Boiled Owl News Today

While the Boiled Owl Tavern wasn’t the first hangout to appear during West Magnolia Avenue’s boom over the last two decades –– Benito’s, the Chat Room, and King Tut predate almost everything else there –– 12 years of success this past February puts the Owl’s ownership in the position of venerable Near Southside

Live music attendance (or lack thereof) has been a steady subject in these pages over the past few months. There weren’t a lot of venues relying on the live music model to begin with, but now with a few recent closures, we’ve all been talking about who still goes to shows — and, more importantly, who doesn’t. And

As recently as this week, several venues and bars in the metroplex announced it would be closing their doors.

Check out scenes from ArtsGoggle in Fort Worth's festival in the Near Southside neighborhood featuring Ben Kweller, Sir Woman, Henry the Archer and more.

1.) For a taste of Thanksgiving without all the cooking, I have a sandwich for you to check out at a family-owned deli specializing in panini. The Tin Cup (1025 W Abram St, Arlington, 817-303-5518) serves up the Thanksgiving Day Sandwich with turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mozzarella cheese, and mayo on

I shrugged off the first one. I also ignored the second and the third. And the fourth and the fifth. And even the 10th and 11th. It wasn’t until I finally saw one Greg Abbott yard sign in an entire neighborhood filled with “Beto”s that I felt what could be charitably described as optimism. Maybe, I thought, just

The True Story of Niagara, Destroy All Monsters & the Desecration of Detroit. Photo: Tom Pidgeon

I don’t know how else to put this, but when you glance at Cavono’s Instagram bio, he almost sounds like the protagonist in an ’80s anime series. “Songwriter, Singer, Ex-Martial Artist,” it reads, and when you see him in person, that perception is difficult to shake. He is tall, lithe, and handsome, with a ponytail,

Photos and video from the scene at the beloved art and music fest that spotlights local talent

We’re shattering records again. The U.S. is averaging 400,000 new COVID cases a day as the omicron variant continues to disrupt every aspect of life for those taking precautions. In Texas, where 98,469 people were hospitalized over the last seven days (as of Jan. 4), officials have been reluctant to reintroduce