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Mavs Sweep Lakers. Even without LeBron James and with a very limited Anthony Davis, a split would have been understandable, especially since the Mavs played Saturday night’s game without Kristaps Porzingis and Josh Richardson. But Luka Doncic solved the Lakers’ double-teams finally, racking up 13 assists, and Dwight Powell had 25 points and 9 rebounds, as the Mavs came back from 17 points down to win going away. Big dub.
Joe Tillotson, RIP. I knew Joe best as one of the owners of Barley House, but that was just one of many bars and restaurants he was behind. The 53-year-old succumbed to prostate cancer on April 22.
Katy Trail Ice House, Redfield’s Tavern owner Joe Tillotson dies at 53
The restaurateur, bar owner and Southlake resident had been battling prostate cancer.
The Katy Trail Ice House in Dallas is pictured in this file photo. (Kye R. Lee/The Dallas Morning News)(Kye R. Lee - Staff Photographer)
The Southlake resident, who was 53, had been battling prostate cancer, according to an obituary in
The Dallas Morning News.
Tillotson began his career while he was pursuing an M.B.A. at SMU. He founded numerous businesses, including bars, restaurants and real estate services, according to the obituary.
In addition to the Katy Trail Ice House and Redfield’s Tavern, he helped to launch The Barley House, Banditos Tex-Mex, Muddy Waters and Bryan Street Tavern. Other non-hospitality businesses included Your Home Base VRBO and Defeaseit Commercial Loan Services.
‘We will do better,’ new operator of Dallas bar Redfield’s tells LGBT community before its reopening
The bar owners were accused of homophobia in October. It reopens in mid-December and will be operated by a member of the LGBT community.
On Oct. 24, 2020, protesters hung a gay-pride flag outside of Redfield s Tavern in Dallas. LGBTQ+ community members protested outside the tavern after the co-owner said he didn t want the bar to be an overtly gay place.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Redfield’s Tavern in Dallas reopens Monday, Dec. 14 with a new name, Redfield’s Neighborhood Tavern.
Dylan Asher, the former bar manager at Maple Landing in Dallas, has been hired by Redfield’s original owners to run the operations of the bar. Asher, who is gay, hopes that other members of the LGBT community in Dallas will return to the establishment despite backlash in October when the co-owners were caught on tape saying they didn’t want Redfield’s to be perceived as an “ov
Neighborhood tavern in Dallas Medical District is poised for comeback
Neighborhood tavern in Dallas Medical District is poised for comeback New name, new concept, new day.
Photo courtesy of Redfield s After closing for nearly two months, the Medical District pub formerly known as Redfield s Tavern is reopening under new management, this time under the name According to a release, it ll open on Monday, December 14 at 2 pm with craft draft beers, whiskeys, gins, and vodkas, Texas-themed cuisine, live music, interactive games, and community partnership as staples. Dylan Asher, former bar manager at Maple Landing, will spearhead the management transition and serve as Redfield s chief operator, overseeing management and staff, programming and events, outreach and community development and all day-to-day operations.