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New Observer Music Editor Loves Taylor Swift. Oops.

Editor's note: Paige forgot to mention her deep, deep love for Ms. Swift during her job interview. I don't mean to be harsh, but I, the new Dallas Observer music (and arts) editor, love Taylor Swift. Bite me. You might have read this headline and wondered why I didn't delete...
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Frisco Buys a Whole Bunch of Land for Some Sports Fields

After scooping up nearly 400 acres of pricey ground to use, in part, for sports fields, Frisco is set to accommodate more young athletes. The city closed Feb. 5 on land it bought from Brinkmann Ranch, parks and recreation director Shannon Keleher says. “It was about $61 million,” she says...
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21 Things To Do in Dallas This Week

Thursday, Feb. 22 On the 60th anniversary of Van Cliburn’s win at the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, the is celebrating its namesake’s legacy. It sounds like a fairy tale now: Local pianist flies to Russian for an international competition in the midst of the Cold War and returns victorious...
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What to Watch for As the Rangers Ease Into Spring Training

This week the Rangers kick off the long road toward what appears to be an inevitable also-ran finish with the beginning of spring training in Surprise, Arizona. The team's pitchers and catchers showed up last Wednesday, as required, with position players trickling in over the rest of the week before...
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Fangoria Magazine Rises from the Dead Thanks to Cinestate

Horror fans will finally have an excuse to read something besides the latest Stephen King novel they are legally required to read whether or not it's actually a horror story. The Dallas-based movie and publishing studio Cinestate announced that it’s reviving the horror movie magazine Fangoria for print and setting...
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Observer Exlcusive: Watch Luna Luna’s First Music Video, “80’s Tune”

In October Luna Luna had barely locked in its sixth member after co-founders Kavvi (vocals) and Gilbert Avila (producer/engineer/keys) were on a search to build a modern indie band. Through open mics at Drugstore Cowboy, friends of friends and college classmates, the band finally came together. Since then the sextet’s earnest charm...
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Sachet

Sachet’s vegetable-focused, elegant Mediterranean plates of food start from impeccable ingredients, and they’re served in portions small enough that we can try more. It’s possible to focus on a different aspect of this restaurant with each visit: Come once to sample Sachet’s seasonal house-made pastas – Sachet is one of the best pasta joints in […]
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Dwaine Caraway To NRA: Come to the Table or Stay Out of Dallas

Dwaine Caraway isn't afraid of guns. In fact, he's a big supporter of the Second Amendment, something he made clear Monday morning at City Hall. The Dallas City Council member owns guns and thinks his constituents have the right to do so, too. He just doesn't want the National Rifle...
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Damasita Izakaya

In its first incarnation, Damasita was a tavern with fried foods and bar drinks. After a change of ownership, the dining room has calmed down and become homier, and the menu focuses on traditional cooking. Grab the city’s best gimbap to go – the two-inch-wide rolls, which resemble extra-large maki sushi but with added vegetables, […]
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Cris and John

Cristina Mendez and John Pham opened Cris and John in 2017 in a North Dallas strip mall – bookended by a 7-Eleven and a laundromat – and have stood out with a creative blend of Vietnamese and Mexican street fare. The center of Cris and John’s menu is the phoritto, which piles all the goodness of […]
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The Best Bites From This Weekend’s Sold-Out Brunch Fest, the Morning After

Doughnuts, chicken and waffles, French toast, mimosas, biscuits and gravy, bloody marys — if you made it to Saturday's sold-out brunch festival the Morning After, you, too, likely ate your bodyweight in breakfast foods from some of the city's best brunch institutions. Fest-goers got to vote for their favorite brunch...
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10 of the Coolest Airbnbs Dallas Has to Offer Right Now

While it may not be everyone’s cup of tea, sites like Airbnb give people a homey alternative to the hotels and motels of yore. Instead of holing up in one of dozens of cookie-cutter rooms, a cavalcade of homeowners and enterprising entrepreneurs, have opened up their extra living space for...
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Think You Make the Best Sliders in Dallas? Prove It at Between the Buns

Dallas' first slider festival hits Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, March 24, and some serious slider talent has already signed onto the inaugural fest: Harlowe MXM Henry's Majestic Pollo Campero Bucky Moonshine's City Council Snuffer's Cook Hall Haystack Burgers & Barley Dot's Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard Fresh Art Foodie...
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If You Wanna Get Laid in Dallas, Don’t Wear All-Natural Deodorant

People who hate together, stay together. Or something like that. At least that's what Hater, the dating app that connects people based on things they hate, hopes. Hater, which launched in 2016, got a deal with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. Hater has about 10,000 users in...
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Plano Councilman Tom Harrison: Jahannam No, He Won’t Go

Plano City Council member Tom Harrison, after listening to his united council colleagues call on him to do the "honorable" thing and resign for publishing anti-Islamic posts on his Facebook page, delivered a short, simple reply: "I will not comment about anything on the advice of my attorney, but I...
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Four Dallas Sandwiches That Demand Your Immediate Attention

30 Rock's iconic, mustard-stained matriarch Liz Lemon said it best: "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich." If your worldview is equally sandwich-based, there are a few Dallas sandwiches that should be on your must-eat list right now...