Western Swing king and founder of Cowboys & Indians Erik Swanson dies Musician Erik Swanson was a larger-than-life figure.
Courtesy photo Musician Erik Swanson, who ruled the Western Swing genre in Dallas, died on February 16 at his home. He was 57. According to friends of the family, Swanson had been suffering from ALS, aka amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Swanson was in a number of bands, including Cowboys & Indians, where he served as singer and dynamic frontman, always wearing a cowboy hat, always with a gregarious charm. The band released two albums, 1995 s
The Western Life, and 1998 s
A Big Night in Cowtown. He also performed with Texas Gypsies, Shoot Low Sheriff, and Over the River, a bluegrass band in which longtime Dallas musician Kim Herriage also played.
New brunch in downtown Dallas tops this serving of restaurant news
New brunch in downtown Dallas tops this serving of restaurant news New brunch now being served in downtown Dallas.
Photo by SFE Winter weather is the biggest story in mid-February 2021, but there are still Dallas restaurant tidbits to digest for our twice-a-month Restaurant News Roundup. Here s the latest Dallas dining dish: Eater Dallas has a list of restaurants that are open and closed during the weather event. There s a surprising number of restaurants open, including a number of coffee places.
Revolver Taco is opening a location in Fort Worth, in the former Taco Diner space at at 156 W. 4th St. It represents a Fort Worth return for the restaurant, which started on West 7th Street in Fort Worth, prior to opening a location in Deep Ellum. Like the Deep Ellum location, the new Fort Worth location will also contain a chef-driven restaurant-within-a restaurant.
Warming centers open to provide relief from the brutal cold in DFW Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center has opened as a warming center in Dallas.
Courtesy photo As Dallas-Fort Worth residents continue to grapple with power outages and brave brutally cold temperatures, many city buildings, churches, and nonprofits are opening their doors as warming shelters. Here is a running list of places where people can go to warm up, rest, and charge electronic devices. The list will be updated as more are announced.
Dallas The City of Dallas has a map of warming centers on its website.
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, at 650 S. Griffin St., is home to a warming center opened by the city of Dallas. It s located in Exhibit Hall A. Residents can enter on Canton Street (pass the guard shack and The Black Academy of Arts and Letters). Residents will be provided a chair and table. Water, coffee, and lights snacks will be available, but residents are advised to bring in meals
Texas neighborhood drives in with state s highest car insurance rates By Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, AutomotiveMap Auto insurance rates around the state are higher than the national average.
Photo courtesy of ABC13 Dallasites who suspect they re paying higher-than-average car insurance bills aren t wrong, a new study shows. While auto insurance rates have fallen nationally for the first time since 2013, Dallas and Texas haven t been so lucky. Texas is one of the few states where rates have actually increased year-over-year for 2021, according to a new report by TheZebra.com. One town has been hit particularly hard more on that in a minute. The company s fifth annual national study explored 83 million car insurance premiums across every zip code in the U.S. as impacted by common variables such as driver age, gender, driving record, financial behaviors, and the cars themselves.
Neighborhood advocate, Dallas City Council candidate Jim Rogers dies Jim Rogers, RIP.
Courtesy photo James F. Jim Rogers, an advocate for the city of Dallas who contributed countless hours to local organizations, died on February 15, after battling cancer. He was 73. Rogers was a graduate of Baylor University who attended the University of Texas School of Law. He worked as a CPA before founding Ameripro Industries, which sold electronic parts, some of which were his own inventions. He also rehabbed buildings, bought and sold property, and consulted in exporting products to Japan. Rogers was known as an ardent and inspirational activist, fueled by a desire to make communities better and resolve issues, particularly for those less able to advocate for themselves. That included running for Dallas City Council for the District 14 seat in 2013.