Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 1)
Right, so the Fort Worth round of screening recitals kicked off today, and I was there for the duration. The crowds have been sparse,...
Video Boom at 1919 Hemphill
Can we expect a revival of interest in movies on VHS the way music on vinyl has enjoyed such a wave in the digital...
Update On Lily The Slain Border Collie
This week's Static discusses the police shooting of Lily the border collie, and the training program and potential legislation that were prompted by that...
Puritan Justice, Tarrant County-Style
I think the Tarrant County d.a.’s office may have a thing about getting down and dirty in court. Last year a jury got to...
Fort Worth Lags Behind In Solar
Fort Worth, whose city leaders opened their arms widely to the natural gas industry, isn't exactly a shining example when it comes to solar...
Pastrana Finally Buried in Mexico
Fort Worth theatergoers who caught Amphibian Stage Productions’ play The Tragic Life & Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana last November should find this interesting:...
Casting Call For People With Gas Drilling Stories
Lights.
Camera.
Raise hell!
FWCanDo is looking for folks willing to go on camera and share stories about how urban gas drilling has affected their lives.
A TV...
Getting Screwed At The Gas Pump
A gas station on Jacksboro Highway offers regular gasoline at 5 cents a gallon cheaper than most other stations, so I stopped to take...
Valentine’s Day Opportunity To Impress Your Date
Valentine's Day is Thursday, and what better way to swoon your sweetie than to have lunch at Avoca Coffee, stare deeply into said sweetie's...
Um, Hurray for Lunchbox?
A lot of people think Texans are a monolithic population. You know, we all wear cowboy boots, rope dogies, and such. But Texas is...
