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Yearly Archives: 2008

Cancer in the Country

There was a time before nukes and progress covered up the pretty places in North Texas. By KENDALL MCCOOK Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant rests on...

Bar Convo Tips

I'm tired of people telling me "Never talk religion or politics at a bar." Well, why the hell not? Especially now that the most...

Mashups

Like polyphonic ringtones, mashups are the real underground music. Any DJ who's able to lay, say, Christina Aguilera's vocals over a Scorpions song and...

Ballet Rocks

Singer-songwriter Brandin Lea's got rhythm, both in terms of, y'know, being able to play guitar and sing awesomely and also in the George-and-Ira-Gershwin, Ethel-Merman...

Fairness in Print

A recent ruling by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission might finally signal the beginning of the end of the struggle for a former...

Premieres

Fort Worth's theater scene grows even more vibrant with the regional debuts of two plays that open this week after enjoying their world premieres...

Simply Large (and Tasty)

It was a plain burger joint with a plain name in a cookie-cutter strip mall in the asphalt wilderness of Mansfield, so expectations were...

Smells like Chain Spirit

Boy, what's not to like about Yucatan Taco Stand (909 W. Magnolia Av.)? It recently took over the old BJ Keefer's space, which did...

Parking on a Dime

The city's got a plan to wring some extra change out of downtown visitors. By JEFF PRINCE                       Park a car curbside in downtown Fort Worth, step...

Tipping Pointe

Dancers and directors put blood, sweat, and tutus into Texas Ballet Theater's survival. By JIMMY FOWLER AND LEONARD EUREKA The Saturday afternoon was hot and windy,...