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Skip the Shein Sweaters and Shop These Local Gems for Holiday Looks

By Lisa PettyDecember 11, 2025

With these shops, you can serve festive holiday glamor at an affordable price without feeling like your sweater is made of cardboard.

Katy Trail Dating Show Takes Viewers Inside The Dallas Dating Scene … Kind Of

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 8, 2025

With a tiny red cup and a mini microphone, Elsbeth Weempe is bringing hope to Dallas daters. Or at least a portion of them.

Best Things To Do in Dallas This Week

By Alec Spicer and OthersDecember 8, 2025

An anime convention, a free rage room and special holiday film screenings are just some of this week’s top picks.

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Free Things to Do in Dallas (and Beyond) This Weekend

By Alec Spicer and OthersDecember 4, 2025

What do Elf, barbecue and contemporary art have in common? Probably not a lot other than they’re among the best free things to do this weekend.

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Best Places in Dallas To Work Remotely

By Christine Odwesso and OthersDecember 2, 2025

From coffee shops and libraries to bookstores and bars, there are some great places to get remote work done in Dallas.

From Unhoused to the Airwaves, RB Harris Has Paved His Own Journey at KUZU 92.9 FM

By Preston BartaDecember 2, 2025

From spinning records to bridging cultures, Richard Brian ‘RB’ Harris transforms a North Texas studio into a global stage for unheard voices.

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It’s Giving Thanks: 3 North Texas Cities Among Top 10 Places to Spend Thanksgiving in the US

By Alec SpicerNovember 26, 2025

Believe it or not, you should be thankful for the Dallas Cowboys this year. For now.

How to Get Through Family Holidays, According to a Therapist

By Lisa PettyNovember 25, 2025

We’ll take as much advice as we can to get through this week.

Ditch the Leftovers: Your Grandscape Thanksgiving Week Survival Guide

By Preston BartaNovember 24, 2025

From cocoa-fueled frenzy to Grinch face-offs, here’s your free ticket out of casserole purgatory and into a fun week in The Colony.

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Guilty as Sin: Study Says Dallas Is One of the Most Sinful Cities in the Nation

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 21, 2025

We go by ‘Big D,’ did you really expect us to be a bunch of saints?

First Look: Galaxy Skate, Grapevine’s New Cosmic Revival of Roller Rink Nostalgia

By Preston BartaNovember 18, 2025

From an accountant’s unexpected dream to a new family-friendly haven, one woman is bringing back the magic of roller skating to Grapevine.

Grab a Blanket, 7 North Texas Cities Just Made a List of America’s Coziest

By Preston BartaNovember 18, 2025

Turns out, North Texas knows its way around a latte and a good book. Houston, however, remains suspiciously more snug than Dallas.

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19 Best Thrift Stores and Vintage Shops in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Caroline Pritchard and OthersNovember 15, 2025

The best gifts for the holidays might actually be hidden gems at our favorite thrift and vintage shops.

6 North Texas Suburbs Make Top 10 List of Best Places to Move in Texas

By Alec SpicerNovember 14, 2025

Go ahead and start mentally preparing for the traffic to get worse, if that’s even possible.

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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Urine Trouble: North Texas ‘Piss Bandits’ Are Going Viral for Steady Stream of Mischief

By Preston BartaNovember 13, 2025

The trend involves anonymous urinators, football fields and a bizarre TikTok saga that has us all questioning our life choices.

The 5 North Texas Festivals We Miss the Most

By Preston BartaNovember 12, 2025

From rock legends to vegan corn dogs, these unforgettable festivals helped define Dallas-Fort Worth and left us longing for their return.

More Single Men Are Getting Vasectomies. That’s Hot.

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 3, 2025

He’s a 10 but he’s had a vasectomy, so now he’s an 11.

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Best Dallas-Forth Worth Neighborhoods for Halloween Decorations

By Kendall MorganOctober 31, 2025

Here are the houses you can’t miss in North Texas.

Where to Celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos in North Texas

By Julianna Chen and OthersOctober 30, 2025

This year’s lineup of parties, costume contests and festivals is scary good.

The Creepiest Ghost Stories and Haunted Locations in DFW

By Liam Gaughan and OthersOctober 29, 2025

Some of the greatest horror movies ever made were based on “supposedly true” stories. We think these spooky spots around North Texas fit the bill.

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North Texas City Named The Safest Place in the US for Trick-or-Treating

By Preston BartaOctober 29, 2025

It’s probably not the one you’re expecting, either.

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