Arts & Culture

Who says 2023 was a bad year? We found 10 Dallas stories from the past year that are sure to put a smile on your mug.

Some of 2023’s biggest viral hits include the Crazy Plane Lady, Pete Delkus’ dire forecast for McKinney and the Naked DFW Airport Guy.

A new local short film explores the conundrum of suburban life through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time.

Be honest for a moment. Do you remember your New Year’s resolution from last year? Many of us start off with noble goals, and we all do a decent job following through the first few months. Or days.

A teacher at Rowlett High School blows his stack in front of his class and a video of it blows up on the Internet.

SB 17 is less than two weeks away from becoming state law, and UT Dallas is the latest local school to announce the dissolution of its DEI offices in response to the legislation.

In case you missed it, North Richland Hills had a whole lotta drones at its Christmas show.

Rolling Stone uncovered more abuse allegations against Emmy-winning actor and Dallas native Jonathan Majors.

Now there’s a way to stay safe and get a ride home this holiday season. DART and Molson Coors are offering free rides along certain routes on New Year’s Eve.

At the Observer, we get our share of wild reader comments and emails. Here are some of the craziest.

‘Tis the season to don your ugliest Christmas sweater and attend the countless number of holiday events happening all around DFW.

Observer readers paid us a visit. This time they were friendly.

When your littles are too old to sit on Santa’s lap, it might be a bit harder to get them into that holiday spirit. But there are plenty of events for older kids and teens.

The Lottery Commission is offering a two-hour trip into space with its newest scratch-off game.

Dani Bee will make you laugh to death with her one-woman show.

Footage of the holiday production at Prestonwood Baptist Church of Plano has caught the internet’s attention thanks to acrobats, a cast in the hundreds and live animals on stage.

Frisco saw some real girl power last week with the victory by the U.S. soccer women’s team against China.