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Nights in a Hayes
Last CallWhen I found out that up-and-coming Americana singer-songwriter Hayes Carll was going to kick off his national tour right here in North Texas — and not in his hometown of Austin — I squealed (a little) and marked my calenda...
The Ginger Man? Yep
Last CallI admit. I’m as guilty as some of you of too often opting for some new, buzzed-about joint in deference to an old standby. There’s a name for people like us –– and it isn’t pretty.
Thirsty Armadillo Is Back
Last CallLong before Randy Rogers, Casey Donahew, and the Eli Young Band ever performed at Billy Bob’s Texas, they were all regulars at little place called the Thirsty Armadillo. Opened in September 2000, by Eric Dawson and his father...
Lone Star State of Mind
Last CallThe recent glum weather put quite a damper on my social life and gave me a severe case of cabin fever. So I decided to come out of hibernation (heels and all) a couple of weekends ago and brave the cold to check out one of the ...
Healthy, Harmony, House
Last CallThe Health and Harmony House just feels welcoming. After walking through the front door, you may feel the stress of the outside world just melt away. The “house” (a fancy term for “storefront”) offers a full coffee bar,...
Alcohol U.
Last CallI heard a bar advertise an Aggie Bomb on the radio last week. I’d never heard of an Aggie Bomb, and beer was the only thing I remember drinking while visiting the great public institution in College Station. So I asked my fav...
Late-Night in the 817
Last CallWe’re touched. You like our town so much that you’re planning on staying out until the wee hours on at least one night. Excellent –– the Weekly has a warm place in its paper heart for you hearty partiers. And the Fort h...
Welcome to Fort Worth, Steeler Nation
Last CallWell, no one threw me a party when I first came to Texas from Pittsburgh, but I’m not even a little upset that Fort Worth is going out of its way to welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers and Steeler Nation –– the AFC representa...
Toasting at Mavericks Sports Grill
Last CallI recently attended the memorial service for Judge Tom Vandergriff along with the judge’s friends, a handful of famous people, and a thousand or so plainfolk who had been touched by the man who was rightfully called “Mr. Ar...
Durty Crow Gleams
Last CallOne of the downsides of writing for a newspaper is that if you say something good, everybody forgets, but if you say something bad, nobody forgets. Case in point: In 950 B.C., we wrote something somewhat critical about Durty Mu...