Greenville

Single Wide to Celebrate Birthday with Typically Trashy Flair

When iconic dive bar and live music venue Double Wide opened its doors at the convergence of Fair Park and Deep Ellum over a decade ago, the model trailer home, a paragon of irony, quickly became a favored hangout. Its success prompted owner Kim Finch's decision to expand the franchise, as she branc ... More >>

A Guide to Eating on Lower Greenville

When I first moved to Dallas a few years back, Lower Greenville Avenue was a mess. The sidewalks and street had been obliterated and you couldn't walk anywhere without circumnavigating a construction barrier. Business cried out with banners hanging from their storefronts. "We're still open," they pl ... More >>

Fine, Whataburger, We'll Eat the Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuit

Fast food breakfast is coming in all sorts of portable shapes and sizes these days. There's the billfold shape, the cylinder, the oddly perfect sphere and the oblong doughnut, and -- looking at you,Taco Bell -- the frisbee / ninja star. Thanks to the enduring charm of the fast food industry, the one ... More >>

Wanted -- Punk Rock Strangers To Crash Party In Van, $20

Yes, for the princely sum of $20, you could get in a van with a total stranger somewhere in South Dallas and go to commit property damage somewhere near Greenville. That's the latest enticing proposal out of our local Craigslist, always a font of good ideas and totally above-board goings-on. Even b ... More >>

The Last Hiding Place on Lower Greenville

"I will be coming from the gym. I hope it's okay if I am a little grubby." The message appears on my phone with a ting. "Oh, same," I reply. "Now we can both be a little grubby." That shared agreement is important. Two gym outfits cancel each other out and presumably make you invisible to those wh ... More >>

10 Ways to Convince People You Went to Lower Greenville Before Trader Joe's

Lower Greenville is changing faster than perhaps any other single stretch of road in the city. New bars, restaurants and, yes, exceptionally well-branded grocery stores are popping up at a seemingly constant rate. By many measures, it's a good thing. There are clearly many more people walking on t ... More >>

I Braved the New Trader Joe's Only to Discover That They Have Zero Cold Beers

I had never been to a Trader Joe's, but I thought I generally understood the concept: Before you go to your friend's house for dinner, this is where you stop by and pick up a six pack of an IPA and some manner of fancy food bullshit so that your guest duties are fulfilled. Trader Joe's is what would ... More >>

DART Predicts Traffic Tweaks on Central Will Save $26 Million Per Year

Head down Central Expressway at or near rush hour, and you're guaranteed to spend awhile sitting in traffic. There's no guarantee, though, that any other route will be quicker, so drivers are left to sit and wait and wonder. You won't have to wonder for much longer. DART is rolling out a system nex ... More >>

A CamelBak Of Guinness

Monica's Nueva Cocina Opens, Rohst Closes and More From a Busy August

At last, August has left us, bringing us that much closer to the promise of cooler weather. Someday soon, we hope. In the meantime, the month brought Dallas several new restaurants and wilted a few others. Read on for the full list of openings and closings and be sure to share tips about shifts in t ... More >>

Meatless Monday At Freebirds Is Highly Stressful

I was out running errands in the Old Town shopping center at Lovers and Greenville when I found myself hungrily eyeing the guinea pigs on display at Petsmart. Alarmed by my newfound taste for small domesticated mammals, I checked my watch and realized it was 4 o'clock and all I'd consumed that day w ... More >>

Reminder: Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses Headline The Observer's St. Patrick's Day Concert on Saturday

We were all scared there for a while, weren't we? Earlier this year, it looked like the 33-year-old Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade might not happen, due to increasing fees and inadequate funds putting a kink in our beer-filled garden hose. And then Mark Cuban rolled out of bed, decided h ... More >>

The Observer Goes Greenville

At Parkit Market, Sitting Front Row for the Greenville St. Patrick's Day Parade

When Frank and Ann Todora opened the Parkit Market 50 years ago at the corner of Greenville Avenue and University, it was mostly surrounded by pastures. Greenville was a small, two-lane road and what is now Central Expressway was even smaller. There was one lone power line running down Greenville, n ... More >>

Organizers Say the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade May Not Happen This Year

So here's some potentially lousy news: The Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade, that beloved march of green-tinted debauchery that's been blowing down Greenville since 1979, appears to be on its deathbed. The concert at the parade route's end will play on, headlined by Ryan Bingham. The par ... More >>

Taste of Greenville Avenue to be Very Tasty This Weeekend

​Among many other things going on this weekend is the 3rd annual Taste of Greenville Avenue (TOGA), this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Energy Square, 4925 Greenville Ave. More than two dozen Greenville area restaurants will be on hand to serve small portions of signatures dishes that co ... More >>

The Night They Turned Off the Lights at 7-Eleven And Other Tales of Greenville Ave.

​Yes, as a matter of fact, they did close the 7-Eleven on Lowest Greenville this morning -- at midnight, almost to the second. And, at just past midnight, the sidewalks -- which, moments before, had been thick with club-goers shuffling from drink special to drink special at the Pussycat Lounge, Ku ... More >>

Plan Commissioners: This Isn't Just About a Bowling Alley, But Future of Lower Greenville

A look back at the plans for the new-look Lower Greenville Avenue​I've tried several times this morning to reach Michael Northrup, the attorney repping a coalition of neighborhood associations at yesterday's City Plan Commission meeting where Madison Partners' bowling alley concept was voted down ... More >>

Rasansky Says You'll Know Sooner Than Later What's Replacing Greenville Ave. Whole Foods

​I see Avi's posted a piece to Barking Dogs wondering whether a Walmart will take over the old Whole Foods on Lowest Greenville. Writes Adelman, yesterday "teams of inspectors -- electrical, structure, property, roofing -- swarmed all over the building, taking photos, comparing architectural drawi ... More >>

Dine At The Grape Tomorrow Night After The Observer's Iron Fork

​After you get a taste of competition at the Observer's Iron Fork tomorrow night, make your way to The Grape(2808 Greenville Ave.) for this month's installment of the Come-As-You-Are dinner series. Tomorrow's dinner features boutique wines from Spain, selected by Sommelier and co-owner Courtn ... More >>

A Barking Dog Wants to Take a Big Ol' Bite Out of That Lower Greenville Avenue Ordinance

​From the sound of Andrea's December 16 liveblog from the City Plan Commission, not to mention the myriad other sit-downs Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano have had with Lower Greenville Avenue stakeholders in recent months, the council members' Planned Development District ordinance has a lot of su ... More >>

Dallas PD, Sheriff Roll Out Holiday Initiatives

​Local law enforcement agencies have scheduled two press conferences this week -- one at the Jack Evans this morning, another at the Kroger on Mockingbird at Greenville Wednesday. Long story short: DPD wants to get the word out two programs coming down your chimney at this, the most wonderful time ... More >>

The 2800 Block of Greenville Avenue Hopes to Rise From the Ashes by February

As part of its rebuilding effort, Terilli's is selling welcome-back bricks that'll become part of a "Friends of Terilli's Wall" upon its February reopening.​Shortly after a four-alarm fire destroyed the block of Greenville Avenue housing Terilli's, Hurricane Grill, Mick's and the Greenville Bar &a ... More >>

Dallas City Council Members Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano Have A Plan To Help Rid Lowest Greenville Avenue Of Crime. If Only They Can Get Neighborhood Businesses To Cooperate.

Rusty Taco: Get Your Mex Fix With a Side of Posers

Greenville Bar & Grill Owners Claim Negligence Caused Fire to Spread, Sue Landlord For Damages

Jim Schutze​The owners of Greenville Bar & Grill -- Lucky Merk, LLC -- filed a lawsuit this afternoon claiming the property owners of Terilli's were cited 17 times for code violations by Dallas Fire-Rescue in the months before the March 2 fire that burned down four Lower Greenville staples. ... More >>

New Restaurants are Blossoming This Spring

​ This March kept true to the saying "in like a lion, out like a lamb," kicking off with a four-alarm fire on Lower Greenville on March 2. The fire started in Terrilli's and soon destroyed Hurricane Grill, Mick's and Greenville Bar & Grill only a few weeks before one of Greenville's biggest ... More >>

Massive Fire Claims Block That, Till Hours Ago, Was Home to Terilli's, Hurricane Grill, Mick's and Greenville Bar & Grill

Jim SchutzeMore photos from Jim follow after the jump. Here's a slide show featuring photos from Jim and Patrick Michels.​At this very moment, Schutze is down on Lower Greenville, where the block that once housed Terilli's, Hurricane Grill, Mick's and the Greenville Bar & Grill is now a memory ... More >>

DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 23: HYMNS

...and for the Youtube-inclined, here's your link.Fresh off a three-star review Rolling Stone review of its new EP, Appaloosa, Brooklyn-based retro-rock outfit HYMNS stopped by to participate in our ongoing DC9 in SPACE series last Wednesday night, offering up toned-down versions of the new EP's so ... More >>

How 'Bout Them Knockers: Piggie Pies Pizzas & Pasta

​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Piggie Pies Pizzas & Pasta 5315 Greenville Suite 120 B 214-821-OINK Promised delivery time: 45 minutes Actual delivery time: 35 minutes Scoring Summary The promise ... More >>

DOMAXXI: The Showcase Lineup REVEALED!

Yup: On Saturday, July 18, we'll be taking over Lowest Greenville yet again--for the third year in a row, I believe--to offer up a lineup of 39 Dallas Observer Music Award-nominated acts performing six different venues, all for the low, low cost of five dollars. Check the entire DOMA Showcase lineup ... More >>

The Southern Sea

Theoretically, Yes. Honestly, No. (Old House)

Bonus MP3: The Southern Sea -- "These Things Always End Badly"

In this week's print edition of the Observer (at some newsstands already, but on your Internet now), you'll find a review of The Southern Sea's Theoretically, Yes. Honestly, No. in our Home Grown CD review section, which, really, despite the thoughts of one quick-to-comment reader, is meant as quite ... More >>

Stereogum Premieres The First Single From Greenville Native Ben Kweller's Upcoming Disc

Greenville native Ben Kweller's come out and set a date for his upcoming release, Changing Horses, which we last heard about in August. Anyway, according to Stereogum, which posts a "Progress Report" item today on the status of the album, the disc will be released during the first week of February. ... More >>

Always Greener

Saturday Night's DOMA Showcase on Lower Greenville rocked. So how come it's not always like that?

Look Out, Avi, But Forbes Just Gave Folks a Reason to Move to Greenville

Greenville Ave. residents, you are officially fuel-efficient! Says so in the latest of Forbes magazine's never-ending litany of lists, this one headlined "America's Most Fuel-Efficient Neighborhoods," which appeared at the end of last week. And just how did the mag arrive at this result? Very tricky ... More >>

Got Any Irish In You?

Sin City

On patrol with the $2 Halloween hos on Lowest Greenville

Stripped Down

Sometimes too much is way too much

Circlin' Round the Chief

Parking is bad on Lower Greenville. But it could always be a little worse. Last night, about 35 members of the newly forged Belmont Neighborhood Association came together to talk with--and at--DPD's Head Finest, Chief Kunkle, about the fact that crime is shitty, bars are loud and parking blows for t ... More >>

Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism

State Senator Robert Deuell, R-Mesquite

Beer Run

The only nuts here are at the bars

Best Sunday Brunch

Greenville Bar and Grill

Belly-up

Greenville Bar & Grill lets you eat like a king

Best Competitive Rivalry

Condoms To Go, Condom Sense

Best urban street-side patio dining

Thai Soon

Broke-down Palace

A controversial Lower Greenville neighborhood bar fades quietly into the night

Night & Day

January 14 - 20, 1999

Swat it!

Dragonfly darts with a tedious buzz

Bait yer hooks

Matsu and Ichiban struggle with fish food