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  How Did Irving Become One of the Country’s Most Vibrant Nepalese Food Enclaves?

  Brian Reinhart | March 12 at 4 a.m.

  Consider the momo. The momo comes in many forms, but in all of them it is Nepal’s iconic snack. In the Himalayas, momos can be eaten on nearly every urban street corner and in nearly every kitchen. To call the momo a kind of dumpling would be...

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  As Sports Boom in Frisco, the RoughRiders Reboot to Stay Competitive

  Richie Whitt | February 19 at 4 a.m.

  When the Texas Rangers’ Double-A minor league affiliate threw its first pitch in Frisco 16 years ago, it was from the ground floor of an impending phenomenon. In its infancy, Stonebriar Centre offered vacant spaces and ample parking. The “$5...

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  As the Mavericks Rebuild, New CEO Cynthia Marshall Cleans Up the Front Office

  Richie Whitt | November 6 at 4 a.m.

  Can’t touch the net, or even dream of dunking. If named head coach, promises the team would have started the season 0-8. Admits to being only a 50 percent free throw shooter. Nine months ago, didn’t know the name Mark Cuban. Despite that...

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  Former Dallas Cowboys’ Star Jay Novacek’s Son Blake Struggles After Alleged Hazing at OU

  Richie Whitt | September 19 at 4 a.m.

  In Animal House, John Belushi’s “Bluto” and his fraternity brothers shoot a horse, throw a toga party, commence a food fight, molest an unconscious girl and get placed on double secret probation. In Old School, Will Ferrell’s “Frank the Tank” and...

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  Failing Grade: Dallas Policies Protect the City’s Filthiest Restaurants from Health Inspectors

  Brian Reinhart | May 29 at 4 a.m.

  On Aug. 18, 2016, the Lakewood location of Mi Cocina, a popular upscale Tex-Mex chain, faced one particularly unhappy visitor: a Dallas health inspector. The food safety report filed that day graded Mi Cocina at 60 points out of 100. The details...

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  North Texas Becomes America’s Top Destination for Laotian Food

  Brian Reinhart | May 22 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas’ next culinary revolution began in a quiet specialty grocery store in Irving, a small shop where boxes of imported foods line the metal shelving all the way up to the ceiling. Here, in 2004, a woman named Boonmie Phennara fired up a Bunsen...