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10/31/2025

After notching his first Hot 100 top 10 with "Mutt," Leon Thomas showed his range at the House of Blues last night.

10/31/2025

The H-E-B count reaches 10 in North Texas, plus good news for Irving.

10/31/2025

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right militia-style group Oath Keepers, who was convicted as a key figure in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, has sued USA Today and others for $25 million in damages for defamation.

The president commuted Stewart Rhodes' 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy connected to the Jan. 6 attacks after his re-election.

10/31/2025

Time to party, y'all.

This year's lineup of parties, costume contests and festivals is scary good.

10/31/2025

We stepped into the Wizarding World at Pepper Square’s Harry Potter: The Exhibition.

10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

In honor of the fifth anniversary since Daniel Dumile a.k.a. MF DOOM’s tragic passing, we've gathered some of our favorites from the hip-hop villain.

10/31/2025

Megan Thee Stallion, The All-American Rejects, Demi Lovato, KATSEYE and more are going all out for Halloween 2025.

10/31/2025

The lawsuit is the second to be filed after Elliott’s son, a district employee at the time, was accused of filming in a boys locker room.

10/31/2025

The ruling, handed down last week, adds a new line to Canon 4 of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.

“It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief.”

🔗 dallasobserver.com/news/texas-judges-no-longer-required-to-marry-gay-couples-40611756/

10/31/2025

On Oct. 28, Mamani was awarded one star in the 2025 Dallas Michelin Guide, despite being open for only about 50 days.

When D Magazine interviewed chef Christophe de Lellis after the ceremony, one of the chef’s comments was “Why?”

We were thinking the same thing — or more specifically, “How?”

🔗 dallasobserver.com/opinion/michelin-star-for-new-dallas-restaurant-explained-sorta-40611689/

10/30/2025

Like we're always saying, if you have a favorite local restaurant, visit it often.