North in Dallas Observer
Showing 1849 - 1870 of 1981
Main auditorium located on the first floor of building
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This nonprofit theater company, started by a young business analyst who minored in theater at the University of Texas at Dallas, attracts some of the city’s youngest and brightest — and that’s sort of the point. They aim to help new talent break into a biz that typically can take years to crack (hence the […]
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If there’s a dive in Uptown, Uptown Bar & Grill is it. For nearly two decades, the bar has offered cheap drink specials and good burgers to the Uptown set. Neon beer lights cast a campy red hue over the thick tiled floor, on the outskirts of which sit tables where patrons order drinks and […]
A nonprofit theater group on a mission, the talented troupe of Uptown Players put their dramatic skills to good use by putting on productions that aim to increase awareness of relevant social issues in a campy and hilarious way: Think Mommie Queerest and Re-Designing Women. Their ability to strike that balance has bought them a […]
Beat-up old tables, an inviting large patio and very cool shuttered booths make this shabby, homey little dive bar a cozy home away from home. Good beer selection, decent pub fare. Overall, not a bad place to bring a couple of friends for a laid back session of catch-up.
How cool has Plano become? Well, a trip to Urban Crust will show you. From the warehouse-chic dining room to the wood burning oven to the chill-we mean chill-top floor lounge, the place is the very definition of urban. The pizzas stand out, thanks to chef Salvatore Gisellu (formerly of Daddy Jack’s) skill with flame […]
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From the founders of Urban Rio and Urban Crust, Urban Seafood Company offers a high-end seafood restaurant in downtown Plano. Executive chef Salvatore Gisellu grew up in Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy where seafood was a staple on his childhood kitchen table. After beginning his culinary career in Italy in 1987, he […]
Valley House Gallery: To find the oldest collection of contemporary art in the area, you’ll have to go slightly off the beaten path — at least as far as art galleries are concerned. Valley House is located on several wooded acres in a residential neighborhood near Spring Valley Road and Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway and […]