Grrrl Pokrrr
Fort Worth native Angie Box is a long-time card shark. But until recently, she'd only been able to play games with friends and neighbors...
Tall Order
My dad always told me that God looks out for fools and drunks. I don't know if this is true, but I do remember...
Uno Mas, Americado
It seems like I read the words “authentic tastes of Mexico City” on an improbable number of bar and restaurant marketing materials. I have...
Any Given Sunday at Silver Leaf
I have a face that encourages men to explain things to me. Within minutes of sitting down at a typical cigar lounge, some guy...
Watching Breaking Bad Live
I really wish I could take for granted that every person glancing at this has already seen the finale of Breaking Bad, because I...
Bar Sports at Top Golf
The term “sports bar” usually refers to places you passively slug down lukewarm Bud Light and stare at a flatscreen. When a bar does...
From Finish Line to Wet Willie’s
In the 14-odd years I’ve lived in the Fort, I’ve been to Billy Bob’s exactly once, in 2002, to see Willie Nelson. I don’t...
Second-Hand News
There's nothing worse than a dry drunk, they say, except for a reformed smoker. I quit smoking back in May, toward the end of...
WXYZ’s Alpha-bar Soup
The pungent odor of nail polish lingered as my party and I exited the parking garage. Our sights set on WXYZ Bar, we stepped...
Booze & Bites at B&B Butchers
Friends are invariably asking me for bar and restaurant recommendations by throwing out random sets of facts about a total stranger. The routine generally...
