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Straws. Straws Everywhere
The sprinkler system sprayed streams of water into an already soaked yard, splattering droplets into standing mud puddles. This was last week, a cold,...
Building a Better Hood
Chef Melissa McCrea was putting the finishing touches on three birthday cakes when a small group of excited black girls arrived. The apartment where...
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What Anti-Boycott-Israel Act?
After nearly 10 years working as a speech pathologist for the Pflugerville school district, Bahia Amawi was terminated for refusing to sign a new...
Music
John Hexagon’s Myriad Shapes
In 2002, an unassuming music fan known by the recondite geometric moniker John Hexagon was ruminating on having to miss the show of one...
Stag Punk
Don’t even think about messing with Gollay. In “White Stag,” the first single off the Fort Worth five-piece’s upcoming album, frontwoman Rachel Gollay and...
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Bark and Bites
Mutts Canine Cantina, 5317 Clearfork Main St, FW. 817-377-0151. Dog Park: 6am-10pm daily, rain or shine. Restaurant & bar: 9am-8pm Sun, 3-8pm Mon-Thu, 12-8pm...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Burgers
I knew I’d like Jason’s Grocery & Grill when my guest and I pulled up to the venerable Jacksboro Highway convenience store and its...
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Last Call
Downtown Arlington’s Brew
High-dollar celebrity bars and restaurants aside, there’s been a food and booze renaissance in Fun City.
Having lived in Arlington off and on for 25...
Blotch
Taste Community Restaurant Named Top 100 in the Country
Yelpers apparently love the the Taste Project's flagship eatery, Taste Community Kitchen (1200 S Main St, 817-759-9045), a choose-what-you-pay non-profit restaurant that aims to...
On Tap in Fort Worth: Beers with Joshua Wright
Local beer blogger/podcast host Joshua Wright seems happily preoccupied with beer. At home, his insatiable curiosity for brewing and beer history means there’s a...
Top 5 Shows: The One With Ryker
1) Former War Party bassist Thomas T. Moore is in a new band called FERALS and they’re playing at Upper 90 (961 W Magnolia)...
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Beale Street: Dusky Dream Harlem
The movies have mostly neglected James Baldwin, but the 20th-century novelist and essayist foresaw everything that’s happening in Trump’s America, so it’s good that...
Best Documentaries of ’18
I wanted to pay tribute to as many films as possible this year, which is why I left the docs off my Top 10...
The Best Lead Performances of 2018
Always nice to see some new faces make this list, both in the sense of "new to this list" and new to our screens....
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