AltWeeklies Wire
Loosened Texas Laws Spawn Dallas Wineriesnew
Where just four years ago there were barely 40 bonded Texas wineries, today there are more than 92, with more in the permit pipeline that will push that number to the 100 mark by the end of 2005.
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
08-08-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Year of El Gatonew
FC Dallas' Mario Torres (nicknamed El Gato) carries the hopes of Latino soccer fans. But is he the future -- or just a cynical marketing ploy?
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
07-18-2005 |
Sports
Boxing Magicnew
A former firefighter quit his job and turned his garage into a boxing gym to make the wildest and least disciplined kids in Dallas into boxing champions. But the gym is falling on hard times.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
07-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Sport of Watching Men Beat Each Other Bloodynew
Pottery-selling Satan worshipers and chino salesmen meet for fun and pain in the world of extreme championship wrestling.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
05-16-2005 |
Sports
Rangers' GM Hart Gets Little Lovenew
Rangers fans and the local sports media blame John Hart for screwing things up and blame him for not doing anything. Illogical though it is, he's labeled both culpable and irrelevant.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
03-21-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Brazilian Bull-Riding Champion Make a Buck the Hard Waynew
Brazilian-born Adriano Moraes, at 34, is one of the greatest riders ever to straddle a bull's back.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
02-15-2005 |
Sports
Avery Johnson Will Make a FIne Coach Somedaynew
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris comments on what it would be like if the God-fearing Avery Johnson became interim head coach. For one thing, he'd never get tossed out of a game for cursing.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
01-31-2005 |
Sports
Video-Game Champ Makes His Living Playingnew
Surprising for someone who's played video games as much as 12 hours a day since he was 4, world video-game champ Matt Leto is not a nerd; he's a well-spoken athlete. Major League Gaming signed Leto, known as Zyos, to play Halo professionally in 2003.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
01-10-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: Halo 2 Xbox
The Year of the Underachievernew
With the murder rate down last year, Dallas cops turned their attention toward shopping cart thieves. A Dallas columnist takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the past year.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
01-03-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: 2004, yearinreview
Unfavorite Son Goes From Starter to Afterthoughtnew
Mavericks rookie guard Devin Harris learns that losing head coach Don Nelson's favor is easier than regaining it.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-27-2004 |
Sports
Incomparable Running Back Julius Jones Earns Ravesnew
In the few weeks since he's returned to the Dallas Cowboys after an injury, Julius Jones has demonstrated that he's the team's hope for this season and the next.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-20-2004 |
Sports
Playmakersnew
A graduate program at Southern Methodist University teaches students how to develop video games.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
11-29-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Parcells Cradles Delusions As Cowboys' Season Sinksnew
After a good stretch of summer-like, carefree fun in Dallas -- during which the sun shined brightly on both Parcells and the Cowboys and next to nothing went wrong -- it's gotten a bit chilly out at Valley Ranch. The leaves, it appears, are browning.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-19-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Reporting a Crime in Dallas Is Criminally Difficultnew
Start with 911. The phone number. You dial it. You assume you're talking to 911. Assume again. There exists an entire new government agency, heretofore unknown to the public, which shall be called "Maybe-911-Maybe-Not."
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-19-2004 |
Commentary
Fast Times at MotorSport Ranchnew
Unable to find a place in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to pursue his new hobby, high-performance driving, Jack Farr created one. His MotorSport Ranch is a country club for sports car drivers.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
11-08-2004 |
Recreation
