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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-studio-apartments-cost-more-than-most-can-afford-40601814/ Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-studio-apartments-cost-more-than-most-can-afford-40601814/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Sorry to all the Carries, Mirandas, Charlottes and Samanthas out there. An annual cost-of-living index found that Dallas is only getting pricer.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-studio-apartments-cost-more-than-most-can-afford-40601814/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-ranks-no-1-globally-for-affordable-mid-range-dining-40600867/ Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-ranks-no-1-globally-for-affordable-mid-range-dining-40600867/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:30:00 -0500 A report from Chef's Pencil looked at the affordability of eating and drinking in cities around the world. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/dallas-ranks-no-1-globally-for-affordable-mid-range-dining-40600867/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/list-of-texas-banned-books-shows-state-has-second-most-in-us-17480532/ Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/list-of-texas-banned-books-shows-state-has-second-most-in-us-17480532/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:14:10 -0500 A stunning amount of books have been banned by Texas school districts in the past year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/list-of-texas-banned-books-shows-state-has-second-most-in-us-17480532/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-suburb-near-the-top-of-the-u-haul-growth-index-40634876/ Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-suburb-near-the-top-of-the-u-haul-growth-index-40634876/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:30:00 -0600 Lots of people are moving into the Dallas area, but many are heading to one 'burb in particular. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-suburb-near-the-top-of-the-u-haul-growth-index-40634876/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 10:31:22 -0500 Arts & Culture Monday was the Met Gala, which is an unofficial American holiday where the chronically online become expert fashion critics and the gatekeepers of taste for a night.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/friday-the-13th-tattoo-deals-in-dallas-forth-worth-22481019/ Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/friday-the-13th-tattoo-deals-in-dallas-forth-worth-22481019/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:08:55 -0500 Arts & Culture If it feels like Friday the 13th just happened, that's because it did. But now it's happening again. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/friday-the-13th-tattoo-deals-in-dallas-forth-worth-22481019/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-city-named-the-safest-place-in-the-u-s-for-trick-or-treating-40611360/ Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-city-named-the-safest-place-in-the-u-s-for-trick-or-treating-40611360/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:04:07 -0500 Arts & Culture It's probably not the one you're expecting, either. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-city-named-the-safest-place-in-the-u-s-for-trick-or-treating-40611360/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/stirr-in-addison-closes-after-five-years-40664597/ Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/stirr-in-addison-closes-after-five-years-40664597/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:03:01 -0500 Food & Drink This follows the Deep Ellum closure last year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/stirr-in-addison-closes-after-five-years-40664597/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/texas-restaurant-association-warns-economic-slowdown-is-here-40609709/ Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/texas-restaurant-association-warns-economic-slowdown-is-here-40609709/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:26:56 -0500 Food & Drink Feeling the pinch? You're not alone. New data from the TRA reveals that Texas restaurants are facing a perfect storm. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/texas-restaurant-association-warns-economic-slowdown-is-here-40609709/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/hide-lower-greenville-closed-dallas-40659601/ Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/hide-lower-greenville-closed-dallas-40659601/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:02:09 -0500 Food & Drink HIDE originally opened in Deep Ellum in 2017 and moved to Lower Greenville in 2022.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/hide-lower-greenville-closed-dallas-40659601/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer