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Jonathan Rienstra

Jonathan Rienstra

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Jonathan grew up in Dallas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism and returned to Dallas. Despite being an only child and left-handed, recently he mastered graceful social interaction, which landed him a job as staff writer at CultureMap Dallas. His interests include UT football, listening to Willie Nelson while driving through the Hill Country and debating Breaking Bad symbolism. He reads books but doesn't talk about it. A perfect Sunday would involve floating the Comal River with a St. Arnold's Fancy Lawnmower. He has been to Oklahoma, but only on a dare. He misses Dunk-a-roos but nothing else about the ’90s. 

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Generous Benefactor

Lyda Hill steps into limelight with monumental $50 million donation to cancer research

By Jonathan Rienstra

Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has pledged $50 million to the Moon Shots Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, making it the largest donation in ...


Silly Shootout

PGA golfer Rickie Fowler knocks some balls around Victory Park to prep for Colonial

By Jonathan Rienstra

Pro golfer Rickie Fowler took to Victory Plaza May 20 to knock some balls over and around buildings as part of Red Bull’s Off Course shot-making challenge. Paired with ...


Brew News

Craft beer bills, both good and bad, pass through Texas House

By Jonathan Rienstra

The sudsy five-some of beer laws that entered the state legislature earlier this spring passed through the Texas House on May 20. Now they are just waiting for Gov. Rick ...


Weather News

Dallas-Fort Worth braces for severe weather

By Jonathan Rienstra

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of North and Central Texas until 7 pm as a large and slow-moving cold front begins to sweep across ...


Innovation of the Mind

UT Arlington physics professor unveils latest picklock to the brain

By Jonathan Rienstra

A UT Arlington assistant physics professor has published a paper about a new fiber-optic tool that would make it possible to show how neighboring regions of the brain react to ...


This Week in Gluttony

Barbecue and beer top the best food and drink events in Dallas

By Jonathan Rienstra

This week is definitely a house divided. Weeknights give us plenty of wine dinners and sophistication (a Master Sommelier leading a saké class) while the weekend is all about smoked ...


Come Fly With Me

Dallas ranks among best cities in America to start your summer vacation

By Jonathan Rienstra

Summertime means summer vacation and the desire to get the truck out of the oppressive Texas heat. So it’s a good thing that Dallas is one of the best ...


You Dirty Dogs

Americans long to cheat on their partners ... with TV shows

By Jonathan Rienstra

According to a new survey, 28 million Americans have cheated on their significant others. Turns out, we’re pretty rotten. Of course, we’re talking about what New York Magazine ...


Drinking Diaries

Dallas dive bar Velvet Elvis is a hunk of burning love in a strip mall

By Jonathan Rienstra

Velvet Elvis does not care about you. It does not care about what kind of car you drive or where you bought your nice shirt. It’s too busy to ...


One in a Million

Humanitarian Carl Wilkens on the genocide in Rwanda and the power of women

By Jonathan Rienstra

It’s not often that one can claim to be “the only.” But Carl Wilkens can. When the Rwandan genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus began in the spring ...


Swagga Like Us

Uber pimps out its Dallas rides with Bentleys and Rolls-Royces

By Jonathan Rienstra

Uber is known for getting you around in style and convenience. But this weekend the car service is pumping up the luxury with a stable of cars normally fit for ...


The Book of Philanthropy

Best-selling author Jeannette Walls speaks boldly about giving at Orix Foundation Dinner

By Jonathan Rienstra, Rachael Abrams

Nearly 500 Dallas philanthropists gathered at the historic Belo Mansion for the Orix Foundation Dinner, where best-selling author Jeannette Walls extolled the virtues of giving — a topic that aligns with ...


Reel News

Fort Worth's Coyote Drive-In makes movies communal again

By Jonathan Rienstra

Drive-in movie theaters are an iconic staple of the Happy Days generation, but a new joint in Fort Worth hopes to bring them back into fashion. Coyote Drive-In theater is ...


This Week in Gluttony

Haystack Burgers grand opening tops the best food and drink events in Dallas

By Jonathan Rienstra

This week brings the opening of a burger joint in Richardson and a Washington State wine tasting at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse. But if those are too mainstream for you, then ...


Brew News

American Craft Beer Week promises a wealth of good brews in Dallas

By Jonathan Rienstra

It’s American Craft Beer Week, which means you’re going to be drinking some seriously good beers from around the state and the country. The Libertine Bar is going ...


Hot Links

Hot Kate Upton, drunk Tiger Woods and Space Jam top links we love right now

By Jonathan Rienstra

Editor's note: There's so much that's beautiful, funny, smart and informative on the Internet. Problem is, there's also a bunch of garbage. Here's the best ...


Blame Martha Stewart

You will never guess which celebrities singles want to see on Match.com

By Jonathan Rienstra

Martha Stewart’s joining Match.com wasn’t just an excuse for Saturday Night Live to suggest that she’s a horny lady looking for “the simple elegance of a ...


Drinking Diaries

A love letter to Time Out Tavern and its impossible-to-duplicate charm

By Jonathan Rienstra

I like to think that everyone has that one bar he holds in far higher esteem than it deserves. It’s the kind of place you take out-of-town friends for ...


Jugs of Suds

The beer growler go-to guide for Dallas-Fort Worth

By Jonathan Rienstra

As more craft beer gets released into the world, it’s perfectly natural to want to try them all. Unfortunately, not all those beers are available outside of bars, and ...


Best BBQ?

Only 2 Texas spots make dumb list of best barbecue joints in America

By Jonathan Rienstra

Online men’s magazine Made Man has released a list of the “11 Best BBQ Joints in America” that has some, well, interesting results. The first thing any Texan wonders ...


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