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December 1, 2011
Rockin' Christmas Party: Not Rockin', Not a Party, Not Christmas-y
WaterTower Theatre commits musical re-gifting.
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November 24, 2011
Go Ahead, Be a Turkey ... and Trot
WaterTower Theatre commits musical re-gifting.
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November 13, 2011
For Sale: A 1937 Look at PWA "Low-Rent Housing Project" Off Maple That Still Stands
eBay seller "vintageimagephotos"It's been a long while since we've looked at a historic photo of the city for sale on eBay, and since there are just two days left in the auction, we'd best hustle. Besides, this is an intriguing offering: a beautiful, expansive aerial look-see at Cedar Springs Pla ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Gavin Mulloy Designed Fliers For Area Bands Before Handling The Granada's Promotions
Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Gavin MulloyGavin Mulloy is a young marketing pistol for Granada Theater, and he appears to be pois ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Mike Modano's Tear-Stained Farewell
Photos by Mike MezeulMike Modano, the highest-scoring American-born player in the history of the National Hockey League and the face of the Dallas Stars even after he signed to Detroit for a final season, stifled a sob as he bade farewell to those who shaped his legendary career, which included 1 ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
YMCA Miami-Dallas Wager Worth Your Time
Several Friends of Unfair Park have sent a heads-up about a particular wager over Mavs-Heat -- no, not the governors' cheapskate bet, but this what-the pitting Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Diocese of Dallas against Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski. Stone crabs and cigars, tortillas and pecan pie ... 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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March 11, 2011
Man Who Repaired Rundown Fair Park Home Bought From City Sues to Halt Its Demolition
Courtesy of Google Streetview, the before photo of 3820 Atlanta St. alongside a picture we took of the same property yesterday afternoon.The majority of neighborhoods surrounding Fair Park are riddled with vacant, boarded-up homes and empty lots. Atlanta Street is no exception. Across from t ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
I Want to Ride My Bicycle, or: On Days Like Today, It Pays to Be Car-Free in Big D
Andrea GrimesThe dog days of winter: the scene in Deep Ellum this morningTo the Dodge Ram driver who was futilely spinning his wheels on the Woodall Rodgers Freeway exit ramp this morning; the Lexus driver who locked her brakes and whirled her car across Maple Avenue; and the Ford 150 driver who ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Dallas Watersports Complex Hasn't Given Up on Skiing Fish Trap Lake Just Yet
For those wondering where the Dallas Watersports Complex is supposed to go, a mapChad Lacerte, who'd hoped to have that Dallas Watersports Complex up and running on Fish Trap Lake last summer, hasn't given up hope yet -- not even after the Dallas Housing Authority pulled the cable-ski out from un ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
Waddle, Then Gobble
For those wondering where the Dallas Watersports Complex is supposed to go, a mapChad Lacerte, who'd hoped to have that Dallas Watersports Complex up and running on Fish Trap Lake last summer, hasn't given up hope yet -- not even after the Dallas Housing Authority pulled the cable-ski out from un ... More >>
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August 21, 2010
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About FY2010-11 Budget Cuts But Were Afraid to Ask
Deviant ArtWell, that's not true. It's not everything -- just 29 Qs and As and a few handy-dandy exhibits provided by City Manager Mary Suhm in a memo distributed last night. And you didn't ask the questions -- the council did following the last budget workshop, another of which is scheduled for ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Lay's Traveling Greenhouse Lets You Get Up Close with Real, Live Plants
The King considers a potato plant first-hand.Flickr user Diane BondareffWe all know how hard it is to remember what it's like to be up-close in a room with plants, so Dallas-based Frito-Lay's doing us a solid this summer, along with lucky folks in five other cities, trucking around a 70-foot mobi ... More >>
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November 26, 2009
Hot To Trot
The King considers a potato plant first-hand.Flickr user Diane BondareffWe all know how hard it is to remember what it's like to be up-close in a room with plants, so Dallas-based Frito-Lay's doing us a solid this summer, along with lucky folks in five other cities, trucking around a 70-foot mobi ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
Kickin' Cotton
The King considers a potato plant first-hand.Flickr user Diane BondareffWe all know how hard it is to remember what it's like to be up-close in a room with plants, so Dallas-based Frito-Lay's doing us a solid this summer, along with lucky folks in five other cities, trucking around a 70-foot mobi ... More >>
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June 29, 2009
Russ Martin: Alive and (Sorta) Well
Did I mention that it was 140 degrees?So guess who I bumped into Saturday afternoon? Hmm. Perhaps I gave away a tad too much in the headline? The former Live 105.3 FM shock jock is alive. I'll let you decide if he's well. Martin - who gets the Dallas Observer cover treatment in our ... More >>
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May 8, 2009
At West Dallas Luncheon, Optimism, a Hotel Pitch ... and Talk of a Water Sports Park
Alexa SchirtzingerMayor Tom at the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of the West" luncheon yesterdayAt the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of the West" luncheon yesterday, nearly 200 people filled a sunny room at the Lake West YMCA to hear about the future of West Dalla ... More >>
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March 31, 2009
Re: FYI, Read This ASAP. OMG!
The following is a prime example of my curse here on Earth. A fleeting thought sprouts into a mild observation, only to bloom into a thesis that eventually flourishes into a blog item with sports branches. My apologies ... Got a text the other day, the salutation of which was LOL ... More >>
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December 19, 2008
River of Dreams, Not Just Another Billy Joel Record You Don't Own
On Novemebr 19, Mayor Tom Leppert and 11 council members gathered at the YMCA on Goldman Street for a special community meeting, where the subject was, among other things, the awesomeness of the Trinity River Corridor Project and what it means for West Dallas. This morning, the city posted to the Yo ... More >>
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November 19, 2008
Tonight, the Council Will Debut North Hampton Park's New Rec Center
The conceptual rendering of the new and improved Mattie Nash Myrtle Davis Recreation Center This evening, the Dallas City Council's holding a Special Community meeting at the YMCA at 3737 Goldman Street, off N. Hampton Road. And though there are a few pieces of business to attend to, mostly the a ... More >>
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November 13, 2008
Home Sweet Homes
The conceptual rendering of the new and improved Mattie Nash Myrtle Davis Recreation Center This evening, the Dallas City Council's holding a Special Community meeting at the YMCA at 3737 Goldman Street, off N. Hampton Road. And though there are a few pieces of business to attend to, mostly the a ... More >>
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September 5, 2008
Andover Loves Ya, Dallas!
The conceptual rendering of the new and improved Mattie Nash Myrtle Davis Recreation Center This evening, the Dallas City Council's holding a Special Community meeting at the YMCA at 3737 Goldman Street, off N. Hampton Road. And though there are a few pieces of business to attend to, mostly the a ... More >>
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January 28, 2008
Kids' Katrina Documentary to Open the Texas Black Film Festival This Week
The conceptual rendering of the new and improved Mattie Nash Myrtle Davis Recreation Center This evening, the Dallas City Council's holding a Special Community meeting at the YMCA at 3737 Goldman Street, off N. Hampton Road. And though there are a few pieces of business to attend to, mostly the a ... More >>
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November 22, 2007
Don't Be A Turkey. Trot.
The conceptual rendering of the new and improved Mattie Nash Myrtle Davis Recreation Center This evening, the Dallas City Council's holding a Special Community meeting at the YMCA at 3737 Goldman Street, off N. Hampton Road. And though there are a few pieces of business to attend to, mostly the a ... More >>
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June 21, 2007
Bright Light, Bright Light
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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May 17, 2007
Kind Threads
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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May 16, 2007
Peeling Back John Peel's Dallas Daze
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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November 24, 2005
Madden As Hell
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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September 1, 2005
Dance Party
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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May 12, 2005
Wabbit Season
Gremlins are furry and dangerous
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January 6, 2005
Wining and Dining
Celebrate being eligible with the Single Gourmet
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November 25, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Celebrate being eligible with the Single Gourmet
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November 11, 2004
Odds & Ends
Rock Lottery, rock for charity and rock GoGirls-style
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September 2, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Rock Lottery, rock for charity and rock GoGirls-style
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January 15, 2004
To Get in Shape
Rock Lottery, rock for charity and rock GoGirls-style
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December 11, 2003
Plaid Tidings
Good news at two musical revues; GZTC counts the 12 plays of Christmas
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September 18, 2003
Pups on Parade
A new meaning for "dog run"
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September 26, 2002
Best Place to Work Out
Downtown YMCA
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September 19, 2002
Manplanet
September 19
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August 1, 2002
The Ex-Con Game
How do we deal with the staggering number of prisoners re-entering society? Ned Rollo thinks he knows. He should. He's been there.
Best of Dallas
September 20, 2001
Best Place to Work Out
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
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October 5, 2000
Out of Their League
Want to have some fun playing soccer? Stay out of Plano, kid.
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May 27, 1999
Children of the Storm
Hurricane Mitch left thousands homeless, jobless, and alone, forcing them to cross the border in search for new lives in America. And those were just the kids.
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