Use quotes to search for a phrase or name: "toy story", or "brooklyn bridge".

Article

How To Avoid Being Accosted by a Mary Kay Distributor Next Week

We've all been there. Minding your own business, browsing the nutrition facts on a box of Whole Foods crackers you can't afford, when all of a sudden a hyper-accessorized, immaculately manicured middle-aged woman compliments you. "I just have to tell you, your bone structure is beautiful!" At first you think,...
Article

At FARM, Veterans Find Peace Through Organic Gardening

Stephen Smith and James Jeffers served the United States through two tours in the Middle East. Today, they’re serving in a different way — and you can tell what they do just by looking at the name of the nonprofit they formed to help other veterans. The two founded Farmers...
Article

Cowboys Cornerback Charged With Road Rage Aggravated Assault

The Cowboys' already thin secondary might be getting a bit thinner. Second-year cornerback Marquez White faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly brandishing a gun at a fellow driver on the Dallas North Tollway late last year. White admitted Monday to flashing the gun at...
Article

Leigha Lugo Is Painting Pianos For Dallas

Visual artist Leigha Lugo of Light Era Studios has teamed up with the city's Office of Cultural Affairs for her musically infused art installation project called Play On, Dallas. Lugo has painted three pianos; one will be placed in Dallas Farmers Market, one in Pegasus Plaza downtown and at Love...
Article

TrainTopia: A Man’s Life Laid Out in Model Train Tracks

Deep in Frisco’s Discovery Center, a man’s life is laid out in model train tracks in a 3,000-square-foot room. When no one is around, the room is quiet and dark. As the project nears completion, the site of TrainTopia, a new model train exhibit in Frisco, is littered with boxes...
Article

Ken Paxton Thinks Women Will Travel to Texas Just for the Abortions

Despite finding himself in the midst of an unprecedented run of good fortune, Ken Paxton, Texas' still-indicted attorney general, insists on making trouble for himself. If there's litigation to be filed or glommed onto related to conservatives' pet causes, the attorney general will be there, leading the charge against a...
Article

McDermott Bridge May Have to Be Demolished Like Fake Kayak Rapids

The moment has arrived when we must expand our thinking about the new and troubled Margaret McDermott Bridge designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava on the Trinity River downtown. We’ve got to add at least one extreme outcome to the far end of the spectrum of possibilities. It may have...
Article

Four Dallas Burgers You Need to Eat This Summer

From branded burgers to resurrected patty melts, there are a few stellar burgers on our radar right now — and what better time to go whole ham on some burgers than summertime? Cowboy up to one of our favorites. BurgerFi's branded burgers This new burger franchise location on Mockingbird has...
Article

If You Like Health Food in a Bowl, We’ve Got Some Good News for You

This week's roundup of DFW food news is all about health food in a bowl, from Flower Child's Thai cashew quinoa bowl to Rush's smoothie bowls to chef Tim Byres' take on the health-bowl trend. Fox Restaurant Concepts, the company behind fast-casual health food spot Flower Child on Lovers Lane and...
Article

In Bed With Kenneth Pritchard and Caroline North

"In Bed With" is a Dallas Observer series in which we delve into the homes and personal lives of Dallas music industry professionals.  Kenneth Pritchard just cut his hair short after six years of whipping it back and forth onstage. On paper, he’s a music teacher and a dedicated homeowner...
Article

Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday It’s hard for most people to come up with the appropriate thing to say in most conversations, and a civilized exchange on social media can be unheard of even when participants have hours to ponder responses. So imagine the talent required to be a successful improv performer. Actually, don’t...
Article

At J.G.’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Not Much Has Changed in 33 Years

All-American is a series that looks at beloved, longstanding North Texas eateries and examines their histories while exploring how the food has changed — for the good or bad — over the years. The flat-top crackles. Four beef patties go down, snapping and hissing like records, and a powder coat...