In 2013, the Arlington Police Department began experimenting with a then-novel way of looking at crime. With money from a National Institute of Justice grant and in partnership with academic criminologists, Arlington used Risk Terrain Modeling, a data analysis tool, to combine existing crime reports with geographic information in hope...
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SB 7 and HB 6 are at the center of a legislative battle in Texas, and advocates say the Republican-filed bill amounts to voter suppression.
The $2 trillion CARES Act, which established the Paycheck Protection Program. A new report shows how it hasn't all gone as planned.
Last week, a Republican Party of Texas staffer was fired over controversial social media posts.
About five years ago, Remedy, chef Danyele McPherson’s Greenville Avenue joint that harnessed nostalgia like fireworks, debuted an unforgettable cheeseburger. Three years ago, it came up for air at Standard Service in Heath. It had cheddar at some point, a, frankly unacceptable modification for McPherson, now culinary director for 80|20 Hospitality: "American is...
The shelter-in-place order that started in March pretty much brought Dallas' comedy community to a standstill. If there's no audience, there's no show, right? Comics and comedy groups have really had to step up their MacGyver-like resourcefulness to set up virtual shows during the pandemic. The results are some truly...
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As the air gets a chill and trees are bedazzled with festive lights, we should all celebrate not only the fact that we made it to the holiday season of 2020, but also the local craft breweries that have traversed this path with us. And because every day should be a...
Though most of this year hasn’t been ideal for dining inside our favorite restaurants, there was still plenty to write about. And readers read. Here are some of the most-read food-related pieces in the Dallas Observer over the last year. Before we look forward to vaccines, getting together with others...
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Holiday season has arrived, which means we’ll once again be inundated with the holiday spirit by many of our favorite films. You know, those. It’s a Wonderful Life. Miracle on 34th Street. White Christmas. Home Alone. Elf. Fred Claus (just kidding with that last one). These movies have carved a place...
Carol Donovan and Rodney Anderson, the chairs of Dallas County Democratic and Republican parties respectively, issued a joint statement on this beautiful Monday afternoon in an effort to assuage high tension just before Election Day. While some businesses in downtown Dallas are hanging plywood over windows and Trump caravans ride...
All City Plan Commissioner Wayne Garcia had to do was disclose his conflict of interest and recuse himself from the zoning case, but he didn’t, according to an anonymous ethics complaint against him.
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Houston U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw tries his hand at acting in "Georgia Reloaded," an ad urging people to vote in that state's senatorial runoff races.
Some people will show up to the opening of an envelope. Such is the case, it appears, with Mark Sahady and Brandon Navom from Massachusetts, who were recently called out on social media for answering President Donald Trump’s call to the Capitol on Jan. 6. Navom and Sahady have a...
Since the earlier part of the century, the sound of saxophones and soul-heavy vocals have been heard coming out of Deep Ellum bars. In the history of Dallas’ music scene, funk and R&B have always enjoyed a prominent position. The nominees for Best Funk and R&B for the 2020 Dallas...
The Texas Restaurant Association and the Texas Conference for Women announced they have donated $177,500 to 71 women-owned restaurants in Texas. Of the 71 restaurants, 10 are in North Texas with just one in Dallas — Asian Mint, which has four locations in the area. "As we have continuously stayed...
Movies will never be the same. The industry has been changing rapidly over the past several years, but the biggest development has been the antiquated notion of seeing new theatrical films in theaters. Maybe Parasite winning Best Picture was the last good thing to happen? This was a big year...
The ever-narrowing collision course of the COVID-19 pandemic and a vaccine can’t get here quick enough. This week Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tweeted that distribution of the Pfizer vaccine should begin as early as Dec. 14 and 7,200 providers, including major retail pharmacies, have already been selected. Climbing hospitalization rates...
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Problems with the city's online portal for submitting and processing permits have persisted since it was launched last year. The pandemic made things worse.
For undergraduate students living on campus, a big part of social life is running into friends around campus and grabbing a meal together. If nothing else is open, dining halls are the failsafe. But this semester, spontaneous meals have become difficult and rare, if not taboo. With COVID-19 restrictions, university...
Although the Dallas neighborhoods Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs are technically part of Uptown, the potential “uptowning” of the gayborhood is imminent. Mike Ablon of real estate development giant PegasusAblon is looking to take The Strip to the next level by building two residential high rise buildings. One of the...
A proposal by Dallas police to ask victims of a handful of nonviolent crimes to file reports online rather than have officers come to the calls popped up online and as quickly disavowed over the weekend after drawing complaints, including one from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. A draft memo regarding...