Humor Eddie Bernice Johnson Punks Paul Ryan By Peter Simek | 5 years ago After the house speaker posted history's biggest (and whitest) congressional selfie, the Dallas rep wryly responded with her own.
Urbanism One Picture Sums Up Everything Stupid About Dallas Urban Design By Peter Simek | 5 years ago Forgive me if I take a moment to rant childishly.
Can a Parody News Website Work in City Where Real News Is Already a Parody? By Peter Simek | 6 years ago When the real news is the joke news, it's only funny for a moment.
Canadians Make Texas Highway Spoof That’s Uncomfortably Close to Reality By Peter Simek | 6 years ago The Canadian comedy radio show That is That reports on a new luxury freeway in Texas.
Let’s Take the NCTCOG’s Mobility 2040 Transportation Survey! By Peter Simek | 6 years ago The NCTCOG's Mobility 2040 survey didn't have options for the answers I wanted to submit. So I figured I'd do it on FrontBurner instead.
Fort Worth Is a Bad Urbanism Champion By Peter Simek | 7 years ago Fort Worth is doing remarkably well in a tournament of dubious distinction, Streetsblog’s annual Parking Madness tournament.
Has Anyone Seen Dallas’ Comprehensive Plan Lately? By Peter Simek | 7 years ago When I looked for the ForwardDallas Comprehensive Plan on the city’s website, I was directed to the page you see above.
The New Way to Picnic in Dallas Eve Hill-Angus and Kathy Wise This summer, stay cool and current with these bright and bold—and local—takes on backyard barbecue staples. Check it Out
Things To Do In Dallas Natalie Gempel How to enjoy local arts, culture, food, fitness, and more as Dallas comes back to life. Wear Your Mask
A Guide To Summer Grilling In Dallas Eve Hill-Agnus, Aileen Jimenez, and Kathy Wise The time has come to light those grills. Let's give you some new ideas about how to make the most of this unprecedented summer. Fire It Up
Enjoy Dallas’ Finest Beer, Wine, and Cocktails From Home Eve Hill-Agnus and Rosin Saez Brewery drive-thrus, cocktail kits, and the home bar essentials you’ll want to have when the mood for a tipple strikes. Drink Safely
Don’t Skip These Dallas Drive-Thrus Abby Blasingame Some are temporary, crafted in the age of COVID-19. Others are local mainstays. A couple are technically drive-ins. But all offer good eats without the need to leave your car. Pull Up
Why Do We Need the Trinity Toll Road? Here’s the Answer, and It’s Pretty Lame. By Peter Simek | 7 years ago If you need proof that toll road supporters are scrambling to come up with any justification for this thing or apply antiquated thinking to its planning, then here it is.
Simplest Plan Ever For Dallas’ Future: Make It More Like Dallas’ Past By Peter Simek | 7 years ago A streetcar system blanketing the city. Crowded downtown streets. A Trinity River Project without a toll road. Frog town. The cafes of Deep Ellum in the era of Blind Lemon Jefferson. Mayors who were Swiss abolitionists and former socialist utopians. Dallas was WAY hipper a hundred years or so ago.
American-Statesman Interviews Rick Perry in a Freight Elevator By Bradford Pearson | 7 years ago This is why God invented screen-grabs.
About the Teenager Who Lived in Walmart: I Think That Was Art. By Peter Simek | 7 years ago Last week, employees at a Walmart in Corsicana discovered that a 14-year-old boy had been living in makeshift campsites tucked behind baby products or stacks of paper products for two days. Police say the teenager was a runaway who has history of fleeing his home and holing up in creeks and abandoned houses. I have a different theory: the boy is Dallas’ best performance artist. Here’s why.
