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East Dallas restaurant ‘fought the good fight,’ but closed

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August 13, 2024

East Dallas restaurant ‘fought the good fight,’ but closed

East Dallas restaurant BarNone, a neighborhood spot owned by a Dallas couple, closes at the end of the night on Aug. 13, 2024.

Owners Jennifer Rhode Dickerson and Todd Dickerson wrote in a heartfelt Facebook post in mid-August 2024 that the restaurant is selling off all its drinks at “very deep discounts” and closing.

BarNone opened about 9 months into the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, months later than the owners preferred. They spent $30,000 on an air filtration system, a common purchase for restaurateurs during the pandemic.

“It’s more fun to eat in a bar than drink in a restaurant,” said Todd Dickerson. That was a guiding light when he opened BarNone in East Dallas in late 2020.(Jeffrey McWhorter / Special Contributor)

“While planning BarNone, we thought of everything,” they wrote, “the food, the drinks, the atmosphere, the music, the service we wanted to provide. … Everything except a global pandemic.”

“We fought the good fight and we held on for nearly four years,” the post said.

The Dickersons said on Aug. 12, 2024, that the restaurant has been busy. They’re grateful but sad.

“This is hard,” Jennifer said. “We love this community.”

When the restaurant opened in December 2020, the couple said it was their dream for more than a decade. Todd had been perfecting recipes for dishes like clams casino, pasta with Sunday gravy, and what he called “man’s greatest food,” sandwiches.

“Sandwiches are easy and casual, and that’s what I want this place to be,” he said in 2020.

Todd was formerly the managing partner at Angry Dog in Deep Ellum. He was also one of the founders of Dallas Grilled Cheese. Jennifer works at Bud’s Fresh-Cut Produce, her family’s Dallas-based business.

Over the years, BarNone was a hidden gem for restaurant deals — rare, with inflation. Cheeseburgers from 3-8 p.m. on Tuesdays cost $7.75. Lunch specials on Fridays were $5.95.

The Dickersons added live music and large “patio pitchers,” efforts to lure in neighbors and keep them coming back.

“It has been an honor serving the community we love,” they wrote.

BarNone is at 718 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas. It closes at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2024.

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Bo Dallas Reflects On Wyatt Sicks Main Roster Debut In Latest WWE Raw Video Segment – Wrestling Inc.

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August 13, 2024

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Bo Dallas Reflects On Wyatt Sicks Main Roster Debut In Latest WWE Raw Video Segment – Wrestling Inc.

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The Wyatt Sicks made their impactful in-ring debut last Monday in a winning effort against American Made. The “WWE Raw” main event match pit Chad Gable and Julius and Brutus Creed against the new stables’ Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, and Erick Rowan, with Bo Dallas as Uncle Howdy and Nikki Cross as Abby the Witch looking on at ringside from the late Bray Wyatt’s rocking chair. On this Monday’s episode of “WWE Raw,” a new Wyatt Sicks video tape played where Dallas reflected on his “family’s” debut in Baltimore Maryland, the site of the debut of the original Wyatt Family featuring Wyatt, the late Luke Harper, and Rowan.

In the tape, Dallas said that everything was coming full circle. He said things “have been heavy lately,” and he experienced a lot of emotions last week in Baltimore, “where it all started.”

“The Wyatt Sicks had their debut where it all began,” Dallas said, with Howdy’s voice echoing in the video. “He was there,” he then said, with a shot of Wyatt appearing on the screen.

Dallas said that something big was happening, but the “work isn’t done.” The video cut to Dallas watching a TV that only showed complete static. Howdy’s voice echoed: “The work isn’t done. The work must continue. Other doors shall be open.”

Dallas then repeated “My life, for you,” with shots of Howdy flickering in the video as the voices seemed to mold together as the video then cut between shots of the original Wyatt Family and the Wyatt Sicks. The video ended with the TV Dallas was watching showing jump-scare shots of Howdy before the video ended. The Wyatt Sicks have been feuding with Chad Gable and American Made, but did not appear during the Creed Brothers’ match against Alpha Academy; this combined with Howdy’s dialogue suggests that feud might be over. Gable was not on “Raw,” but instead was in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Sugar Factory, Dallas’ ‘most over-the-top dessert shop,’ closed

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August 12, 2024

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Sugar Factory, Dallas’ ‘most over-the-top dessert shop,’ closed

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Dallas restaurant Sugar Factory American Brasserie closed after service on Aug. 4, 2024.

The Las Vegas-born restaurant and dessert shop served the most over-the-top desserts Dallas had ever seen, we wrote when it opened in 2021. One such dessert was a sundae with nearly two-dozen scoops of ice cream. The World Famous Sugar Factory King Kong Sundae, as it’s called, had a $99 price tag and served 12 people.

The menu of 'insane milkshakes' at Sugar Factory in Dallas included the $24 Cookie Monster. — The menu of ‘insane milkshakes’ at Sugar Factory in Dallas included the $24 Cookie Monster.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

Many of Sugar Factory’s other desserts were milkshakes, each about $15, piled high with whipped cream, lollipops and sprinkles.

Despite the eye-catching sweets, Sugar Factory was also part restaurant, part club. America’s Got Talent and Masked Singer TV host Nick Cannon performed a DJ set at the opening party in November 2021.

Menu items included a burger crusted in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and sliders with rainbow-colored buns. The cocktails were large, like the goblets filled with tropical punches, each priced at about $50.

Some of the drinks were “designed and tasted” by celebrities Guy Fieri, Sammy Hagar and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, according to a Sugar Factory news release.

A Sugar Factory spokesperson did not explain why the restaurant closed. She said the restaurant will move to a new address but didn’t share where or when.

Signs posted at the entrance to Sugar Factory in Uptown Dallas show the restaurant is closed.(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer)

Celebrity Nick Cannon performed a DJ set at Sugar Factory in Uptown Dallas when it opened in... — Celebrity Nick Cannon performed a DJ set at Sugar Factory in Uptown Dallas when it opened in 2021.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

Sugar Factory continues to grow, with a recent restaurant opening July 1, 2024, in Houston’s Galleria area. (Cannon DJ’d that opening party as well.)

Sugar Factory restaurants remain in New York City, Miami, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Honolulu, and parts of the United Arab Emirates and the Bahamas.

Sugar Factory was located at 1900 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. It opened Nov. 5, 2021, and closed Aug. 4, 2024.

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Cowboys rookie review: Tyler Guyton impresses against Rams

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August 12, 2024

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Cowboys rookie review: Tyler Guyton impresses against Rams

For the first time since their embarrassing postseason exit courtesy of the Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys were officially back on a football field. With a lot to sort out as training camp and the preseason roll on, there were a lot of good and bad things to take away from their 13-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

One of the good things that stood out is Tyler Guyton, to the delight of Cowboys fans everywhere. The rookie first-round pick got his first NFL action on Sunday afternoon, and although it is a small sample size, he looks like a guy who belongs.

Tyler Guyton makes good first impression

After Chuma Edoga took snaps at left tackle to start the game, it took only one offensive drive before Guyton got a taste of NFL action. The former Sooner spent much of his college days on the right side of the offensive line, and with a change to the left side in the plans, many were curious to see how he would fare in his first NFL action.

While it wasn’t an extensive workload, there were enough positives to take from the action to feel good about his first game as a Cowboy.

Pass protection

Again, we know it was a small sample size, but Guyton looked like a man who was extremely comfortable in passing situations. His sets were clean, his punches were on point, and when given the chance to throw his weight around and flash his athleticism, all of the right boxes were checked.

He was patient, didn’t lean, wasn’t over-committing, and looked like a man who was perfectly comfortable playing on the left side. A lot more growth is to come, naturally, but for his first live reps in a game setting, there is a lot to be encouraged by.

Run blocking

Guyton has a chance to be special in the running game. Along with Tyler Smith on the left side, the two physical specimens have a chance to move guys against their will regularly.

In the play highlighted here, Guyton gets a chance to show his athleticism while moving in space and finishing the play by being violent and packing a punch that knocks the would-be tackler back out of the play.

Again, it’s a small sample size, but there aren’t many tackles in the NFL that can move with this kind of fluidity and be able to pack the type of punch he does here. His landing markers were clean, his pull was smooth, and his finish was the cherry on top.

What we see here is a lot of what the Cowboys’ front office saw in his college tape, only now they have been given a chance to get him in the weight room, refine his technique, and are working on getting the best out of him going forward.

All in all, it’s just one game and a couple of dozen plays. But for a team looking to move on from future Hall of Fame left tackle, those who make decisions have to leave out tonight feeling good about what they saw from Guyton.

With at least one more game (they may sit him in the final preseason game) to fine-tune his ability, the Cowboys have yet again another exciting tackle prospect to watch and critique. A team that has continuously churned out quality offensive linemen over the years may have found themselves another one.

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