Aaron Kotamarti was solving the Rubik’s Cube by age 12 in less than a minute. While attending Westwood Junior High magnet school, he was taking calculus classes at Richardson High. Pretty soon, his parents enrolled him in distance education courses at Texas Tech, which he finished by age 14.

Now, … more

A new restaurant just opened in the shopping center at the northwest corner of Preston and Summerside.

Pera Turkish Kitchen serves all kinds of Turkish cuisine with cold appetizers such as hummus, eggplant salad and saksuka starting at $5.50. You also can get platters for $12.95. Hot appetizers include zucchini … more

Meridian’s wines make are enough to make a wine writer crazy. Sometimes, they’re really, really well done, and do things like make the $10 Hall of Fame. Other times, they taste like the grocery store wines that they are, and their $10 Hall of Fame worthinness seems very hard to … more

Taste Addison, the three-day food festival, kicks off this Friday, from 6 p.m. to midnight. This year’s event will feature food from more than 60 Addison restaurants, live music, celebrity chef demonstrations and wine tasting seminars, carnival rides, midway games and more.

The 5th person and the 10th person to email “I … more

Do you every think about the origin of your morning cup of Joe? You can learn how to evaluate coffees from around the world during the Coffee Cupping Lab 4-5:30 p.m. Friday at Coffee House Cafe, presented by the Texas Coffee School.

The class features the newest, seasonal brews from … more

Repertory Company Theatre has a diverse selection of productions slated for the summer: An ironic musical about a musical; the classic story of the  most famous red-headed orphan; and hillbilly spoof.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” (June 15-25) is a Tony award-winning comedy set in the 192os. Its central character is a … more

To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Taco Ocho in Richardson will give away free slices of its tres leches cake all day 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 16.

The taco spot opened last year at Campbell and Greenville just off Central Expressway. It serves eight types of tacos, hence the name, … more

In our May issue, we profiled Richardson High School senior Alesha Cooper, a straight-A, college-bound student who has had to overcome great odds to succeed. Life hasn’t been easy for this optimistic teenager who focused her attention on school while things were falling apart at home.

She recently received the … more

Right now, Thai Star is serving a special off-the-menu dish called khao soi. It’s one of the 20 Taste Addison specials offered at 20 different restaurants throughout May, celebrating the food festival’s 20th anniversary. But if you only try one dish, make it Thai Star’s khao soi. It won Taste: … more

Here’s a question for Mayor Vision: How did he get to Fair Park for last week’s Texas-OU announcement? He didn’t need to take a signature bridge.

Nothing illustrates the short-sightedness that dominates the thinking of those who run the city better than Fair Park. They whine and bellyache about the … more

Brace yourselves for the Texas Food Truck Fest coming to the Valley View parking lot Friday and Saturday. It’s the state’s largest food truck festival ever, featuring 30 vendors from Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. There’s a Dash & Dine 5k on Saturday morning – sign up here. General admission for … more

Dear boss:

I know I haven’t had a very good last year or so — not much writing on the blog, out of town a lot so I couldn’t keep up with what was going on around here, and the like. But I would like a raise, and I think … more