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Free things to do in Dallas (and beyond) this weekend, Oct. 16-18
Take a hike! We recommend the River Legacy Nature Center guided hike this Saturday.
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TACA Unscripted Examines Who Benefits From Dallas Arts Investments
Dallas Arts Leaders Call for Policy, Access and a Stronger Cultural Ecosystem TACA Unscripted brought national and local arts leaders together to examine who benefits from Dallas’ cultural growth—and how policy can help ensure opportunity reaches communities across the city. Dallas has spent deca...
7 tales from local venues that almost sound too ridiculous to be true
From near-electrocutions to punk chaos and wild instrument requests, these unbelievable but true stories from Dallas-Fort Worth venues are stranger than fiction.
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Virginia earns B; report highlights annual deficit
(The Center Square) – Virginia earned a B in a new financial report, though its main government operations recorded a $472 million annual deficit.
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No Wheel, No Pedals, No Mirrors: Tesla’s Autonomous Cybercab Revs Up for Dallas Debut
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Tesla’s autonomous ride-hailing Cybercabs — which aren’t equipped with a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, brake pedal or rearview mirrors — will soon hit the streets of Dallas. In an Oct. 10 post on the X social media platfor...
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Dallas Observer supper club returns with exclusive Ateliê dinner. Open to all readers
For our next curated dining experience, we're headed to dinner at an art gallery in Oak Cliff. And this time, all are welcome.
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Where to go for the Oct. 17 No Kings Early Voting Day of Action in North Texas
Many events will take place around the Dallas area to encourage people to exercise their voices
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Pizza spot Fortunate Son to open a new restaurant in East Dallas
The New Haven-style pizza spot is expanding from Garland to Ferguson Road.
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Not leaks, but drops: Welcome to the Ken Paxton secret audio mixtape
It's the hottest release of the 2026 midterm campaign season.
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Love Field deportation, ICE ‘shuffle flights’ have ended
Organizers say they believe operations have moved to a Fort Worth airport.
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Down to girth: More men in North Texas are embracing aesthetic treatments
In the age of “looksmaxxing,” men’s aesthetic health providers in Dallas have never been busier.
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Firefighting's Finest Moving & Storage Expands Dallas Operations at Woodall Street
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Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Dallas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences unveiled a new AI platform, GenoMorph, on Wednesday to identify gene-editing targets for reviving the extinct dodo bird. Despite limited dodo genomic data, GenoMorph has i...
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American Airlines Goes Full Speed Ahead With Starlink Wi-Fi Service
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Fort Worth-based American Airlines will start equipping its entire mainline fleet with high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi service in early 2027. The full-fleet rollout builds on American’s May announcement that it would install Starlink...
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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Elisity Agrees to $1.3B Acquisition by Quantum Computing Company IonQ
Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. College Park, Maryland-based quantum computing company IonQ agreed to buy Dallas-based cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion. Publicly traded IonQ said the acquisition of privately held...