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The Dallas Observer, LP is a free alternative weekly newspaper distributed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and headquartered in Dallas. At its inception in October, 1980, by partners Ken Kirk and Bob Walton, it was conceived as a weekly local arts and cinema review publication, with the credo "Advocate for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment" on the cover. For a time during the early years, the paper switched to a biweekly publishing schedule. In 1985, the paper reverted to a weekly schedule and began concentrating on local news as well as the arts. While it is now known for its investigative stories of the local government, it also covers local sports stories, restaurants, events, and concerts. Source
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| Scope | Local, Consumer |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Dallas-Fort Worth |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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Search Articles9 better uses for $89K than a picture with Trump at the RNC
The Republican midterm convention is in Dallas this week, occupying the American Airlines Center downtown on Sept. 9 and 10. With the convention likely comes women donning the sequin pantsuits Erika Kirk popularized; recently single and confirmed keynote speaker Ken Paxton (keep your Raya refreshed just in case); a clusterfuck of traffic on every major highway; and, of course, the de facto leaders of the party, President Donald Trump and his right-hand man, Vice President JD Vance.
Erykah Badu to headline Spotify’s RNB X festival in Irving
Erykah Badu is playing (at least) one more hometown show before the world blows. On Tuesday, Spotify announced the Queen of Neo-Soul will headline the streaming service’s one-day RNB X festival slated for Nov. 1 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving. Badu will be joined by Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R., as well as rising artists in the genre, like Kwn, Destin Conrad, Jai’Len Josey and Badu’s fellow Dallasite, Rjtheweirdo.
3M pages of Epstein files come to Dallas, with survivors who demand answers
US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors. Annie Farmer, a Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor and victim advocate, submitted the following op-ed in advance of the Republican National Convention happening in Dallas later this week.
In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves – as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly. “I won’t rest until every Muslim is gone,” Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, wrote on social media in June 2026.
‘Texas is the center of political conversation,’ according to MS NOW host Jen Psaki
There’s an old cliché along the lines of how people never have to guess if someone is from Texas, because if they are, they’ll happily tell you before you have to ask. And we don’t mind saying that’s not too far from the truth. Texas is a big deal. And these days, perhaps more than ever before, Texas politics is a very big deal, and not just for those of us who live here. Don’t believe us?
‘It’s a whole new environment’: How restaurants can survive the great cutback
If you were ticked off at the small portions and high prices for your last restaurant dinner, or if your most recent takeout meal was equally as aggravating, you’re not alone. “The restaurant climate here in Dallas, it’s a whole new environment now,” says Rob Chickering, a Plano restaurant consultant who has worked for a variety of Dallas-area restaurant operations. “There are different expectations in guest experience from restaurant customers. There are bigger challenges.
‘Non stop chaos’: El Chingon in East Dallas shutters after just 4 months
When El Chingon opened in East Dallas in May, it billed itself as big energy. A press release from April 30 read “bold Mexican flavors … high energy, day-to-night atmosphere.” The company refurbished a 5,000-square-foot building along Ross Avenue just a mile east of downtown. According to state records, the renovation cost $900,000. (El Chingon is not to be confused with Mas Chingon Cantina in the Bishop Arts District — totally separate place.) And sales weren’t bad.
2 clubs, 1 city: building pro soccer in Dallas after the World Cup
North Texas has seen one owner run multiple local pro sports franchises before. Tom Hicks, perhaps infamously, owned both the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars for years as the ‘90s rolled into the current millennium. But it’s even more rare to see one owner for two pro teams playing the same sport around these parts.
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