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5 Things to Do, July 4-8

You may only have to work four days this week, but don’t shortchange yourself. There are five full nights ahead, ready to fill with summer diversions of all kinds. Make the most of them with a variety of outdoor celebrations and indoor amusements, including plays, fireworks and festivals. You’ll find...
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J. Rhodes to Debut Web Series in August

Last Monday afternoon, a trailer appeared on Facebook. The video, set to the raspy realness of Bibi Bourelly’s “Ego,” starts with a wide-pan shot over the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Viewers are then taken on a ride-along with Dallas producer J. Rhodes as he makes his way from Oak Cliff...
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Seven Ways to Get Caffeinated When It’s Hot as Hell Outside

Some days, a cup of hot coffee sounds more like torture than salvation. And by "some days," we mean from now through approximately November, when the Texas heat is unrelenting in its quest to make us all feel like a heavy sack of hot garbage. Regardless, whether it's 100 degrees...
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Ultimate Guide to Your Weekend, August 26-28

Do This!Literary nonprofit Wordspace kicks of its new season at The Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) Friday with a party and screening of '67 film Valley of the Dolls, about rising starlets and their relationship to barbiturates. The party begins at 7 p.m. with themed cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and giveaways. The...
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21 Best Things to Do in Dallas This Week: December 6-12

Tue 12/6 Have you seen the weird cable movie about the once-PR-maven-turned-Christmas-angel who helps the guy with his sorta-failing restaurant to earn her way into heaven, but then she falls in love with him? No? Then don’t even try. Instead, head to the Magnolia Theatre for the Big Movie series...
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Inside the Dallas Homeless Shelter Where Patrick Ward Died

Last Thursday afternoon, 58-year-old Patrick Ward waited outside Austin Street Center, an emergency homeless shelter for men ages 45 and up and women 18 and up. He walked past the other men crowded under the shade of a tree on the corner of Hickory St., spilling around the corner along Jeffries...
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Falafel Fight: Which New Dallas Mediterranean Fast-Casual Eatery is the Best?

Islam’s teachings on alcohol are mixed and controversial. Some verses of the Quran prohibit “intoxicants” and other sins, such as gambling; others merely say that the risks of drinking outweigh the benefits. Muhammad’s teachings evolved over his lifetime, especially, according to one historical tradition, after a booze-fueled incident among his...
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Dallas County to Start Doing Its Own Zika Testing Today

Starting Monday, the waiting will no longer be the hardest part. Thanks in part to lab equipment installed during the fall 2014 Ebola scare, Dallas County will be able to test for the Zika virus at its facilities. Results will be available in as little as 24 hours, rather than...
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The 10 Best Cover Bands in Dallas-Fort Worth

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and music is no exception. Sometimes when you're on the prowl for live music, you just want to have a good time — maybe even hear your favorite band's songs, even if they're not the ones playing them. Enter the...
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Dallas Announces It Will Close Tent City 2.0 by July 19

The closure of Dallas' Tent City is turning into a game of whack-a-mole. On Wednesday, city officials announced that it was beginning the process of closing two large homeless encampments, one under Interstate 30 and Haskell Avenue, the other beneath Interstate 45 at Coombs Street. Both sites have served as...
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Oak Cliff’s Bouchon 1314 Fumbles French Bistro Favorites

Every neighborhood needs a good, friendly French spot — not necessarily a fancy jacket-and-tie palace of cuisine, but a bistro where wine flows freely amid the sound of friends getting lunch-drunk. Bouchon 1314, a new restaurant with walls of wine and painted murals in the style of a century-old Paris...
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Chef Nilton “Junior” Borges Leaves FT33 for The Joule

Nilton "Junior" Borges, who's been running the kitchen at Design District hot spot FT33 since January, is headed to The Joule, according to a statement from FT33's PR team: We’ve truly enjoyed having Chef Junior Borges as part of our team at FT33 for the past couple of months and...