The Tweet Life Inspires People to Make Friends and Adopt Causes in Person. It Can Also Cause a lot of Trouble, 140 Characters at a Time.
Maybe you already follow @DC9atNight on Twitter. Maybe you don't. You should though. For obvious, mostly awesome reasons. But, whatever. That's not the point of this post. Rather, this is: If you've been following @DC9atNight intently, you probably also already know about the new Twitter account ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Neon Indian: The Next Big Tween Sensation?
What gives, Alan?Yesterday afternoon, lead JoBro Joe Jonas, like his Colleyville-bred girlfriend before him, gave Neon Indian an official Twitter endorsement, calling the band "a good listen."Unsurprisingly, Hipster Runoff sister site The Alt Report is all over the news, asking the important ques ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Erykah Badu Pleads Not Guilty to Disorderly Conduct Charge
Yup: After starting off the month being charged by the Dallas Police Department with disorderly conduct for getting nude at Dealey Plaza while shooting her "Window Seat" video, Erykah Badu ended April by filing a not guilty plea to challenge those charges. Happened last Wednesday, as a matter of ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
What Dallas Netflixed in '09
Maybe you noticed (over to the right, beneath our Twitter Updates header) that yesterday, The New York Times took A Peek Into Netflix Queues in 12 U.S. cities, including Dallas. The breakdown's by zip code and ranks the top rentals of '09 -- and most zips find The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
Expect To Keep Seeing (And Hearing) Lots From Dorrough In The Next Week Or So...
Area hip-hop product Dorrough--and subject of my column in this week's print product--is gonna be tough to avoid in the coming weeks as he prepares for his debut album's August 4 release (moved back a week from last we heard). For one, all this week, the MTV Jams Fab Five artist will see his vide ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
At SMU, An "Emergency on Campus"
A Friend of Unfair Park sends this, via SMU's Twitter account:Alert: SMU Main Campus Only: There is an emergency on campus. Please shelter in the nearest building now. Do not go outside. Will update.Just checked The News site, where it notes only that "a student says a professor has told them it is ... More >>
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June 2, 2009
U.S. News Nods at Two UTD Professors for Taking Twitter to School
chrisensell, via FlickrAt a little over 4,000 characters, this story from U.S. News & World Report is running our attention spans ragged -- but we think what they're doing today is throwing a national spotlight on two University of Texas at Dallas professors who've harnessed the awesome power of ... More >>
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May 8, 2009
Tweetin' What We're Eatin'
These kids today... What with the Facebook and the Twitter, fail-free schooling and Red Bull with their vodka. Camille, hand us our Huxtable sweater, it's so cold and scary.But since we have this thing about keeping up with the latest and greatest (and sometimes the oldest and worst) in foodstuffs-- ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Q: "Are You On Twitter?" A: "Not Till the Denton Cops Booked Me for Possession."
Plenty of government agencies are dipping their toes into the Twitter waters these days, but when we found the Denton Police Department's Twitter page this afternoon, we knew we'd found something truly special.With automated posts for everyone booked at the jail since Sunday night, the feed comes co ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
All A-Twitter
I'd tweet this item, but ... no. Instead, this trio of Twitter-related items in a single post. As in: This morning, the Chicago Tribune becomes the latest in a series of stories to reference Addison-based TweetCongress, which, go figure, follows the tweets of those in Congress -- about 110 politicia ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
NBA Fines Mark Cuban $25,000. Why Bother?
The NBA is a bunch of nit-twitts. Over the weekend the league fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $25,000 for his "criticism" of officials via Twitter, the real-time social network that allows schmucks like you and me to be flies on the walls of the rich, famous and exhibitionistic. Or to s ... More >>
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March 25, 2009
How Does Joe Simpson Find the Time to Twitter Between Lunches and Salads?
A Friend of Unfair Park who wonders where all the Jessica Simpson-Tony Romo talk's done gone to passes along a link to Joe Simpson's Twitter page, which he used earlier this week to refute a National Enquirer story that claims he's been trying to bust up the Dallas Cowboys QB's romance with his litt ... More >>
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March 19, 2009
Today In Music News: Kelly Tops Charts, Madonna Twitters For Hits, Liam Gallagher Gets Fashionable and You Can Download Some SXSW Songs...
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 19, 2009... Kelly Clarkson made a triumphant return to the charts as she grabbed the top Billboard spot from U2 and Bono's guyliner. It seems everyone is turning to Twitter these days--even President Obama has an account! But Ma ... More >>
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March 13, 2009
Today In Music News: Reznor Slams Cornell, Jack White Offers Up Another Band and Joaquin's Still At It...
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 13, 2009...Sweet! A good ol' fashioned rock 'n' roll feud with 21st century technology! Trent Reznor has taken to his Twitter account to blast Chris Cornell's new Timbaland-produced album. Of course, if you heard any of the songs on Cornell's ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
Dallas Twestival Delivers a Short, Direct Message in the Fight for Clean Water
Patrick MichelsTwestival volunteer Heather Buzzell could be tracking the charity money she just collected. Or she could be tweeting about it to her friends.About 200 cities around the world hosted Twestivals Thursday night -- part Twitter meet-up, part charity fundraiser -- and Dallas got in on the ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
Would You Like Aisle or Breast?
A good Friend of Unfair Park who receives Southwest Airlines's tweets forwards this just-Twitter'd photo announcing the Dallas-based carrier's relationship with Sports Illustrated. Having such a hard time writing a caption for this ... But you know who's probably not amused? Kyla Ebbert.
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January 6, 2009
Today In Music News: Britney Tweets, 50 Cent Drinks, Lance Bass Dreams and Kelly Clarkson Beams
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, January 6, 2009... Someone hacked into Britney Spears' Twitter account to let the world know that her cooter is four feet wide and has teeth. Yikes! TMI, Brit! 50 Cent has been signed by a liquor company to help market their cognac.&nb ... More >>
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