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Denton County Sheriff William Travis Is Losing Endorsements Like Mad

Denton County Sheriff William B. Travis is losing endorsements faster than blood pouring from a bullet wound. A state representative, Denton county officials, mayors and mayors pro tem from several cities and a couple of Denton County constables have withdrawn their support, and the future of the sheriff's campaign is...
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Don’t Miss the Parottas at Saravanaa Bhavan

I've eaten a fair number of parathas. The rich, buttery breads are served at countless Indian restaurants and can be delicious if they are made properly. The breads are rolled in layers with butter or ghee, a little bit like French pastry is "turned," resulting in flaky layers. Unfortunately, most places...
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Dallas Pedestrians Are Not Human Squirrels

Anyone who's driven in Dallas for more than a few years has this experience. There you are, absent-mindedly piloting your automobile down a city street — likely one you've traversed unmolested every day for months — when you are stopped short by a peculiar sight. There, plodding across the intersecting...
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R.I.P. Tent City, Long Live Tent City 2.0

Adam P. Smith stumbled into Tent City 10 months ago, soaking wet and shivering. He'd recently been released from federal prison, where he'd spent a couple of years after being picked up after a pair of ill-conceived bank robberies. (He likes to tell of how his defense attorney jiu jitsued...
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Dallas Rapper Aye-D Confronts Islamophobia with Adele Mashup

Abdullah Dahduli wants to say "Hello." You see, Abdullah, or Aye-D as he is known in the musical world, is a Muslim-American — he's also an ethnic Palestinian, a proud Texan and an Aries. Over the span of his 29-year existence, Aye-D has witnessed countless attacks on his friends, family...
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Ultimate Guide to Your Dallas Weekend, Feb. 19-21

Do This! The Pin Show is one of the most beloved fashion events in Dallas. Dreamed up by local designer, Julie McCullough, the event is dedicated to independent designers who work in everything from swimwear to jewelry.  Sneak a peek at the endless sartorial creativity in our backyard. If you...
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The Witch Is Creepy, Beautiful — and a Shrieking Mess

A laugh comes at last just before the end credits of Robert Eggers' lit-class horror-bummer The Witch: a boastful note attesting to the documentary truthfulness of the dialogue in the movie we've just seen. Over 90 minutes that prove shriekiness is no impediment to ponderousness, we've beheld the harrowing of...
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1919 Hemphill Survives as a DIY Outpost for Young Punks — and the Homeless

During a mid-January show at 1919 Hemphill, Fort Worth’s only all-ages DIY music venue, 22-year-old Cedric Santillan found a homeless man sleeping on a battered couch. He knew it wasn’t unusual to see homeless people in the venue’s graffiti-laden lobby; 1919 welcomes anyone who can abide by its longstanding philosophy: “No...
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My Worst Food Photos of 2015

I can't wrap up my final year at the Observer without one last look at my worst in food photography. While all of those other food blogs focus on drool-worthy food porn captured with high-end cameras and lovingly fawned over in Photoshop, I take one post a year to focus...
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More Homeless Are Finding Denton Is a Friendly City

Chrissy Perez wrestles with an American flag in the middle of a woods that borders a middle-class neighborhood in Denton. She’s been struggling with it for several minutes, trying to position it in front of her tent encampment, one that is not filled with trash like some of the other...
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Why the Crackdown on K2 Among Downtown’s Homeless Won’t Work

Since the beginning of December, Dallas Fire and Rescue has received more than 200 calls to deal with people who are, apparently, on one of the many substances colloquially known as K2. In media reports, the calls are often said to be addressing overdoses, but the behavior described often also...