Downtown Arlington’s Brew
High-dollar celebrity bars and restaurants aside, there’s been a food and booze renaissance in Fun City.
Having lived in Arlington off and on for 25...
Diplomatic Mission at America Gardens
I tend to avoid the southern quadrant of the West 7th Street corridor. It’s great for tourists, TCU kids, and balding dudes trolling for...
Drinking to Democracy
Turnout in next Tuesday’s midterm election promises to be big. Well, not big, exactly. It’s a midterm, and that generally means that 60 percent...
The World Is Spinning
I recently noticed that the wannabe-tastemaking Dallas-based music blog Gorilla vs. Bear referred to Fort Worth singer-songwriter Leon Bridges’ debut album as “timeless” ––...
An OD on Holiday Glee
I must have just heard a weepy Christmas ballad on the radio or seen It's a Wonderful Life or some other irrepressibly inspirational holiday...
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....
New, Improved Cooper Street
Last week, I wrote about this place in Arlington on South Cooper Street called The House, which was originally a bar called Monte Carlo’s....
Fair Game
It is almost certainly unfair for me to give an overview for you, the (likely) Texan reader, of Scarborough Renaissance Festival. As an English...
Hair of the Dog at Cane Rosso
As an old acquaintance of mine once slurred over his congealed hollandaise sauce, “a brunch without booze is just a sad, late breakfast.” My...
Old Days
I know I'm in the right place when I play Boz Scaggs on the (non-internet!) juke and the other customers don't sigh at me...
