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Jonathan Rienstra

Jonathan Rienstra

Jonathan grew up in Dallas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism and returned to Dallas, where he landed a job as staff writer at CultureMap. After a year or so of covering primarily the local bar scene, he packed up and moved to Crested Butte, Colorado, where he continues to drink. His interests include UT football, listening to Willie Nelson while driving through the Hill Country and debating Breaking Bad symbolism. He reads books but doesn't talk about it. A perfect Sunday would involve floating the Comal River with a St. Arnold's Fancy Lawnmower. He has been to Oklahoma, but only on a dare. He misses Dunk-a-roos but nothing else about the ’90s. 

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Real Estate Report

Expert forecast determines Dallas will be a top 10 housing market in 2015

By Jonathan Rienstra

North Texas' continued economic gain is expected to make Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington a top 10 market for housing growth in 2015, according to a new study from Realtor.com. The 2015 ...


Sugar Daddy Central

Dallas bar deemed one of the places in America to find a rich husband

By Jonathan Rienstra

If you're a Dallas woman looking for a man who's got more in his wallet than a Chase debit card and a Capriotti's buy-12-get-1 punch card, Town ...


Boozy Innovation

Dallas drinkers will never run dry again thanks to new alcohol delivery app

By Jonathan Rienstra

Another day, another app that will ensure you never have to leave your house. This time it's Minibar, an alcohol delivery app available on iOS and Android that's ...


Holy Grail of Lost Cinema

Rare horror movie poster fetches world-record bid at Dallas auction

By Jonathan Rienstra

Last month, a one sheet of a classic silent mystery flick sold at Heritage Auctions for a record $478,000, making it the most valuable movie poster ever sold at ...


Links We Love

Colbert in full Star Wars nerd mode, Girl Scout cookies go digital and more links we love

By Jonathan Rienstra

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...


Never Leave Home

New Dallas delivery app exponentially expands restaurant takeout options

By Jonathan Rienstra

Dallasites have a bevy of quality restaurants to sate their hunger, but a newly launched app makes it possible to get whatever you crave delivered to your doorstep — regardless of ...


Beard Maintenance

Dallas entrepreneurs ensure bearded gentlemen stay clean and kissable

By Jonathan Rienstra

The beard is the essential mode for facial hair these days, and two Dallas entrepreneurs are trying to ensure that it receives due care with a new line of oils ...


Drinking Diaries

Bowen House keeps it classic for sexy respite from Uptown bar scene

By Jonathan Rienstra

Hey, everyone. Did you miss me? Did you even know that I've been gone for the last nine months? Don't act like the return of Drinking Diaries isn ...


Let Us Give Thanks

5 reasons Dallasites ought to be thankful

By Jonathan Rienstra

Because it's Thanksgiving, we like to think about all the things from the last year that make us thankful to be in Dallas. Feel free to crib any of ...


Links We Love

Jurassic World trailer, food bank donation tips and more links we love

By Jonathan Rienstra

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...


Black Friday Deals

Strategize your Black Friday 2014 shop fest by finding the best deals

By Jonathan Rienstra

Thanksgiving is a fine holiday, but its true importance comes when it is over and people decide that it's time to go shopping for new things to be thankful ...


Holiday Cheer

The best bars in Dallas to keep out-of-town guests in good cheer

By Jonathan Rienstra

For many, the holidays center around family. That's great and all, but cramming a bunch of people into a house for multiple days at a time can create some ...


Uptown North

New Midtown development will put declining Valley View Center to rest for good

By Jonathan Rienstra

Once a prosperous and popular mall, Valley View Center at Preston Road and Interstate 635 has been in decline for a decade. If developer Scott Beck's execution can match ...


Drinking News

The Loon reopens as Cliff's Bar & Grill and drinks are as stiff as ever

By Jonathan Rienstra

It took a few more months than expected, but beloved hole-in-the-wall The Loon is open for business in a new Uptown location. It just has a different name: Cliff's ...


Making the Grade

Dallas-Fort Worth dominates list of best public high schools in Texas

By Jonathan Rienstra

Austin might have the top two public high schools in Texas, but half of the 10 best reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to rankings by Niche. Niche ranked ...


Cold-Weather Drinking

These Dallas bars warm you up in more ways than one

By Jonathan Rienstra

In case you haven't noticed, winter arrived a month early this year. It got us hankering for two things: alcohol and fire. They just go together like peanut butter ...


Links We Love

Dave Chappelle talks, Snoopy goes 3D and more links we love right now

By Jonathan Rienstra

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...


Thanksgiving Traffic Tips

Stay sane Thanksgiving week with these Dallas traffic tips from Google

By Jonathan Rienstra

Thanksgiving, as a holiday, is an ode to the great American traditions: football, excessive amounts of food, stretchy pants and traffic that causes one to question if they really need ...


Growing America

Dallas native takes MBAs on journey to change America's business model

By Jonathan Rienstra

Most Ivy League MBAs strive to find a summer internship with the country’s most powerful companies, but a new show on HLN chronicles several graduate students’ cross-country journey to ...


Come Fly With Me

New Dallas company makes private jets affordable for frequent flyers

By Jonathan Rienstra

As marvelous a technology as air travel is, the airport ranks up there with the doctor’s office and the DMV on the list of “I wish I was anywhere ...


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