Clubs
BoomerJack’s Arlington Thrives
Last CallOn the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, I found an Arlington sports bar that offers the alcoholic equivalent of the lost treasure of El Dorado: happy hour … all day … every day. We went to BoomerJack’s Grill and Bar for a l...
Happy St. Stephen’s Day!
Last CallLast year, my favorite boozy companion, Emily, led a group of women in revelry celebrating St. Stephen’s Day. Em, who has more than a bit of Irish in her, told us that in the British isles, Dec. 26 is a day of drinking at eve...
Girls’ Night Gets the O
Last CallMy South Arlington neighborhood is a little short on happy places for happy hour. That’s why I usually end up somewhere in Fort Worth. But on a tip from a buddy, I recently wandered into Little O’s Patio Grill. She lives ne...
T&P Tavern Delivers
Last CallThe last time I went drinking at the T&P Tavern downtown in the historic T&P Railway Station was a little more than a year ago. While the bar was cool, so was the night air –– the tavern sat in an open-air lobby, pr...
Where House Piranha Bear
Last CallThere are a lot of certifiably “cool” places in the 817. Lola’s Saloon attracts some of the hippest bands in the world, 1919 Hemphill is, by all accounts, the oldest DIY space in Texas (going on nine years now), and Angel...
Añejo Rocks
Last CallAñejo, roughly translated, means “serious hangover.” OK, not really. Añejo is the kind of tequila that’s aged the longest –– at least a year, maybe two or three. Añejo is supposed to be the best tequila, the kind y...
Ridglea Villains
Last CallThe Ridglea Theater got a stay of execution in October when Bank of America gave up on plans to overtake and remodel the building, and this development is a relief to hordes of local musicians and music fans. The downstairs roo...
You Had to Be There
Last CallWell, the big news in town this week was that Jeff Bridges and T Bone Burnett played Saturday night at Eight-O as part of the Lone Star International Film Festival. I didn’t get to go (thanks, work), but I know it was sold ou...
The Grotto’s Got it Going On
Last CallIf you haven’t been to see a show at The Grotto yet, you should do your best to change that situation. Seriously, The Grotto is becoming one of my favorite venues in town. Under owner Cody Admire’s direction, the little-lou...
All’s Jake at Jake’s
Last CallI was a little amused a month or so ago when In-N-Out Burger announced that they would be opening a location in Fort Worth. I started reading and hearing little bits about an impending burger war, and this kind of cracked me up...