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Ascension Coffee: Great Java, but Where's the Show?
December 18, 2012 in City of Ate
steampunk-pics.comWe were expecting something like this.Well, sure the brew at the newly open Ascension Coffee is good. Really, really good, in fact. And, the shop's Design District space is lovely....
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Traitors in Our Midst
November 14, 2012 in Unfair Park
Everyone was having fun until someone lost a nation.Lower down on this blog, you'll find Observer staffers having a little fun at the expense of all those people -- 97,463*...
Colorado Bound? It'll Be a Bit Before the State's New Marijuana Law Takes Effect.
November 07, 2012 in Unfair Park
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A BBQ Snob Finds Bliss on a Bun at Kenny's Wood Fired Burger
November 07, 2012 in City of Ate
Daniel VaughnWe don't respect much here at the Dallas Observer, but when it comes to Texas barbecue, there's one guy whose word is holy writ: BBQ Snob Daniel Vaughn, whose...
We Have a Meat Fight Winner
November 01, 2012 in City of Ate
A Caption Fight for a Meat Fight! We Got Tickets to Give Away.
October 31, 2012 in City of Ate
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Clean Energy Coalition Calls for PUC to End Foot-Dragging on Solar Regulations
October 18, 2012 in Unfair Park
If we might make a suggestion ...Wind, sun and bullshit: Texas has plenty of all three, and we've done a good job converting wind to electricity. So, why hasn't the...
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Sic 'em, Mitt. Make All Those Elderly Deadbeats Pay Their Fair Share.
September 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
Granny has a message for you, America.Poor Mitt Romney finally says exactly what he's thinking and the guy gets hammered for it. You wanted specificity and numbers from the man?...
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Looks Like the Tea Party's Gonna Elect Cruz Fair and Square. So, Let's Change the Game.
July 31, 2012 in Unfair Park
Ted Cruz. Wait ... how did that happen?Texas will elect it's next senator today. Odds are, you won't vote for him. In fact, a good number of you, even if...
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Electricity Prices Have Nowhere to Go But Up
June 21, 2012 in Unfair Park
On June 28, the Texas Public Utility Commission, the state agency that regulates energy, will likely vote on whether to sharply increase the top amount that electricity generators can charge...
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Why Does TXU Want Texas to Raise the Price Cap on the Electricity it Buys?
June 07, 2012 in Unfair Park
We know we keep running this image with our posts about the electricity market, but we can't think of a more appropriate one.Here's a question for all you MBAs in...
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State Legislators to PUC: Before You Raise Electricity Price Caps, Calculate the Costs
May 17, 2012 in Unfair Park
As we told you recently, the Texas Public Utility Commission is looking at raising the maximum amount that electricity generators can charge for power during times of high demand, when...
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Trinity East Wants to Drill in the Floodplain
May 09, 2012 in Unfair Park
Ah, the Trinity River corridor, that swath of green that anchors urban Dallas to Mother Nature. How we cherish it. Unless, that is, someone -- Mayor Mike Rawlings, for example --...
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Latest Texas Education News Proves: Reproduction is Way Overrated
April 25, 2012 in Unfair Park
"Unless they've figured out this schools thing, I want no part of this shit."So much happening on the education front these days. Earlier this week, Mayor Mike Rawlings broke with...
How Will Raising the Cap on Electricity Prices Affect You? How Do You Think?
April 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
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OK, OK: The Latest Trinity River Toll Road Report Sprinkles B.S. on the Peak of Mount B.S.
April 18, 2012 in Unfair Park
Look, we're sorry. We wanted badly to just ignore the earth-shattering news. Unfortunately, though, Schutze is off in Arkansas ingesting giardia all week, and not everyone reads The Dallas Morning...
Feel the Schutze, Be the Schutze ... and Win Two Tickets to Iron Fork
April 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Bike Guru Gil Penalosa: Striped Bike Lanes Aren't Enough to Make Dallas a Cycling City
April 11, 2012 in Unfair Park
"Come any closer texting Lexus driver and my Bumps of Despair will eff you up."The City Hall staffers who last year tried to toss road blocks in the path of...
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More Money for Schools? Take a Hike, Kid.
April 09, 2012 in Unfair Park
Students from the Hutto high class of 1980 head out for school.Texas public schools are barely squeaking by, The New York Times reported this morning in a heart-rending story about...
Images from Forney Suggest How Much Worse Tuesday's Storms Might Have Been
April 04, 2012 in Unfair Park
A Less-Than-Crushing Blow for the EPA
April 04, 2012 in Unfair Park
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From the Dept. of Awesome: A UT Dallas Researcher Has Designed a Robotic Jellyfish
March 29, 2012 in Unfair Park
Before I get to the lame joke that's required by my job description, here's something really cool: Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech have designed and...
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Collecting Internet Sales Taxes -- What a Great Damn Idea, Mofo
March 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
Sure, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. liked civilization, but he never watched GCB.Well, crap. Look, I'm generally pro-government. You know, down with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who said, "I like to...
Park Cities Quail Hunters Raise Money to Map Quail Genes So They Can Shoot More Quail
March 16, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Sensitivity Alert: DeSoto Principal Called Racist for Emailing Video of Arby's Dancing Apes
March 14, 2012 in Unfair Park
So Kevin Dixon, principal of West Middle School in DeSoto ISD, is apologizing for emailing "a video of dancing chimpanzees to his staff last week that a school board trustee...
