A rally against police violence became a scene of bedlam when a pair of gunmen opened fire, killing five officers. The hail of gunshots shattered a previously peaceful rally, sending hundreds of people fleeing through the streets in panic. At least two shooters from separate elevated positions above the demonstration site...
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After nearly a year in business, the lunchtime word is out in East Dallas on One90 Smoked Meats. The unassuming location on Northwest Highway — with just a five-barstool dining room — is home to unique barbecue sandwiches and some of the best chicken tacos around. The lunch rush on...
Remember camp? I do. I remember calling my parents from a pay phone to pick me up because it was hot and the food tasted bad. Stewart Wedge probably didn’t go to band camp in 1995, though. He obviously has different ideas about camp. The 32-year-old San Antonio native did...
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5 Things to Do, July 4-8
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...
By now, anyone with a Netflix account has binge watched Stranger Things and may not know what to do with themselves. Don't worry, though, because there are plenty of other things to do in this town besides sitting on the couch. Why not find out in person if Steven Tyler's...
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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...
“I’ve never considered myself the ‘Woman of the Year’ type,” said director Rachel Talalay into the microphone as she accepted her award from Women in Television and Film Vancouver in June. “I’m more the ‘Tank-Girl, post-punk feminist warrior.’” For those who never saw Tank Girl or were too young to remember...
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...
Dallasites see a lot of big acts coming through town. Why are we surprised? This town's got some big venues and a well-earned reputation for throwing some elaborate parties. And this week is no different, even if it starts off a holiday. After July 4, Dallas plays host to the...
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...
An assistant general manager at Eatzi's on Oak Lawn is suing Dallas restaurateur Phil Romano for $1 million after an April 7 incident wherein the female manager claims her ass was grabbed while she was in a manager meeting. Unfortunately for Romano, the man behind Eatzi's, Fuddruckers and Trinity Groves,...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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Even before Monday, there were two main points of the rationale Texas Republicans claimed in support of House Bill 2, the anti-abortion law largely struck down by the Supreme Court Monday morning. The first revolved around protecting women, and they pitched the second at ending abortion. Texas Governor Greg Abbott...
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...
Do your child's dreams resemble those of Jiro? Do they have posters of Julia Child plastered on their bedroom walls? When asked if they would like to help you make dinner do they reply "yes, chef!" If so, this may be the event for them. Every Thursday this month, Blythe...
Police broke up a phone scam in Georgia, aimed squarely at North Texas, that originated in a Georgia prison. The result is that the Flower Mound Police Department closed 53 officer impersonation cases Wednesday. Each of the cases involved inmates using a Flower Mound officer's name in an attempt to...