R.I.P. Fred’s University
When I moved down here in 1990 from the land where the rivers burn and smoke from the steel mills turn the sky orange,...
Close Encounters of the Knurd Kind
I went on a goose chase recently, trying to find a thank-you gift for a hard-to-buy-for co-worker. His beloved said he likes something called...
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...
In Search Of … A Great Notion
One thing I hate about '80s rehashing is that a lot of the people doing it were in diapers back then, when ironic poses...
Here’s a Tip …
My sweetie and I recently went to J.R. Bentley's Restaurant & Pub in Arlington, where she used to cocktail in a previous life (post-divorce,...
Jazz Haven
A Fort Worth tradition recently expired with nary a whimper. Back in March, Lola's Saloon-Sixth pulled the plug on its Sunday-night jazz jam, a...
Bar Trek: To Boldly Go …
"I can't believe you guys went to that bar on Hemphill!" That's what Griffey's girlfriend said to me as I slid her beer across...
Keys to Success
A live-music/neighborhood bar that's been around in one form or another for about 30 years is currently undergoing a makeover. Keys Lounge co-owners and...
The Great Outdoors
The past couple-a weeks have been pretty good for bar-patio-ing. Not only has the weather been perfect -- not too hot, not too cold,...
Home Run
You've gotta love a cutesy name. The full moniker of Bobby V's includes the words "sports gallery" and "café." Although the Arlington spot serves...
