University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Teen Killed Family Before Spending UT/OU Weekend in Dallas, Prosecutors Say

Alan Hruby is a 19-year-old shopaholic. "There is no bigger rush then [sic] getting to the register at a store and swiping your credit card. And in that moment you are waiting for the screen to say, 'Approved' you start to get heart palpitations and you get a rush of adrenaline. By the time she i ... More >>

Glamorama's Blake Ward is a Club DJ with a Vision

By Morganne Cameron There's something special about the Beauty Bar come Saturday nights. Admist the 1950s-themed decor and glittery, soft-hued color scheme, the tiny Knox-Henderson bar has two very important ingredients: Good drinks and even better music. In the case of the latter, that's all thank ... More >>

National Weather Service Downgrades the Monster Tornado that Killed Tim Samaras

In this week's feature, we tell the story of Tim Samaras, one of the most respected tornado scientists in the country. On May 31, he, his son Paul and chase partner Carl Young navigated back roads southwest of El Reno, Oklahoma, beneath dark, circulating clouds. Just after 6 that evening, as they tr ... More >>

The Last Ride of Legendary Storm Chaser Tim Samaras

He had an uncanny knack for finding tornadoes. Then one found him.

College Athlete-Rappers: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Anyone who has ever watched college sports has seen more than their fair share of those NCAA commercials emphasizing the 'student-athletes who are going pro in something other than sports.' After all, they're shown during every single commercial break. So, I decided to look into some of the NCAA's ... More >>

Confederate Nostalgists Still Can't Get the Rebel Flag on Texas License Plates

Its been almost four years since the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, in hopes of making a bit more scratch, rolled out a line of customizable license plates. Drivers can now select from a large buffet of completely legal plate designs celebrating Dr Pepper, Jesus, the late Dale Earnhardt and res ... More >>

Lawsuit: Former Cowboy Roy Williams Still Owes Half Million on University Park Home

For much of the last decade, Roy Williams was the hard-hitting enforcer of the Cowboys secondary, pulverizing any player who dared to bring the ball in his general vicinity. His reputation has since been tarnished by the poor pass coverage and general descent into mediocrity that led the Cowboys to ... More >>

Chef Scott Gottlich Takes the Long Road Home

Scott Gottlich, chef and co-owner of Bijoux and The Second Floor.​From a bachelor's degree in history at the University of Oklahoma to restaurant owner and chef, Scott Gottlich's career progression may seem odd. But that's the path -- with a few important stops in between -- that led the Dalla ... More >>

At SMU's Living Village, Harvey Lacey Demos a House Built One Plastic Bag At A Time

Photos by Patrick MichelsInventor Harvey Lacey in front of a mud-covered house built with his Ubuntu Blox, bales of compacted plastic bags and Styrofoam..​Today marks the middle of SMU's Engineering & Humanity Week, where, as Robert already told you, students are field-testing some the latest ... More >>

Texas Showdown

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 33: Blake Ward

​Blake Ward got his start spinning in Oklahoma while attending Oklahoma University. But he made the trip down to Dallas to play gigs so frequently, that, before long, he started being recognized as both an Oklahoma and a Dallas DJ. Really: Ward even played this past year's State Fair of Texas, for ... More >>

Dallas Observer Names Nine Dallas Artists as Finalists in Its First Annual Masterminds Award

Flaming Guns Is Cut-'em Up Comedy, But First Day of School Flunks As Sex Farce.

10 Must-See Acts To Catch at NX35

Sooner or Later

In Dallas County District Court, a Battle Over the Rights to PGA Rising Star Anthony Kim

PGA.comAnthony Kim​In May 2008, Oak Lawn Avenue-based Hambric Sports Management filed a breach of contract suit against pro golfer Anthony Kim, the University of Oklahoma star and Dallas resident who ditched Roscoe "Rocky" Hambric's firm that very month for massive New York-based IMG. In December, ... More >>

Can teaching rebellious teenage girls how to become old-school "ladies" save them from a cycle of teen pregnancy and poverty?

Eric from Cincinnati, the Kimbell's New Boss

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth officially announced this morning that it has appointed Eric McCauley Lee as its new director. Lee's moving to Fort Worth from Cincinnati, where he's been director of the Taft Museum of Art for only two years. Notes the Kimbell's release, which follows in full af ... More >>

Aging Gracefully

Two decades later, the Dallas Video Fest is better than ever

Almost Home-Free

Emily Dowdy gets off the Oklahoma railroad

Justice for Emily Dowdy? Okie-Dokie.

A Local Man Specializes in the Threat of "The Random Actor"

Dan Korem specializes in telling good people how to find the bad ones among them. Well, that sounds...pleasant. All week, ever since news broke of the massacre on the Virginia Tech campus, Richardson's Dan Korem has been fielding calls from frightened university and the media, because, for better or ... More >>

Darrell Jordan Says Cotton Bowl's Moving Because of City's "Failure of Leadership and Vision"

Hot Dog Bun Justice

Belo Suits: They Fit Like They're Handmade!

Rhett Bomar, The Dallas Morning News has some more questions for ya, if you don't mind. OU does, apparently. I saw last night on KTVT-Channel 11 that some 18 former Dallas Morning News staffers have filed suit against their old boss, claiming age discrimination. The fine folks at FrontBurner have po ... More >>

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Screwed

Emily Dowdy's fate has rested in the hands of an Oklahoma judge chastised for not playing fair. Evidence that Oklahoma County Judge Susan Caswell favors prosecutors is piling up. Yesterday, citing "significant and disturbing evidence of bias" on the part of Caswell, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Ap ... More >>

Running on Fumes

You've got to have balls to sell BioPerformance's hot product--mothballs

Train Kept on Rollin'

Emily Dowdy's case hangs on a judge's opinion of her own performance on the bench

OU Students Fink

Hot Dog Bun Justice

Boomer Sooner Bonanza

North Texas is a fertile hunting ground for OU recruiters

Blue Balled

Plus: Another Bite

The Color of Funny

Shades of Gray puts fresh, new comedy into the Pocket; theaters help stranded PRT patrons

Odds & Ends

Pre-music awards "awards"; praise for a Dallas photographer; and Band to Watch

Have Gun, Will Travel

How far can a video-game champ go? Ask Matt Leto.

Roller Ghoster

Laff in the Dark

For Dallas, for the city council, for now, this was good

Talkin' Trash

Earth Day needs schooling

The Gulf Between

When these soldiers became writers, the pen turned into a very mighty weapon

CSI: Cedar Hill

Two Dallas suburbanites put art and science to work unraveling the mysteries of the dead

Enough to Make You Sick

In the struggle for a shrinking pot of money from asbestos litigation, the sickest victims are getting nickels and dimes while lawyers get their millions

A decent shot

Six years after coaching a wretched Mavs team, Gar Heard finally gets back in the game

Unacceptable Risk

Texas health officials say that mandatory childhood vaccinations against hepatitis B will prevent the spread of life-threatening illness. But which is riskier--the disease or the vaccine?

Fake the money and run

Steve Miller learned everything he knows about music while living in Dallas--but has he forgotten it all?

Getting Madden

A McKinney family sues Fox for sacking a young quarterback's dream

The madness of King Jerry

What a surprise--the owner of the Dallas Cowboys is nuts

A tale of two venues

The difference between the Stones' two area appearances was more setting than set list

Losing it

When things go bad for the Cowboys, they go Barry bad

Nerds of a Feather

In the competitive world of pigeon racers, it takes one fast bird to deliver the coo de grace

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX