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  Bring the Funk: The Best Sour Beers From DFW Breweries

  April 5 at 4 a.m.

  When some people hear the term “sour” beer, the instinctive reaction is puckering of the lips and a polite, yet affirmative, “no thank you.” The idea of sipping something that presents acidic, pungent and tangy is a hard sell for some, especially for the everyday Miller drinkers where the mountains...

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  Let Your Kids (Or Yourself) Learn Music From 10 of Dallas’ Finest Musicians

  March 22 at 4 a.m.

  Chances are, you have once caught yourself in line at the grocery store after a long day at your corporate job, deciding that you have endured the grating minutiae of daily life for too long. “Isn’t there more to life than this,” you ask yourself. “I used to go to...

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  Dallas Finally Has a Booming Healthy Restaurant Scene — Here Are Our Favorites

  March 19 at 4 a.m.

  In a restaurant scene dominated by steaks, burgers and Tex-Mex, healthy dining options in Dallas have historically been limited. Yet today, probably more than ever, people of all ages and backgrounds are eschewing fryers and mechanically separated pink slime for healthier, more naturally-produced and locally-sourced food. Our city’s longest-running healthy...

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  Top 10 Observer-ations: Greenville Avenue/ St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019

  March 18 at 2:29 p.m.

  10. The three most naively optimistic words you can utter on Greenville Avenue during St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dallas: “Table for 12.” In 20 years of parades, I’ve been on the Observer float, the 105.3 The Fan float and even (in 2012) a co-grand marshal. But this Saturday I’m...

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  5 DFW Concert Disasters We’re Still Thinking About

  March 13 at 4 a.m.

  It takes years to build a good name and only seconds to destroy one, so should you choose to organize concerts or festivals, tread carefully, always be prepared to take a loss and don’t bite off more than you can chew. Some neophyte promoters are legitimately slimy characters, but sometimes...

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  4 Oscar Watch Parties You Should Attend

  February 22 at 4 a.m.

  This Sunday millionaires will dress up in clothes that belong to other people, sing songs and worship a gold statue. No, it’s not an Illuminati meeting, it’s the Academy Awards! This year’s Oscars — or indoor kids' Super Bowl — will surely have some dark-horse victories, a few surprise guests...