
Kelly Dearmore
News Editor at Dallas Observer
News Editor @DallasObserver. Recreation Enthusiast.
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1 week ago |
dallasobserver.com | Kelly Dearmore
The high temperature in Dallas on Monday reached 95 degrees. People all over town got into their cars in uncovered parking after a long day at work and could not deny it any longer: summer is upon us.
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1 week ago |
dallasobserver.com | Kelly Dearmore
ICE in Dallas and Other Texas CitiesAccording to official ICE records, as of June 13, 2025, ICE had arrested 2,508 people in Dallas. Although the year is less than half over, that number is a far cry from the 10,450 ICE arrests in Dallas for all of 2024.
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2 weeks ago |
dallasobserver.com | Kelly Dearmore
Although other cities experienced troubles of varying sorts related to the No Kings series of protests around the country, the Saturday afternoon rally near Dallas City Hall, reportedly attended by thousands, was largely peaceful and trouble-free.Elsewhere on Saturday afternoon, the Texas Capitol was evacuated after the Texas Department of Public Safety identified what it called “a credible threat” to lawmakers and Capitol staffers who may be working inside the building ahead of the 5 p.m. No...
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2 weeks ago |
dallasobserver.com | Kelly Dearmore
Texas isn’t the first locale that comes to mind when thinking about tiki culture or sipping on rum-intensive tiki cocktails . But without one specific fellow from about 85 miles south of Dallas, there’s a good chance no one would be tiki-ing anything.Donn Beach, perhaps better known to many as Don the Beachcomber, is considered the founding father of tiki culture and the inventor of many classic cocktails, including tiki standards such as the Zombie, Three Dots and a Dash and the Navy Grog.
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2 weeks ago |
dallasobserver.com | Kelly Dearmore
What is the 50501 Movement? Where are the Other No Kings Protests?
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RT @dallas_observer: Unlike other cities where trouble was reported, the crowds filling downtown Dallas streets stayed peaceful while being…

Gonna swing thru NOLA next weekend on way to Florida family beach vacation. I just bought Preservation Hall Jazz tickets and I’ve never felt so alive. https://t.co/MtOcDzVunD

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