Around Fort Worth
D/FW NORML Holiday Bash
JIMMY FOWLERThanks to this year’s contentious campaign, we learned that Barack Obama is America’s first foreign-born gay Muslim socialist president. But did you also know the dude was a major 420 enthusiast back in the day? “I inhale...
R.I.P. Mike Scaccia
STEVE STEWARDMike Scaccia died doing what he loved. The Arlingtonian shredder suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 47 last Saturday at The Rail, where he was performing with his band Rigor Mortis, a groundbreaking thrash outfit whose...
“Ghostbreakers” Viewing Party at Texas Theatre
JIMMY FOWLERThe satirical “paranormal reality” comedy Ghostbreakers –– broadcast Thursday nights on the basic cable network Youtoo –– is energetic, goofy, rough-edged, and utterly sincere in its love of the supernatural memes o...
North Texas “Freak of the Week” Goes To…
JIMMY FOWLERNo matter how horribly your day goes –– even if your boss cans you, your significant other dumps you, and your ferret dies –– you can say: “At least I’m not the woman caught on surveillance camera stealing Christmas...
DFW Film Critics: “Lincoln” Is Tops
Kristian LinThe Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which I am a member, recently voted on the best movies of 2012. Today, they released the results of our vote, which includes acting awards and a new category for best movie sou...
Panther City Bar Bazaar at Lola’s
JIMMY FOWLEREveryone knows Fort Worth has a terrific music scene full of talented performers. But did you know that when they’re not playing on local stages, these musicians are sewing, baking, jewelrymaking, and generally indulging thei...
Velvet Taco Taking Over Gold Standard
STEVE STEWARDIf you think the West 7th corridor is nothing but a warren of Uptown-aping, high-end mixed retail and over-priced eateries, you’re probably not going to like the news that Velvet Taco, the Dallas-based purveyor of fancified M...
So Long, Betty Brink, And Rest In Peace
Jeff PrinceThe writer who personified Fort Worth Weekly‘s willingness to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted died last night at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Betty Lee Bauer Brink was 80. She was born and rai...
Joe T. Garcia’s Honored(?) In Oral History Project
Jeff PrinceThe Texas Restaurant Association is giving love to Fort Worth’s legendary Mexican restaurant Joe T. Garcia’s. Sometimes love hurts. The association is an advocate for the foodservice industry, and is developing oral history...
SceneShop’s “A Fifth of Christmas”
JIMMY FOWLERFor certain kinds of people –– single, or childless, or those who’ve lost or are separated from loved ones –– the holiday season can feel like everything from a bad joke to happiness boot camp: You will feel the good ...