• Home
  • popular
  • Events
  • Submit New Event
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • News
  • Restaurants + Bars
  • City Life
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Real Estate
  • Arts
  • Society
  • Home + Design
  • Fashion + Beauty
  • Innovation
  • Sports
  • Charity Guide
  • children
  • education
  • health
  • veterans
  • SOCIAL SERVICES
  • ARTS + CULTURE
  • animals
  • lgbtq
  • New Charity
  • Series
  • Delivery Limited
  • DTX Giveaway 2012
  • DTX Ski Magic
  • dtx woodford reserve manhattans
  • Your Home in the Sky
  • DTX Best of 2013
  • DTX Trailblazers
  • Tastemakers Dallas 2017
  • Healthy Perspectives
  • Neighborhood Eats 2015
  • The Art of Making Whiskey
  • DTX International Film Festival
  • DTX Tatum Brown
  • Tastemaker Awards 2016 Dallas
  • DTX McCurley 2014
  • DTX Cars in Lifestyle
  • DTX Beyond presents Party Perfect
  • DTX Texas Health Resources
  • DART 2018
  • Alexan Central
  • State Fair 2018
  • Formula 1 Giveaway
  • Zatar
  • CityLine
  • Vision Veritas
  • Okay to Say
  • Hearts on the Trinity
  • DFW Auto Show 2015
  • Northpark 50
  • Anteks Curated
  • Red Bull Cliff Diving
  • Maggie Louise Confections Dallas
  • Gaia
  • Red Bull Global Rally Cross
  • NorthPark Holiday 2015
  • Ethan's View Dallas
  • DTX City Centre 2013
  • Galleria Dallas
  • Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty Luxury Homes in Dallas Texas
  • DTX Island Time
  • Simpson Property Group SkyHouse
  • DIFFA
  • Lotus Shop
  • Holiday Pop Up Shop Dallas
  • Clothes Circuit
  • DTX Tastemakers 2014
  • Elite Dental
  • Elan City Lights
  • Dallas Charity Guide
  • DTX Music Scene 2013
  • One Arts Party at the Plaza
  • J.R. Ewing
  • AMLI Design District Vibrant Living
  • Crest at Oak Park
  • Braun Enterprises Dallas
  • NorthPark
  • Victory Park
  • DTX Common Desk
  • DTX Osborne Advisors
  • DTX Comforts of Home 2012
  • DFW Showcase Tour of Homes
  • DTX Neighborhood Eats
  • DTX Comforts of Home 2013
  • DTX Auto Awards
  • Cottonwood Art Festival 2017
  • Nasher Store
  • Guardian of The Glenlivet
  • Zyn22
  • Dallas Rx
  • Yellow Rose Gala
  • Opendoor
  • DTX Sun and Ski
  • Crow Collection
  • DTX Tastes of the Season
  • Skye of Turtle Creek Dallas
  • Cottonwood Art Festival
  • DTX Charity Challenge
  • DTX Culture Motive
  • DTX Good Eats 2012
  • DTX_15Winks
  • St. Bernard Sports
  • Jose
  • DTX SMU 2014
  • DTX Up to Speed
  • st bernard
  • Ardan West Village
  • DTX New York Fashion Week spring 2016
  • Taste the Difference
  • Parktoberfest 2016
  • Bob's Steak and Chop House
  • DTX Smart Luxury
  • DTX Earth Day
  • DTX_Gaylord_Promoted_Series
  • IIDA Lavish
  • Huffhines Art Trails 2017
  • Red Bull Flying Bach Dallas
  • Y+A Real Estate
  • Beauty Basics
  • DTX Pet of the Week
  • Long Cove
  • Charity Challenge 2014
  • Legacy West
  • Wildflower
  • Stillwater Capital
  • Tulum
  • DTX Texas Traveler
  • Dallas DART
  • Soldiers' Angels
  • Alexan Riveredge
  • Ebby Halliday Realtors
  • Zephyr Gin
  • Sixty Five Hundred Scene
  • Christy Berry
  • Entertainment Destination
  • Dallas Art Fair 2015
  • St. Bernard Sports Duck Head
  • Jameson DTX
  • Alara Uptown Dallas
  • Cottonwood Art Festival fall 2017
  • DTX Tastemakers 2015
  • Cottonwood Arts Festival
  • The Taylor
  • Decks in the Park
  • Alexan Henderson
  • Gallery at Turtle Creek
  • Omni Hotel DTX
  • Red on the Runway
  • Whole Foods Dallas 2018
  • Artizone Essential Eats
  • Galleria Dallas Runway Revue
  • State Fair 2016 Promoted
  • Trigger's Toys Ultimate Cocktail Experience
  • Dean's Texas Cuisine
  • Real Weddings Dallas
  • Real Housewives of Dallas
  • Jan Barboglio
  • Wildflower Arts and Music Festival
  • Hearts for Hounds
  • Okay to Say Dallas
  • Indochino Dallas
  • Old Forester Dallas
  • Dallas Apartment Locators
  • Dallas Summer Musicals
  • PSW Real Estate Dallas
  • Paintzen
  • DTX Dave Perry-Miller
  • DTX Reliant
  • Get in the Spirit
  • Bachendorf's
  • Holiday Wonder
  • Village on the Parkway
  • City Lifestyle
  • opportunity knox villa-o restaurant
  • Nasher Summer Sale
  • Simpson Property Group
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2017 Dallas
  • Carlisle & Vine
  • DTX New Beginnings
  • Get in the Game
  • Red Bull Air Race
  • Dallas DanceFest
  • 2015 Dallas Stylemaker
  • Youth With Faces
  • Energy Ogre
  • DTX Renewable You
  • Galleria Dallas Decadence
  • Bella MD
  • Tractorbeam
  • Young Texans Against Cancer
  • Fresh Start Dallas
  • Dallas Farmers Market
  • Soldier's Angels Dallas
  • Shipt
  • Elite Dental
  • Texas Restaurant Association 2017
  • State Fair 2017
  • Scottish Rite
  • Brooklyn Brewery
  • DTX_Stylemakers
  • Alexan Crossings
  • Ascent Victory Park
  • Top Texans Under 30 Dallas
  • Discover Downtown Dallas
  • San Luis Resort Dallas
  • Greystar The Collection
  • FIG Finale
  • Greystar M Line Tower
  • Lincoln Motor Company
  • The Shelby
  • Jonathan Goldwater Events
  • Windrose Tower
  • Gift Guide 2016
  • State Fair of Texas 2016
  • Choctaw Dallas
  • TodayTix Dallas promoted
  • Whole Foods
  • Unbranded 2014
  • Frisco Square
  • Unbranded 2016
  • Circuit of the Americas 2018
  • The Katy
  • Snap Kitchen
  • Partners Card
  • Omni Hotels Dallas
  • Landmark on Lovers
  • Harwood Herd
  • Galveston.com Dallas
  • Holiday Happenings Dallas 2018
  • TenantBase
  • Cottonwood Art Festival 2018
  • Hawkins-Welwood Homes
  • The Inner Circle Dallas
  • Eating in Season Dallas
  • ATTPAC Behind the Curtain
  • TodayTix Dallas
  • The Alexan
  • Toyota Music Factory
  • Nosh Box Eatery
  • Wildflower 2018
  • Society Style Dallas 2018
  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 2018
  • 5 Mockingbird
  • 4110 Fairmount
  • Visit Taos
  • Allegro Addison
  • Dallas Tastemakers 2018
  • The Village apartments
  • City of Burleson Dallas

    Weekend Getaway

    48 hours in Key West, Florida, is plenty of time to relax, rejuvenate and indulge in Key lime pie

    Rachael Abrams
    Feb 17, 2013 | 2:09 pm

    Key West, Florida, is just the place to rejuvenate, fill up on Vitamin D and feel like yourself again after a cold winter season. However you wish to spend your time vacationing — whether bike riding or indulging in seafood, cocktails and Key lime pie — it's all available on the 7.4-square-mile island.

    Because the island is so small, you can easily get around on a moped or bicycle, but if you prefer to keep your heels in-tact, rent a car. Here's how to fill your weekend.

    Friday

    5 pm: Get settled
    Arrive at Key West International Airport. Check in at the Casa Marina hotel, a Waldorf Astoria resort. Change into cool, casual-chic clothing. Go downstairs and have a martini at the hotel bar. Sit outside and enjoy the ocean breeze.

    8 pm: Fine dining
    Drive to Louie's Backyard for dinner. Begin with a glass of bubbly and a shellfish starter, followed by a Boston lettuce and watercress salad and fresh catch entrée. Finish with a tart and sweet slice of Key lime pie.

    10 pm: See the stars
    Drive back to the Casa Marina. Order a bottle of wine at the bar and take it to the hammocks by the beach. After you enjoy a sky blanketed with stars, head back to the hotel for a good night's rest.

    Saturday

    9 am: Start off the day right
    Head to Sarabeth's — you know, the James Beard Award-winning eatery in New York City — for an unforgettable breakfast of lemon ricotta pancakes or Key West shrimp and bacon omelet.

    11 am: Duval Street shopping
    The main thoroughfare for shopping and drinking, Duval Street is filled with T-shirt shops, art galleries and bars. If goofy T-shirts and seashell mementos are your thing, you will find them here.

    Head to Kino Sandals for a pair of handmade leather sandals. The factory, founded by Roberto "Kino" Lopez from Cuba, has been around since 1966 and is currently run by the third-generation Lopez family. You'll find an assortment of men's, women's and children's sandals stacked behind the counter. They sell for $13-$16 a pair and are made to last a lifetime.

    1 pm: Lunch outside
    Lunch on the patio of SHOR American Seafood Grill at Hyatt Key West Resort. Savor mahi mahi fish tacos and a piña colada as you watch the yachts go by.

    2 pm: Scenic ride
    Rent bicycles from Eaton Bikes and take White Street all the way to the pier. Park your bikes and visit the Key West AIDS Memorial, the only official municipal AIDS memorial in the world. The names of those who have died from AIDS are inscribed in granite and embedded in the walkway. Take a walk down the pier and take in the expansive views of the Atlantic Ocean.

    For a serious ride, take Roosevelt Boulevard all the way around the island. Return to Eaton and drop off the bikes.

    5 pm: Cool off with a frozen treat
    Before heading back to the hotel, stop by Flamingo Crossings on Duval Street for a scoop of homemade ice cream. Two of the best flavors? Banana and rum raisin.

    6 pm: A night on the town
    Dine at Azur, with cuisine focused on European and Mediterranean flavors. Begin with charred octopus and hummus and baba ghanoush for the table. For an entrée, try the pan-roasted yellowtail snapper.

    Skip dessert and instead head to the open-air Saluté on the Beach for a slice of Key lime pie. Conchs (Key West natives) make their Key lime pie a few different ways: custardy or dense like a cheesecake, with whipped cream or meringue. At Saluté, fluffy meringue sits high on the pie, almost doubling the amount of custard.

    After dessert, head to back to Duval Street. Drop by the famous grungy Sloppy Joe's Bar, which has been around since 1933, for a cocktail and live music. If one stop isn't enough, then Hog's Breath awaits. After dark, the streets are always packed with college kids, couples and hot bachelors ready to party.

    Sunday

    10 am: Too beautiful to sleep in
    Put on your swimsuits and bring towels with you for lying out on the beach. Drive to Sandy's Cafe. Don't be alarmed by the laundromat; this is where you'll find the best Cuban food in Key West. Get a Cuban coffee, a few pieces of buttery Cuban bread and plantains for breakfast to-go.

    11 am: Take a dip
    Drive to Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park — but don't expect white sandy beaches, because you won't find any in Key West. Have a breakfast picnic on the beach, and, if it's not too cold, take a dip in the water.

    1 pm: Literature lesson
    Visit the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum to learn about the legendary writer, who lived in Key West during the 1930s, after his time in Paris. Take a tour of the gardens and count the number of cats on the property. It is in this home that Hemingway finished A Farewell to Arms.

    2 pm: Last meal
    Go to A & B Lobster House for your last bite of seafood. Order a house specialty, like the lobster Thermidor or the Brazil nut snapper.

    4 pm: A final view
    Before heading to the airport, drive to the Southernmost Point in the continental U.S. at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street. At this point you will be 90 miles from Cuba. Snap a picture with your camera phone to capture the moment.

    Casa Marina Key West hotel has hammocks for lounging by the beach.

    Casa Marina Hotel
      
    Casa Marina - A Waldorf Astoria Resort Facebook
    Casa Marina Key West hotel has hammocks for lounging by the beach.
    unspecified
    news/travel
    CULTUREMAP EMAILS ARE AWESOME
    Get Dallas intel delivered daily.

    eyes on the road

    3 Dallas highways rank among deadliest roads in America, per report

    Amber Heckler
    Jun 13, 2025 | 3:26 pm
    I-30 Freeway Dallas
    Photo courtesy of DFW Freeways
    undefined

    Heads up to Dallasites commuting on the city's freeways: Three busy Dallas County highways were just deemed among the deadliest roads in the country, with I-30 in Dallas ranking as the fourth deadliest road in Texas. That's according to a new study based on the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data.

    The study, commissioned by Santa Ana, California-based company Future Bail Bonds, compared fatal crash data across 96,000 U.S. roads from 2019-2023. The top 150 "deadliest" roads were ranked by the total number of fatal crashes that occurred during the five-year period.

    The No. 1 deadliest road in America is I-15 in San Bernardino County, California, the study found. The interstate, which runs from Southern California to Las Vegas, experienced the highest rate of deadly car crashes from 2019-2023 with 196 crashes.

    East-west thoroughfare I-30 — the most deadly in Dallas with 76 fatal wrecks during the same time period — ranked as the 23rd deadliest road in the nation.

    Elsewhere in Dallas County, Loop 12 and I-653 were among the top 150 deadliest U.S. roads, although much further down on the report: Loop 12 ranked No. 115 on the list with 45 fatal wrecks, while I-635 ranked 132nd with 43 crashes.

    Considering that tens of thousands of people drive the road every day, a fatal crash is unlikely, but the data underscores the need for drivers to remain aware of their surroundings at all times.

    The deadliest road in Texas is I-45 in Houston, which had 88 fatal vehicle wrecks in the five-year period. I-45 stretches from Dallas to Galveston, and it ranked as the 16th deadliest U.S. road. A specific part of the highway, the I-45 North Freeway, earned its own spot on the list as the 124th deadliest U.S. road.

    "From 2019 to 2023, motor vehicle crashes claimed 186,284 lives across 96,257 roads in the United States, underscoring the persistent danger on American roadways," the report said.

    In neighboring Tarrant County, two busy roadways appeared on the list: I-20 ranked 63rd on the list with 56 fatal crashes, and I-820 ranked three spots behind as No. 66 with 55 fatal crashes.

    Eight other Texas roads that were deemed the deadliest in America with the highest rates of fatal vehicle crashes from 2019-2023 include:

    • No. 17 – I-35 in Travis County (87 crashes)
    • No. 22 – I-10 in Harris County (76 crashes)
    • No. 27 – I-410 in Bexar County (73 crashes)
    • No. 32 – I-10 in El Paso County (69 crashes)
    • No. 114 – FM 1960 in Harris County (45 crashes)
    • No. 130 – I-35 in Bexar County (43 crashes)
    • No. 131 – I-610 in Harris County (43 crashes)
    • No. 141 – I-10 in Jefferson County (42 crashes)
    highwaysfreewaysreportstrafficdallasdallas countytransportation
    news/travel

    most read posts

    Chef and caterer opens Southern to-go cafe south of Dallas

    Barnes & Noble to open 2 new Dallas-area stores but will close Plano

    Celeb-owned L.A. pizza chain Pizzana to open in north Dallas

    Loading...