Palm Springs Getaway

Tanya Foster 3/26 11:32A Tanya Foster

Just a couple of weeks ago a dear friend of mine invited me to join her on a trip to Palm Springs, California. I happily agreed as I have never been and discovering new destinations has become a...

Unlike Lay’s, This Snack Brand Actually Smokes Its Barbecue Chips

Texas Monthly 3/24 9:40A Daniel Vaughn

The first barbecue-flavored potato chips were developed by Herr s in its Nottingham, Pennsylvania, factory in 1958. (Lay s didn t add the flavor until 1965.) Since then, various combinations of...

Fifty, Flirty, and Attending All the SXSW Panels About Aging I Could Find

Texas Monthly 3/24 9:25A Kathy Blackwell

Since the beginning of this millennium, the third week of March has meant one thing for me: recovering from the ten-day marathon of panels, parties, and general excess known as South by Southwest....

SAWA Fashion Show Has A Clothes Drop-Off At Elements As Event Tickets Get Slim To None

My Sweet Charity 3/24 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

While The Salvation Army of North Texas’s Doing the Most Good Luncheon team has just announced plans earlier this week about the November fundraiser, the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Dallas gals...

They’re Not Pajamas. They’re Sleepwear, and These Texas Brands Are Doing Them Right

Texas Monthly 3/24 7:26A Mary Beth Gahan

If you re reading this, chances are, you re wearing something cozy. As we all well know, the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a shift in fashion. Yoga pants instead of pencil skirts. Bralettes in place of...

Why Is Donald Trump Kicking Off His 2024 Campaign in Waco?

Texas Monthly 3/24 7:25A Dan Solomon

On Saturday evening, Donald Trump will hold his first official rally of the 2024 campaign cycle. He won t be doing so in his home state of Florida, however. Nor will he address a crowd of potential...

The Team Might Deny It, but Houston Wants Texas in the Elite Eight

Texas Monthly 3/24 7:18A Richard Justice

As if the city of Houston hosting the Final Four in April didn t already have enough Texas flavor, there s now the tantalizing possibility that an Elite Eight matchup between the University of Houston...

Trouser Trend: How to Find the Perfect Pair

Brighton the Day 3/24 6:35A megan hopkins

I m the last person to buy into trends, but every now and then, I find one I can really get on board with. That s how I feel when it comes to trousers. They re a huge trend in 2023, so I recently tried my hand at finding a few pairs that worked...

Six Nonprofits To Receive $90,000 As Dallas Service Forum’s Sold-Out “A Royal Affair” Nears

My Sweet Charity 3/24 6:30A Jeanne Prejean

Kristin Parrino and Marla Nunally* As Dallas Service Forum President Marla Nunally , A Royal Affair Luncheon Chair Kristin Parrino and their committee are getting for the organization’s sold-out...

Notre Dame School of Dallas And Pegasus Park Partner To Grow Students Social And Workforce Skills

Hurst BubbleLife iReporter 3/24 4:32A Culver Public Relations

The Compound at Pegasus Park, the food services outlet, partnered with Notre Dame School of Dallas to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience with a new job skill.  The Notre Dame...

Her Grandfather Dug For Fossils in Big Bend. Now Her Photos Celebrate His Spirit of Adventure.

Texas Monthly 3/24 4:00A David Courtney

Sarah Wilson visited Big Bend National Park for the first time in the 1980s, when she was fourteen. There, on a school field trip, she and her classmates pitched tents at the Cottonwood Campground a...

Presenting the Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket Final Four

Texas Monthly 3/24 4:00A Dan Solomon

The Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket is drawing to its close. From our initial array of 64 beloved restaurants, stores, products, and none-of-the-above wild cards, four rounds of intense voting have...

HBO Max Releases Official Trailer for ‘Love & Death’

Texas Monthly 3/23 4:52P Texas Monthly

HBO Max has released the official trailer for Love & Death the Max Original limited series written by David E. Kelley based on parts one and two of the 1984 Texas Monthly article Love and Death in...

Easter & Spring Edit

Tanya Foster 3/23 12:00P Tanya Foster

Hello and Happy Friday! Spring is in the air, so I hope you spend some time outside this weekend. Easter weekend is only two weeks away, so I thought I would share an Easter and spring edit. This...

Sold-Out Beacon Of Hope Luncheon Scored A Touchdown With Dak Prescott And Solomon Thomas

My Sweet Charity 3/23 10:30A Jeanne Prejean

The organizers of the annual Beacon of Hope Luncheon were amazed at the turnout for the Grant Halliburton Foundation fundraiser at the Omni Dallas Hotel on Tuesday, March 7. As one staffer said,...