BoomerJack’s Arlington Thrives
On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, I found an Arlington sports bar that offers the alcoholic equivalent of the lost treasure of El...
Diving In Arlington
I was offered a mission to get out of Fort Worth, and I accepted free spiritedly. But where to spread my diving wings? After...
Living the High(lands) Life
Week by week, the retail sprawl just oozes further in the Arlington Highlands Lifestyle Center. For reasons I may never know, one of the...
Survive Quarantine with These Mixers
As we all practice social distancing — feigning disappointment that we have to cancel our plans, stay at home in our jammies, and binge...
Drinking Past Curfew
“Your future is for the telling!,” a fortune-telling robot droned as I stepped off West 5th Street and into an unassuming door. As Zoltar’s chiding...
Trapping Tourists at Texas Live!
After much anticipation across North Texas, last weekend marked the launch of the sports-themed entertainment destination Texas Live! in Arlington. To ensure everyone in...
The Grotto’s Swan Song
Most social beings have a regular bar haunt. This is where you grab a stool at the biggest moments of life to celebrate or...
Bearded Lady to South Main
The Bearded Lady’s patio crowds have always doubled as West Magnolia Avenue’s welcoming committee, ever since the craft beer-centric bar/restaurant opened five years ago....
University Pub’s Facelift
On my maiden voyage to the University Pub in 2004, we were both fresher-faced. I was a 27-year-old newly minted divorcée with a stressful...
Tin Panther Reincarnation
I don’t know if reincarnation is real for living creatures, but for bars, it’s a phenomenon that happens all the damn time. The Wreck...
