Live Oak Re-branding
Hiring Kinser and Knight, Live Oak owner Bill Smith said, is part of an overall re-branding of his venue/restaurant/bar.
Blake Barker, former general manager of...
UPDATE Blackbox Booking Live Oak
Easily the biggest deal in the local music scene since Lola’s Saloon came along in 2006 was the opening several months ago of Live...
Yank Wang: Star-Telegram’s Stroke Of Misfortune
Fort Worth Star-Telegram layoffs in recent years means fewer writers and copy editors doing more work, and that can mean mistakes.
Take Monday's edition --...
Thieves Steal Community Gardens On Race Street
Disheartening news comes from the Riverside neighborhood's Race Street renovation project, which Fort Worth Weekly lauded in a recent cover story ("Revival In Riverside,"...
Olympics Wrap-Up
The following thoughts occurred to me while I was contemplating the hairstyles on the Gabonese men's soccer team.
The U.S. women's volleyball team were cruising...
Houston: Coolest, Fattest City in Nation
Thanks to Santa Claus and the Pillsbury Dough Boy, we all share the delusion that fat people are jolly. Ever heard of Chris Christie?...
Tabula Rasa Reunites
Back in the early ’90s, Dallas ruled rock. Not just in North Texas but arguably the entire Southwest. Dallasites Edie Brickell & The New...
“Horseplay” at the Harbor? Details, Please.
Some local news tidbits raise more questions than they answer, especially when they end with a curt statement like: “We will have no further...
Even More Thoughts on the Olympics
The following thoughts were prompted by watching the U.S. women's soccer team win gold in satisfying fashion. I'll have more on soccer further down,...
Four Obituary Notices
A number of people whose work has caught my interest over the years have passed away recently, and while I let a couple of...
