BACK TO MOBILE SITE

The Weekend Guide

Wherefore hast thou no weekend plans, Romeo? Wethinks thy lady hath already protested enough.

HEAR
North Texas Jazz Festival

What: Annual gathering featuring performances by UNT ensembles and headliners Yellowjackets and Roy Hargrove.
Why: Jump and jive, but don’t wail.
When: Fri.-Sun., 9 ...

Tryst and Shout

Poor Scarlett.

Always having to endure nosy neighbors (the Tarleton twins, the Wilkeses, the North).

If only she could have given up Tara and moved closer to downtown’s newest resident, Tryst.

The restaurant has all the trappings you’d want in ...

OhMyRockness

Love SXSW. The music, the movies, the Shiner Bock, the lines that make you vaguely homicidal. Heading to Austin to throw down? Not without this survival guide.

Food for Thought
It’s late, and you’re so sauced that scary falafel ...

Holy Ravioli

Sure, Mom knows best.

About when to wear makeup (not on your 13th birthday), whom to befriend (ix-nay on strangers bearing andy-cay), and what to eat (vegetables).

But when it comes to home cooking? Eh. (Newsflash, Mom: SpaghettiOs are not

The Weekend Guide

Spring is on the March. Here’s hoping it comes in like a lion.

BUY
First Saturday

What: Giant electronics sidewalk sale and swap meet featuring finds like computers, telephones, and software.
Why: The geeks come out at night.
When: Fri., 9 ...

A Starfish Is Born

A BYOB Dairy Queen serving fresh trout? Sure, we could be telling you a fish tale.

Or talking about Starfish, the new restaurant opening this afternoon (4:30 p.m. to be exact)  in Oak Cliff.

It’s serving up delicious fried fish baskets ...

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean

It’s easy enough to bash Anglophiles, what with their phony accents and tea-sipping ways.

Then again, you may find yourself joining their ranks when you taste Bonnie Itzig’s homemade brews. Already known in local food circles as the coffee and ...

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Firehouse

There you go again. Always seeing the devil in the details.

Late for dinner? Clock’s possessed. Wicked hangover from too many tequila shots? Lucifer made you do it. Lost? Map was obviously done by a diabolical cartographer.

Fortunately, despite its ...