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Dallas women swarmed Reverchon Park for Jacob Elordi look-alike contest

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CBD Provisions is back. So are the pig’s head carnitas
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CBD Provisions is back. So are the pig’s head carnitas

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Are soft-serve margs the drink of the summer? (Yes!) Where to find them in Dallas

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Law deputizing local police for immigration enforcement blocked by judge
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A local’s guide to Dallas’ best BBQ, Tex-Mex, steaks and chicken-fried steak

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Don’t panic (yet): Cafe Brazil will have to move, but plans to stay near SMU students

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A local’s guide to Dallas’ best BBQ, Tex-Mex, steaks and chicken-fried steak
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A local’s guide to Dallas’ best BBQ, Tex-Mex, steaks and chicken-fried steak

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Seafood swap: Rex’s Seafood to close, replaced by Dock Local
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Seafood swap: Rex’s Seafood to close, replaced by Dock Local

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Why Casablanca in the Bishop Arts District closed

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‘Nothing makes any sense’: survey reveals the struggle for restaurants, fuel surcharges

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Midcult Society wants to fill a ‘Cry Wolf-shaped hole’ in Dallas dining

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A big dill: Smoothie King drops a new pickle smoothie

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Music

Country artist Thomas Csorba finds the big picture in Dallas’ quiet corners
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Country artist Thomas Csorba finds the big picture in Dallas’ quiet corners

By Preston Barta
Dallas musician Jess Garland diversifies stringed spaces one note at a time
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Dallas musician Jess Garland diversifies stringed spaces one note at a time

By Aria Bell
Voice of Texas Rangers to host annual birthday benefit show at Longhorn Ballroom
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Voice of Texas Rangers to host annual birthday benefit show at Longhorn Ballroom

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John Cornyn hopes naming highway for Trump is road to senate reelection
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John Cornyn hopes naming highway for Trump is road to senate reelection

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Opinion: How North Texans can better confront animal cruelty and neglect
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Opinion: How North Texans can better confront animal cruelty and neglect

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Observer‘s spring membership drive tops goal

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Fletcher Moody
Sat., May 16
Free
BRIAN WINFIELD
Sat., May 16, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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Wine Tasting and Live Acoustic Music by Lance List
Sat., May 16, 12:00 pm
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Kevin Jackson
Sat., May 16, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage Tour proved talent is timeless
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Cosm’s immersive screening of Sorcerer’s Stone is a must for Harry Potter fans

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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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