Go East, Young Man
East Belknap Street has never been thought of as a party district. It's been more like a place you desperately want to avoid.
For years,...
Mindfulness at Magnolia
On Saturday, I tried to read this article on mindfulness, the practice of actively paying attention to one’s perceptions of body and surroundings in...
For the Sophisticated Collegiate …
Apparently, Arlington college students have been dying for a bar that's neither rock club nor sports bar.
Last Friday, at the grand opening of...
Tavern: No Snookie’s
Remember Snookie’s? Snookie’s was this place on Hulen where the only people who could ever get served were TCU dudebros and football players. I...
Answers to Last Call’s Most Awkward Question
If I had a dime each time a local food and beverage industry person asked the particularly thorny query, “Why don’t you cover my...
The Tomahawk of Odin
I found Indian Oaks Tavern on Sunday evening, after I’d gone to Barcadia with a pocketful of cash and coins for brunch, beers, and...
Bird Café: Feathery Finish
Man, there’s one conversation I am dismayed to hear lately, and it’s the one about how the old Flying Saucer on East 4th Street...
Trapped
I’d hate to add yet another complaint about last weekend’s freezing, unbelievably seasonal storm to the pile of weather-centric jeremiads blanketing people’s social media...
Lit on Aisle 5
During the first of many recent trips to Whole Foods (3720 Vision Dr, 682-316-8040) in preparation for a big holiday meal at our house,...
Free Play Time Machine
Back when I had dreams of things like mansion ownership and limitless income, I used to talk about how I’d convert the basement of...
