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New Rolex watchmaking classes lead this week's 5 most-read Dallas stories

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1. Rolex will pay you to become a watchmaker at new class in Dallas office. Luxury watch company Rolex is opening a unique watchmaking school in Dallas at its Rolex Service Center at 2601 N. Harwood St., one that ends with a possible job offer from Rolex.

2. 50+ top things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth over spring break 2024. Spring break was here, but you weren't going anywhere. Boo. Not to worry, though. If your family wasn't jetting off to Europe, Breckenridge, Cancun, or Corpus, there was plenty to do right here in Dallas-Fort Worth. We rounded up more than 50 top family-friendly special events, experiences, and attractions happening across North Texas from March 8-17, 2024. (Yep, it includes some St. Patrick's Day events, too.)

3. 10 best neighborhood restaurants in Dallas are your home away from home. In this category of the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, we are honoring Neighborhood Restaurants. These are the places nearby, the reliable go-to, the home-away-from home, the places that both serve and reflect the neighborhood where they reside. Here are the 10 nominees.

4. Fancy Mexican restaurant opens in former Gas Monkey Bar & Grill in NW Dallas. The former Gas Monkey Bar & Grill space in North Dallas has become home to a new restaurant: Called El Destino, it's a Mexican restaurant, bar, and party destination, located at 10261 Technology Blvd.

5. Dallas '50s house for sale is a pretty palace of knotty pine. There's a '50s house for sale in a sought-after area of East Dallas that is nothing less than a palace of knotty pine. The home is in the Lochwood Subdivision, northeast of White Rock Lake, and south of Northwest Highway, at 11122 Flamingo Ln., across the street from Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School and a couple blocks from Lochwood Park.

Concert News

Rapper Nelly brings the hip hop party to Dallas on 2025 all-star tour

Photo courtesy of Nelly.

Nelly will perform at Dos Equis Pavilion on September 5, 2025 as part of the Where The Party At Tour.

Rapper Nelly will celebrate a big anniversary with the massive Where The Party At Tour in 2025, which will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on Friday, September 5.

The tour is in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Nelly's debut studio album, Country Grammar. He'll be joined by a series of special guests, including Ja Rule on all U.S. dates.

Other special guests on the tour (though not necessarily in the U.S.) will include Eve, St. Lunatics, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri, and Chingy.

The 54-city worldwide tour will start with international dates in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and multiple European countries before kicking off its U.S. leg on July 23 in Bristow, Virginia.

In addition to Dallas, the tour will also go to The Woodlands outside of Houston on September 4.

Country Grammar started Nelly's career in a big way, going to No. 1. He followed that up four more top 3 albums thanks to hits like "Hot in Herre," "Dilemma," and "Ride wit Me."

The tour will take fans on a journey through Nelly’s career, including those chart-topping hits and more.

Tickets will be available starting with various presales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 starting at 10 AM, including the Citi Entertainment Program.

The general on-sale for all countries will begin on Friday, December 13 at 10 a at RealNelly.com.

WHERE THE PARTY AT 2025 TOUR U.S. DATES

Wed Jul 23 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Fri Jul 25 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Sat Jul 26 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Sun Jul 27 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Thu Jul 31 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Fri Aug 01 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater
Sat Aug 02 - Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre
Sun Aug 03 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
Tue Aug 05 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
Wed Aug 06 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
Fri Aug 08 - Oshkosh, QI - Crossroads 41 Festival
Sat Aug 09 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sun Aug 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Wed Aug 13 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Thu Aug 14 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
Sat Aug 16 - Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Fri Aug 22 - Concord, CA - Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Sat Aug 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Intuit Dome
Wed Aug 27 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Thu Aug 28 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Thu Sep 04 - Houston, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Fri Sep 05 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat Sep 06 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
Tue Sep 09 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 12 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 13 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Sun Sep 14 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
Tue Sep 16 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
Thu Sep 18 - Birmingham, AL - Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Fri Sep 19 - North Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena

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