National pandemic adviser Scott Atlas, who does not have a background in epidemiology, is pushing for the White House to implement a “herd immunity” strategy to combat the coronavirus, The Washington Post reported Monday. Advocates for herd immunity, whereby a population becomes naturally immune to a disease via unchecked spread,...
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Making any sort of comprehensive pop culture list is bound to be controversial no matter what. At the end of the day, it's a matter of opinion and is completely subjective, but that will never stop people from complaining about their personal favorites missing the cut or claiming that the...
“One bite takes you home,” promises the slogan of Oak Cliff Cookie Co., a cookie pop-up run out of the home of chef Juan Moreno. In Moreno’s case, home takes him back to Michoacán, Mexico, and his first experience in the kitchen at 7 years old in his grandfather’s restaurant...
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas' restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Properly cooked rice mixed with well-seasoned protein, a flavorful sauce and a medium egg may be the comfort food we could all use right now. This was recently...
Any student athlete hoping hoping to return to athletic activities on Southern Methodist University's campus this summer will be required to sign a waiver absolving the school of potential liability should the student contract the novel coronavirus, according to documents first obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The waiver, anonymously...
Last week, Dallas Police Department announced it would start enforcing a juvenile curfew following a recent increase in crime, including street racing.
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If you’re living in Dallas and have a sweet tooth, you’ve probably tasted some of chef Diana Zamora’s creations. Over the years, the Northwest Dallas resident has built an impressive resume: In the past year, she has been the pastry chef at Nosh Bistro and the self-proclaimed “doughnut queen” at...
Most politically active artists belong to the pop, hip-hop and rock genres; historically, country artists haven't exactly been known to voice their political opinions, especially when those opinions contradict the core beliefs of the majority of the country music fan base. While Johnny Cash advocated for Native Americans and prisoners,...
The Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission got busy last weekend. Last Wednesday, it issued a warning to businesses that weekend plans included “strictly monitoring bar and restaurant activity” to ensure compliance with the state’s protocols. They warned they would take swift action and suspend liquor licenses for 30 days for first-time...
Good to Go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas' restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. “Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.” In his 1999 play Boston Marriage, playwright David Mamet gave one of his characters that quotable line. After months...
Collin County health officials have identified a Frisco man as a "presumptive positive" case of the novel coronavirus. The man, who is in his late 30s, had recently traveled to California, where 114 cases of the virus have been confirmed, said Collin County Judge Chris Hill. The man is in...
U.S. cities are experiencing budget shortfalls amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Congress has greenlit about $3 trillion in coronavirus relief, Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams said most American cities have been left behind. "Cities have been on the front line of the battle, and we are being hit hard," he said...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott really wants you to wear a mask. The governor isn't ordering Texans to do so, he said at a press conference Tuesday, he just thinks that they should. "COVID-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in Texas and it must be corralled," Abbott said. "We...
Back in the good old days of restaurant dining, the idea of leftover barbecue was a little strange. You’re sitting at a long wooden table with a tray full of spectacular smoked meat, and you can’t finish it? How Texan are you? But in the time of coronavirus, the very...
Stephan Courseau had to consider what to do with his three restaurants last March. These were not three locations of the same menu, but three different concepts on the western side of Knox-Henderson. Le Bilboquet, Up on Knox and Georgie by Curtis Stone closed in March. Bilboquet reopened (later than...
As many restaurants close permanently during the coronavirus pandemic, others pivot and find new ways to stay open, and some are leaning heavily into social media. For brothers Juan and Brent Reaves, owners of Smokey John's Bar-B-Que & Home Cooking, social media has been vital in surviving the pandemic. “There's...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will test all residents and staff at an Arlington retirement home where a man died after after contracting COVID-19, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday. The man, Patrick James, lived with his wife at Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington. James was hospitalized Thursday...
Wednesday, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff solved Gov. Greg Abbott's riddle and lit the path for his fellow municipal leaders. Thursday, counties around the state, cautious over the spread of the novel coronavirus but wary of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's wrath, began following Wolff's lead, crafting orders...
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Each year, I visit hundreds of Dallas-area restaurants and produce a Top 100 feature that reflects my own opinion about where diners can find the best food and drink in town. But I'm just one person with one set of taste buds. That's why, each year, I also ask dozens...
First it was one, then it was two, then it was more than a dozen. Kevin Betts, owner of North Texas' Novel Coffee Roasters, said that over the past three weeks, numerous shipments of his company’s fresh-roasted coffee were either delayed or lost in the mail. Customers have been understanding,...
Good to go is a column where our food writers explore Dallas' restaurant scene through takeout orders, delivery boxes and reheated leftovers. Chef Tiffany Derry opened Roots Chicken Shak in 2017, serving all manner of things (chicken and fries, mostly) deep-fried in duck fat. A recent flurry of chicken sandwiches...
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dallas County continues to rise, but the city's two drive-thru test sites are set to lose federal funding at the end of the month. Texas is one of five states — the others are Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado and Pennsylvania — to have this funding cut,...