Dallas Observer • 12th November 2018

Alejandra Camargo Escaped Venezuela and Is Now a Thriving Artist in Dallas

After almost being kidnapped in Venezuela nearly four years ago, Alejandra Camargo and her husband moved to Dallas to escape a social and economic crisis.

Dallas Observer • 26th June 2018

Meet La Zona, Fort Worth's Spanish-Style Cafe, Bar and Churro Stand

Dallas has its fair share of Mexican food, but authentic Spanish cuisine can be harder to come by. Enter La Zona, a new Fort Worth restaurant, bar, coffee shop and churro stand offering all things España.

Dallas Observer • 7th June 2018

Dua Lipa Proves She's as Much a Live Performer as She Is a Recording Artist

It can be hard to trust record companies and believe that entertainers sound the same live as they do recorded. This especially rings true for electronic and pop genres. But sometimes, fans get really lucky, and an artist proves to be even better in person. Dua Lipa is one of these beautiful exceptions.

Dallas Observer • 19th April 2018

Dave Chappelle Is a Fan of Dallas Artist Maxx Henry-Frazer

A “pictorial snipe” is anything added to a movie poster after its original printing, local artist Maxx Henry-Frazer says. Official changes are often made because text or imagery is deemed offensive, but Henry-Frazer is taking a more creative approach to this technique by painting pop-culture icons onto vintage posters. He calls the modern-meets-nostalgic work “snipe art.”

Dallas Observer • 2nd March 2018

Streetwear Designer Derick King Is Coming for Your Brand

Dallas streetwear designer Derick King, known as DK Creates on Instagram, dabbled in architecture, communication design and screen-printing before he dropped out of school at the University of North Texas and began remaking logos with a unique — and sometimes local — spin.

Dallas Observer • 21st February 2018

That Time of The Month Helps Get Feminine Care To Homeless Women

Whether you “check in at the Red Roof Inn,” “receive a visit from Aunt Flo,” or “tune in to Shark Week,” chances are you dread the days of your menstrual cycle. But for homeless women, these days are even more of a drag.

Dallas Observer • 2nd October 2017

Ramen, Funnel Cake and PB&J: 6 Eccentric Food-Flavored DFW Craft Beers

Between a ramen noodle-infused sour and Girl Scout cookie-inspired stout, these craft brews stand out as some of the most unconventional food-flavored beers in town.

Dallas Observer • 29th August 2017

We Stayed in North Texas' Coolest Hotel Room, 16 Feet Above a Lion Enclosure

Science says a lion’s roar is audible from five miles away, but at the Center for Animal Research and Education in Bridgeport, all that stands between you and two big...

Dallas Observer • 18th August 2016

Just Outside Dallas, You Can Sleep in a Treehouse and Wake up to the Scent of a Lavender Farm

I awoke to the fluting of Texas songbirds and the morning sun on my legs. The wind blew lightly through the canopy net enclosing the bed. Moments after I removed...

Dallas Observer • 23rd December 2016

Nelly Furtado Found the Lake Highlands Location for Her Video While Attending an Estate Sale

Two Dallas artists – Jake Elliott and Pierre Krause of After Deth Productions (ADP) – recently directed and edited the video for Nelly Furtado’s single “Pipe Dreams” off her forthcoming...

Dallas Observer • 12th August 2016

A French Photographer Is Visiting Dallas to Document What It's Like to Live with Blindness

Intimacy, perception of space and self-esteem are obvious things affected by being born blind. But how would the lifelong absence of images affect your brain’s ability to conjure dreams? Would...

Dallas Observer • 24th January 2017

West Dallas Art Space The Platform Gives Patrons Permanent Ink Inspired by the Exhibits

Will Heron, aka “Wheron,” would prefer if you didn’t put him in a box labeled “just a commercial artist who makes T-shirts.” You’ve seen the high school art teacher’s work...

Dallas Observer • 10th October 2016

Is Vagabond the Cheap Vintage Clothing Store of Our Dreams?

Before breaking into the vintage wholesale market and becoming one of Texas’ biggest ugly Christmas sweater suppliers, Keith Marrs worked for his father, exporting cars to Central America. His wife,...

TOWERS • 2nd March 2017

The History Of Five Industrial Loft Conversions in DFW

If there’s anything renters like more than exposed brick, high ceilings and original hardwood flooring, it’s a building rich with history and full of stories hiding in its stairways. From...

Dallas Observer • 21st April 2017

Kevin Laroy Defied His Mom to Start Tattooing, and Now He's a Star of Black Ink Crew

Kevin Laroy had a constant case of what he calls "swamp hands" while competing on the most recent season of Spike TV’s Ink Master. Sweating palms may seem like a...

Dallas Observer • 2nd September 2016

10 Best Texas Weekend Getaways, 2016

No matter how much you love your 9 to 5, chances are you’ll always live for the weekend. Make the most of those precious days off and start scheduling time...

Dallas Observer • 10th March 2017

Brie Underhill Makes Comics That Encourage You to Be Your Own Hero

Comics have always been a family affair for Dallas artist Brie Underhill. Her grandfather helped shape her love for the art form by introducing Calvin and Hobbes, The Wizard of...

Dallas Observer • 20th October 2016

An Hour South of Dallas, The Monolithic Dome Institute Is Preparing for the End of Times

The Taj Mahal, Texas State Capitol and Roman Pantheon put dome-shaped structures on the map, but now people are using those same design elements to build doomsday shelters. In Italy,...

Dallas Observer • 16th June 2017

10 Ways to Show Your Pride in Dallas This Summer

Big news around this year’s pride festivities includes Skittles receiving online backlash after selling bags of all-white candies to show their support for the LGBTQ community and Trump breaking former...

Dallas Observer • 2nd March 2017

'Glam Rock Debutantes' Siamese Will Release Cult-Inspired First Album at ArtCon Party

Siamese’s debut album The Mesmerist is inspired by late 1700s German physician Franz Anton Mesmer and his cult of mesmerism, and it addresses everything from sexual identity crises to colonialism....