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	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Buc-ee&#8217;s sues tiny corner store in Beavercreek for daring to use a beaver mascot (photo comparison)</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lauren Drewes Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:17:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/Buc-ees-storefront-photo-by-Lauren-Drewes-Daniels.jpeg" alt="Buc-ee&#8217;s sues tiny corner store in Beavercreek for daring to use a beaver mascot (photo comparison)" />The Texas based gas station sues any businesses that use a similar animal as a mascot. Can we also talk about the cake balls? ]]></description>
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		<title>2 local Mediterranean spots among 25 best in the U.S., and 1 is insanely good</title>
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					<dc:creator>Aaren Prody</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/Truva-chicken-delight-photo-by-Lauren-Drewes-Daniels.jpeg" alt="The Chicken Delight is a stew of mashed eggplant." />No 10-year voyage required: Colleyville’s Truva is worth its own epic quest for the bread and yogurt dip alone. Not to mention a traditional stew. ]]></description>
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		<title>Charley Crockett’s surprise ‘Clovis’ show in Deep Ellum had heart, history and hometown pride</title>
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					<dc:creator>Preston Barta</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:42:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/@madisonfromdallas-21_a5a4fc-e1785000145660.jpg" alt="Charley Crockett’s surprise ‘Clovis’ show in Deep Ellum had heart, history and hometown pride" />Even with sound issues throughout the first half of the show, the outspoken outlaw delivered an enthralling set at his surprise Sons of Hermann Hall show on Friday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Leon Bridges announces new &#8216;Happiness Anytime&#8217; album</title>
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					<dc:creator>Alyssa Fields</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:46:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/ww-media/mediaserver/dal/2024-46/11_15_24_leon_bridges_charlie_crockett_photo_andrew_sherman-126.webp" alt="Leon Bridges announces new &#8216;Happiness Anytime&#8217; album" />Happiness anytime? Or happiness all the time, at least when Leon Bridges' forthcoming album is released. Hear the first four tracks now. ]]></description>
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		<title>4 North Texas spots, 2 in Dallas, named best hotel restaurants in U.S.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lauren Drewes Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/Stillwells-Steak-from-Harwood-Hospitality-Group.jpg" alt="a steak being torhced on a plate at Stillwell&#039;s" />While Dallas has two spots on this list, Frisco and Fort Worth have something to say as well. ]]></description>
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		<title>Texas named one of the worst states to live in 2026</title>
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					<dc:creator>Preston Barta</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:15:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/ww-media/mediaserver/dal/2019-43/abbott-e1778242356698.webp" alt="Texas govenor greg abbott" />We didn't think the percentage of residents who don't have health insurance is what they meant by "everything is bigger in Texas."]]></description>
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		<title>8 Dallas-area liminal spaces that could have been the set for &#8220;Backrooms&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Preston Barta</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Major Lazer&#8217;s free show at Fan Fest was an international celebration of culture</title>
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					<dc:creator>Osvaldo Espino</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:49:28 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Unholy Hell, Charley Crockett drops practicing Satanists as openers a week before shows</title>
		<link>https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/unholy-hell-charley-crockett-drops-practicing-satanists-as-openers-a-week-before-shows-40694217/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Alyssa Fields</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:47:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/11_15_24_leon_bridges_charlie_crockett_photo_andrew_sherman-72-1.webp" alt="Unholy Hell, Charley Crockett drops practicing Satanists as openers a week before shows" />Come hell, high water and Charley Crockett. A California duo says the country outlaw dropped them from shows due to Satanic imagery.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Here’s how to get a viral World Cup bracelet, and with a new Big D charm</title>
		<link>https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/heres-how-to-get-a-viral-world-cup-bracelet-and-with-a-new-big-d-charm-40691736/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Alyssa Fields</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:03:24 -0500</pubDate>
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