Hundreds of rain soaked bargain hunters filed into AT&T Stadium early Saturday morning for Dallas Cowboys’ First and Goal Charity Garage Sale. “Players and coaches collect stuff just like average folks do,” Whitney Faulkner, spokesperson for the Dallas Cowboys Football Club, said. The event gives fans a chance to take…
A new exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art delves into the creative side of an invention that made life’s fun and fleeting moments instantly tangible. The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology showcases the work of more than 100 artists through 175 images and…
Steve Earle plays in Dallas on Monday, June 19, at Good Records and Thursday, July 6, at House of Blues Steve Earle tips his hat to his Texas roots and to Waylon Jennings in his new album So You Wanna Be an Outlaw, which hits stores this Friday, June 16…
Pretty dresses hanging to dry outside an apartment building in Italy once caught the attention of photographer Milton Greene. That image, along with 100 others taken by the artist, is now captivating audiences at the Arlington Museum of Art. The Milton H. Greene: Women exhibit, which runs through Aug. 6,…
In March, when wildfires ravaged more than a million acres across Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas, Plano restaurant and bar Love & War in Texas quickly lent a hand to the families who lost property, livestock and loved ones. Now it has partnered with country musician Gary P. Nunn, a native of…
While cattle ranches remain a staple across Texas, shaping its character and fueling its economy, other ranches use their land in more unusual ways. The ones on this list are home to everything from body farms to vintage vehicles and bordellos, proving that Texas ranches are as diverse as the…
Jason Eady is sitting with a cup of coffee in the Fort Worth Stockyards, waiting for Chief Records to open. And beneath his black hat, pulled low, is the look of a man who just released an album he’s proud of. Eady grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, where he learned…
Spring has now flung, and those resolutions of beach-ready bodies are most likely biting some dust, but it’s never too late to gain peace and composure. The ancient practice of yoga is a therapeutic way to help people improve their health, posture and wellbeing holistically through exercise, nutrition and meditation…
Forget George Jetson and his robot maid. The watchword for the true home of tomorrow is “sustainability,” meaning environmentally friendly products that reduce homeowners’ footprints on the planet. Wood pavers that filter rainwater, power systems to store unused solar energy and a super-fast modern composter for recycling kitchen wastes are…
The Scarborough Renaissance Festival serves up enough fare to make driving out to a dusty pasture in Waxahachie worth a foodie’s trip. But with so many choices, what shall a peasant do? Here are our six favorite ye olde eats from this year’s festival. Smoked salmon and goat cheese crepe,…
As I made a trek to Whataburger to savor their new coffee shake, I had no clue what to expect from the cold, mysterious stranger. Would I have to choose between 40 different flavors? Would it taste like mocha? Would it be dense enough to hold its own upside down…
Fort Worth’s music scene got an unexpected sock in the mouth last month with closure of the music venue Live Oak. Sara DeMore of Sara and the Saratones, an Arlington resident, says Live Oak was the primary venue for her eclectic acoustic group. “Sometimes, a place will close down and…
As a young artist, Valton Tyler would leave his work on the streets of Dallas. Today, his creations are hanging in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. “Probably, my best paintings, I put them in an alley or threw them over the fence,” the self-taught artist says. As volunteer…
When Gary Leland walked into a store in 1983 to buy his first computer, a salesman asked if he knew DOS. “I’ve never met her,” Leland said, to which the salesman replied that DOS was a computer language and then showed him a new point-and-click model. “That sounds like what…
Late last year, the Fort Worth venue 1919 Hemphill closed due to issues with its certificate of occupancy. Their CO used to allow for community gatherings, but that is no longer the case, so they have to file for a change of use certificate. It now looks like it may be another month…
If you’ve been scouring all the usual thrift shops and vintage stores in Dallas for a deal, whether it’s a chair to decorate your living room or some designer shoes you can resell for a profit on eBay, you probably haven’t been having much luck. Most shops in the city…
Dozens of craft beer drinkers poured into downtown Arlington last weekend for the grand opening of On Tap, the city’s newest craft beer bar and growler-filling station. “Arlington didn’t have a brewery scene until pretty much the past year,” says general manager Jaspreet Bains. That’s quickly changing thanks to Division…
Fort Worth rapper T-Ryde is straight off a gig with Struggle Jennings, Waylon’s grandson. T-Ryde, whose real name is Jerry Hammons II, writes his own lyrics in a style he refers to as underground, double-time rap, and his music left quite an impression on Jennings. “Struggle just really liked my…
In the last couple years, the suburbs of DFW have really stepped up their game when it comes to food and drink. Some of the best new breweries in North Texas have opted to open outside of Dallas proper, and big-name Dallas chefs and restaurateurs are expanding their concepts into…
Not long ago, a driverless car would have made for a good ghost story — perhaps a modern-day twist on the Headless Horseman. But not a single mouth gaped open last Thursday as a crowd of people pooled atop a hill near Arlington Convention Center to take a spin in…
A colorful sign reaches above a plain, white building on Arlington’s busy South Cooper Street. Inside, the dining tables are also draped in white, but the walls are a vibrant, Caribbean orange. “We try to provide as much different food from the islands as possible,” says part-time chef Billy Kassoon…
Shoppers have been raiding Elluments since the vintage clothing boutique announced that it will close at the end of February and owner Felicia Dunnican blamed gentrification in Deep Ellum for forcing her hand. “After months of negotiation, we’ve been priced out of our space,” read her Jan. 8 Facebook post to…
