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Dear Dallas, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole bunch of Saturdays (and Mondays through Fridays) in bars, restaurants and shops to find out...

Work in Progress"Someone was using the pencil." -Dorothy Parker's explanation for why she didn't meet a work deadline On Labor Day weekend, the TV news...

Before we get to the usual stuff about how happy we are to present this annual catalog o' bestness, we feel obliged to ask you, the readers, a question: What's...

Dallas Mavericks "I only did it because I love this land, where I have the freedom to say, and to think, and to charge whatever I want!" --Apu...

This is the 28th Best of Dallas issue I've edited in my years at the Dallas Observer. It was one of the first tasks handed to me when I arrived from San...

Some say the world will end in fire; some say in ice. Some, in fact, say it will end next month. Ancient Mayans and maybe some younger ones too say 2012 is the...

We did it! It was the damnedest thing. Given what a tough year 2009 has been economically, politically, etc., you might think that we'd have a difficult task...

Before we get to the usual stuff about how happy we are to present this annual catalog o' bestness, we feel obliged to ask you, the readers, a question: What's...

It's the damndest thing. For 51 weeks a year, our staff scours Dallas looking for people doing bad and/or dumb things so we can tell you all about it. We work...

Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone? We Googled. She became a mother, ate some of her own placenta, named her son Bear Blu, wrote a new-agey book about...

The theme for the Observer's Best of Dallas 2025 issue,"Big D's Banned Book Fair," is about celebrating books. We're into words here, obviously - in...

This is the 28th Best of Dallas issue I've edited in my years at the Dallas Observer. It was one of the first tasks handed to me when I arrived from San...

Before we get to the usual stuff about how happy we are to present this annual catalog o' bestness, we feel obliged to ask you, the readers, a question: What's...

Before we get to the usual stuff about how happy we are to present this annual catalog o' bestness, we feel obliged to ask you, the readers, a question: What's...

Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone? We Googled. She became a mother, ate some of her own placenta, named her son Bear Blu, wrote a new-agey book about...

It's the damndest thing. For 51 weeks a year, our staff scours Dallas looking for people doing bad and/or dumb things so we can tell you all about it. We work...

We're not kidding: Dallas is a wonderland. Oh, we know what you're thinking. The paper that revels in pointing out the city's flaws every week is now telling...

Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone? We Googled. She became a mother, ate some of her own placenta, named her son Bear Blu, wrote a new-agey book about...

Aug 31, 2023 - Get the inside scoop on the coolest things to see and do in hipster Dallas — neighborhood guides, restaurant recommendations, LGBT travel tips & more

This is the 28th Best of Dallas issue I've edited in my years at the Dallas Observer. It was one of the first tasks handed to me when I arrived from San...

Some say the world will end in fire; some say in ice. Some, in fact, say it will end next month. Ancient Mayans and maybe some younger ones too say 2012 is the...

Sep 22, 2025 - Check out the Observer's 2025 guide to Dallas' great restaurants, top shops, fine artists, favorite hikes and more.

Shaken or stirred? We have the mixture you're looking for right here with our tasty Best of Dallas. From the coolest drinks to the hottest spots for food,...

Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone? We Googled. She became a mother, ate some of her own placenta, named her son Bear Blu, wrote a new-agey book about...

Dallas Mavericks "I only did it because I love this land, where I have the freedom to say, and to think, and to charge whatever I want!" --Apu...

We're not kidding: Dallas is a wonderland. Oh, we know what you're thinking. The paper that revels in pointing out the city's flaws every week is now telling...

2000 Best of Dallas The Observer debuted on August 20, 1980, for 50 cents an issue. Flipping through archival copies to glance at covers for the remainder of...

Dear Dallas, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole bunch of Saturdays (and Mondays through Fridays) in bars, restaurants and shops to find out...

The theme for the Observer's Best of Dallas 2025 issue,"Big D's Banned Book Fair," is about celebrating books. We're into words here, obviously - in...

Shaken or stirred? We have the mixture you're looking for right here with our tasty Best of Dallas. From the coolest drinks to the hottest spots for food,...

The theme for the Observer's Best of Dallas 2025 issue,"Big D's Banned Book Fair," is about celebrating books. We're into words here, obviously - in...

This is the 28th Best of Dallas issue I've edited in my years at the Dallas Observer. It was one of the first tasks handed to me when I arrived from San...

Shaken or stirred? We have the mixture you're looking for right here with our tasty Best of Dallas. From the coolest drinks to the hottest spots for food,...

Dear Dallas, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole bunch of Saturdays (and Mondays through Fridays) in bars, restaurants and shops to find out...

Pardon us if you've already noticed the irony, but the Dallas Observer celebrates its 25th anniversary with an issue that runs contrary to everything this...

We're not kidding: Dallas is a wonderland. Oh, we know what you're thinking. The paper that revels in pointing out the city's flaws every week is now telling...

Dear Dallas, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole bunch of Saturdays (and Mondays through Fridays) in bars, restaurants and shops to find out...

2000 Best of Dallas The Observer debuted on August 20, 1980, for 50 cents an issue. Flipping through archival copies to glance at covers for the remainder of...

This is the 28th Best of Dallas issue I've edited in my years at the Dallas Observer. It was one of the first tasks handed to me when I arrived from San...

Whatever happened to Alicia Silverstone? We Googled. She became a mother, ate some of her own placenta, named her son Bear Blu, wrote a new-agey book about...

Kinda Fair, Sorta Balanced Red or blue? Donkey or elephant? Cowboy or Francophile? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Really, who needs them? What we all need...

We did it! It was the damnedest thing. Given what a tough year 2009 has been economically, politically, etc., you might think that we'd have a difficult task...

Before we get to the usual stuff about how happy we are to present this annual catalog o' bestness, we feel obliged to ask you, the readers, a question: What's...

Discussions about the future put a physical distance between the rotten present and coming improvements. Sometimes the future is scary, so we want it to happen...

Dear Dallas, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole bunch of Saturdays (and Mondays through Fridays) in bars, restaurants and shops to find out...

Shaken or stirred? We have the mixture you're looking for right here with our tasty Best of Dallas. From the coolest drinks to the hottest spots for food,...

Discussions about the future put a physical distance between the rotten present and coming improvements. Sometimes the future is scary, so we want it to happen...