AltWeeklies Wire
DART Made a Billion-Dollar Goofnew
New train lines to cost $1 billion more than promised.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-28-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dreadnew
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tony Romo and the Cowboys Piss Away a Super Opportunitynew
Romo is now defined by two playoff defeats: the Seattle slip and the Jessica jinx.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
01-22-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Gentrification Welcomed by Some Dallas Artistsnew
To keep the Deep Ellum neighborhood alive, artists say change is necessary.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
01-22-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venuesnew
Denton's Rubber Gloves was told to pay up more than $8,000 to the industry giant.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
01-14-2008 |
Music
Cuban Detour to Texasnew
Cubans reroute to Mexico before heading north to the U.S.
Dallas Observer |
Russell Cobb and Paul Knight |
01-14-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Tex-Mex Horse Meatnew
Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying -- now in Mexico.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
01-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Get Mellow with Gustafer Yellowgoldnew
Can't take one more damn Wiggles tune? Then bring the kids -- and yourself -- to see Gustafer Yellowgold, the creation of songwriter/illustrator/rock vet Morgan Taylor.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dallas' Political Designing Womannew
When Dallas' political elite need a win, Carol Reed cheers them on and calls the plays.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-17-2007 |
Politics
Cultivating Carnivoresnew
Don't have a green thumb? Maybe a bloody red one is for you.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
12-10-2007 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Corporate Cowboysnew
America's Team wants your dirty, sexy money. Lots of it.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
12-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
$30,000 Millionaires: Douchebags in the Mistnew
Is the man who spends more money than he makes in an attempt to appear wealthy and desirable myth or fact? We venture into the Dallas jungle to find out.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
12-03-2007 |
Culture
Crocodile Nowitzkinew
This summer Dirk Nowitzki went down under to find himself. Can he now lead the Dallas Mavericks to the promised land?
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Russell Fish Hopes to Redefine the Computer Industrynew
His current project promises to top them all: a new "computer architecture" enabling applications like cell phones that translate languages and computers that reduce the time it takes to sequence DNA from months to days.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Marchel Ivery's Death Leaves Dallas' Jazz Scene Longingnew
Early in the afternoon of Oct. 30, Carrol -- like every other jazz musician around town -- got the phone call: Marchel Ivery, at age 69, died around 5:30 that very morning. And just like that, one of Dallas' most beloved and influential musicians was gone.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-12-2007 |
Music
