CultureMap Dallas

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Teresa Gubbins

On Tuesday, June 17, a resident of Greenville, Texas was arrested for animal cruelty after allegedly letting a puppy starve to death. According to a release, Jacob Paul Nichols was arrested and charged with Texas Penal Code 42.092, Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals (b)(1) after allegedly torturing his puppy over a span of several months, causing unjustifiable pain and suffering which ultimately resulted in her death — a felony of the third degree.

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Teresa Gubbins

The ground was at last broken on a new live music view opening in 2026: Sunset Amphitheater powered by Eight Elite Light Beer, a 20,000-seat facility located at the northeast corner of US 75 and SH 121 in McKinney, slated to open in 2026. The $300 million venue is being developed as part of a public-private partnership between Venu, the City of McKinney, the McKinney Economic Development Corporation, and the McKinney Community Development Corporation.

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | John Egan

More corporations are choosing to relocate their headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth than any other place in the United States. A recent analysis by commercial real estate services company CBRE reveals DFW was the No. 1 metro for corporate headquarters relocations from 2018 to 2024. In those six years, the area attracted 100 new corporate headquarters. DFW is followed by Austin (81 relocations), Nashville (35), Houston and Phoenix (31 each), and Denver (23).

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Teresa Gubbins

The Sound is the mixed-use complex on North Lake with residences, restaurants, hiking & biking trails, and a one-acre park. They host weekly programming including live music, pop-up markets, outdoor movies, festivals, and the like. This celebration featuring "silent fireworks" is the only one in DFW to provide a festive alternative to traditional fireworks, and is ideal for people who are sensitive to loud noises including veterans, individuals on the Autism spectrum, and pets.

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Teresa Gubbins

Sweet crepes are coming to Addison via Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, the Houston-based crêpes chain, which is opening a location in Prestonwood Place, at 5290 Belt Line Rd. #110, with doors expected to open in early 2026. Sweet Paris was founded in Houston in 2012 by Ivan and Allison Chavez with a mission to revive the art of eating crepes. There's a location in Southlake, which opened in 2024, and another in McKinney, which just opened in June.