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A Monumental Undertaking
The party Demetria McFarland’s family throws every Juneteenth is so big they usually need at least three trailer-size smokers to cook enough food for...
Gang Life
Recently, while attending a housing meeting on the East Side, I overheard a conversation between two residents, one of whom appeared to be a...
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Cutting into CARES
Around 3.5 million Texans have filed for unemployment since mid-March, when the novel coronavirus led to the shutdown of nonessential businesses. Some of those stores...
Music
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Things are crazy, we know. With the election looming, prickly nerves over the fate of democracy are being thrown into relief by minor infractions or...
PRIZM Go All Night Long
All PRIZM wants to do is get butts shaking. On their recently released debut album, the alter-ego of Fleetwood Mac-y singer-songwriters Danni & Kris...
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Lovely Lucita’s
Capturing on one menu the culinary traditions of our southern neighbor and its Texified relatives — brisket nachos, anyone? — is no small feat,...
Tonight, We’re Gonna Crockett
I never went to the old Food Hall at Crockett Row, even though this publication has written about it on several occasions. Therefore, I can’t compare...
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Last Call
Bells Ring for Liberty Lounge
Monday marked the grand opening of Liberty Lounge and the beginning of a new life for owner Jenna Hill-Higgs. After nearly 20 years working...
Blotch
On Tap in Fort Worth with Shannon Osbakken and Willie Lindsay
The Bearded Lady recently turned 7, so for Episode 6 we chatted with owner Shannon Osbakken about her popular brewpub and the challenges of...
Van Cliburn Competition Postponed
In news that will surprise very few of you, the Van Cliburn Foundation announced today that the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has...
Fort Worth Public Schools Not Protecting Teachers?
The resumption of in-person learning for Fort Worth school district teachers and students remains an uncertainty. Even though a recent 5-4 vote school board...
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Kajillionaire: July Heist
Of all the filmmakers to make a caper film, Miranda July would have ranked very low on the list of people I’d expect. The...
The Nest: Keeping Up Appearances
We haven’t heard much from Sean Durkin since his debut feature almost a decade ago, Martha Marcy May Marlene. I could be wrong, but...
Tenet: If I Could Turn Back Time
They say that life can only be understood backward but must be lived forward. Well, Christopher Nolan says, “Screw all that. We can do...
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