Kaitlin Butts is booked, busy and choosin' Texas alongside Ella Langley
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Kaitlin Butts is booked, busy and choosin’ Texas alongside Ella Langley

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Two spots, one recipe: Where to find the real Marco's pizza
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Two spots, one recipe: Where to find the real Marco’s pizza

By Austin Wood
Next up in Dallas’ steakhouse arms race: Docent brings rare beef and samurai swords
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Next up in Dallas’ steakhouse arms race: Docent brings rare beef and samurai swords

After a two-year wait, the over-the-top destination looks to one-up the city’s dining scene with Kobe programs and museum-grade armor
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Dallas is navigating budget troubles. So is just about everyone else
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Dallas is navigating budget troubles. So is just about everyone else

By Emma Ruby
Marijuana

Are THC products still on Texas shelves safe? It’s complicated, experts say

By Austin Wood
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11 best places to play pickleball in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Samantha Thornfelt
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Dallas was about to open a shelter for homeless veterans. Then Trump happened

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Pulitzer winning Dallas critic releases new book

Docent steakhouse is finally ready to open in Uptown
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Docent steakhouse is finally ready to open in Uptown

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Pizza by Marco & My Family’s Pizza lives on

Dallas is plum broke. But so is everyone else
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Dallas is plum broke. But so is everyone else

Even if legal, delta-9 still could still be a risk
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Even if legal, delta-9 still could still be a risk

News

These 10 Texas college athletes earn the most off their NIL rights
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These 10 Texas college athletes earn the most off their NIL rights

By Kelly Dearmore
Paxton seeks to keep unborn child with severe birth defect in Dallas County for treatment
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Paxton seeks to keep unborn child with severe birth defect in Dallas County for treatment

By Kelly Dearmore
Abbott and Trump disagree on data centers, what should we know about them in Dallas?
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Abbott and Trump disagree on data centers, what should we know about them in Dallas?

By Kelly Dearmore
Politics & Government

Are Dallas city employees the biggest losers in the proposed budget?

By Emma Ruby
Environment

As solar and batteries dominate in Texas, Republican lawmakers consider natural gas minimums

By Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News
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Dallas libraries see layoffs ahead of budget season with ‘no sacred cows’

By Austin Wood and Others
Politics & Government

Speakers face ‘disrespect’ during Tarrant County Comissioners polling meeting

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Food & Drink

Buh-bye sushi, hello $50 rib-eye: Vandelay plays musical chairs in Preston Royal
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Buh-bye sushi, hello $50 rib-eye: Vandelay plays musical chairs in Preston Royal

By Lisa Petty
Is H-E-B and Joe V's delivery worth the fee? The meat and produce savings say yes
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Is H-E-B and Joe V’s delivery worth the fee? The meat and produce savings say yes

By Jeff Siegel
The 10 best restaurants near AT&T Stadium in Arlington
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The 10 best restaurants near AT&T Stadium in Arlington

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Restaurants

A New York Times-recognized burger is coming to Knox-Henderson

By Aaren Prody
Restaurants

DFW Restaurant Week is back: Score fine-dining meals starting at $29

By Aaren Prody
Bars & Breweries

‘I am enunciating, asshole’: Inside the glorious chaos of a dive bar spelling bee

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Restaurants

12 true Dallas-area hidden gem restaurants

By Lisa Petty and Others

Music

MAMAMOO can't wait to get back to the 'movie set' that is North Texas
Critic’s Notebook

MAMAMOO can’t wait to get back to the ‘movie set’ that is North Texas

By Adam Davidson
Kesha's Freedom Tour rang loud and proud at Dos Equis Pavilion
Critic’s Notebook

Kesha’s Freedom Tour rang loud and proud at Dos Equis Pavilion

By Alex Gonzalez
No faces needed fixing at Masego's dazzling tour kickoff in Dallas
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No faces needed fixing at Masego’s dazzling tour kickoff in Dallas

By Aria Bell
Concerts

Most anticipated concerts of 2026 (so far)

By Alec Spicer and Others
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The 10 biggest douchebags in country music

By Alyssa Fields
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The 14 best hip-hop and R&B concerts coming to North Texas in August

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Fuerza Regida takes música Mexicana to new levels at sold-out stadium show

By Osvaldo Espino

Arts & Culture

Mark Lamster’s 'Welcome to Paradox City' finds poetry in Dallas contradictions
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Mark Lamster’s ‘Welcome to Paradox City’ finds poetry in Dallas contradictions

By Preston Barta
Dallas gets its first Asian American Film Festival this month
Film, TV & Streaming

Dallas gets its first Asian American Film Festival this month

By Preston Barta
Goldmark Cultural Center is hosting a free nighttime art walk this weekend
Visual Arts

Goldmark Cultural Center is hosting a free nighttime art walk this weekend

By Preston Barta
Dallas Life

Best things to do in Dallas this week, Aug. 10-16

By Cory Graves
Dallas Life

Irish goodbye: The North Texas Irish Festival is moving to Denton

By Preston Barta
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Tony Revolori is stung by the strange beauty of ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’

By Preston Barta
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Ice! at Gaylord Texan announces magical theme for its annual winter wonderland

By Preston Barta

OPINION

Tony Romo messed up when getting arrested for OWI. Here's what he should've done
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Tony Romo messed up when getting arrested for OWI. Here’s what he should’ve done

By Garrett Gravley
'This city is fixing to get cursed (or even more cursed)'
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‘This city is fixing to get cursed (or even more cursed)’

By Kelly Dearmore
How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help.
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How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help.

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How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help.

By Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek
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Is Mike Hinojosa Dallas’ bullpen ace?

By Jeff Siegel
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53 years later, Santos Rodriguez’s murder still demands Dallas reckon with its past

By Michael Phillips and Others

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Dallas gets its first Asian American Film Festival this month
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Dallas gets its first Asian American Film Festival this month

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Goldmark Cultural Center is hosting a free nighttime art walk this weekend
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Goldmark Cultural Center is hosting a free nighttime art walk this weekend

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Delta 8, other THC products to be banned in Texas starting July 31

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Texas Republicans are going after THC. Yes, again
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THCa Will Get You High, but Is It Legal in Texas?
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THCa Will Get You High, but Is It Legal in Texas?

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Federal marijuana rescheduling could open doors for Texas dispensaries, universities

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Texas smokable hemp ban block continues as potential restrictions loom

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