Fired up after another day of Byron Nelson Championship golf, sporting fans flocked to the pavilion tent Saturday afternoon, lured in by the music, beer and margaritas.Pretty sure that white polos and visors were never meant to spend this much time out on the dance floor, but it was a…
Update: Check out more photos in our slide show from the tryouts.It was easy to spot Morgan Willey’s family in the Gaylord Texan’s courtyard Saturday afternoon, in their matching white T-shirts with blue Cowboys stars. Airbrushed onto the back of each shirt was Morgan’s name and their relation to her…
It’s the end of the school year, the start of summer, and the perfect time to start thinking road trip. But before you load up on Red Vines and jerky, it’s worth a look at the best of our latest news in local food.The Week in Review(s):Your own Dallas Observer:…
Jerry Jones invited his friends in the media out to the Cowboys’ new digs in Arlington yesterday, to show off the enormous new video board that’ll hang 90 feet over the field (just 90 feet!).On the way out to check out the screen, we got to snap some photos inside…
Our review in this week’s paper is a look at Agave Tex-Mex, where Dave muses on Arizona State’s admissions policies, crumpled Kias and topless models — on the way to getting into the food.For a more in-depth look around the restaurant, be sure and check out the photos by Eli…
Before switching on the enormous new video board hanging above the Cowboys Stadium field, Jerry Jones made it clear — as only Jerry can — just what the new board would mean for fans sitting in the stands: “You’re not gonna know whether you saw it happening directly on the…
Between the Rec Shop arrests and vigilant tire-clamping outside Minc Lounge, it was a treacherous weekend to be out partying in Dallas.Still, our intrepid nightlife photo team made it to Fallout Lounge for local DJs One & Oneiza and F*ck You Pay Me on Saturday night, and still managed to…
Sure, “fusion” has been beaten to death, and that doesn’t seem to be stopping anyone from knocking it around some more. But when cooking influences come together more organically — because China is close to India, say, or because the Colonel has served Kentucky so well as ambassador to Asia…
In this week’s Dish column, Dave tackles Addison’s Red India Bistro & Lounge, where fusion reigns supreme and chop suey is miraculously resuscitated. You can read all about it here.For a look at the trendy and, yes, red interior, check out our slideshow from photographer Sara Kerens…
In a ceremony outside the old landmark at the very end of Dallas’s West End, the original staff of the Starck Club gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate the club’s 25th anniversary, and to witness the start of a new venture built on the club’s legacy.The Starck Project, led by Michael…
The Lek Brothers made it a triple shot Saturday night last weekend. First up, they hit Plush for San Francisco-based Kaskade’s DJ set. Later, it was off to the Lizard Lounge for Hot Pink Delorean, an experienced drum and bass production team from Boston. And the last stop? The local…
Music fans of all stripes got a real treat last night at the House of Blues, where Katy Perry played to a packed house. Really, though, you’ve read enough already. Here are our photos from the show, from photographer Mattie Stafford…
RTB2, Slider Pines, Macon Greyson and plenty more bands filled out an all-day bill at City Tavern last Saturday, a fundraiser show for the Dallas SPCA.While bands played upstairs, the bar had a crawfish boil outside in front of the bar, and an SPCA Adopt-A-Pet RV was parked nearby. Check…
Taste Addison filled Addison Circle Park with booths for more than 50 restaurants last weekend, and a three-day lineup of live music and other shows.We spent much of Saturday tweeting from the event, and shooting photos of the scene. After shooting all the food in these shots, then eating most…
As we mentioned Friday morning, Brian Cuban’s created quite a stir in the last week with his push — meticulously documented, naturally, at The Cuban Revolution — to have Facebook to delete its user-created groups supporting Holocaust denial.A day after the Dallas attorney — and, yes, brother of Mavericks owner…
From Cafe Brazil to Jimmy John’s, we covered a handful of spots near and dear to our hearts here at City of Ate’s Oak Lawn H.Q. Dave, meanwhile, highlights a place where it’s no problem feeling right at home. But if there’s one lesson to draw from the week, it’s…
If, after years of YouTube, unintentionally funny strangers just aren’t that funny anymore, there may be only one cure, and — lucky you — it’s stopping in town tonight at the Lakewood Theater.The Found Footage Festival is a collection of vintage VHS clips lifted off corporate training videos, low-budget TV…
In this week’s paper version of City of Ate, Dave enjoys the scene at Nick & Sam’s Grill, and really tries to enjoy their food as well.For a better look at the friendly waitstaff, the wide-open, airy setting and a few choice morsels, check out Sara Kerens’ photo set here…
Talking to reporters after the Mavericks’ morning practice, Dirk Nowitzki didn’t have much to add to reports that Cristal Taylor, the woman arrested at his home yesterday, is in fact his pregnant fiancee.”It’s pretty obvious I’m going through a tough time in my personal life right now, but like I…
OK, maybe you really did catch the bacon explosion before it blew up. You were there when Will Ferrell got into it with his little-girl landlord, and thanks to you, all your friends knew about the Buffalax music videos before anybody else. Maybe you’re a real viral video curator, but…
After 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 outside the roped-off parking lot,…
Saturday night’s storm — and people’s recent health concerns with hanging around tightly packed, hot, sweaty venues — all combined to keep the crowds down to a miniumum around lots of Dallas parties last weekend. The Lek Brothers send word that a few clubs were more or less vacant during…
