Best Thing in Texas
May 6, 2022
A 19-Year-Old Arlingtonian Might Be the Best Chef in the World
At the World Food Championships’ Final Table last weekend, Dallas College student Preston Nguyen took the top prize.
Arlington
Film & TV
June 22, 2021
Hollywood Honors Texas’s Biggest Movie Star: The Chevy Suburban
The SUV will get a star in Arlington commemorating its thousands of movie and TV appearances.
BBQ
July 22, 2020
Two Great New Barbecue Joints Refuse to Be Knocked Out
Goldee's and Hurtado, which both opened just weeks before the pandemic closures in March, could be game-changers for the North Texas scene.
Sports
July 16, 2020
The Ingenious Plan to Fill Globe Life Field During the Pandemic
The new Arlington baseball stadium has an approach that's, well, out of left field.
Tacos
June 16, 2020
Behold the Drumstick Taco
It's a a smoky, mesquite-grilled, seasoning-speckled chicken leg wrapped in a corn tortilla.
Music
May 13, 2020
Are Pat Green and the Texas Rangers Innovating the Drive-in Future of the Concert Industry?
The live music industry was one of the first to come to a halt during the coronavirus crisis—but a plan could bring it back safer and sooner than anyone might have guessed.
Sports
February 28, 2020
The Texas Rangers’ Shiny New Stadium Embodies the ‘New Arlington’
It’s part of a bigger plan to make the North Texas city a destination.
Sports
October 4, 2016
Is the Threat of the Rangers Moving From Arlington to Dallas Real?
A massive stadium bond raises the idea that Dallas could claim the Rangers as their own.
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
Sports
April 4, 2016
Some WrestleMania Ticket Holders Were Pretty Mad At Jerry Jones Last Night
WrestleMania’s North Texas stop was not without its hiccups.
Sports
April 1, 2016
The New Food Options At The Texas Rangers Ballpark Include A Vegan Cart And The Least Vegan Sandwich Of All Time
Hungry? You might not be after you learn about the Wicked Pig.
Sports
November 3, 2015
The Dallas Wings (Of Arlington) Are The Newest WNBA Team
Welcome to Dallas (er, Arlington), professional women’s basketball!
The Daily Post
October 6, 2015
The Rangers Are Kind of Sore Winners
Between the ”Come and Take It” flag and banning the Dallas skyline, the most appealing thing at the ballpark these days is the cotton candy-flavored hot dog. Ew.
The Daily Post
September 30, 2015
Why Can’t The Rangers Sell Out Baseball Games?
The AL West leaders are having a storybook season—so why isn’t anybody going to the stadium to watch it play out?
The Daily Post
August 10, 2015
What We Know About Christian Taylor, The Unarmed Black Texas Teenager Killed By Police
An Angelo State football player was shot and killed by police in Arlington over the weekend, and questions remain.
Travel & Outdoors
May 13, 2015
Carpe Museum
When you’ve got Barney Smith’s toilet seat exhibit, who needs the Rothko Chapel?
Sports
March 24, 2015
Bacon Cotton Candy, Fried S’mOreos, and Chicken-Fried Bacon Now Available at Texas Rangers Ballpark
Finally, a reason to visit the park this season.
The Daily Post
December 15, 2014
After An Open Carry Tarrant County Member Was Charged With Shooting Her Husband And His Daughter, All Sides Of The Gun Debate Got Ugly
A 35-year-old Arlington woman was arrested last week for the murder of her husband and stepdaughter, and her political affiliations make this an especially heated case.
BBQ Joint Reviews
September 12, 2014
David’s Barbecue
When I took the first bite from the towering chopped brisket sandwich at David’s Barbecue in Pantego, I thought this must be what Sonny Bryan’s used to taste like when it made it on everyone’s “best of” barbecue lists. You see, owner and pitmaster Jimmy Harris is part of the
Sports
January 25, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys as the Oakland Raiders
Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman wonders when Jerry Jones will "will trade in his designer suits for a set of silver-and-blue warm-ups," a la former Raiders owner Al Davis.
Sports
January 21, 2013
10 Hilariously Incorrect Predictions About Texas A&M
Anybody (including many Aggies) who said they expected Texas A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference to go so well is lying. But it's still funny to look back at all the naysayers.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Our Question For UT Fans: Aggies or Sooners?
Friday's Cotton Bowl gives Longhorns fans a chance to decide which team they hate more: the University of Oklahoma, or Texas A&M.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Six Thoughts About the Cotton Bowl
Kansas St. and Oregon who? Arlington's the center of our college football universe, as Texas A&M plays Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Why the Cowboys Should Let Josh Brent Stay on the Sideline
Update: Brent, who is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge in the death of his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown Jr., will no longer be allowed on the sidelines at Cowboys games.
January 21, 2013
Reddit Troll (Sort of) Apologizes on CNN
Arlington resident Michael Brutsch, who was unmasked as Reddit's biggest troll late last week, took to CNN Thursday to issue a half-hearted apology.
Sports
January 21, 2013
No Wins, No Glory Hole
Cowboys fan and Grantland writer Bryan Curtis ponders Jerry Jones as the contemporary version of the Texas oilman while wondering if the team will ever hit a gusher.
January 21, 2013
Jerry’s Secret? Cowboys Stadium Goes “PINK”
Give me a W! Give me a T! Give me an F! The Dallas Cowboys become the first National Football League team to have its very own in-stadium Victoria's Secret PINK boutique.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Nolan Ryan Pitches for Dewhurst
On the eve of early voting, the iconic Texas Rangers endorsed the Lite Guv in the U.S. Senate primary.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Have Yu Voted?
Yu Darvish is poised to be the Texas Rangers' eighth all-star when baseball's "Final Vote" promotion ends today at 3 p.m.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Rangers Announcer Dave Barnett’s On-Air Ramble
The play-by-play man's surreal reference to a base runner "at fifth" and a "botched robbery" got national attention. He is sitting out two games for medical evaluation.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
James Franco Headlines UT-Arlington’s Commencement
James Franco may have postponed his plans to attend the University of Houston, but he showed up at the University of Texas at Arlington's 2012 "graduation celebration."
January 21, 2013
Tornado-Ravaged Dallas-Fort Worth
Devastating photos and incredible video of the twisters that hit North Texas Tuesday afternoon.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Baseball’s Texas Rangers Introduce “Tremendous Wiener”
That terminology is team president Nolan Ryan's own description of the Ballpark at Arlington's new one-pound, two-foot long, $26 chili-cheese dog.
Sports
January 21, 2013
A Cinematic Ode to Tailgating at Texas Stadium
The documentary America's Parking Lot, which premiered at SXSW, captured the last days of tailgating at Texas Stadium with some of the team's most impassioned fans.
January 21, 2013
Houston is “America’s Fattest City”
Houston returns to the top of a Men's Fitness survey that also includes El Paso, Arlington, and Dallas.
Sports
January 21, 2013
What Do You Think of the Rangers Now?
The Rangers? Don’t look now, but after four decades of haplessness, the boys from Arlington are poised to make a run at something more than just another pennant. They might just be . . . America’s (new) Team.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
1–25
From dinosaurs roaming the Paluxy in Glen Rose to Lance Armstrong joining his first cycling team in Richardson
The Culture
January 20, 2013
1–25
From dinosaurs roaming the Paluxy in Glen Rose to Lance Armstrong joining his first cycling team in Richardson
Sports
January 20, 2013
Broadcasting the Super Bowl
Stephanie Druley on broadcasting the Super Bowl.
Art
January 20, 2013
Paint by Numbers
How Jerry Jones made Cowboys Stadium into one of the state’s best art galleries. Seriously!
Music
January 20, 2013
Vinnie Paul Abbott
The former Pantera drummer on the twentieth anniversary of Cowboys From Hell and more.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Ron White Gets the Last Laugh
Thanks to the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, he’s richer than all get-out, and you’re not.
Object Lesson
January 20, 2013
Barry Corbin’s Trophy Shelf
The actor shows us some of his memorabilia.
Business
January 20, 2013
I Want My SUV
Is the Suburban here to stay? S. C. Gwynne talks about mega SUVs, GM’s plant in Arlington, and hybrids.
Business
January 20, 2013
The Ups and Downs and Ups of the National Car of Texas
When GM declared bankruptcy last year and moved all production of large SUVs to a single plant in Arlington, it looked like the end was near for the Suburban and its brethren. Instead, they came roaring back to life.
Sports
January 8, 2013
10 Hilariously Incorrect Predictions About Texas A&M
Anybody (including many Aggies) who said they expected Texas A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference to go so well is lying. But it's still funny to look back at all the naysayers.
Sports
January 4, 2013
Our Question For UT Fans: Aggies or Sooners?
Friday's Cotton Bowl gives Longhorns fans a chance to decide which team they hate more: the University of Oklahoma, or Texas A&M.
Sports
January 3, 2013
Six Thoughts About the Cotton Bowl
Kansas St. and Oregon who? Arlington's the center of our college football universe, as Texas A&M plays Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.
October 15, 2012
Texan Computer Programmer Outed as Notorious Reddit Troll
Gawker's Adrian Chen reveals that the self-described "creepy uncle of Reddit" is 49-year-old Arlington resident Michael Brutsch.
Sports
February 5, 2012
Who is Saying the Right Things About Josh Hamilton?
After the Texas Rangers' outfielder publicly relapsed, fans and columnists alike had opinions about Josh Hamilton the Player. But what about Josh Hamilton the Recovering Addict?