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Now a rigid corporate makeover is dismantling that inclusive culture. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/white-rhino-coffee-fires-four-dallas-managers-after-uniform-objections-40693824/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-digital-creator-economy-is-booming-burnout-is-too-40689879/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40689879 Leah Frazier https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-digital-creator-economy-is-booming-burnout-is-too-40689879/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:45:00 -0500 Arts & Culture As the field of digital creators only becomes more crowded, Dallas creators are burning out. Local industry leaders want to change that.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-digital-creator-economy-is-booming-burnout-is-too-40689879/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-sentencing-to-have-chilling-effect-on-free-speech-40690261/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40690261 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-sentencing-to-have-chilling-effect-on-free-speech-40690261/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:11:45 -0500 News Activists accused of being members of antifa received decades-long sentences this week for involvement in a protest gone awry.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/prairieland-sentencing-to-have-chilling-effect-on-free-speech-40690261/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40687900 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:14:04 -0500 Arts & Culture A "RoboCop" benefit screening turned movie nostalgia into civic testimony for the Save Dallas City Hall Coalition.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-immersive-mural-resurrects-a-key-piece-of-garlands-black-history-40687567/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40687567 Austin Zook https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-immersive-mural-resurrects-a-key-piece-of-garlands-black-history-40687567/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:18:14 -0500 Arts & Culture Historians, artists and the City of Garland are memorializing The Flats, a former free-standing African American community, with an interactive mosaic mural. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-immersive-mural-resurrects-a-key-piece-of-garlands-black-history-40687567/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-north-texas-40686479/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40686479 Aria Bell https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-north-texas-40686479/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:49:13 -0500 Arts & Culture Juneteenth is June 19, but there are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday in North Texas between now and then.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-north-texas-40686479/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/photos-even-rain-couldnt-wash-away-the-vibrancy-of-the-2026-dallas-pride-parade-40685556/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685556 Alex Gonzalez https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/photos-even-rain-couldnt-wash-away-the-vibrancy-of-the-2026-dallas-pride-parade-40685556/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:33:07 -0500 Arts & Culture Downtown Dallas wasn't all sunshine on Saturday, but it was undoubtedly all rainbows. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/photos-even-rain-couldnt-wash-away-the-vibrancy-of-the-2026-dallas-pride-parade-40685556/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer