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dallasobserver.com > music > four-years-deep-a-homegrown-festival-is-still-blooming-in-downtown-dallas-40712823

Four years deep, a homegrown festival is still blooming in Downtown Dallas

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (612+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 The Downtown Dallas Arts & Music Festival (DDAMF) returns for its fourth year Sept. 12 – 13, taking over Main Street Garden Park for a two-day run of music, murals and the kind of local talent…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > guest-house-to-open-in-dallas-this-fall-40712784

Can Dallas handle another 'theatrical' dining concept? Guest House hopes so

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Everyone wants a piece of the Dallas nightlife pie. The Austin-born Guest House is opening its fourth concept in Uptown Dallas this fall. Noted as a “social dining destination,” its website…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > medium-rare-dallas-closing-40712709

Medium Rare to close, taking one of Dallas’ best steak deals with it

2+ day, 18+ 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…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > new-dallas-coffee-shop-guide-40712688

7 new Dallas coffee shops to fuel your workday or camp out

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (511+ words) Dallas Observer 7 new Dallas coffee shops to fuel your workday or camp out From the outside looking in, you’d think Dallas had a serious caffeine addiction. Or incurable insomnia. Or maybe we just have to power through three side hustles…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > cafe-momentum-dallas-observer-supper-club-october-40712482

Join Us: Cafe Momentum x Dallas Observer members-only supper club

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (233+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Founder and executive chef Chad Houser won the prestigious 2025 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award. He was also recently named to the TIME Visionaries list. And not because the food…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > most-booked-dallas-restaurants-august-2026-40712216

The 10 most booked restaurants in Dallas, August 2026

3+ day, 21+ 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…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > hidden-gem-restaurants-fort-worth-40710066

Worth the drive: 6 hidden gem restaurants in Fort Worth

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) Dallas Observer Worth the drive: 6 hidden gem restaurants in Fort Worth Lisa Petty for the Dallas Observer It’s not that we don’t like Fort Worth …we just like Dallas more. Just kidding. Seriously, though, it’s fun to take a little…...

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Lonestar | Coppell Arts Center | Promotional Events | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (15+ words) Lonestar Dallas Observer How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help....

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > 4-harwood-hospitality-restaurants-close-uptown-dallas-40707723

4 Harwood Hospitality restaurants close in Uptown Dallas

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. Was Dallas just ghosted? Seemingly overnight, four concepts in Uptown Dallas just shuttered, all of them owned by Harwood Hospitality: Elephant East, Poco Fiasco, Tequila Social and Dolce…...

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dallasobserver.com > food-drink > after-thai-soon-closes-3-classic-dallas-restaurants-to-try-40705892

Visit Dallas staple Thai Soon before it closes, then hit these 3 other gems

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (483+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. Lisa Petty for the Dallas Observer Nobody needs reminding that Dallas restaurants are having a rough time. That said, we often take our favorite local old-timers for granted....