Madonna, Moby, Raves and Rodman: an oral history of the Lizard Lounge
A recounting of the origins and legend of the Lizard Lounge, a Deep Ellum mainstay nightclub and a haven to Goths and ravers.
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Starck Reality: Reappraising Dallas’ most controversial nightclub, 30 years later
Opened in May 1984 and closed in July 1989, the Starck Club has gone down in local lore as a glimmering temple of excess.
George Cone’s collection of WWII memorabilia is on display at Lewisville Mall
Inside a fading Lewisville shopping center, collector George Cone preserves thousands of World War II artifacts — and the stories of the soldiers who carried them.
After 22 years, Cosmic Cafe is Dallas’ most easygoing, unpretentious vegetarian restaurant
Inside our All-American series: How a chance meeting over chai 22 years ago birthed a legendary North Texas eatery.
Dallas Playboy Club’s bunnies recall a fun, glamorous job where they felt ‘protected’
The old club was upscale sexy without being seedy, they say.
A look back at four Dallas malls that have faded from memory
Dallas’ Valley View Mall has been on its death bed for years now. The demolition permit, which was finally pulled back in December, gives Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition 180 days to get the wrecking ball started or it will expire. There’s not too much sand left in that hourglass. Before…
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The forgotten R&B club that saved Dallas’ musical soul
Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, The Coasters and more were on Soul City’s bill.
What’s the truth behind a label? A story of Texas butter nostalgia
The story behind Falfurrias Butter.
The strangest stage names in music mistory
Ron Artest’s new name has nothing on some of the odd names in music.
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The wrong guy
In a bungled hunt for a killer, police wreck the life of an innocent.
T.C.B. or T.Y.A.
Bobby Patterson’s one of so many talented musicians who never found success when they deserved it most.