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DFW Radio Personality Charged With Producing Child Pornography

DFW Radio Personality Charged With Producing Child Pornography

On MLK Day, a Coalition of Texas Activists Protested AT&T On Their Front Doorstep in Dallas

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KC Bar to Jackson Mahomes: "We survived a global pandemic, we’ll survive your ego."

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Dec 21, 2021

One of the things that has certainly changed in the restaurant and bar industry over the past 18 months is the old adage that “the customers is always right.”
Fast Food Car Gadgets From a Local TikToker That Are Genius

By Alyssa High
Dec 15, 2021

While we all may disagree on how useful TikTok is, we know it's more than just teenagers dancing. It’s also really good at telling us what it thinks we need to buy ...
Dallas Journalist Barrett Brown Convicted in U.K. for Holding 'KILL COPS' Banner

By Simone Carter
Nov 6, 2021

On Friday, journalist Barrett Brown announced he'd been convicted on charges related to a banner he'd held at a London protest.
Meta Plans to Delete Facial Recognition Data, a Move Ken Paxton's Fighting

By Michael Murney
Nov 4, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg’s had a busy few weeks. In response to a lawsuit, his company Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to delete facial recognition data, a move Texas officials are fighting. On Oct. 20, the attorney general for the District of Columbia added Zuckerberg as a defendant in a 2018 lawsuit that...
Four Corners Brewing Co. Wins 14 Awards for Series at the 2021 Dallas International Film Festival

By Taylor Adams
Oct 26, 2021

Dallas’ Four Corners Brewing Co. dove into film with its video series Vida, Well Crafted, and came out with 14 Telly Awards at the 2021 Dallas International Film Festival.
The New York Times Anoints Tiffany Derry's Roots Southern Table as Top 50 in Nation

By Taylor Adams
Oct 14, 2021

About a month ago, the Dallas Observer said Roots Southern Table was the restaurant of the year. Now, The New York Times has chimed in with agreement.
Our Departing Restaurant Critic Reflects on Five Years of Great Food and Great Memories

By Brian Reinhart
Sep 30, 2021

So long, and thanks for all the tacos. I’ve been the Dallas Observer’s food critic for five and a half years and 144 formal restaurant reviews, but that ride ends October 1. I’m quitting to pursue my dream career: full-time Instagram influencer. Just kidding. Something else is in the works,...
The Biggest TikTok Star in North Texas Is a Dallas Zoo Gorilla Named Zola

By Eva Raggio
Sep 29, 2021

One local TikTok star is earning massive internet fame — and without having to join in on the app's dangerous #MilkCrate challenge or by committing felonies by vandalizing school property.
Dallas Journalist Barrett Brown Went to the U.K. Now, He Wants Asylum.

By Simone Carter
Sep 15, 2021

To a great extent, Barrett Brown is fueled by cheap tobacco and vengeance. The embattled journalist wants to inflict as much damage as possible on America, and recently, he’s broadened his scope to include the United Kingdom. There, Brown is attempting to claim asylum, largely because he says he’s been...
Finding Dango in DFW

By Taylor Girardi
Aug 17, 2021

With 1.29 billion active users, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms. From dance moves to pranks to exposure to international foods, TikTok videos are influencing many aspects of our lives.
The Cobra That Escaped in Grand Prairie Is Taking Twitter by Storm

By Trace Miller
Aug 10, 2021

A West African banded cobra is on the loose in Grand Prairie after escaping its unlocked cage last week, as Alex Rozier of WFAA reported last Wednesday.
Flyers Threatening White HP Parents Who Send Their Kids to the Ivy League Reek of Fakeness

By Steven Monacelli
Jul 28, 2021

As soon as Casie Tomlin found the FedEx envelope in her mailbox, she knew something looked fishy. Inside, a flyer from a group called Dallas Justice Now urged parents in Dallas’ wealthy — and largely white — Highland Park and University Park suburbs to not send their kids to Ivy...
Podcasters Say Sexual Health Is Taboo Among Latinx Communities Because of Machismo

By Alex Gonzalez
Jul 23, 2021

Although casual hookups and encounters were strongly discouraged during the early stages of the pandemic, there’s never a bad time for sex education, especially as things, er, loosen up.
Jay Jerrier Needs You All to Calm Down (Or Not)

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Jul 2, 2021

Beating trolls at their own game was never the plan for Jay Jerrier. It just sort of fell into him. Jerrier opened Cane Rosso in Deep Ellum in 2011, bidding adieu a stuffy corporate career. His pizza empire started as a trailer in a parking lot and it’s since grown to
New Dating App Called UnFiltered Only Lets You Show Your Real Self

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 23, 2021

One change that comes from the waning days of the pandemic is that our dating life is no longer confined to phone conversations or screen calls that feel like we're in some kind of maximum security prison. We can and should actually meet the people we're interested in dating now.
Texas Journalist Barrett Brown Arrested in U.K. over 'KILL COPS' Banner

By Simone Carter
Jun 1, 2021

Last week, journalist and Dallas native Barrett Brown was arrested in the U.K.
The Dallas QAnon Convention is Turning Down Media Requests Left and Right

By Jacob Vaughn
May 27, 2021

Promotional material for the event often includes an acronym that stands for “where we go one, we go all,” a popular QAnon slogan.
Mike Chen, a Food Vlogger, Ate Nothing but Buc-ee's for 24-Hours, and it Was Glorious

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
May 14, 2021

Mike Chen is a food vlogger (video blogger) with more than 3.7 million followers on his Strictly Dumpling YouTube channel. Chen was born in China but was raised in the midwest, where his parents ran Chinese buffet restaurants, giving him a front-row
North Texans Turn to OnlyFans for Empowerment, Connection and Lots of Cash

By Tyler Hicks
May 12, 2021

It’s noon on a sunny Monday when Elena Davies calls the father of one of her Very Important Titty Seers (VITs). “Hello?” answers the dad from what sounds like a gas station.
A QAnon Power Couple Is Behind the For God & Country Patriot Roundup

By Jacob Vaughn
Apr 6, 2021

The For God & Country Patriot Roundup, scheduled May 28-31, will be hosted by Gilley’s Dallas and Omni Dallas Hotel. A QAnon power couple is behind it all.