While descendants of Cynthia Ann Parker may debate some details of her capture, many can recite the facts by heart. At around 10 a.m. on May 19, 1836, forty miles east of modern-day Waco, the blue-eyed girl somewhere between eight and twelve years old was... See more
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., best known as father and manager of the tejano star Selena, died December 13, according to his family. He was 86. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Quintanilla developed his own dreams of stardom in his teenage years, during whic... See more
Nobody will tell you that the band Folk Uke sucks as often as its two members. The jabs aren’t meant to cultivate sympathy—not completely. Their intention is more strategic and addresses a fundamental conundrum. On the one hand, thanks to the members’ leg... See more
While it can be hard to determine a cultural scene’s beginnings with indisputable accuracy, I shouldn’t be surprised anymore when I hear that the catalyst was an empty warehouse. And in the case of Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood, that catalyst w... See more
