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...
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....
Fairmount Music Hall: Watch Your Back
At the risk of sounding like a third-rate psychic, give me a single strip of bacon and I’ll foretell the eventual doom of a...
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...
Happy Trails, Backstage Club
We may have just witnessed the end of a glorious, notorious era in our humble town’s history. Though the head honchos haven’t announced anything...
Blackland Distillery Arrives
Contractors were busy at work when Blackland Distillery owner Markus Kypreos and head distiller Ezra Cox met me for a tour of their new...
Stampede Saloon Bar Rescued
Stampede Saloon
2413 Ellis Av, FW.
817-945-2055.
Once upon a time in the Stockyards (circa 2012-13), the Whiskey Girl Saloon was one of the area’s hottest spots,...
Diving in Keller
Keller is a town of about 45,000 souls located 18 miles north-northeast of downtown Fort Worth. The most direct route there is to brave...
God Bless Stumpy’s
Imagine an edifice of massive logs and rustic wood slats. Inside, the walls are decorated with various dead aquatic animals hoisted onto plaques. Now,...
