The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off Thursday. In a span of one month, 32 international soccer teams will compete to determine a world champion. The United States won’t be one of them. The U.S. men’s national soccer team failed to qualify for the first time since 1986. The…
For the past four years, Mario Aguilar and Miguel Rivera have been trying to reopen Incite. The skate shop opened in 2014 at Farmers Branch, but because of their inexperience and low inventory, the founders were forced to close the store. Since then, they have learned from their mistakes and…
Can two PC gaming cafes function 400 feet away from each other? The city of Carrollton has hit the gaming market and recently approved the construction of AK PC Gaming Cafe, the city’s second gaming cafe. It will be open 24 hours per day and is set to open in…
You may know Kiefer Sutherland as President Thomas Kirkman in ABC’s hit political drama series Designated Survivor. Or maybe as agent Jack Bauer in FOX’s 24. Now you know the action star is a country singer — a surprisingly a good one. Sutherland performed Friday at Billy Bob’s Texas and showed that…
A variety of Latin artists are performing at Dallas between April and August. The Latin community might recognize some artists from their parents’ ’80s Spanish rock and pop music, which eventually adapted into the ’90s rock en español movement and into the modern 2000s. Most of these artists have been…
Be kind, rewind. VHS tapes may be a dead media format, but there are still a few who enjoy the nostalgia of collecting them. Since December, Richardson store Piranha Vintage has hosted a monthly one-day Dallas VHS swap. It’s usually the first Sunday of every month, but the next one…
Alan Avila, better known as “AlanAvi,” went from kicking a soccer ball with his soccer cleats, to virtually moving a soccer player with a video game remote. FC Dallas, a Major League Soccer Club, signed Avila as its first eMLS professional player and finished fourth in the first eMLS Cup…
It’s been 15 years since Opening Bell Coffee, originally known as Standard & Pours Coffee & Stocks, opened its doors to the public. Pascale Hall, founder of the coffee shop and music destination, says the shop has made an impact on local artists and has given the community a place…
It takes a lot to make it in the music business. Sure, you need musical ability and stage presence and, you know, talent. But you also need to know how to self-promote. You need an image. That’s were Phantom City Records comes in. The Dallas-based record company wants to help…
La Rondalla, a free after-school music program for students in Oak Cliff and Dallas, suspended its operations last week because of a shortage of money. As founder Dennis Gonzales and his two sons, Stefan and Aaron, sought public donations, they received a private donation Thursday of $20,000, enough to keep the…
It’s been 22 years since the death of Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Perez. But her legacy lives on, and although she never claimed Dallas as her home, the city and all parts of Texas claim Selena as theirs. Here are four ways to celebrate the Tejano superstar’s birthday next weekend: 214Selena…
