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Salman Bhojani Got Elected to Euless City Council. What Now?

Euless lawyer Salman Bhojani did it. After a losing run for City Council two years ago, he scored an apparent victory Saturday night, finishing 37 votes ahead of Molly Maddux when all the ballots were counted. While he still faces a potential recount — Maddux has not conceded, talked to...
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FT33 is Closing

Talk to any food critic or writer in town and you'll quickly learn that it's not hyperbole to call FT33 — Matt McCallister's forward-thinking ode to the uber-local and uber-seasonal — the best restaurant in Dallas. Over the restaurant's six years, McCallister and his team have raised the bar for...
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Best New Music in Dallas

Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Brave Little Howl — "Tupelo" Our Lives Aren't Movies, out this week, is the first full-length album from Brave Little Howl. The local Americana indie six-piece has been gigging around Texas for a...
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Mike Portnoy Tells Us About His New Band, Sons of Apollo

Mike Portnoy likes to joke that he plays drums in dozens of bands, which is a slight exaggeration. Since 2010, he’s recorded and toured with Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob, Metal Allegiance, the Winery Dogs and the Neal Morse Band. This year, he’s touring with a new band called...
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The Boys May Not Want to Privatize Fair Park After All

Boys. Really. C’mon. Be real. I am addressing myself here to the boys — the mayor, the private Dallas Citizens Council, the board of directors of the State Fair of Texas. I know. Some of you are girls. But, face it. You’re the boys, too. So, boys. Listen to me...
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6 Things to Do on May the Fourth Be With You, aka Star Wars Day

If you think of yourself as a Star Wars fan and you don't have any Star Wars-related plans on Star Wars Day, you don't get to call yourself a Star Wars fan. You might as well burn your entire Star Wars Kenner toy collection, run your special Jar-Jar-less edition of the prequels through...
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Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday The largest horror convention in the Southwest breezes through town next weekend for its 13th year. It's like Comic Con but with more ax wounds. Texas Frightmare Weekend will mark the premieres of lighthearted feature-length films Death Box and Zombie 4: After Death, so go ahead, take a load...
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Locals’ Guide to the NRA Convention

The National Rifle Association's annual convention is in Dallas this weekend. For gun-rights advocates, it's Mardi Gras. More than 800 exhibitors displaying acres and acres of gear, gun accessories and literature. An air-soft range. Seminars on the "guns of Vietnam" and the "survival mindset." It's got everything for protesters, too...
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Don’t Call It a Ghost Town: 7 Things You Can Do in West End

Finally, your tax refund check has arrived, and it couldn’t have come soon enough because this refund is your entire vacation fund. As you open the envelope with dreams of Hawaii or Bermuda, you see the amount is not as much as you thought. You remember now that you let...
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City of Irving Orders Texas Musicians Museum to Vacate Building

The Texas Musicians Museum has 24 hours to vacate its downtown Irving facility. Museum owner Thomas Kreason says the city of Irving game him a notice Wednesday afternoon. He says the city claims he hasn't paid rent but that the museum and city have a written agreement that says otherwise...