Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash opens this week

Dallas Summer Musicals presents for the first time in North Texas this jukebox musical directly from Broadway. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun, May 9-11)

NBC5 edged Fox4 for first place in the total homes Nielsens while the two stations tied for the top spot among 25-to-54-year-olds. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

The 2008 UnScene Tour is making its way to Dallas

The winning photographer in this search for talent will have their own mini show at Decorazon. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Fido Fest will have tails wagging on May 17 in North Richland Hills

Fido Fest will include plenty of free fun for people and dogs of all varieties. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Theater Review: The Most Beautiful Lullaby You’ve Ever Heard

Jeff Swearingen and Paula Wood together on a stage is a dream cast. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Chef at Craft Dallas headed for Craft in Atlanta

He'll be replaced by sous chef Anthony Zappola. Read story.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Photo Gallery: Taste of Addison

Addison restaurants came together for a weekend full of tasty treats. Read story.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Bice Dallas, Italian restaurant at Crescent Court, shuts down

Bice Dallas served fabulous Italian food. As of Sunday, no more. Read story.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

AMC Grand off I-35 in Dallas serves mouse in popcorn

North Texas woman finds mouse at bottom of her popcorn bag, receives two passes as apology. Read story.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Theater Review: Gaslight

Gaslight at Richardson Theatre Centre is worth forking out money to go see. Read story.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Video Saturday: "The Lovelys"

A lovely little short film from students at the Art Institute. Read story.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Dallas Fort Worth Tourism Council releases "30 tourism secrets"

The council turns 30 years old this year. Coincidence? I think not. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie review: The Babysitters

"Mr. Waterston, you've got a lovely daughter..."

Wasting away again in Lolitaville. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Inevitable Theatre Company announces 2008-09 production season

Area, state, and world premieres are part of company's new lineup. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Tickets to Nine Inch Nails, Alkaline Trio, Vicente Fernandez & more on sale soon

Vicente Fernandez a.k.a. Burt Reynolds in a sombrero. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Coldplay coming to American Airlines Center on November 19

Coldplay make their first return to Dallas since February 2006. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie Review: Girls Rock!

Set in an all-girls rock camp, the film is about so much more than music alone. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Dallas Center for Performing Arts tops out the Dallas Arts District's Wyly Theatre

The highest beam in the new building is a lovely shade of ecto-cooler green. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Theater review: Freakshow

Freakshow is one of those rare gems of the theatre that, though lacking in plot, makes up for this forgivable shortcoming through its depth of character development. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie Review: Speed Racer

The movie is the truest adaptation of anime ever before set to mainstream film. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Closing weekend for these 11 theater productions (May 9-11)

These are your last chances to see these shows, so hurry! Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

New round of plays, musicals, and children's theater for DFW (May 9-11)

Opening weekend for 15 theater productions. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie review and filmmaker interviews: Son of Rambow

Hammer and tongs hold forth about their wildly imaginative and totally unpredictable light-hearted comedy.

Suppose the first movie you ever saw was Rambo. And suppose you saw it when you were 11 years old. Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie review: What Happens in Vegas

... is hardly worth mentioning, it turns out.

Oddball pairing of Cameron and Ashton may appeal to - um - hold on now, let me think... Read story.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Best Bites: Dining out in DFW May 9

Opening Bell will bring its special brew of coffee, music, and bohemian coolness to the ground floor of the Mosaic in downtown Dallas. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Valley View Center celebrates a partnership with the Step Up Women's Network

Valley View's "Step Up, Step Out" event brought local women together to inspire women facing the challenges of cancer. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

DFW morning newscasts fighting it out in May sweeps

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., May 7)

WFAA8, Fox4, and NBC5 all within 10,000 homes of each other at that halfway mark. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Plano-based Bennigan’s collects 8,733 jars of peanut butter for North Texas Food Bank and Oprah

The drive was part of "Oprah's Big Give" program. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Theater Spotlight of the Week: Brad McEntire

Interview with Artistic Director of the new Audacity Theatre Lab also directing their first show, The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Uptown Village at Cedar Hill to host Mother's Day event

The event will offer a variety of free activities for the entire family on May 10 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Weekend events -- May 9-11, 2008

From the art of Beverly Winters to the music of Dolly Parton, there's plenty to do in DFW this weekend. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines begins offering Monster Lo-Carb Energy Drink on flights

Because that's what you really want on a flight, is to be all buzzy and energetic. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Freakshow playwright will attend Dallas performance

Carson Kreitzer is swinging by Texas. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Baskin Robbins stores adding soft-serve ice cream, four Dallas-area stores already have it

So they'll probably get onto this hot new frozen-yogurt trend in, let's see, 2012. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dallas-based GodTube raises $30 million from hedge fund

When will hedge fund managers learn that money and Christianity just don't mix? Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Plano woman voted "Southwest’s Best Campfire Chef" at Mayfest in Fort Worth

Lisa Williams of Plano made swordfish a roux.

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Documentary by Carrollton filmmaker premieres on KERA on May 27

The film won the Target Filmmaker Award for best documentary at the 2007 AFI Film Festival. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Goss-Michael Foundation presents avant garde exhibit featuring the visually radical work of Tim Noble and Sue Webster

Noble and Webster’s work subtly scorns a consumer‐centric culture and its penchant for excess, opting instead to celebrate nonconformist individuality. Read story.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Andy Hanson exhibit will hang at Music Hall at Fair Park during Dallas Summer Musicals

Since the 1950s, Hanson has taken pictures of events, street scenes, news stories and people from politicians to movie stars to socialites. Read story.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

WFAA's 10 p.m. newscast outdraw American Idol and Dancing with the Stars

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., May 6)

It rang up 292,272 total D-FW homes while Idol had 282,530 and Dancing 270,352 to control their respective 7 and 8 p.m. slots. Read story.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008