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Medium Rare to close, taking one of Dallas’ best steak deals with it
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (251+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 And now, Medium Rare Dallas is officially closing on Sunday, Sept. 13. Medium Rare came to Dallas only two years ago, but the concept has been well-established since 2011 when it first opened…...
Trump-Epstein files, timeline on prominent display in Dallas as GOP convention rolls on
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (731+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 A little north of where Republicans are gathered for the midterm convention, over 3.5 million pages of the partially redacted Jeffrey Epstein Department of Justice files are on display. “The main goal…...
Texas social studies rewrite reflects growing Islamophobia in Texas
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (534+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 The Texas Education Agency voted last week to rewrite high school social studies standards, despite testimony from Texas Muslims. Muslim residents and advocates say the new standards reflect the recent growth…...
Win 2 tickets to The State Fair of Texas!
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (46+ words) Win 2 tickets to the The State Fair of Texas! Dallas Observer Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Enter below to win 2 tickets to the The State Fair of Texas! Check back often - our contests change weekly; sometimes…...
Sand Branch near Dallas has no clean drinking water
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1747+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 This story was originally reported by Lauren Nutall of The 19th. Days after a large grassfire ripped through four acres of land in Sand Branch, Christina Parks is exhausted. “I’m drained physically…...
The 10 most booked restaurants in Dallas, August 2026
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (265+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 OpenTable was one of the first automated, real-time reservation systems for restaurants. It hosts over 60,000 restaurants worldwide, and every month it analyzes over half a million diner reviews to rank the…...
9 better uses for $89K than a picture with Trump at GOP Midterm Convention
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (583+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Say what you will about the president, but he knows a picture is worth a thousand words, or $88,600, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Yes, the president himself…...
'Non stop chaos': El Chingon in East Dallas shutters after just 4 months
6+ day, 21+ min ago (288+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 So, why did they just post on Instagram that they’re done? El Chingon was part of GBOD Hospitality, which was founded in 2012 by brothers Raymond and Patrick Davoudi in San Diego....
2 clubs, 1 city: building pro soccer in Dallas after the World Cup
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (615+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Aug. 31 – Sept. 6 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…...
The great white Élephante
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1186+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Aug. 31 – Sept. 6 The ancient kings of Siam loved gifting things to people they didn’t like. Their favorite gift? A majestic, rare white elephant, so sacred that caring for one could bankrupt its…...