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The 10 Best Free and Cheap Events Happening in Dallas This Weekend, Jan. 3 – 5

Friday, January 3 Skating Under the Stars 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Children’s Health StarCenter Farmers Branch $10 admission, $5 skate rental Christmas may be over, but you can still go ice skating. The...

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The 10 Best Free and Cheap Events Happening in Dallas This Weekend, Jan. 17 – 19

Friday, January 17 Biz Markie at Sandaga 813 9 p.m., Friday, January 17 Sandaga 813 $25 Biz Markie’s got what you need…to have the ultimate flashback Friday. Come party with the “Just a Friend” singer...

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10 Best Places in Dallas for a Good Walk

We all walk for different reasons: One day it’s for exercise, the next for transportation. Sometimes we walk to  relax, and other times we're looking for a chance for personal reflection and...

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Stop Crowding White Rock Lake and Go to These Places Outdoors Instead

For many non-essential workers, staying home during this pandemic is getting very old very fast. Maybe you’ve already finished your thousand-piece puzzles and failed at baking sourdough bread so many...

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It's Hot and You're Going Stir Crazy: Where to Find a COVID-Safe Pool

Feel like slipping into a pool of calm blue water, slipping your head underwater and muffling out all the noise? We get that. And while we might not be in our primest bikini shape — literally rolling...

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Take a Tour of the Most Scenic Spots in Dallas

There’s no better time or place to have a scenic photoshoot than summertime in North Texas, especially now as most places remain quasi-closed. If you follow local photographers on Instagram, you’re...

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Dale Blasingame, Collector of Parks, Wants to See Everything

For most of us, a to-do list represents a series of daunting errands, everyday chores and endless cycles of grocery shopping. Dale Blasingame has more exciting tasks to cross off his list: getting to...

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'Horrified' Woman Filmed a Family Pulling Out Fish at the Dallas Arboretum

On Oct. 6, a woman was visiting the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and witnessed maskless visitors sticking their hands in the koi pond. As she captured video through her phone, the individuals...

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Klyde Warren Park Responds to Criticism Over $10 Million 'Super Fountain'...

Dallas’ skyline is fun. Between the light works at the Omni and the Reunion Tower, we are consistently reminded of the glorious heights achieved by mankind’s erections. Pun intended. But, let us be...

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Small North Texas Town Is Fighting to Preserve the Natural Night Sky

It’s not a municipality of vampires, at least we don’t think so, but a lone town in North Texas is clinging to the darkness. “It’s kind of a dark area, not a lot of development, not yet,” says Gordon...

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Geocachers Explore the City's History Through a High-Tech Treasure Hunt

You may have heard of geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt; geocachers, often just called “cachers,” like to say they “use multi-million-dollar satellites to find Tupperware in the woods.” And...

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Downtown Dallas Gets a New Park With West End Square

The second of four parks planned for downtown Dallas opened Friday. West End Square is officially open to the public, offering a lush green space and several amenities in the West End historic district...

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14 Things to Do in Dallas, April 7-15

Wednesday, April 7 Love & Kindness in the Time of Quarantine Theatre Three, one Dallas' oldest theaters, is hosting a unique online set that’s curated by actress and playwright Regina Taylor, who's...

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13 Things to Do in Dallas, April 14-22

Wednesday, April 14 Dynasty: The Peculiar Search for TotalityThis multimedia exhibition offers photography, poetry and history to tell the story of an African family’s journey to freedom. The stories...

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12 Things to Do in Dallas, April 21–28

Wednesday, April 21 Lotería Night Have you ever wanted to play lotería but don’t know Spanish? Well, now’s your chance. Oak Cliff Brewing Co. is hosting its own Loteria Night. All the lotería cards...

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The Best Things To Do in Dallas April 28 – May 6

Thursday, April 29 Bingo and Pizza Night at Oak Highlands Brewery Still can’t decide whether you want dinner or to hit up the local bingo hall? We know, it’s a tough call to make between filling up on...

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The Best Events in North Texas to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Whether it’s Mexico's cultural history, song and dance or peppery cuisine, there’s lots to revel about during Cinco de Mayo 2021. As North Texas readies to ring in Cinco de Mayo, we’ve found a few...

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The Best Things To Do in Dallas May 5 – May 13

Wednesday, May 5 Cinco de Mayo on East Oak St. Still stumped for Cinco de Mayo plans? Head over to East Oak St. businesses East Side, Miss Angeline’s and Oak St. Drafthouse. East Side will have food...

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The Best Things To Do in Dallas May 12 - 30

Thursday, May 13 Official Watch Party & Music Festival of the AT&T Byron Nelson The long-anticipated AT&T Bryon Nelson golf tournament is here. Watch the action unfold at Craig Ranch...

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The Most Famous Graves in Dallas-Fort Worth

Throughout the pandemic, hundreds — and in some places, thousands — gathered daily in North Texas without regard for social distancing.

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