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Oak Cliff

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Restaurants

The 10 Best Bakeries in Dallas for a Sweet Treat

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 13, 2026

Need a box full of freshly baked pastries? Of course you do.

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Restaurants

The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of 2026

By Aaren ProdyJanuary 4, 2026

If you didn’t hit all the new places you were looking forward to in 2025, we’ve got good/bad news.

Concerts

Home For The Holidays? So Are These Dallas Music Favorites.

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 24, 2025

It’s not often we get to see these North Texas breakouts as much these days. Take advantage of it.

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Creative Bistro, Ateliê, To Open Soon in Oak Cliff 

By Aaren ProdyDecember 9, 2025

Atelie is from chef Wyl Lima who previously was at Le Margot in Fort Worth, one of Texas Monthly’s best new restaurants in 2024.

Film, TV & Streaming

Nirvanna the Band the Show Hijacked the Texas Theatre for a Hilarious Night of Time-Traveling Chaos

By Preston BartaDecember 4, 2025

Canadian filmmakers Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol stopped in Dallas to screen what is already guaranteed to be 2026’s biggest, most messy laugh.

Politics & Government

City Investigates Controversial Members-Only Club In Oak Cliff

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 2, 2025

Is Le Sol House a yoga studio? A coffee shop? An event space? In compliance with Dallas city code?

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Film, TV & Streaming

Todd Rohal’s ‘F**k My Son!’ Might Make You Purge That Thanksgiving Turkey

By Preston BartaNovember 28, 2025

Brace yourself for a 35mm descent into depravity as the Texas Theatre dares to test audience limits with an x-rated horror film this weekend.

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Features

Things We’re Thankful for in Dallas Music in 2025

By Dallas Observer Music StaffNovember 26, 2025

Before we stuff our faces on Thanksgiving, we are thankful for the magic that makes Dallas’ music scene better than any other.

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Education

Much to the Dismay of Some Neighbors, a ‘Learning Pod’ in Oak Cliff is Saved By The Bill

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 26, 2025

A group of residents say an illegal school is operating at the end of their street. A pandemic-era state law says otherwise.

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Critic's Notebook

North Texas Music Stores to Support During Black Friday Boycott

By Kena SosaNovember 25, 2025

Mass Blackout and We Ain’t Buying It protests made an exception for small businesses. Redirect your spending to support local music shops.

Film, TV & Streaming

Texas Theatre to Take Dallas Deeper Into the JFK Assassination This Weekend

By Austin ZookNovember 21, 2025

Get the tinfoil hats out, because pop culture historian Miriam Linna is ready to connect Dallas film The Giant Gila Monster to JFK, Jack Ruby and more.

Critic's Notebook

Janet Jackson Was at Alan Palomo and DJ Sober’s LadyLove Party Saturday Night

By Eric DiepNovember 16, 2025

Janet Jackson was in Dallas on Saturday, hitting up DJ Sober’s monthly party at LadyLove to enjoy a cosmic disco voyage.

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Dallas Life

The Top 5 Friendliest Neighborhoods in Dallas

By Alec SpicerNovember 14, 2025

The rankings are based on data built by the fingertips of likely your most annoying neighbor, so skew accordingly.

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Features

Storytellers With The Observer: Jeffrey Liles on the Untapped Potential of Dallas Talent

By Eric DiepNovember 14, 2025

Longhorn Ballroom’s artistic director talks about the benchmark of Dallas artists headlining The Kessler and the future of the music scene.

Storytellers With The <i>Observer</i>: Jeffrey Liles Is Preserving Dallas Music History
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Storytellers With The Observer: Jeffrey Liles Is Preserving Dallas Music History

By Eric DiepNovember 13, 2025

The Kessler Theater’s artistic director walks us through the formation of Deep Ellum and the significance of The Theatre Gallery.

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Critic's Notebook

Mo3 Was the Boosie of North Dallas

By Eric DiepNovember 11, 2025

Five years after Mo3’s death on Nov. 11, we remember his contributions to hip-hop as a vendor of soulful, pain-wracked songs in vivid detail.

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Transportation

How To Parallel Park In Dallas: Do It Somewhere Else

By Alyssa FieldsOctober 27, 2025

Parallel parking isn’t so bad, so long as there’s no car in front of or behind you, no one else in the car and zero witnesses within 50 yards.

Dallas Life

Viral Dallas Halloween Decorator is Back With an Actual Truck Crashed in His Yard

By Kendall MorganOctober 22, 2025

People from around the world are eagerly tuning in to the spooky chaos Steven Novak is cooking up this year.

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Critic's Notebook

UPDATED: Bishop Arts Venue Says City Prohibited Them From Charging a Cover

By Eric DiepOctober 21, 2025

Revelers Hall owner Jason Roberts shares that he is in the “same boat” as other Deep Ellum businesses like The Free Man with new city rule.

There’s More to the Newest Oak Cliff Pilates Than Meets the Eye
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There’s More to the Newest Oak Cliff Pilates Than Meets the Eye

By Jordan MaddoxOctober 20, 2025

The popular Dallas pilates studio opened its third location in September, and the new space offers community engagement along with its classes.

Features

Dallas Artists Sound Off on Oct. 18 No Kings Protest Against Trump

By Simon PruittOctober 17, 2025

Pierce Washington, Ren the Third and Alex O’aiza weigh in on President Donald Trump, ICE and participating in protests this weekend.

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Restaurants

A Highly Volatile Opinion on The Best Damn Sandwich in Dallas

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 9, 2024

Maybe it’s not for everyone, but the fried bologna sandwich at Cenzo’s is no laughing matter.

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