Dallas Life

March comes in like a lion with some strong opportunities for Dallas audiences. “On Your Feet,” “Silver Foxes” and the “28th annual El Corazón Exhibition” are just a few.

As fashionistas endlessly bookmark luxury pieces on resale treasure trove The RealReal, and TikTok influencers serve up the latest microtrends, 2023 is the ideal time for the opening of 2nd Street USA.

When Larissa Retchless left Parkland Hospital’s labor and delivery in 2017, she left alone.She had barely laid eyes on her one-week-old daughter, Kennedy, let alone gotten the chance to hold her. And she didn’t know when or if she’d ever be able to.

Arcades are no longer a retro novelty. Thanks to local chains like Free Play and Cidercade and national chains like Main Event and Dave & Buster’s, they are part of the possible answers when one of our friends inevitably asks “I dunno. What do you wanna do” on a weekend night.

The LGBTQ movement may feel newer for the average person because of more recent advancements  – such as the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case, which requires that all states recognize same-sex marriages, and the 2010 repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy – but its roots run deep in America’s history.

The lodging rental app Airbnb has seen its fair share of controversies, which is what happens when you let total strangers stay in your home without doing a background check.

There’s no limit on the amount of money some fans will spend to get memorabilia and keepsakes of their favorite teams and players.

Fans of page-turners will likely recognize the name Rachel Hawkins thanks to her 2021 Southern, salty gothic swerve on Jane Eyre, The Wife Upstairs. Now she’s showing up with another gothic murder romp, but sending us to Italy.

The holidays mean more than just potlucks, budgeting for the best gifts and decorating. Unlike the rest of the year, this is the season to think about how to use your time and money with intention.

Trimming the tree with personality and wit is having a moment. In 2022, decking the halls is a choose-your-own-adventure event.

Don’t ask how it got here so fast, but the holidays officially began when you took that final bite of turkey and mash last week.

Since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter, he’s restored banned accounts, including that of former President Donald Trump, tried to implement features that failed spectacularly and embarrassed himself with every unfunny, trolling Tweet. Twitter can be a toxic wasteland of scorn and hate, but it can also be genuinely entertaining…

WaterTower Theatre is celebrating its 27th season and the opener isn’t some quiet effort, but a big rock opera of Biblical proportions. Literally. The company is hitting the stage with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.

This legendary seasonal shopping event is celebrating 45 years of charity this year. And sure, we could put this on the three days (Thursday through Saturday) when the admission is $20, but Wednesday is Premiere Shopping Night from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Fair Park Automobile Building.

The ugly head of antisemitism has once again popped out of its murky, muddy swamp thanks to the current king of the loudmouths Kanye West … or Ye, or whatever name he wants to call himself. He’s already lost some huge endorsement and product deals that he thought were bulletproof…

Yes, you’ve seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show more times than your brain can remember. You’ve even seen The Rocky Horror Show, the live stage musical written by Richard O’Brien.

Sometimes TikTok gets it right. Last year, we reported that local TikTokers had declared Dallas a “dating dumpster,” which was no breaking news whatsoever to us sad singles still dumpster diving through the  Dallas dating pool in search of a fairly decent, hopefully unbroken, halfway good-looking miracle.

This is high drama from the Dallas Opera. The season opener is Verdi with a vengeance: Rigoletto. There’s something automatically compelling about the funny guy turned avenger, but with music like this and the talent of this cast… it’s beyond.

Some of the greatest compositions ever written are about our furriest, scaliest and slimiest friends. No, we’re not talking lawyers, politicians or that relative with psoriasis who constantly sleeps on your couch. We’re talking about animals.

Over the many years that Big Tex has been a Texas institution, he has undergone many transformations. He changes his outfit every year. Here’s a look at the history of his fashion choices, from his past as Santa to the Big Tex we know and love today.

The Denton variety drag show Glitterbomb at the Rubber Gloves rehearsal studio canceled its latest event last week claiming that a mention of the event in a Denton Record-Chronicle article led to a series of threats

While the Austin-set 9-1-1: Lone Star is actually filmed in Los Angeles, actor Rafael Silva will make his way to Texas this month.