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9 better uses for $89K than a picture with Trump at GOP Midterm Convention
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (583+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Say what you will about the president, but he knows a picture is worth a thousand words, or $88,600, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Yes, the president himself…...
'It's a whole new environment': How restaurants can survive the great cutback
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (524+ words) Best things to do in Dallas this week, Sept. 7 – 13 Alison McLean for the Dallas Observer If you were ticked off at the small portions and high prices for your last restaurant dinner, or if your most recent takeout meal was…...
'It's going to brutally impact them': How imported beef could devastate North Texas cattle ranches
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1116+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. The 109-degree temperature wasn’t the only heat at the Decatur Livestock Market auction Monday afternoon. A fire in the distance threatened to end the bidding early; thick gray…...
4 Harwood Hospitality restaurants close in Uptown Dallas
2+ week, 6+ day ago (626+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. Was Dallas just ghosted? Seemingly overnight, four concepts in Uptown Dallas just shuttered, all of them owned by Harwood Hospitality: Elephant East, Poco Fiasco, Tequila Social and Dolce…...
Zatar joins a string of closures in Deep Ellum, highlighting World Cup winners and losers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (880+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. On Sunday, Aug. 23, Zatar will become the latest casualty in the recent string of Deep Ellum food business closures. The Lebanese restaurant and bar opened at Commerce Street…...
After layoffs, furloughs, Dallas looks to cut employee healthcare
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1096+ words) How the Observer funds our journalism. And why we need your help. After employee medical costs drove a $51 million budget shortfall, the city of Dallas is preparing to tighten its belt in ways that could significantly alter employee health plans....