Like it or not, the Dallas City Council is coming to your neighborhood. After nearly an hour of scattered, often confusing debate, the council signed off a plan to hold one City Council meeting in the afternoon and evening every month. It'll also conduct meetings in different locations throughout the...
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Before Vice President Mike Pence hit the stage Wednesday for the second day of the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, the congregation of thousands sang a few worship songs. In one, this lyric stood out: “Yes, I shall see him, see him face to face / and tell the story...
When Dallas Cowboys right guard Zack Martin showed up at The Star in Frisco this week for the team's first mandatory offseason mini-camp, it was in the air. After sitting out three weeks of organized team activities, the two-time All-Pro was about to get paid. Late Wednesday afternoon, the Cowboys...
Leave behind your beer shack (i.e., your home) for a few hours and live like a beer king at Beer Mansion. This two-day event encompasses local music, pop-up vendors, arcade games and, as the name implies, lots and lots of beer sampling. Participating breweries include Brooklyn Brewing, Braindead Brewing, Lakewood...
It's been 18 months since it opened, and we're still thrown for a loop when it comes to Smoky Rose, the chef-driven barbecue spot across from the Dallas Arboretum. If it's the barbecue basics you crave, we found the 'cue at Smoky Rose to be spot-on during our first visit...
The DTalks podcast, based in North Texas, focuses on telling stories about being a father and growing up with (or without) a father. Co-hosts Joe Shaw and Galan Aldaco are fathers, and fellow co-host John Laird is not. The three of them share perspectives on fatherhood to give people a...
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Jitin Higorani, founder and director of the DFW South Asian Film Festival, has been tracking the shifting demographics of visitors to his 4-year-old festival. This year’s event, expanded to four days, was the biggest to date, and Hiograni says nearly a quarter of visitors came from outside of Dallas’ South...
Playing board games may seem quaint in this modern age of high-definition first-person shooters and virtual-reality headsets that can make you feel like Spider-Man, but the industry is experiencing a lucrative renaissance and attracting a fearsome, fervent fanbase. "We look at hundreds of games, and it's always more and more,"...
The 2018 annual meeting, as the denomination's yearly shindig is called, probably could've come at a better time for the Southern Baptist Convention. This week's events at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center downtown come fresh on the heels of a series of scandals centering on Paige Patterson, the former...
Hip-hop artist Topic solidified himself as one of the best lyricists and stage performers in Dallas. His transparency about the ups and downs within his personal life and an infectious sense of humor endeared him to fans. Topic has survived several career setbacks, including the highly publicized theft of a...
Consider the power of the Popsicle. For many, touching one to their lips sends the pitter-patter of childhood nostalgia racing straight to the heart. Its icy coolness instantly refreshes and shields the heat-weary Texan from the unrelenting summer swelter. To boot, it's one of the most democratizing desserts there is...
In 2013, an absurd video of a white man, purportedly an Iowa pastor, performing something he called "Rappin' for Jesus" went viral on YouTube. "My crew is big and it keeps getting bigger, that's cause Jesus Christ is my nigga," the man raps in front of a wall with a cross on it. About...
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In a few days, murals that stain the walls surrounding the roof of LSA Burger Co. in Denton will be scrubbed, leaving a blank slate for artists to come. The only evidence they were there lies with those who captured them in pictures, video or memories. But this is not...
After a number of high-profile dog attacks, including the summer 2016 mauling death of Antoinette Brown in South Dallas and an April attack near Fair Park, Dallas is prepared to strengthen its dangerous-dog ordinance and establish criminal penalties for owners whose dogs attack. Under a proposal from Dallas Animal Services,...
Banjos to Beats has assembled some of the most iconic names ever to grace turntables for its summer DJ series Scratch Session. The lineup comprises DJ Nu-Mark, DJ Z-Trip, Just Blaze, Kid Capri, Mix Master Mike, and DJ Jazzy Jeff. The shows will be Fridays at It’ll Do from June...
We all have that certain little what-the bell that rings in our heads when things don’t add up. What-the bells must have been ringing all over town last week when people saw the news story saying that the new Dallas chief of police, U. Renee Hall, slapped her boyfriend eight...
Plano is getting its first comedy festival this week, but the founders of the fest had to do a little shuffling at the last minute. The first Plano Comedy Festival kicked off Thursday and runs through Sunday with more than 30 comedians performing live comedy shows at locations around Plano...
The house lights faded as the stadium thump of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” thundered to life. Perhaps you’ve heard “We Will Rock You” at the American Airlines Center before — during a Mavericks or Stars game — but you’ve never heard it like that, not with the fog, at...
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Though we've been greeted with hot summer temperatures a bit earlier than usual, the concert calendar is already looking ahead to the cooler fall and winter months. Ahead this week, we've got announcements from '80s favorites, legendary rock and classical acts, a bit of country and some club shows of...
Friday The Dallas Mavericks had a terrible season on the court — and a worse one off it when a Sports Illustrated feature revealed the corporate work environment was rife with sexual harassment. But somehow, Dallas’ GOAT — greatest of all time — and our recent cover boy, Dirk Nowitzki,...
Dallas City Council meetings, long a haven for politicians, lawyers, journalists and others who can't find honest jobs, could be getting a little more open, pending a Wednesday council vote. Like many big cities, all four of Dallas' council meetings are held in the morning. Beginning at 9 a.m. on...
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