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  The Whippersnapper Shoots for the Blue Sky with New Breaking Bad Themed Pop-Up Bar

  January 19 at 4 a.m.

  If it wasn't for the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved AMC show Breaking Bad, methamphetamines would not be an acceptable theme for any gathering place — except, of course, at actual meth dens. The Whippersnapper on McMillian Avenue in the Henderson Avenue development is getting the Heinsenberg treatment with a new...

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  Fort Worth Opera’s Bernadette's Cozy Book Nook Is a Buoyant Snapshot of the Pandemic

  January 18 at 4 a.m.

  There’s a certain experience that you’re probably familiar with at this point in the pandemic: You log into a Zoom meeting and are greeted by your own horrendous face. You needed a haircut a month ago, and it shows. The cruel, uncontrollable lighting does you no favors. Beauty is lost...

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  Dallas Music News: AV The Great Responds to Domestic Terrorists, Nicole Marxen Goes Solo

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  Denton rapper AV The Great took to the studio to give his thoughts on the insurrection at the Capitol building last week. The single “Jan 6th, 2021” captures the artist’s stunned disbelief at what unfolded and notes the utter hypocrisy of the domestic terrorists’ actions with lyrics such as: “Kaepernick...

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  Chef José Andrés to Deliver Keynote for Annual (Virtual) Soup’s On Event

  January 8 at 4 a.m.

  The Stewpot Alliance’s Soup’s On Luncheon and Art Sale returns for its 13th year, this time virtually, with award-winning chef José Andrés on Feb. 25. The annual event benefits The Stewpot, which is in its 46th year serving homeless people. Former journalist Robert Wilonsky, now communications director for Heritage Auctions,...

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  Dallas Music News: Black Tie Dynasty’s Drummer Dies, Damoyee's Tribute to Pandemic Heroes

  January 1 at 4 a.m.

  Black Tie Dynasty drummer Eddie Thomas died Dec. 26 after a years-long battle with brain cancer. After reuniting in December 2019 after a decade-long hiatus, the band played a handful of shows before the pandemic and was planning to reschedule shows that had been subsequently postponed. Thomas is survived by...

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  The African American Museum's Hair Story Exhibition Grabs History by the Hair

  Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 4 a.m.

  Hair can be a deeply personal topic. For Oak Cliff artist LaShonda Cooks, its cause for reflection — about artistry and politics, especially for Black women. Recently, Cooks has been on a quest to collect stories about hair, resulting in Hair Story, an exhibition by seven artists at the African American...