The Dallas guides
Neighborhood by neighborhood, written by someone who lives here. New guides land every few days.
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This Weekend in Dallas: August 14–16
Seven picks for Aug 14–16: a twilight garden, Bishop Arts poetry, a kaiju matinee, and a Tony nominee at the Meyerson. Curated, not scraped.
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Everything North of the Trinity Thinks It Knows Oak Cliff. It Knows Six Blocks of It
Oak Cliff Dallas beyond the Bishop Arts blocks: the Texas Theatre, the Kessler, Jefferson Blvd, Lake Cliff Park; and how to show up like a guest.
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Bishop Arts Is Six Blocks. That’s the Entire Point.
Bishop Arts is six walkable blocks in North Oak Cliff; an afternoon that becomes a night, not the other way around. When to go, and when to skip…
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Everyone Says They’re Going to Deep Ellum. Almost Nobody Knows Where They Are
Deep Ellum isn’t a bar crawl; it’s three streets with a century of history and a very specific ceiling. How to use it, and when to skip it.
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This Weekend in Dallas: August 7–9
Seven picks for Dallas this weekend, August 7–9; a downtown market, a pepper festival, free art in Redbird, and a Sunday sound bath.
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You’ve Photographed the Bridge. Trinity Groves Is What Happens When You Cross It
Trinity Groves Dallas, honestly: the restaurant row at the foot of the bridge, the best skyline view in the city for free; and what it can’t do at…
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Think the Dallas Design District Is Just Furniture Showrooms? Stay Past Six
The Dallas Design District past the showrooms: warehouse-scale art, Dragon Street gallery nights, the levee walk nobody uses; and when to skip it.
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This Weekend in Dallas: July 17–19, 2026
July 17–19, 2026. High of 98°F on Saturday. If you’re leaving the house between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., you’re getting golden hour and 92° at the same…