OK, so maybe Oprah's brief excursion to Fair Park wasn't such a big deal for her, y'all, but she sure got some Texans worked up over her visit. Later today, we get to see if she, ahem, was able to...
Has a travel story been written about Dallas in the last 20 years that did not include a reference to "big hair"? More importantly, has Dallas actually had any big hair in the last 20 years? A Sunday travel story...
Who are Dallas' Top 10 celebrities?...
It's nice that Dallas has a falling crime rate. But that's sure not much comfort when crime comes calling at your house. My son-in-law's SUV was stolen from his driveway last night. This makes the second time for that to...
The Super Bowl XLV host committee has judiciously distributed the 2011 game's glam run-up events among the region's municipal kingpins. Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington get the ripest of the fruit - lucrative fan parties and big-ticket events. Irving gets...
From Staff Writer Jeffrey Weiss: Dallas has always worried that it was only known abroad for its football team, the TV show, and the Kennedy Assassination. Worry no more: Over the weekend, South Korea's Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
You travel to places around the world and it's quite common to see an artist at an easel painting a beautiful scene. But in Dallas? It's surprising, but out my window, I see a fellow across the way painting. His...
Dallas is being smart about something, says my colleague, Jeffrey Weiss. But what? I was watching the Masters golf tournament over the weekend and was subjected to more IBM ads then there were missed putts. One of the ads, about...
Reporter Dave Flick, who wrote one of the stories to which he refers below, confronts the Maple Menace: If we can all hold down our anger over AIG for just one minute, there's another group that's apparently ripe for outrage...
As sort of a hobby, I like to visit open houses whether I'm in the market or not. On Sunday, I went to what was billed as the first public open house of the Athena condominiums on Northwest Highway. The...
Here's a warning to all you parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles: A bounce house can be harzardous to your little one's health....
You can help those slackers over at FrontBurner write a magazine article on the cheap. And in the process, you just might give yourself a lift on this dreary afternoon. They're looking for things you love about Dallas. Reading the...
Reporter David Flick -- we like to call him the "Cincinnati Kid" -- is mourning the passing of his hometown's version of Mr. Peppermint: People of a certain age (mine) who grew up in the '50s and '60s were --...
Laura Bush is settling in nicely. Last night about 7:30, as soon as we were seated at Rafa's Mexican restaurant on Lovers Lane, I noticed a woman in a group of five who looked like the former first lady. "I...
If you've got your two cents to add -- or a question to ask -- about the City of Dallas' new tow policy for uninsured drivers, our Crime Blog will feature an online chat Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. I wrote...
Being the manly man that I am, I would never watch something so silly as The Bachelor. Except that my wife wouldn't miss it, so I get sucked in. A Dallas woman, Melissa, is among the three finalists. She's cute...
If we can prevent but one reader from getting the flu...Well, apparently we did, as painful as it was. Bold Typer says: Being situated right between the two big plague outbreaks (SMU & STA) I figured I'd better hustle down...
Former presidents get a pretty good retirement package, but there's nothing wrong with getting out of the house and earning a little extra scratch. If George W. Bush wants some useful occupation for those long, post-presidential workdays, Dallas' own Elliott's...
New research on where Americans would most like to live puts Dallas solidly in the so-so category. Denver and San Diego top the list. Detroit and Cleveland -- surprise! -- end up on bottom. At least we ranked a smidge...
The Westminster Kennel Club's 133rd annual dog show is only a few weeks away in Madison Square Garden. And it seems for the umpteenth time there's a noteworthy North Texas representative. This year is no different. The folks at Westminster...
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