Things seemed to be slowly turning around for Free Play Arcade, the North Texas video game arcade chain. The company reopened all of its four locations across Dallas-Fort Worth with new safety guidelines such as mask requirements and occupancy limits, and were able hire back some of the staff that…
Devin Bryant was looking forward to beginning his senior year at Covenant Christian Academy. The back-to-school experience looks a lot different this year because of COVID, but Devin was looking forward to closing out high school finally able to express his true self. Covenant Christian Academy is a private school in…
Just four days after Baylor University began in-person classes, two star students who help promote the college, Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight, tested positive for COVID-19, they announced on Instagram. “As you guys know, Baylor chose to do some in person classes as well as some online classes,” the caption reads. “They…
While many of our favorite bars and restaurants in Dallas have shut down or have had limited capacity, crowds from the city are flocking to the suburbs to enjoy live music and get their entertainment fix. One development that has gained momentum lately is the entertainment district Frisco Star, where…
If you scroll through Facebook’s Marketplace, you’re bound to find a bunch of used video game arcade machines and cabinets on sale, but a recent offering by a seller in Lewisville caught our eye. It’s larger and wider than your average gaming cabinet, and it’s definitely unique. It has two…
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, and in doing so, he paints a vivid picture of a mighty gulf that stands between hell and a VIP spot at Abraham’s bosom. Well, an unprecedented development in Christianity was made over the past…
Years ago while I watched a show about a crew working in a sewer and heard one of the workers say, “You either gotta laugh or throw up.” But, there’s another option aside from illness or giving way to the insanity through laughter to survive when confronting a foul mess:…
Just as the Texas hemp business begins to thrive, local industry professionals will have to take a step back and re-evaluate their business models as a ban on retail sales of smokable hemp flower is in full effect. In 2019, Gov. Gregg Abbott signed House Bill 1325, which legalized the…
Former Ku Klux Klan leader and convicted felon David Duke was banned from Twitter Thursday for breaking the social media platform’s policies against hate speech. The company didn’t specify which tweet(s) triggered the ban, but judging by the fact that the policies expressly forbid the promotion of violence or “hateful…
COVID-19 has made an unfashionable impact on the fashion industry in Dallas, causing several stores to close permanently. The inability to open doors to customers has especially put a strain on boutiques, which rely on foot traffic to generate sales. In the last few months, many of our favorite small…
What Nayda Montana misses the most about queer bars and venues is the familiar chaos: loud music, mixed drinks and, most of all, the ability to perform for adoring crowds looking to be entertained. Since the COVID-related closing of restaurants, bars and other major entertainment venues began in Dallas back…
Silicon Valley may be the world’s most famous hub for technology and digital entertainment development, but it wouldn’t be where it is without the groundbreaking games that came out of North Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth fueled the video game industry’s rise to rival the film, TV and music industries’ combined revenue…
Feel like slipping into a pool of calm blue water, slipping your head underwater and muffling out all the noise? We get that. And while we might not be in our primest bikini shape — literally rolling out of the winter of COVID — who cares? Get outside in the fresh air, dive…
Mini golfing has landed in West Dallas, and while the idea of golfing in groups may sound a bit unsafe during a pandemic, Another Round is allowing for fun at a safe distance. The company is the brainchild of husband and wife duo Kendall and Alicia Spence, inspired by their…
Being a parent requires a set of skills we’re forced to develop as they become needed. On top of providing financially and doing endless domestic work and errands, one must be a teacher, mentor and mediator. For black fathers in America, there’s even more to the job. They teach their…
As the Black Lives Matter movement maintains its momentum with worldwide protests, people are looking to celebrities and influencers and anyone with any kind of platform to make a stand against racism and police violence. Not all of them seemed eager to take a stand. While millions of people are…
This past week saw the release of the Al Capone biopic Capone, but those looking for a grim, gritty story of how the notorious gangster rose to power in Chicago may be sorely disappointed — the film instead depicts an aging Capone who luxuriates in his Florida estate and has all…
For many people, bars are merely gathering places, a spot to catch the big game, cut loose or grab a beer after work. But for some, bars represent a safe haven, a space to live freely. Since bars and restaurants were ordered closed, members of the Dallas LGBTQ community have…
The word “hero” has been thrown around a lot since the COVID-19 outbreak started creating worries about the operation of our most basic services. It’s a word that’s been used by political leaders, commentators and people on social media to describe workers such as paramedics, police, firefighters and grocery store…
Over the course of the past two years, drag sensation Shangela seems to have been everywhere. She had a role in the Academy Award-winning film A Star is Born and made a cameo appearance on the final season of Broad City. She also has been the subject of many a…
Mothers never stop worrying about their kids, and we’d be willing to bet that many have done more worrying in the past few months than they have through all their kids’ lives. Moms are now homeschooling while working from home, all while making sure no one catches COVID-19. This should…
Breaking up is hard to do, they say, and that’s without factoring in the additional stress brought on by a pandemic, an economic crisis and the loneliness of lockdown. There are many ways of coping with breakups, and some of the most foolproof (albeit unhealthy) have been severely altered by…
