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...
A Preview of Playground Bar Fort Worth
In the crowded turnstile that is West 7th, Playground Bar Fort Worth brings its laidback “recess with alcohol” ethos to the trendy entertainment district...
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...
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....
Do You Wanna Know Club Secrets?
As the old, as in biblical, saying goes: Judge not lest you be judged.
For the most part, I agree. But after spending some time...
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...
