It’s official. DFW Restaurant Week is back — and the list of participating restaurants has been revealed. By the looks of this year’s recording-breaking restaurant list, you’ll be drooling over the menus and making mental reservations in your head (just as I’m doing at the moment). DFW Restaurant Week officially started August 13 and runs [...]

The annual Texas sales tax holiday will be the second weekend in August as children prepare to return to school. The Texas comptroller’s office says the tax-free weekend , for a number ofschool-related items, will be August 11-13. The Texas law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced less than $100 from sales and use taxes. That [...]

Escape from the heat with your kids and experience this new exhibit at The Perot. See dinosaurs come to life! In Ultimate Dinosaurs, you’ll get access to rarely seen specimens from the other side of the world — from the tiny Eoraptor to T. rex’s bigger, badder cousin, Giganotosaurus. Be transported to prehistoric times through [...]

Deep Ellum Hostel invites you to the Grand Opening Celebration!!! Come join for the official launch party with complimentary drinks and bites served in the lobby and the onsite Spanish-inspired bar, Izkina. There will also be an Open House so you can tour the hostel rooms and meet the guests. The Deep Ellum Hostel is [...]

Vive la France! Join us in the Bishop Arts District for the 8th annual Bastille on Bishop celebration! Enjoy a magical evening with entertainment, food, wine, petanque, and wonderful people as we celebrate the beautiful country of France and their traditions. ​ As many know, Oak Cliff was the original settlement of the French colony [...]

From the Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge, you get a beautiful view of the Trinity River levees, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and the downtown Dallas skyline. It’s one of the finest views in Texas. Launch some fireworks and now you’ve really got a sight. That’s the premise of this free festival, which runs this July [...]

Viva l’Italia! Dallas Symphony Association announced that conductor Fabio Luisi has been appointed to the Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, serving as Music Director Designate in the 2019/20 season. He assumes the title of Music Director in the 2020/21 season, succeeding Jaap van Zweden, who ended his [...]

Who remembers the movie St. Elmo’s Fire? That movie came out in 1985 and after seeing the film, I knew I wanted a Jeep. I was able to purchase my 1985 CJ7 that same year. While a lot of cars can credit the postwar manufacturing boom, expanded highway system, and increasing quality of American life [...]