3-day music-and-food fest coming to Arlington announces music lineup. It’s impressive.

DFW.com Chowtown 1/16 2:00A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

Perhaps you’ve heard that Arlington will play host to concerts by Paul McCartney and Billy Joel this year. And then there’s Kaaboo Fest, which was announced in September and scheduled Click to Continue

What do you get when you combine alcohol and ax throwing? A new bar in Arlington

DFW.com Chowtown 1/15 6:00P By Carla Jimenez cjimenez@star

After a long, stressful day, what sounds better than knocking back a few beers and throwing axes at something? Nothing, that’s what. And you’ll soon be able to go to Click to Continue

He’s in an Arlington state of mind: Billy Joel to play final show at Globe Life Park

DFW.com Chowtown 1/10 7:22A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

It was supposed to be a big announcement Thursday afternoon, but thanks to fan presales, word got out Thursday morning that Billy Joel will be the final concert at Globe Click to Continue

Two Arlington-based radio stations have dropped R. Kelly, and the nation is noticing

DFW.com Chowtown 1/9 6:25A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

R&B singer R. Kelly has been controversial for a long time, but two North Texas radio stations have dropped him from their playlists, and they’re getting national attention for it. Click to Continue

Shake Shack Finally Brings Decent Burgers to DFW Airport’s Terminal C

Eater Dallas 1/4 5:39A Alaena Hostetter

Cheesy fries taste even better before a flight NYC’s Shake Shack , a relatively recent entrant to Dallas’ burger scene, just debuted in DFW Airport for the first time, making it the first Texas...

‘Meals in a bowl’ restaurant gets ready to open its first Tarrant location in Keller

DFW.com Chowtown 1/3 10:15A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

Keller has seen a lot of new restaurants pop up in the past several months, as well as one big closing. Many of them are mentioned in this July 19 story Click to Continue

Fat Daddy’s starts the New Year by shedding a short-lived north Fort Worth location

DFW.com Chowtown 1/3 7:45A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

Fat Daddy’s, the restaurant/club/sports bar, closed its north Fort Worth location Jan. 2 after about a year in business, according to a post on the Alliance/North Tarrant Area Updates Facebook Click to Continue

TEXRail’s free this month, so ride to lunch at these Grapevine restaurants

DFW.com Chowtown 1/1 2:04P By Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegr

The big winner along the new TEXRail train line is downtown Grapevine. For the first time, families and tourists can take a 25-40-minute train ride from stations on either Decatur Click to Continue

kid friendly

Chowhound 12/29 5:04A bhelkins

Suggestions for kid friendly restaurants in Arlington for Sunday lunch. Not McDonalds!

A fast-casual pizza restaurant has hit the bricks after less than a year in Arlington

DFW.com Chowtown 12/27 6:07A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

The logo for Urban Bricks, a San Antonio-based pizza chain, includes the words “Brickin’ Fast,” which describes how fast you get your pizzas. Unfortunately, it also describes how quickly an Click to Continue

Want a free Shake Shack burger? Now’s your chance in Southlake

DFW.com Chowtown 12/27 3:16A By Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegr

Shake Shack just opened here, and it’s already giving away free burgers. Jan. 2 is the last day for a buy-one-get-one-free special at all Shacks, including the new Southlake Town Click to Continue

Dallas’ Saddest Restaurant Closures of 2018

Eater Dallas 12/26 3:00A Alaena Hostetter

The now-shuttered establishments we’ll miss most in the new year Congratulate yourself on surviving 2018. Throughout the year, news headlines reported one shocking and disheartening thing after...

Prepare for ube milkshakes: Zero Degrees is finally ready to heat up So7 in Fort Worth

DFW.com Chowtown 12/21 9:18A By Robert Philpot rphilpot@sta

Zero Degrees, the “Asian-Hispanic” fusion chain that has two popular Arlington locations, is finally set to open one that’s been in the works for months in So7 off West 7th Click to Continue

Shake Shack’s Two New Suburban Locations Debut This Weekend

Eater Dallas 12/17 6:38A Amy McCarthy

It will soon be possible to grab a Shack Burger in Las Colinas and Southlake This weekend, restaurateur Danny Meyer’s burger monolith Shake Shack will open two locations in the DFW suburbs. Shake...

Decadent Loaded Cinnamon Rolls Arrive in Fort Worth Next Month

Eater Dallas 12/17 5:25A Alaena Hostetter

Vegan bakery Cinnaholic is rapidly expanding across the U.S. Shark Tank alum Cinnaholic will debut its decadent vegan cinnamon rolls in Fort Worth this January. The Berkeley, Ca-based chain operates...