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Fred’s Collects Toys for River Oaks
Anthony MarianiEvery year, employees and friends of Fred’s Texas Café in the West 7th Street corridor deliver meals to homeless people. This holiday season, the homestyle-cooking restaurant will also be collecting toys for the River Oaks P...
Rockstar Sports Bar Relocating
Anthony MarianiRockstar Sports Bar is relocating from its current spot off the South Freeway by Burleson to a larger venue at 5751 Bridge St. on the East Side. The new spot will have almost 200 parking spaces, plus a larger stage and “bette...
2009 Gets Run Over By Reindeer Author
Jeff PrinceRandy Brooks, author of “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer,” proves every year at this time that he’s one funny SOB. (And not just because his song still gets played relentlessly some 30 years after it was first recorded...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys
Jeff PrinceFrom now on, Marian “The Barbarian” is going to be called Marian “The Aquarium” – he appeared to be running underwater during that horrible goal line stand by the Chargers at yesterday’s 20-17 loss to the San Diego ...
Goldthwait Strikes Gold
Jimmy FowlerFans of twisted comedies in general – and 1980s’ standup turned filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait in particular – shouldn’t miss ”World’s Greatest Dad,” released on DVD last week. Since the movie stars longtime Gold...
World Cup Draw (Groups E-H)
Kristian LinGROUP E NETHERLANDS Coach: Bert van Marwijk. Nickname: De Oranje. Honors: Champions, Euro 1988. Semifinals, Euro 2004, 2000, 1992, 1976. Fourth place, World Cup 1998. Notes: They skated to the tournament in a weak qualifying gr...
New Year’s Eve in New Stockyards Venue
Jimmy FowlerIf you haven’t made New Year’s Eve plans yet, what better way to ring in 2010 than in a brand spankin’ new Stockyards entertainment venue? The Palace Room and Stockyards Event Center (2525 Rodeo Plaza in the Stockyards) w...
Weekender: Fri., Dec. 11, 2009
Anthony MarianiOxford University-educated Nigerian artist and photographer Adeniyi Olagunju, who’s studying for his MFA at TCU, is one of several local artists –– and three TCU MFA candidates –– who’ll be exhibiting work at Galler...
TIME Mag Salutes Kimbell Art, Fort Worth
Anthony MarianiIn TIME magazine’s current Top-10 of everything from 2009 issue, the Kimbell’s Butchers, Dragons, Gods & Skeletons ranks as the seventh best art exhibit, according to TIME art critic Richard Lacayo. But Philip Haas’ f...
Site For Sore Job-Seeking Eyes
Jeff PrinceLooking for a job? Career reinvention is the topic of this week’s cover story, and one of the people quoted is Debby Kratky, director of capacity building and training for Workforce Solutions For Tarrant County. She is workin...