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  Downtown Arlington Scores Big with Bowls of Ramen

  June 3 at 4 a.m.

  Kintaro Ramen opened in downtown Arlington in April, just across the street from Levitt Pavilion. The chef behind these bowls of silky broth is Jesus García, a Fort Worth native who founded Oni Ramen in Deep Ellum.  García was first introduced to ramen while working the sushi line at the...

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  Blue Cenote Cantina Opens in Bishop Arts with TVs Yearning for Sports

  June 1 at 4 a.m.

  In what feels like a bold move amid a pandemic, a new restaurant has opened in the Bishop Arts District. Blue Cenote Tex-Mex Cantina is large space — 6,250 square feet to be exact — with two bars, one that flanks the indoor dining area and another for the outdoor...

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  Restaurants Opening and Closing Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

  May 29 at 4 a.m.

  Since our last update, several iconic Dallas restaurants have permanently closed. May has been a rough month, needless to say. Dakota’s Steakhouse has shuttered for good. Built underground to skirt a clause in the original deed that restricted the sale of alcohol on former church "grounds," the steakhouse, which opened...

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  Madonna, Moby, Raves and Rodman: An Oral History of the Lizard Lounge

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  Last week, mainstay Deep Ellum club Lizard Lounge announced that it would be closing its doors after 28 years. Passing through the venue's doors and getting a taste of late-night debauchery was a rite of passage for anyone in DFW who could claim to have any sort of edge. The...

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  Confetti Eddie Is Packing Up His Magic Parlor and Leaving Deep Ellum

  May 18 at 4 a.m.

  Deep Ellum magician Confetti Eddie is preparing to do a disappearing act, but it's not the kind that his audiences would find entertaining. Eddie, who's real name is Edward Ruiz, announced last Tuesday on his Facebook page that he's moving out of his magic parlor on Exposition Avenue, a building...

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  Openings and Closings: Mia's Tex-Mex Is Moving and FiveSixty Has Spun Its Last Spin

  May 8 at 4 a.m.

  The original Mia’s Tex Mex on Lemmon Avenue is closing. But, calmate, they're moving to the old BuzzBrews location at 4334 Lemmon Ave., just 171 feet up the road. That’s less than a football field. Speaking of great segues, the original location has some Dallas football history. Sometime in the...