Before this week, Dallas residents hoping to file a police report had a couple of options. If they had the time after, say, their house was burglarized, they could call 911 and have the Dallas Police Department come to their home to take their report. The only hope for a...
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As of the moment when I’m submitting this article for publication, I’ve eaten 201 meals at Dallas-area restaurants in 2019. That is, well, plenty by anybody’s standard. And that diet, along with the ever-increasing stock of great Dallas restaurants, made narrowing down a selection of my top 10 favorite plates...
I love Thanksgiving so much. So. Much. But, at the same time, I realize Thanksgiving can be like a slippery ball of butter. New York Times food editor Sam Sifton starts his book, Thanksgiving, How to Cook it Well, with this exact sentiment. The first sentence of the book simply reads:...
Friday Giacomo Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut contains one of the most spirited, individualistic, timeless and tragic female protagonists in the repertory. The young Manon ultimately finds herself pulled between two mutually exclusive paths: a glitzy life of luxury or true love. The result is intensely discouraging, and at once both...
Cooper’s Meat Market, the tiny butcher shop in Sylvan Thirty, wants to redefine the steakhouse experience.
Half a decade ago, Jay and Jo Indigo started producing a unique brand of psychedelic bluesy hip-hop in a back-house Oak Cliff studio. The pair found a musical rock to stand on with the addition of Sneedless Indigo on bass and Tito Indigo on drums, and thus were born the...
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When Marsha Jackson moved to the red-brick home in southern Dallas over two decades ago, her daughter was overjoyed to have a pasture to keep her horses. But since an industrial recycling plant opened up next door at the beginning of last year, the clear stream and fresh air are...
We start this new decade in the city with two facts staring us in the face. Fact One: Truly powerful new ideas are on the table right now that will help us take away the sharp bite of social inequity, greatly reduce crime and, most important and valuable, harvest the...
Texas' Planned Parenthood clinics are, as of last week, on the same footing as the organization's clinics in the rest of the country. That's not a good thing. A week ago today, the family planning, women's health and abortion provider announced that it would leave the federal government's Title X...
The first Plano Comedy Festival made quite an impression on Dallas' comedy community. Comedian and founder Wes Corwin and his crew put together one of the year's most impressive festivals with a list of local comedians and even some seasoned comics who perform across the country. The festival organizers set...
Nationwide, college student voter turnout doubled between 2014 and 2018, according to a new study by Tufts University. But in Texas and elsewhere, new efforts by Republican lawmakers are making it harder for students to vote this year. Critics say these moves are designed to suppress liberal votes. About 67%...
It's a bummer to have a bad meal. Especially since working in kitchens, I have gained a glimpse through the veil into the sheer amount of effort, determination and back-breaking grit it takes to keep one running smoothly. Our brunch at The Standard Pour in Uptown was a frustrating and heartbreaking...
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The early reviews for Dallas' "End Panhandling Now" program are in and they aren't good. Not Battlefield Earth bad, but not good. It's going to take more than $400,000 and a Frogger-themed public service announcement, it seems, to stop people from hustling downtown residents for change and connect them with...
Brunch is a slow thing, sometimes taking up a sizable portion of your weekend morning as you sip drinks and chat with friends over a few eggs or something sweet. Brunch is the epitome of “taking it easy,” but to reach that lovely state of mind at Smithy on Henderson,...
Chef Kenny Mills reopened his famed Chop House Burgers earlier this year in a small, low-key spot at 2502 Little Road in southwest Arlington. Mills cut his teeth in Dallas steakhouses — Capital Grille, Sullivan's and Dallas Chop House — before launching Chop House Burgers in 2011 near UTA. A...
Nervous Curtains has been a staple in the Dallas music scene for more than a decade, executing their post-punk musings over the course of five albums and one film score. While the band's sound has evolved with each release, it's not what one would generally think of as dangerous. The...
A former Baylor University economics professor is suing the university, accusing officials there of mishandling sexual misconduct claims against him. The professor, who is identified in court documents as John Doe, resigned from the university last year amid an investigation into the professor's relationship with a student. In the lawsuit,...
Developers have long been trying to turn the West 7th District in Fort Worth into a dining and retail destination, to mixed results, but now, Dallas concepts are preparing to open locations at the Crockett Row at West 7th development. Several businesses are opening at Crockett Row over the next...
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Let's be honest: the CBD game in Dallas is all fucked up. There are businesses selling people a product they know is low-quality shitty cannabis and trying to pass it off as an exotic CBD bud. People want top shelf CBD flower, just like people who purchase high-THC cannabis. There's...
A new fancy doughnut place is on its way, and it comes to us from Miami: The Salty Donut. The family-owned shop is headed to Bishop Arts, close to Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ. The goal is an opening date around “winter,” more details are to come, but for now, let’s dive...
Complexity Gaming may not compete at the AT&T Stadium, but the new Gamestop Performance Center at The Star in Frisco means they will, at least, train like the Dallas Cowboys. Acquired by Jerry Jones in 2017, Complexity is one of the oldest organized esports leagues in the U.S. and boasts...
Late last month, longtime Midlake band member McKenzie Smith and his wife, Felicia, weren’t sure if their unborn son, Garrett Noble, would survive very long after birth or be born alive at all. “The day we delivered [Noble], all of our family came into town because we were prepared for...