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Ezekiel Elliott Withdraws Appeal, Will Serve Full 6-Game Suspension

Ezekiel Elliott's legal appeal of his six-game NFL suspension effectively ended last week when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow the Cowboys running back to continue playing as his case made its way through the federal judiciary. Even if Elliott eventually prevailed in his appeal against...
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Dallas Concert Promoter Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Charge

Dallas concert promoter Gabe Reed pleaded guilty Monday morning to a federal charge for defrauding investors, promoters and performers who were investing in concerts and World Wrestling Entertainment events. Reed, 46, admitted in court that he received money from victims after he misled them into believing that the events would...
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Medicine Man RevivalThere are only a few acceptable reasons to end a show early, but your keyboard catching on fire is definitely one of them. In May, Medicine Man Revival proved it has a crazy work ethic when that happened mid-song at Independent Bar & Kitchen, and the group finished out the show. The 1974 Rhodes had […]
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Philip Kingston Wins Re-electionTo hear his detractors tell it, District 14 City Councilman Philip Kingston is a dick. To his supporters, however, Kingston is better known as a dick. He’s certainly no friend of Mayor Mike Rawlings, whom he recently called an “overgrown jackleg.” (We looked it up. A jackleg is an unskilled, incompetent or dishonest person.) He […]
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Dark Circles Contemporary Dance Will Open Season With Cautionary Tales

After a tour in South Korea, artistic director Joshua Peugh’s home away from Dallas, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance will open its fifth season in its hometown of Dallas this weekend. Big Bad Wolf and Les Fairies will focus on dance pieces inspired by cautionary tales, or as Peugh describes, “the ways...
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20 Things To Do in Dallas This Week

Wednesday Five-time Grammy Award winner Shania Twain will forever be held up among the likes of other past queens of country music, such as Kitty Wells, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Reba McEntire. She’s sold more than 100 million records, making her the top-selling female country recording artist of all...
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Brett Shipp, Veteran TV Sleuth, Tells Why He Wants to Join the Other Side

Can a reporter become an elected official? I know it’s legally possible, but isn’t it some kind of crime against nature? When WFAA-TV (Channel 8) investigative reporter Brett Shipp announced his resignation last week to run for Congress, most of the immediate comments painted him as an ingénue, a guy...
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100 Favorite Dishes, No. 13: Revolver’s Saucy Frog Leg Tacos

Leading up to next week's Best of Dallas® 2017 issue, we're sharing (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes, the Dallas entrées, appetizers and desserts that really stuck with us this year. Revolver Taco Lounge has brought a rebellious and improvisational spirit to the Dallas taco scene, coupled with...
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Here are the Dallas City Council Election Results; Three Runoffs Coming

Nothing that happened during Saturday's Dallas City Council election can really be called a surprise. There was certainly some intrigue, some 671 mail-in ballots remain sequestered under court order in Districts 2 and 6 after fraud concerns and several at least one incumbent, Carolyn Arnold will lose her seat on...
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Dallas Observer Mixtape with Kaycee Unisca

Born out of the bubbling Dallas rave scene in the '90s, Kaycee Unisca has made the journey from enthusiastic foot shaker on the dance floor to DJ making the feet shake. Like most deejays, he has gone through a few genre phases, but house music has been a constant thread...
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New Court Order Means Ezekiel Elliott Can Play This Sunday

Ezekiel Elliott remains eligible to play for the Cowboys, thanks to a ruling from U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty Tuesday night. The judge granted Elliott a temporary restraining order, allowing him to continue playing until a preliminary injunction hearing or Oct. 30, whichever comes first. Elliott's request for a preliminary...