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Books

'Utterly Disastrous' New Law Is Emptying School Library Shelves

North Texas school districts are overly compliant with a new law that restructures school library book approvals.

By Alyssa Fields

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Holidays

The 14 Best Ways to Celebrate Labor Day Weekend in Dallas

By Julianna Chen

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Bars

Top 100 Bars: Our Annual List of the Best Bars in Dallas, Ranked

By Desiree Gutierrez, Lauren Drewes Daniels and Lauren Durie

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Lists

Reminisce on These Five Concert Posters Custom Designed for Big D

By Libby Veatch

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Lists

19 Best Thrift Stores and Vintage Shops in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Caroline Pritchard and Alec Spicer

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Visual Art

Art Vibe Garland is a Free Visual Treasure Hunt Perfect for a Weekend Adventure

By Simon Pruitt

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Film, TV & Streaming

Filmmaker Julian Sol Jordan Might Be Indie Film's Next Darling

By Austin Zook

News

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City Hall

Council Member Suggests Cutting Police Oversight, Ethics Offices for Savings

By Emma Ruby

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Dallas Cowboys

Here We Go Again: The Cowboys Start Another Season. Yippee.

By Kelly Dearmore

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Housing

The Most Expensive Home Listings in Dallas Right Now

By Kelly Dearmore

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Dallas Cowboys

The Micah Parsons Trade 4 Stages of Grief

By Matt McClearin

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Dallas Cowboys

Holy Shit, the Cowboys Traded Micah Parsons

By Kelly Dearmore

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Health & Wellness

Vaccine Hesitancy is Skyrocketing. Dallas County is Seeing it Firsthand

By Emma Ruby

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City Hall

Dallas Wants to be Developer Friendly. Will That Come at the Expense of Parks?

By Emma Ruby

Food & Drink

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First Look

We Tracked Down the Roving Food Truck with the Best Damn Clam Chowder in Dallas

By Lauren Durie

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Celebrities

Evelyn Chef Reps Texas in Gordon Ramsay's 50-State Showdown in New Hell's Kitchen

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

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Burgers

Bonnie and Clyde Dined in Historic Mineola, and We Gave the East Texas Burger Co. a Shot, Too

By Nick Reynolds

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First Look

We Found Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza at a Random Korean Restaurant. It Was … Interesting.

By Lauren Durie

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Chefs

Perhaps the Most Worthy Cause in Dallas Turns 10; Get Tickets to the Big Dinner and Concert

By Simon Pruitt

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First Look

The Pizza Spot with Serious BBQ and a State Fair Award Is Ready to Score in Plano

By Brady Cole

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Openings & Closings

Dallas' Drag Queen Burger Spot Has Closed

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Arts & Culture

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LGBTQ+

UNT's Drag Ban Finally Sashays Away

By Alec Spicer

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Books

Waiting for Britney Spears Author to Pull the Curtain Back on Chaotic Celebrity Coverage

By Vanessa Quilantan

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Comedy

How Latino Comics Are Creating Their Own Space in Dallas' Comedy Scene

By Simon Pruitt

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Social Media

2 Dallas Creators Named Most Influential of 2025 by Rolling Stone

By Carly May Gravley

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Events

Best Things To Do in Dallas, Aug 27 – Sept 2

By Merritt Martin and Carly May Gravley

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Police

Dallas Police Are Doing a Little Cowboy Cosplay Now, We Guess

By Vanessa Quilantan

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Events

New Sports Museum Exhibition Bringing Joe Buck and Bob Costas to Dallas

By Simon Pruitt

Music

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Local Music

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist's Joint Album Is Postponed

By Simon Pruitt

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Metal!

Eyehategod and Crowbar Was Sweaty Mastery of Riffs at Club Dada

By Kristin Lockhart

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Concert Reviews

Abel Tesfaye's Soon-To-Be Retired Persona Did Over 40 Songs of Pop Perfection

By Simon Pruitt

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Touring Artists

Dirty Little Secret: This Summer’s Most Viral Pop-Up Tour Came to 4DWN Skatepark

By Abigail Mueller and Eric Diep

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Just Announced

The All-American Rejects Are Playing a Pop-Up Show at 4DWN

By Eric Diep

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Denton

Midlake Announces Sixth Studio Album, Share First Single "The Ghouls"

By Preston Barta

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Concert Previews

Dallas Songwriter Festival Is Packed With Local Talent

By Libby Veatch

Upcoming Concerts

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

Fri., Nov. 28, 8pm at Music Hall at Fair Park

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OsamaSon - Psykotic Tour

Fri., Nov. 28, 8pm at South Side Ballroom

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Grant Gilbert

Sat., Nov. 29, 7pm at The Cambridge Room at House Of Blues

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George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic

Sat., Nov. 29, 7pm at The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

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Free Stuff

Win 2 tickets to Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace!

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