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February 29, 2012
Mike Nesmith's Farewell to Davy Jones
By now you're no doubt well aware that Monkees lead singer Davy Jones died today at the age of 66 following a heart attack. His bandmates have each posted their goodbyes: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith, the Monkee with deep Dallas roots.The Thomas Jefferson High School graduate didn't ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Uplift Education's CEO: "We Do Not Want To Be a Roadblock" to Development in Deep Ellum
Anna's attending tonight's meeting of Deep Ellum property owners and city officials concerning Uplift Education's latest charter school -- which, Uplift CEO Yasmin Bhatia just told me, is very definitely going to take the former Baylor building on Elm Street. As Bhatia put it: "All systems go" fo ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Adding Carpenter Plaza Park to Cause a Redo of the City's Downtown Parks Master Plan
From the Downtown Parks Master PlanJust seven years ago, Carpenter Plaza Park was supposed to be part of a larger gateway to the Arts District.We've known for a long while now that the upcoming expansion of expansion of César Chávez Boulevard and Pearl Expressway downtown, from Commerce Street ... More >>
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November 5, 2011
City, Occupy Dallas at Odds Over Who Began Melee That Ended With Eight Arrested
Photos by Anna Merlan, more in the slide showAn Occupy Dallas march and protest turned ugly this afternoon when police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd outside of the Bank of America building on Main and Lamar, protesters told Unfair Park. Eight people were arrested from the crowd of abo ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Heart Attack Grill Continues Death Spasms
Alex FineThe News' Bruce Tomaso reported this afternoon that Heart Attack Grill, the controversial burger joint in the West End, may be on its death bed: On Wednesday, a new sign went up, this one a notice that the landlord has changed the locks "because of delinquent rent payment or violati ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Kiddrae's Beautiful Video of Mavericks Fans Celebrating a Title. And: DART's Parade Plans.
MAVS in 6. from Kiddrae on Vimeo.I've been sitting on two videos with which I'd planned to end the day. But Dallas Area Rapid Transit just sent its rather lengthy list o' travel plans for Thursday morning's Mavs title parade, so I thought I'd share one -- Kiddrae's gorgeous short "MAVS in 6.," set t ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
City's Ready to Part, Properly, With Its Surplus Property. And: Look Out, Payday Lenders.
The city needs to auction off this slice of Greenville Avenue.We've long wondered, including just last month, why the city can't (won't?) unload its old libraries and other so-called surplus properties, and time after time City Manager Mary Suhm has said: The market's just not right. But in just ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Oklahoma City: My Top 10 Observer-ations
10. Regrettably, I didn't go to the Oklahoma City National Museum, but apparently Jason Kidd did. Can't believe that tragedy was 16 years ago all the sudden. 9. Stayed in a hip, happening part of OKC called "Bricktown." Think of it as Dallas' West End, with a canal running through it. Part S ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Heart Attack Grill Opens In May. Yay?
Heart Attack Grill is scheduled to open in the West End on May 13. This video, posted in 2010, features Blair River -- the 575-pound guy who used to be the spokesperson for Heart Attack Grill's location in Arizona until he died in March at the age of 29. And here's a clip from Nightline. My favo ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
The Funniest April Fools' Day Pranks In The Local Music Scene
This Will Destroy You calls it quits?Everybody loves a good prank on April Fools' Day. Everybody, that is, except the person on the receiving end of said prank. Which is to say the people like us here at DC9 HQ, who spend our days looking for pertinent local music news and information to pass alo ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Walk for Choice Rallies Support for Women's Reproductive Rights, Squares Off Against Religious Counter-Protest
Photos by Patrick MichelsPro-choice demonstrators shout it out with religious abortion opponents downtown Saturday at the Walk for Choice. A slide show is here.Some 200 pro-choice demonstrators -- some college-age, others old enough to recall protesting for abortion rights before Roe v. Wade -- t ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Four Years Later, Jury Finds TCI West End Guilty of Fraud For Razing MKT Freight Station
Justin TerveenFor the past four years, the demolition of this building has been much discussed on the Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum.On Monday I noted that city officials were anxiously awaiting a verdict in the 4-year-old case of City of Dallas v. TCI West End Inc., which concerned the demolition ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Texas-OU's Five Months Away, And DART Wants to Work Out the Kinks Way Early
Speaking of Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Green Line ...You won't be able to catch it at the Victory Park or MLK Jr. stations Sunday between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. DART's got a very good reason: It's trying to see if it can reconfigure the Green Line in order to avoid the clusterfudge that ... More >>
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April 10, 2010
Financial Times on the Good, the Bad and the "Omnivorous" Dallas Architecture
Justin TerveenDallas City HallWoke up this morning all prepared to direct your attention to Monday's Transportation and Environment Committee briefing involving neighborhood farmers markets, in which the key city-staff recommendation reads, "Neighborhood Farmers Markets may operate 24 non-consecu ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Outside City Hall, Marching to the Respectful Beat of Dallas's Top Drumlines
Of council members Dwaine Caraway, Jerry Allen or Tennell Atkins, we're not sure who's a bigger fan of the high school drumline, but this morning in the plaza outside City Hall, the three city officials sure looked ready to wrestle for it.Speaking to a few rows of guests and flanked by four high sch ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Half As Good
375mlbottles.co.ukSize mattersIt's rather difficult to drink wine responsibly when dining out--a point that was driven home a couple weeks ago when I scanned the menu at York Street. For those who've never visited this tiny, brilliant institution, chef-owner Sharon Hage recommends a wine select ... More >>
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October 18, 2009
How Much Tax Revenue Does Dallas Stand to Make from the 2010 NBA All-Star Game?
That's the question answered by this briefing that's been prepared for the city council's Economic Development Committee on Tuesday morning. The short answer: The 2010 NBA All-Star Game is expected to generate about $2.49 million in tax revenue for the city. But keep in mind, should the council g ... More >>
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May 9, 2009
"If They Go Ahead and Create It or If They Don't, It Don't Make No Difference."
After pestering would-be voters in the West End last week for their opinions on Proposition 1, Megan and Patrick headed over to Fair Park yesterday to see how folks were feeling about the city getting into the convention center hotel business. Patrick's video's here; Megan's wrap-up follows. If noth ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
Stories Of Misconduct
Every once in awhile I wonder just why some people are keen to lavish praise on restaurant owners. Yeah, I know--the Food Network and those in the media who promote the celebrity chef idea share a portion of the blame. But many of the folks who dine regularly simply don't wish to peer behind the cur ... More >>
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October 3, 2007
CNN Discovers Deep Ellum...A Little Late
Every once in awhile I wonder just why some people are keen to lavish praise on restaurant owners. Yeah, I know--the Food Network and those in the media who promote the celebrity chef idea share a portion of the blame. But many of the folks who dine regularly simply don't wish to peer behind the cur ... More >>
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July 12, 2007
Sport Eating
The Taste of Dallas returns
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February 13, 2007
Random Notes
The Taste of Dallas returns
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July 6, 2006
Hot Bites
Taste of Dallas celebrates two decades
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June 5, 2006
The End of the West End (Marketplace)
Taste of Dallas celebrates two decades
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March 28, 2006
Video Game News--Really, Not an Oxymoron.
Taste of Dallas celebrates two decades
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March 15, 2006
Starck Club Redux, Without All the Coke
Taste of Dallas celebrates two decades
Music
December 8, 2005
Garland Rogue
Sub Pop rocker Gram LeBron descends upon his hometown once more
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October 20, 2005
Farm Fresh
Sub Pop rocker Gram LeBron descends upon his hometown once more
Dining
September 22, 2005
Fresh Fruit
Boustani imports Moroccan flavors
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June 23, 2005
Load of Bull
Boustani imports Moroccan flavors
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November 4, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Boustani imports Moroccan flavors
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October 14, 2004
Best Hands-on Kids Experience
The Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
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July 8, 2004
Ticket Takers
Foodie culture cooks in the West End
Music
May 6, 2004
What She Is Now
A New Bohemian's new sound
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December 18, 2003
Make a Run for It
Bikers give kids some toy joy
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October 9, 2003
Red River
Orange you glad this is Texas?
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September 25, 2003
Best Urban Rain Forest
Dallas World Aquarium
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September 11, 2003
Let Freedom Run
And then party with Jack Ingram
Dining
August 21, 2003
Butt Fires
Crime taking toll on Deep Ellum dining
Dining
June 5, 2003
Bomb Shelter
You can have an Atomic time at this West End sushi joint
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May 29, 2003
Feel the Heat
Two events highlight Latin culture
Music
July 11, 2002
Gotta Have Faith
Can two new clubs and a restaurant kick-start the nightlife in downtown Dallas?
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April 5, 2001
Belo Bashing
The News' parent levels a historic building as the paper opines for a new hotel
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October 26, 2000
Flood Relief
A proposal for public potties in Dallas builds steam
Dining
April 8, 1999
Wet kiss
Bizu needs to tighten its menu before Dallas will pucker up
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September 24, 1998
Night & Day
September 24 - 30, 1998
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July 9, 1998
Night & Day
July 9 - 15, 1998
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January 8, 1998
It's a fiasco
It's a Veritable Feast! fumbles into famine
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June 5, 1997
Roadshows
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August 29, 1996
Unconventional wisdom
Going Gourmet created itself in the image of its customers
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