Desiree Gutierrez

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Desiree Gutierrez

“Coffee shop parties have been popular in Europe,” Antonio Vargas, owner of bartending service StyleBender, said in an email. “Now, many major cities in the states are starting to curate their own. We wanted to jump in on the fun in our home in Dallas.” Farrel hosted her first event, Coffee Shop Rave , which has long been a dream of hers, in February at Houndstooth on Sylvan Avenue. When Guiliana Bernini, owner of The Berni Bean Coffee Shop, wants to dance, she doesn’t want to go to a club.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Desiree Gutierrez

For nearly a decade, Dallas’ neighbors in Rowlett and Fort Worth have regularly enjoyed Bankhead Brewpub. It’s easily a 30-plus minute drive on a good day to either location from Dallas proper. Owner Viviek Rajbahak shortened that drive just a bit in December 2023.Bankhead Brewpub opened in Farmers Branch’s bustling The Shops at Mustang Station on Dec. 15, 2023. The award-winning brewpub took over the 6,000-square-foot Cedar Creek Brewhouse & Eatery.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Desiree Gutierrez

The series explores the concept of emulation through Sinaloa kingpin Alejandro “The Pope” Cordona, played by Venezuelan actor Gabriel Agüero, whose past roles include the 2022 thriller Jezabel and the 2019 drama The Dance. Just Say NoPassing by the $2.8 million house in Lucas, Texas, you could very easily miss the production inside. Other than a handful of cars in the 2-acre lot's driveway, it seems like a normal Sunday afternoon.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Desiree Gutierrez

Nonprofit researcher Alejandra Garcia-Ponce left her hometown of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at age 5. She was different, and even at elementary school, she knew it. Her formative years, adolescence and early adulthood were spent subconsciously masking who she was. During the pandemic, she left Cleveland for Dallas, where the Hispanic population nearly quadrupled Ohio’s.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Nick Reynolds |Lauren Drewes Daniels |Desiree Gutierrez |Hank Vaughn

We eat a lot. So when we get excited about something, it's usually for good reason. February was no exception with pizza, chicken fried steak, Rasta Pasta and smoky mozzarella.We’re simple people. When we hear about a good chicken-fried steak, we go eat it. In February, thanks to a reader tip, we discovered a chicken-fried steak for the ages.