Texans of color are saddled with medical debt at disproportionately high rates. One big reason: They lack insurance. It’s a problem that’s particularly bad here in Dallas. That’s the conclusion of a new report released Wednesday by the Center for Public Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank. It found that...
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The Pyramid Bar's Pyramid Smoked Old Fashioned is a treat for the taste buds and a trick for the eyes.
This year, as in past years, the Dallas Police Department asked revelers to refrain from celebratory gunfire because it's illegal, dangerous and punishable by a fine and jail time. But, between 10:00 p.m. December 31, 2019 and 2:00 a.m. January 1, 2020, DPD recorded 933 calls reporting random gunfire – 16 more than during the same period last New Year's Eve.
When military veterans come home, many start businesses. Those businesses, from Walmart to FedEx, are some of the largest in the world. And they’re also almost exclusively started by men. Only 3% of businesses led by female veterans have managed to hire an employee, according to research published by the National...
The pandemic has affected almost all forms of business, but it's impact on the entertainment industry has been particularly swift. Throughout the world, productions have been shut down, with major studios like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros, and Apple closing sets and sending crew members home. Many of the year’s most...
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As hospitals in Texas and nationwide face a dire shortage of protective equipment, volunteers are stepping in to try to fill the gap. Volunteers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are manufacturing plastic face shields to donate to hospitals, senior centers and healthcare workers who are on the front lines in...
The French M. Robertson Unit, a maximum-security state prison, is located off a dusty farm-to-market road about 20 minutes from Abilene. A couple of tiny hamlets dot the dry West Texas terrain near the prison, but for the most part, its population of about 3,000 inmates is surrounded by nothingness...
At the very top of the ticket, Texas' primary felt a lot like the other primaries that were held on Tuesday. Former Vice President Joe Biden, thanks to a lot of help, caught Sen. Bernie Sanders as Sanders headed down the homestretch, trying to turn the Democratic Party on its...
A Dallas teenager's death from a lung injury associated with vaping comes at a time when hospitalizations for the mysterious disease are on the decline nationwide. The teenager is the first person in Dallas County to die of injuries related to e-cigarette use, according to Dallas County Health and Human...
If you live in the suburbs, you’ve probably dined at Mi Dia from Scratch. And with locations in Flower Mound, Grapevine and Plano, Mi Dia’s Latin cuisine is worth the drive, even if you live in Dallas proper. Chef Gabriel DeLeon focuses on regional Mexican cuisine, and with Mi Dia,...
“Pod Bless Texas,” like a lot of ideas, was born out of failure. It was election night 2018 and Kendall Scudder, fresh off a suicide mission against incumbent Texas Sen. Bob Hall, no longer had anything to run for. Lillian Salerno, Scudder's future co-host, had lost her own race a few...
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While the internet was worried about a cop who looked like he might have been taking a bottle of tequila from a liquor store in the aftermath of Dallas' October tornado — a story that turned out not to be true — two Dallas County Sheriff's Office deputies really were...
Heavy metal has gone through two unequivocal golden ages — in the 1980s and once again in the 2000s — and some of the most cutting-edge artists contributing to the genre’s expansion in each era were based in North Texas. DFW has rightfully earned its reputation as a metal breeding ground, and...
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About three years ago, theater director and playwright Kara-Lynn Vaeni arrived in Dallas from New York City, where she worked for 15 years after getting her MFA in directing at Yale University. Vaeni also spent her post-university life doing freelance theater work in New York, cobbling together jobs at various...
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving the criminalization of homelessness, letting stand an appeals court ruling that an ordinance banning camping on the streets in Boise was unconstitutional. “As long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people...
Everyone, it seems, has something good to say about plans for the city’s new jail diversion center. District Attorney John Creuzot called it a “solution” to the city’s continued criminalization of homelessness and mental illness. “Ditto,” said Lynn Richardson, chief of the Dallas County Public Defender's Office, which represents many...
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Two years ago, a chance meeting in Deep Ellum between (now former) Home by Hovercraft member Shawn Magill and local musician Joey Noga resulted in an up-and-coming band: Secrecies. The group has been steadily building buzz since signing with the long-standing homegrown indie imprint Idol Records in 2018. Now the...
Some innovative ingredient combinations might grace the menu at Kotta Sushi Lounge’s Dallas location, but there’s nothing new about the restaurant itself. Kotta Sushi Lounge has been in Frisco for more than 10 years. So when the opportunity arose for owner Ken Kim to expand to an area — The Union...
You’ve probably seen the viral video by now. Last week, an exotic dancer from Addison named Genea Sky was caught falling from a 15-foot pole. Without missing a beat, Sky rebounded and continued to perform her routine. Her injuries were extensive. She suffered a fractured jaw and broken teeth, as...
Rubin Sasavi, a Dallas activist, lay on his stomach with his hands in front of him. Sasavi had come out on the evening of June 1 to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Now a cloud of tear gas was...