Sculptor James Akers just moved to Dallas from Virginia, and he brought his neon art with him. “I love to create with a hacked, DIY, electric aesthetic that aims to subvert the fine art finish fetish by emphasizing artistic intent and showing the steps that led to the sculpture’s creation,”…
Tyra Banks was up at 4 a.m. the day after Easter to appear on the Today show with her mother. They were promoting their new book, Perfect is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty and Being a Boss. But Banks’ mom, Carolyn London isn’t…
The Fitness Ambassadors, a community of fitness bloggers from around Dallas, hosted a silent yoga party last week. On a roof. At sunset. In the middle of the city. Yogis and fitness enthusiasts gathered Thursday night on a rooftop of a parking garage overlooking the American Airlines Center, surrounded by…
2018 is the year of women supporting women. Championing this movement in the Dallas-Forth Worth music world is Beats By Her, a digital platform and live music showcase that highlights independent female artists. “Beats By Her was created to support and celebrate the talent and hustle of women in music,” says…
Mai Lyn Ngo has found a way to get paid to eat fried chicken and work out — through blogging. Deep Fried Fit is Ngo’s food and fitness blog. The Southern Methodist University journalism alumna went from a marketing job to an all-out blogging career almost two years ago. “I…
Downtown McKinney’s one bookstore, an independent shop called The Book Gallery, was open for 20 years before it closed last week. Tucked away on North Tennessee Street, the store was usually filled with antique first-edition books, its owner sitting at a desk, paper in hand, with a black schnauzer named…
