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11 Spots to Eat Before a Stars or Mavs Game, an Updated Game Plan

Now that they have their checkbooks all sorted out, the boys are back in town and on Saturday night the Stars face off against the Edmonton Oilers. Or someone. I actually have no idea. When they traded Shane Churla, I bowed out gracefully (although he is still with the organization). Regardless, w ... More >>

Cook Hall, Located in the W Hotel, is Now Open

Cook Hall, pegged as a modern "American gastropub" has taken over the space that once housed Tom Colicchio's Craft. The restaurant has been transformed from a formal dining room to a laid back-ish (let's keep in mind this is the W Hotel) gastropub. The space is steeped in rich woods, Edison bulbs d ... More >>

W Hotel's Cook Hall To Push The Boundaries Of Bottle Service

A news release announcing the push back of the closing date of Craft contains some additional details on the concept that will replace the W Hotel restaurant. The bar program at the new Cook Hall will be run by Belinda Chang, who won a James Beard award while working as a wine director at Modern, a ... More >>

Craft And Ghostbar Are Gone, But Are The Next Concepts Dead On Arrival?

I'm not much of a Ghostbar type, but I recently visited the club at the W Hotel for a farewell party for one of our writers here at the Observer. It was a Thursday night, and we arrived at 10 p.m. (pretty early by club standards) and the bar was empty. By 11, maybe 20 customers (including my entire ... More >>

Viva la W

WhataFail: How Some Dallas Restaurants Treat Their Employees

Restaurant Opportunities Centers United has released a new restaurant guide. The 52-page guide makes no mention of food quality, ingredient sourcing, or a customer's dining experience, but instead focuses on how well restaurants treat their employees. Wages, benefits and advancement opportunities ar ... More >>

"Dallas Is the Lavender Heart of Texas."

So says Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff Chris Heinbaugh in this just-posted Gay Travel look-see at the city. It accompanies these out-and-abouts on Cedar Springs, at Fair Park, the W Hotel in Victory Park, Gay Bingo, Cyclone Anaya's, the Nasher Sculpture Center and the original Sonny Bryan's.Just ... More >>

While Most of the Dems Hide Out at the W, Unopposed Helen Giddings Explains the Bill White-Craig Watkins Divide

Photos by Sam MertenHelen Giddings​It's been a relatively quiet night at the Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Club, where Democratic candidates or officeholders have been hard to spot. Heck, even party chair Darlene Ewing has been in hiding all night. The slim pickings thus far have included state Rep. ... More >>

Royce West Declares Victory For Garcia and Jenkins; Exonerees Appear Instead of Watkins

Photos by Sam Merten​With The Ackermans now on stage at the Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Club, Dallas County Democratic Party chair Darlene Ewing finally made her appearance about 45 mintues ago along with state Senator Royce West and a group of candidates, when she expressed her condolences to the ... More >>

Need a Few Updates on the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park? Well, Then. Here You Go.

​McCarthy Building Company has built plenty of projects around town in recent years -- everything from the Wyly Theatre to the W Hotel to the Dallas County Detention Center South Tower to the under-construction Dallas City Performance Hall. To that estimable list add another landmark project: the ... More >>

Craft's Jeff Harris: A Chef you Can Bank On

Photos by Robert BostickCraft's Jeff Harris​(This is the first part of a three-part look at Jeff Harris, executive chef at Craft. Tune in tomorrow for a Q&A with Harris and Friday as he demonstrates how to prepare one of the restaurant's dishes.) Jeff Harris was raised in a small town in East ... More >>

Za Vas!

Hash Over: Armadillo Day, Vodka Tasting with a Side of Russian Opera Music, One2One Opens in Frisco, Libertine Bar Raises Awareness

​ The armadillo is the new groundhog? What the what? According to J. Black's Feel Good Lounge it is. The new Henderson Avenue hot spot will be celebrating Armadillo Day this Saturday, August 21. The event is inspired by Groundhog's Day, and will celebrating the coming of fall or everlasting ... More >>

For Your Viewing Pleasure, The Entire Dallas International Film Fest Lineup

​At last, the full schedule for the Dallas International Film Festival -- which kicks off three weeks from today, so better late than never. We've already taken sneak peeks at the first 22 titles, which include Oscar-winner Alex Gibney's Jack Abramoff documentary Casino Jack and the United States ... More >>

New Year's Noms

New Year's Noms

Craft, Despite the Economy, Just Keeps Plugging Along With its Simple Style of Minimalist Elegance.

Vacant Buildings Downtown Still Vacant. But At Least Now They Belong to Someone Else.

1604 Main Street, now off the market​Eleven months ago, Mayor Tom Leppert gathered the media beneath 1604 Main Street to detail his plan for dealing with 36 vacant buildings downtown. We've spilled plenty of virtual ink documenting the doings with two of the more high-profile properties, but this ... More >>

Apparently, Neil Patrick Harris Is at the W

​So, yeah, one of the Jonas brothers was at the W Hotel in Victory Park yesterday guest-judging American Idol's Dallas final auditions. Can't recall which one -- Joe, maybe? Nick? Gummo? Tito? Doesn't matter. But this, er, news (?) has me significantly more interested: Reports E!, Neil Patrick Har ... More >>

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

A sneak peek at the new-and-improved Dallas skyline, if you look close enoughI'll leave it to Sam to interpret the convention center hotel documents that went online Sunday in advance of the city council's Economic Development Committee's jam-packed meeting this morning. (Takeaway: Open by Jan ... More >>

Gumball 3000 Rally Makes a Pit Stop in Dallas

Patrick MichelsAfter speeding across the desert, dodging wildlife and the highway patrol, drivers in the cross-country Gumball 3000 Rally showed off their sick parking skills for a crowd of racing fans gathered outside the W Hotel last night.Dozens of folks, mostly kids with cameras, milled around o ... More >>

Dallas' Victory Park Struggles to Deliver a Win

Blame it on a bad economy, a bad idea or both. Ross Perot Jr.'s glitzy downtown district is in big trouble

Mavs Dancers Party at Ghostbar -- Let the Regular Season Commence!

At the W Tonight, Dallas Photographers and Texas Vodka. You Can't Lose.

Now, You Can Tell The Kids, "Hey, We're Going to the Perot." Or Not.

A Year Ago, Sydney Pollack Brought Class to AFI Dallas and SMU

Last Night: DJ Jazzy Jeff At Ghostbar

Dallas Developer Finds Out, the Hard Way, That L.A.'s Angelyne Is No Boob

Knights' Tale

Another historic emblem of black Dallas stands on the brink

Have A Mav-ulous Holiday

American Idol Tryouts Aren't So Fun the Second Time Around

Missing Joules

Downtown resort shifts gears

David Lynch Gets to the Point

The Ghost of Uptown Present

Ring in 2007 with the beautiful people

Get Real

The competition for true love is stiff, especially during prime time

Checking It Twice

Ped-id Bliss

Get Mowed

Havana Club

W Stands for "Winner"

Specter-culous

Sticker Shock

Let's not have that Victory parade just yet

TV Dinner

TIF for Tat, Part II

Can't Spell Wednesday Without the "W" (Hotel)

The End of the West End (Marketplace)

W: Not Weally That Big a Wait

Dubya, The Hotel

To the Dogs

Canines and cornies take over Lee Park

Missile Crisis?

Nikita is sticking around