CultureMap Dallas https://dallas.culturemap.com/ The best articles on the web en-us Copyright 2026 by me RebelMouse JS Custom Feeds Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 EDT Dallas Texas Local News Breaking News Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:06:00 EDT 15 https://dallas.culturemap.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zMTczMjk2NS9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc5MTcwNTc5NH0.iTNqTzT4CuAO9GhryqCBWuafhezIVOQSC0oZ8GC6D4U/image.png?width=210 CultureMap Dallas https://dallas.culturemap.com/ Dallas Texas Local News Big wave of Dallas restaurants opening in Frisco and more top stories https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city-life/popular-stories-new-restaurants-frisco/ Editor's note: The top Dallas news of the week includes a restaurant boom for Frisco and a celebrity sighting. Plus, one more superlative for Plano. Catch up on our hottest headlines below, then visit this guide to plan your weekend.]]> 2677495900 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:00:02 EDT CultureMap Staff City Life popular Dallas Texas Local News Texas Hill Country uncorks No. 3 ranking among best U.S. wine regions https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/best-wine-regions-in-us/ Hill Country wine scene is about to get a lot busier, as it was just declared the No. 3 best wine region in the country for "a grape getaway."]]> 2677568628 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:53:41 EDT Amber Heckler Travel Dallas Texas Local News <![CDATA[New Plano restaurant Sip'Stroke tees up golf with chef-driven fare]]> https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/sipstroke-lounge-golf-restaurant-plano/ Sip’Stroke, the new "eatertainment" spot is opening Saturday, August 1 at 5969 Dallas Pkwy.]]> 2677294607 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:20:55 EDT Luciana Gomez Restaurants + Bars Entertainment popular News Dallas Texas Local News New film I Want Your Sex somehow makes kinky activity boring https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/i-want-your-sex-movie/ Three Bewildered People in the Night - in 1987. Most of them have had plotlines that revolved around sex in one way or another, and for his latest - his first film in 12 years - he’s putting it right there in the title, I Want Your Sex.]]> 2677389046 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:45:04 EDT Alex Bentley Entertainment Dallas Texas Local News Ex-Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo placed on leave from CBS Sports after arrest https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/tony-romo-arrest-cbs-leave/ his arrest last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.]]> 2677429564 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:35:08 EDT Associated Press Entertainment News Innovation Dallas Texas Local News 10 cool summer vacation ideas for August to beat the Texas heat https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/august-vacation-deals-texas/ Planning an August getaway in this summer heat can be fatiguing, but CultureMap has plenty of ideas for travelers who want to keep cool on their final summer vacation. 2677292420 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:35:01 EDT Amber Heckler Travel Series Where to Travel Dallas Dallas Texas Local News This Dallas restaurant news goes straight to the dog days of summer https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/restaurant-news-hatch-susiecakes-apothecary/ 2677278651 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:32:27 EDT Stephanie Allmon Merry Restaurants + Bars Dallas Texas Local News Village Dallas unveils new elevated accommodations at Terraces at The Drey https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city-life/terraces-at-the-drey-hotel/ Terraces at The Drey, the highly anticipated expansion of the Drey Hotel, which set to open soon.]]> 2677276246 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:45:03 EDT CultureMap Create City Life Series The Village Dallas 2026 News Dallas Texas Local News Celebrated chef brings Nigerian-Italian supper club to Dallas for 2 nights https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/ebi-ayo-supper-club-dallas/ Chef Tayo Ola, founder of The Ebi-Ayo Supper Club, will host two intimate dinners at Lo’ & Rosie Creative Studio in Oak Cliff on August 21 and 22, marking the Dallas debut of the traveling supper club.]]> 2677289259 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:34:47 EDT Luciana Gomez Restaurants + Bars popular Dallas Texas Local News Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets a new standard for comic book movies https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/spiderman-brand-new-day-review/ No Way Home by bringing back two former Spider-Mans - Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield - to assist Tom Holland in a multiversal storyline.]]> 2677292430 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:02:11 EDT Alex Bentley Entertainment Dallas Texas Local News <![CDATA[Here's how many Texans are paying too much for rent, report reveals]]> https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/texas-rent-prices-report/ Millions of Texas renters, both current residents and new arrivals, suffer from wallet whiplash. 2677292597 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:48:45 EDT John Egan Real Estate Dallas Texas Local News <![CDATA[Healthy bowl and smoothie chain Grain & Berry returns to Highland Village]]> https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/grain-and-berry-highland-village/ Grain & Berry will reopen at 3196 FM 407, Ste. 203 in The Marketplace at Highland Village on Friday, July 31.]]> 2677290132 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:31:15 EDT Luciana Gomez Restaurants + Bars Dallas Texas Local News DFW museum debuts landmark exhibition about Statue of Liberty https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/arts/statue-liberty-exhibition-carter-museum/ "The Statue of Liberty from Bartholdi to Warhol" will open Saturday, August 15 for a nearly five-month run.]]> 2677289274 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:15:41 EDT Alex Bentley Arts Dallas Texas Local News These are the 10 best things to do in Dallas this weekend https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/weekend-events-7-30-26/ Music lovers will find a lot of options in and around Dallas this weekend, with five big concerts in multiple genres taking place, including two inside a baseball stadium. Other choices include three theater productions, a well-known comedian, and a film festival. 2677286947 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:04 EDT Alex Bentley Entertainment popular Series Weekend Event Planner Dallas 2026 Dallas Texas Local News CultureMap City Rink returns to downtown Dallas with more holiday magic https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/culturemap-city-rink-downtown-dallas/ CultureMap City Rink this winter. The festive ice rink, presented by Fossil and produced in partnership with Downtown Dallas, Inc., will transform Main Street Garden into a winter wonderland complete with twinkling lights, special events, and fun for all ages.]]> 2677282069 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:35:16 EDT CultureMap Staff Entertainment Dallas Holiday Happenings 2026 Series Dallas Texas Local News Willie Nelson condemns data center in his hometown south of Dallas https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/willie-nelson-data-center-abbott/ A country music legend is joining the conversation surrounding data centers in Texas. 2677289171 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:51:07 EDT KVUE Staff Entertainment Dallas Texas Local News Namkeen makes Texas debut in Plano with Pakistani twist on hot chicken https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/namkeen-pakistani-hot-chicken-plano/ Namkeen will open this fall at 521 Coit Rd., Suite 130, at the Beacon Square mixed-use development at the northwest corner of Coit Road and President George Bush Turnpike.]]> 2677286612 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:02:36 EDT Luciana Gomez Restaurants + Bars popular Dallas Texas Local News New restaurant Tayta brings authentic Peruvian flavors to Richardson https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/tayta-peruvian-restaurant-richardson-open/ Tayta, it's a family-owned restaurant serving a variety of traditional dishes, coastal seafood, and Amazonian specialties, at 930 E. Campbell Rd.]]> 2677283490 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:13:48 EDT Luciana Gomez Restaurants + Bars popular Dallas Texas Local News 6 kid-friendly DFW adventures for one last hurrah before school starts https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/family-fun-in-dfw-summer/ 2677286667 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:42:59 EDT Celestina Blok Entertainment Dallas Texas Local News New $2M KOA glamping resort with lazy river to open in Fredericksburg https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/koa-glamping-rv-resort-fredericksburg/ luxury RV resort on historic farmland near downtown Fredericksburg.

The project isn’t KOA’s first foray into Fredericksburg. The company franchised a property off US-290 for 45 years before it converted to an independently run 21-plus RV park. Still, according to Woodall’s Campground Magazine, the new resort will be KOA’s first greenfield development where everything was built from scratch.

Once open, the site will offer visitors several ways to rest their heads. Those who own RVs can rent spots with full hookups and an outdoor patio. Everyone else can stay in Conestoga-style wagons outfitted with bathrooms and contemporary amenities or deluxe cabins. One of the cabins was built to mimic the Hill Country’s historic Sunday Houses.]]> 2677286515 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:31:32 EDT Brandon Watson Travel