I honestly didn't know there were people growing wine in Texas until about 8 years ago when I started working near Grapevine. And as soon as someone told me, it occurred to me that that was probably the genesis of Grapevine's name. For 25 years now, Grapevine has held the Grapevine Grapefest. This year there will be 38 different Texas wineries participating. But wine tasting isn't the only thing to do during Grapevine Grapefest.
The Dallas Video Festival has grown leaps and bounds since its inception in 1986 as a festival dedicated to the medium and to screening rare, independent, and alternative media. What […]
Kitchen Dog Theater’s new production Rx, by Kate Fodor, is a delightful take on our nation’s overmedicated and misguided attempts to alleviate hopelessness. This quirky play shows us that we […]
Klyde Warren Park over Woodall Rogers Freeway, after much tribulation and traffic from construction, finally opened to the public last weekend. In addition to providing a public space for the […]
You don’t have to head to NOLA for Fat Tuesday to eat rich foods, drink a lot, and wear cheap plastic beads before Lent kicks and you have to (or […]
Child’s play with wine
There are some days when I think the myth about all the fun you have when you grow up is a fraud; if we knew back then all that it would entail, none of us would have volunteered to be an adult. Who ever knew it wouldn’t be all we thought it was cracked up to be? I mean, sure, we get to drive cars, and who doesn’t love outrageous gas prices and insurance premiums. We get to get out […]