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Dominos Deliver
Last CallDon’t get me wrong: I like-a de sports bars as much as the next soccer hooligan. They just all seem kinda the same to me. The walls of tv’s, the buffalo wings, the Golden Tee video games, the talented bartenders, th...
Mooning
Last CallThere’s a running joke in Clubland that when a bar starts having bikini nights, you can bet business ain’t great.
From Ribbit to Woof
Last CallThere’s no telling precisely why Froggy’s Beach Club on White Settlement Road never took off. Owner Mark Walden’s spacious slice of seaside nightlife looked like a lot of fun. The sand volleyball court, the br...
Texas BlueBirds
Last CallThe never-ending stink over exactly what qualifies as “authentic” blues is enough to, y’know, give a body the blues.
’Tini Tour
Last CallA couple of weeks ago, around time for the high-society social event of the year, the Bank of America Colonial Golf Tournament, the ever-reliable Star-Telegram published a list of bar-restaurants that make cool or different ...
The New Upscale
Last CallThere are a few Sundance Square buildings that allegedly are haunted – the Jet Building (Jamba Juice, KFWR/95.9-FM The Ranch), Half Acre Hall (upstairs of the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium), the thirteenth floor of the B...
The Best Medicine
Last CallIn the 1970s, he served in Vietnam. In the 1980s, he survived lymphoma. In 2003, he beat colon cancer. Now, in 2006, Gary Hood faces what could be his most horrific challenge yet – paying off hospital bills.
The Simple Life
Last CallAsk any bartender about her line of work, and you’ll be able to tell precisely what type of establishment she works for by her response. If she says “Any moron can do it,” she probably slings at a small hole i...
Find Me in the Club Axis
Last CallNo offense to Axis’ previous incarnation as a rock nightclub/venue, but the converted warehouse’s new life as a hip-hop spot is off the hook.
Pour Some Sugar on Us
Last CallLast week, I decided to lock up the hooch in my desk and do a little investigative reporting. The location: one of my favorite Sundance Square-area hang-outs, the Pour House.