When we see you on the street and think you put some thought into your style, we may take your picture and ask you things. We call it Street Style. See also: The Street Styles of 2012 Name: Stephanie Cabazos Age: 23 At 35 Denton to see: Shannon and the…
Canadian band, Dragonette has had a big year so far. The electro-pop act has been nominated for a Juno award (a Canadian music award, for those not familiar with music on-goings north of the border), they’ve scored some serious commercial publicity by recording the theme song to “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”…
Another busy month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened and closed. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in February, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: The…
Led by the Instant Film Society, nearly 100 photographers, ranging from from beginners to professionals, meandered around Klyde Warren Park — which we love, this ditty aside — in search for the perfect analog shot on Sunday. Here are some of our favorite pics from the event. See also: The…
The LOT (7530 E. Grand Ave.), located off the Santa Fe Trail in the enormous space that once housed the Backyard Beach Bar, opens its doors to the public today. The East Dallas restaurant and beer garden is the product of some serious teamwork; restauranteur John McBride (El Fenix), food…
The Harlem Shake has taken the internet by storm over the last couple weeks, and Dallas has made an admirable contribution to the meme, if there is such a thing. Here are our 10 local favorites:…
In honor of tomorrow’s holiday I put together a slideshow of some seriously sexy and photogenic Valentine’s Day dinner options around town. The gallery includes shots of bacon-wrapped jumbo Panama shrimp, brushed with cherry mustard and served on a bed orzo pasta with carrot greens at DISH; an ugly pug…
After months of anticipation, Pop Diner (3600 McKinneyAve.) has officially opened its doors to the West Village. The 24-hour diner, located next to Max’s Wine Dive, celebrated its soft-opening this morning. At quarter past eleven, owner Nik Gjonaj boisterously announced to his staff (who’d been darting around in their lime…
In this week’s news feature, Observer staff writer Brantley Hargrove takes an in-depth look at the demise of Irving-based snack food company Hostess. The photos that accompany the story feature Hostess products strategically places in CSI-type scenarios. Below are a few of my favorite photos from the shoot. Also, make…
Another busy month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened and closed. Read on for the full list of restaurants happenings in January, and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Sunset…
Local artist and musician, Liz Larsen (previously Lars) has joined musical forces with Scott Porter, Tony Wann and Cory Ward (former members of Record Hop) and together they’ve birthed new music project; Strange Towers. See also: The Six Best Concerts In Dallas This Weekend, January 31-February 3…
Dallas business woman, Brooke Humphries (entrepreneur behind Acme F&B, It’ll Do and Barcadia) has ventured into the ever-booming coffee shop business. Humphies’ opened Mudsmith Coffee (2114 Greenville Ave.) on lower Greenville in the space squished between World Beer Co. and the Single Wide that once housed Shade. The space is…
Local entrepreneurs Austin Emmert and Caden Stevens are bringing focus to the “making-people-look-cooler-when-they-party” business. Last year, the former fraternity brothers turned business partners founded the eye wear line, Spectified. The attraction lies in the electroluminescent wire (aka EL wire), that’s built into the frames, causing the shades to light up…
Thai Express, once located on Inwood Road, received a facelift, a name change and was relocated to its new home on Oak Lawn late last year. Si Lom Thai Asian Fusion has been open in the quiet basement suite at 3300 Oak Lawn Ave. (that once housed Daniele Osteria and…
I bring my camera everywhere with me, literally everywhere, and on occasion I’ll spot somebody and think “that person put some thought into what they’re wearing, I want to take their picture” — it’s called Street Style. It’s not necessarily based on who is wearing the latest trends or who…
When our web editor, Nick Rallo, asked me to put together a list of the best food photos I took this year I jumped on the opportunity. “Piece of cake!” I said to him, or maybe that was in my head, but either way I was stoked. I didn’t realize…
Another busy month has come and gone and with it a handful of restaurants have opened. Read on for the full list and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Openings: Ascension Coffee (1621 Oak Lawn Ave.): The new…
In honor of the supposed impending apocalypse, we reached out to DJ/musician Wanz Dover and asked for his ideal apoca-mix. Says Dover: “I went kind of cinematic with my end-of-the-world mix, complete with epic love story at the end of the world.” And it’s a pretty great mix, featuring This…
The end of 2012 is quickly approaching, and in honor of Dallas’ eventful year we’re asking all of our readers (or at least the ones who haven’t canceled their Instagram accounts in a huff) to send us their Instagrams. Send photos of your favorite events, places, people, restaurants, art exhibits,…
The end of 2012 is quickly approaching, and in honor of Dallas’ eventful year we’re asking all of our readers (who have smartphones) to send us their Instagrams. Send Instagram photos of your favorite events, places, people, restaurants, chefs, cocktails, art exhibits, animals and basically anything that happened in Dallas…
The end of 2012 is quickly approaching, and in honor of Dallas’ eventful year we’re asking all of our readers (who have smartphones) to send us their Instagrams. Send Instagram photos of your favorite events, places, people, bands, restaurants, art exhibits, after-hours spots, animals and basically anything that happened in…
Jeremy Turner, also known as “The Vintagemobile Guy,” has been selling ugly Christmas sweaters on his website, and out of his bright green school-bus-turned-vintagemobile. But that’s not all he has in store for the holidays. Turner teamed up with musician/producer Tim Frost this past Monday, and recorded Turner’s debut holiday…
