Full disclosure: This article’s writer loved Nevada Hill. Stupid much. When Scott Newton first encountered Guinea Pig, it wasn’t a sprawling backyard halfpipe. Not even close. It was one piece of wood, and Nevada Hill was obsessively sawing into it. On the ground. With a jigsaw. In the snow. “I...
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When the 2018-2019 school year kicks off next August, four Dallas elementary schools will sport new names, thanks to a vote by Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Thursday night, the board voted 9-0 to require that schools named for Albert Sidney Johnston, Stonewall Jackson, William L. Cabell and Robert E. Lee,...
In honor of the 2017 Best of Dallas® issue, on newsstands now, we're sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. My kho dac biet, a house specialty at La Me, contains multitudes. It’s a bowl...
Friday It’s rare enough that I answer my phone when I know who’s on the other end. When I don’t recognize the number, that call is going to straight to voicemail every time. The thought of spending a full hour speaking to whoever is on the other end of the...
Obviously we all get why Dallas and other cities are genuflecting before the great god Amazon, devourer of all retail. Every city hopes devoutly that Amazon will deign to make it the home of its second headquarters, which, if you don’t mind my pointing out, is an oxymoron. Companies are...
Next week, the Dallas Cowboys may finally get some clarity on star running back Ezekiel Elliott's status for the rest of the season, following a critical hearing before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. After oral arguments on Monday, the court will decide whether or not...
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Lording over the colonies is all bore and bother for the queen in Stephen Frears’ sumptuous yet centerless Victoria & Abdul. The film dramatizes Queen Victoria’s spirited friendship with Abdul Karim, a charming clerk from northern India who — in this telling — jolts the Empress of India from her...
Mike White’s father-and-son college-trip comedy-drama Brad’s Status is legitimately more frightening than anything in It. Quite aside from the fact that real life is always scarier than monsters from the beyond, the writer-director’s deep understanding of envy, entitlement and embarrassment has never been more nightmarishly effective. But don’t expect one...
Jim Norton will perform at Texas Theatre this Friday, Sept. 29 Comedian Jim Norton can't remember the first embarrassing, sexually perverted story he told. All he remembers is where it happened and that two other comics found it hilarious. "It was a Radisson hotel [in New Jersey] that had a...
The “Denton County Confederate Monument, The Citizens Report – 2017” reads like a declaration our forefathers would have sent to King George III demanding the repeal of his intolerable acts. Only this declaration is addressed to Denton County Judge Mary Horn, the Denton County Commissioner’s Court, the county's Historical Commission,...
If I could sum up my experience this week at the Austin-based genre film festival Fantastic Fest in a word, it would be “exhausting.” In years past, that complete physical and mental breakdown might come mostly from the mind-blowing cinema and rowdy events of the festival, but now it is...
We're sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Our Best of Dallas® 2017 issue premieres today. We could have chosen any of the fabulous foods at Mi Lindo Oaxaca, the Oak Cliff institution that is...
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It's the opening weekend for the State Fair of Texas, yes, but there's a lot more happening outside of Fair Park: ***** The eighth annual Foodiepalooza benefits the East Dallas Boys & Girls Club Advisory Council. Food and beverage stations from a host of local bars and restaurants will provide...
Shams emerged as a new face in the Dallas DJ scene this year, regularly manning the decks on the rooftop of Lower Greenville's Nora with his crew, House of Champagne. He also recently joined the Motif team. Like many of his techno and house peers, he has deep roots in...
In March, Oaktopia co-founder Matt Battaglia revealed to the Observer that his successful music festival, which Rae Sremmurd and Norah Jones headlined in 2016, was considering a move to Dallas. "Even though close to 40 percent of our social media following is from Denton, we only get about one-third of ticket...
When news that HGTV's hit show Fixer Upper would come to an end after season five, the internet blew up. The stars of the show, Waco residents Chip and Joanna Gaines, announced the decision on their Magnolia Market blog via a video where in which they hold hands and say...
Midnight Rambler, never one to back down from a unique ingredient, uses the makrut leaf and lemongrass to infuse gin for its Savory Hunter cocktail.
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