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Texan Leon Bridges Surprises Passengers With an Intimate Performance Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

BY Melissa Smrekar

Wes Anderson Homecoming, Garden Oaks Theater Fight

Culture

What the Garden Oaks Theater’s Final Extension From the Wrecking Ball Really Means

BY Alison Medley

Bille Beat Bobby Flay

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Woodlands Area Chef Aims To Take On Bobby Flay in Hit TV Show

BY Laura Landsbaum

Wes Anderson Homecoming, Garden Oaks Theater Fight

Culture

What the Garden Oaks Theater’s Final Extension From the Wrecking Ball Really Means

By Alison Medley

Leon Bridges in Bar Car 3674 on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express – Photo Credit: Owen – @onhml

Culture

Texan Leon Bridges Surprises Passengers With an Intimate Performance Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

By Melissa Smrekar

Bille Beat Bobby Flay

Restaurants

Woodlands Area Chef Aims To Take On Bobby Flay in Hit TV Show

By Laura Landsbaum

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Texas Favorite Makes a High Fashion Splash in the Hamptons With Loads of Celebs

By Shelby Hodge

Erica Littlejohn Burnette in Carolina Herrera

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Houston’s Philanthropist Lawyer Almost Became a Professional Dancer

By Shelby Hodge

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Culture

The Best Things To Do in Dallas This Month

By Melissa Smrekar

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Society

A Scion of a Billionaire Houston Family Steps Into the City’s Best Dressed Ranks

By Shelby Hodge

James Surls, “From the Old Growth,” 2022, at Passage Arts, is both the exhibition title and the artwork title for a 16,000 redwood burl sculpture featured in the new nonprofit’s grand debut. (Photo by Kirk Hopper)

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New Texas Exhibition Space Passage Arts Makes Its Debut With Epic James Surls Show

By Catherine D. Anspon

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Our Top 7 Picks for DFW Restaurant Week — Where to Eat During One of North Texas’ Biggest Foodie Events

Our Top 7 Picks for DFW Restaurant Week

By Megan Ziots

Swedish Candy Craze Hits Fort Worth, Almacén el Gallo Brings Michelin-Starred Chef Downtown, and More Local Restaurant Openings

Swedish Candy Craze Hits Fort Worth, Almacén el Gallo Brings Michelin-Starred Chef Downtown, and More Local Restaurant Openings

By Edward Brown

A Restaurant Favorite In The Woodlands Reopens After a Dramatic Renovation — Inside the New Fresh Black Walnut

A Restaurant Favorite In The Woodlands Reopens After a Dramatic Renovation

By Laura Landsbaum

Dallas’ 8 Best Omakases — From Established Favorites to Exciting Newcomers

Dallas’ 8 Best Omakases

By Megan Ziots

Campus Dining Gets a Major Upgrade With Rice University Landing Its Own Trill Burgers — All Courtesy of Professor Bun B

Campus Dining Gets a Major Upgrade With Rice University Landing Its Own Trill Burgers

By Laurann Claridge

6 New Dallas Coffee Shops To Check Out Right Now

6 New Dallas Coffee Shops To Check Out Right Now

By Megan Ziots

Woodlands Area Chef Aims To Take On Bobby Flay in Hit TV Show — Thomas Bille, a Trusty Knife and a Kitchen Dream

Woodlands Area Chef Aims To Take On Bobby Flay in Hit TV Show

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston Restaurant Weeks Includes More Than 350 Restaurants This Year — And Another Restaurant Weeks Is Jumping In

Houston Restaurant Weeks Includes More Than 350 Restaurants This Year

By Laurann Claridge

The Crescent Hotel Fort Worth Names Sean Malek Its New Executive Chef — A <em>PaperCity</em> Exclusive

The Crescent Hotel Fort Worth Names Sean Malek Its New Executive Chef

By Edward Brown

10 Best Pizza Spots in Fort Worth — A Chicago Tavern-Style Newcomer, Downtown Italian Restaurants, and Other Top Destinations

10 Best Pizza Spots in Fort Worth

By Edward Brown

Owners of Houston’s Michelin-Starred BCN To Debut New Spanish Fine Dining Restaurant in Dallas — A Look Inside Masía

Owners of Houston’s Michelin-Starred BCN To Debut New Spanish Fine Dining Restaurant in Dallas

By Megan Ziots

Woodlands Restaurants Jump Into the Houston Restaurant Weeks Fun — The Pioneer and All the Top Spots Participating

Woodlands Restaurants Jump Into the Houston Restaurant Weeks Fun

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston’s New Posh Wine and Social Club Hires Two Michelin-Starred Chefs — 55 Seventy Ups Its Food Power to New Levels

Houston’s New Posh Wine and Social Club Hires Two Michelin-Starred Chefs

By Shelby Hodge

A First Taste of Scilla — Award-Winning Duro Hospitality’s Latest Dallas Restaurant

A First Taste of Scilla

By Megan Ziots

Taking Over a Legendary Wine Estate, Drinking With the Dallas Mavericks and Admiring Winston Churchill’s 42,000 Bottle Legacy

By James Brock

The Most Surprising Dallas Restaurant Closings This Summer

The Most Surprising Dallas Restaurant Closings This Summer

By Megan Ziots

SOCIETY

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Houston’s Philanthropist Lawyer Almost Became a Professional Dancer — Best Dressed Erica Littlejohn Burnette’s Incredible Story

Houston’s Philanthropist Lawyer Almost Became a Professional Dancer

By Shelby Hodge

Texas Favorite Makes a High Fashion Splash in the Hamptons With Loads of Celebs — The Studio Mayfair Turns Important Heads

Texas Favorite Makes a High Fashion Splash in the Hamptons With Loads of Celebs

By Shelby Hodge

A Scion of a Billionaire Houston Family Steps Into the City’s Best Dressed Ranks — Gillian Sarofim Brings Style and Art

A Scion of a Billionaire Houston Family Steps Into the City’s Best Dressed Ranks

By Shelby Hodge

Fast Friends Become Community Champions Together In The Woodlands — Kristen Byrnes and Carrie Greenberg Are Ready To Walk

Fast Friends Become Community Champions Together In The Woodlands

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston’s Best Dressed Champagne Cowgirl Moves From Nonprofit Leadership To More Personal Giving Back — Amanda Boffone Opens Her Heart

Houston’s Best Dressed Champagne Cowgirl Moves From Nonprofit Leadership To More Personal Giving Back

By Shelby Hodge

Fast Cars, High Fashion and Philanthropy Make This Second Time Houston Best Dressed Honoree’s Heart Zoom — Getting To Know Ann Ayre

Fast Cars, High Fashion and Philanthropy Make This Second Time Houston Best Dressed Honoree’s Heart Zoom

By Shelby Hodge

A Star-Spangled Night at Klyde Warren Park Celebrates 250 Years and a Bright Future Ahead in Dallas

A Star-Spangled Night at Klyde Warren Park Celebrates 250 Years and a Bright Future Ahead in Dallas

By Billy Fong

Houston Power Players Met In the Mountains To Boost the City’s Cutting Edge Rehab Hospital — Two Days in Aspen and TIRR Memorial Hermann Magic

Houston Power Players Met In the Mountains To Boost the City’s Cutting Edge Rehab Hospital

By Shelby Hodge

This Power Pair Takes Their Giving Spirit From The Woodlands All the Way To India — Ryan and Linsey Bibler Are Community Champions

This Power Pair Takes Their Giving Spirit From The Woodlands All the Way To India

By Laura Landsbaum

Celebrity Singers and Rock Star Costuming Turn a Houstonian’s Milestone Mountain Birthday Bash Into a Blast

Celebrity Singers and Rock Star Costuming Turn a Houstonian’s Milestone Mountain Birthday Bash Into a Blast

By Shelby Hodge

The Woodlands’ Stylish Community Champions Step Up For Interfaith — Jill Simms and Sondra Lagasse Keep It In the House

The Woodlands’ Stylish Community Champions Step Up For Interfaith

By Laura Landsbaum

amfAR Dallas to Honor Charlize Theron With Award of Inspiration — A <em>PaperCity</em> Exclusive

amfAR Dallas to Honor Charlize Theron With Award of Inspiration

By Melissa Smrekar

Fête Accompli — The American Friends of Versailles Gala, Orchestrated by Three Texans, Rocks the Night

Fête Accompli

By Shelby Hodge

Dazzling Diamonds From a New Collection Turn a Chic Houston Lounge Into a Hot Party Scene — Say Hello To SĀMAÁ

Dazzling Diamonds From a New Collection Turn a Chic Houston Lounge Into a Hot Party Scene

By Shelby Hodge

Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park Hosts Summer Events and Shares Exciting News of Expansion — Including an Outdoor Ice Skating Rink

Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park Hosts Summer Events and Shares Exciting News of Expansion

By Billy Fong

Range Rover House Draws Dozens to Chef Tim Love’s Fort Worth Estate for an Unforgettable Weekend

Range Rover House Draws Dozens to Chef Tim Love’s Fort Worth Estate for an Unforgettable Weekend

By Edward Brown

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Buisier Dev Brings Luxurious Mediterranean Villa Living to Dallas

Buisier Dev Brings Luxurious Mediterranean Villa Living to Dallas

By PC Studios

These Million-Dollar Plus Townhomes In The Woodlands Prove That Luxury Living Does Not Require a Lawn

These Million-Dollar Plus Townhomes In The Woodlands Prove That Luxury Living Does Not Require a Lawn

By Jillian Richstone

This Stunning New Build in Colorado’s Steamboat Springs is the Perfect Mountain Home for Texans

This Stunning New Build in Colorado’s Steamboat Springs is the Perfect Mountain Home for Texans

By PC Studios

Texas’ Renowned Goodthyme Farm Now Listed For $19.99 Million — Inside Bailey and Pete McCarthy’s Dreamy Family Vision In Bellville

Texas’ Renowned Goodthyme Farm Now Listed For $19.99 Million

By Shelby Hodge

A Creekside $6.85 Million Highland Park Home That’s Primed For an Art Collector

A Creekside $6.85 Million Highland Park Home That’s Primed For an Art Collector

By Melissa Smrekar

A $14.5 Million Mediterranean Revival Estate Hits the Market in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills

A $14.5 Million Mediterranean Revival Estate Hits the Market in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills

By Edward Brown

A First Look Inside The Lora, Knox Street’s Posh New Apartment Tower in Dallas

A First Look Inside The Lora, Knox Street’s Posh New Apartment Tower in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

William David Homes Brings Custom-Level Luxury to Chambers Creek

William David Homes Brings Custom-Level Luxury to Chambers Creek

By PC Studios

The Best Golf Course Homes In The Woodlands For Under $4 Million — True Fairway Living

The Best Golf Course Homes In The Woodlands For Under $4 Million

By Laura Landsbaum

Houston Real Estate Power Player’s Posh Bachelor Pad in Montrose Turns Heads — Fabulousness and a $1.38 Million Asking Price

Houston Real Estate Power Player’s Posh Bachelor Pad in Montrose Turns Heads

By Shelby Hodge

Whitecap Is The New Watermark in Coastal Living for Houstonians

Whitecap Is The New Watermark in Coastal Living for Houstonians

By PC Studios

Inside A Sleek and Masculine $4 Million Bachelor Pad in Highland Park

Inside A Sleek and Masculine $4 Million Bachelor Pad in Highland Park

By Melissa Smrekar

Why Steamboat Springs is The Hottest Destination for Texans to Call Home This Summer

Why Steamboat Springs is The Hottest Destination for Texans to Call Home This Summer

By PC Studios

Peek Inside Dallas Cowboys’ Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer’s McKinney Home

Peek Inside Dallas Cowboys’ Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer’s McKinney Home

By Melissa Smrekar

A Mediterranean-Inspired Estate Hits the Fort Worth Market for $4 Million — Coveted Eagle Mountain Lake Real Estate, Timeless Designs, and Six Acres of Secluded Property

A Mediterranean-Inspired Estate Hits the Fort Worth Market for $4 Million

By Edward Brown

One Of the Rare 100-Year-Old Mansions In Houston’s Exclusive Gated Neighborhood Courtlandt Place Hits the Market

One Of the Rare 100-Year-Old Mansions In Houston’s Exclusive Gated Neighborhood Courtlandt Place Hits the Market

By Shelby Hodge

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Tap Into a Spirit of Adventure at Bishop’s Lodge, Auberge Collection, Your Basecamp in Santa Fe

Tap Into a Spirit of Adventure at Bishop’s Lodge, Auberge Collection, Your Basecamp in Santa Fe

By Melissa Smrekar

The Best Things To Do in Dallas This Month — A Can’t-Miss Chef Dinner at Meridian, An Aston Martin Vantage Roadster at NorthPark Center’s AutoShow, and More

The Best Things To Do in Dallas This Month

By Melissa Smrekar

Texan Leon Bridges Surprises Passengers With an Intimate Performance Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Texan Leon Bridges Surprises Passengers With an Intimate Performance Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

By Melissa Smrekar

The Best Places to Play Mahjong in Fort Worth

The Best Places to Play Mahjong in Fort Worth

By Edward Brown

What the Garden Oaks Theater’s Final Extension From the Wrecking Ball Really Means — Inside the Fight to Save an Iconic Piece of Houston’s Movie History

What the Garden Oaks Theater’s Final Extension From the Wrecking Ball Really Means

By Alison Medley

Whistler, the Top Mountain Resort in North America, Shines Even Brighter in Summer

Whistler, the Top Mountain Resort in North America, Shines Even Brighter in Summer

By Melissa Smrekar

4 Best New TV Shows to Stream Right Now — <em>The Five-Star Weekend</em> and More Must-Watch Female-Led Series

4 Best New TV Shows to Stream Right Now

By Megan Ziots

Houston’s Best Wellness Hotels and Staycation Getaways — Where Recovery and Pampering Rule

Houston’s Best Wellness Hotels and Staycation Getaways

By Laurann Claridge

Christmas in July Provides the Perfect Opportunity to Make Holiday Plans in Dallas — Top Festive Events to Buy Tickets for Now

Christmas in July Provides the Perfect Opportunity to Make Holiday Plans in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

How To Spend A Festive Three-Day Holiday Weekend in Sea Island

How To Spend A Festive Three-Day Holiday Weekend in Sea Island

By Melissa Smrekar

The Crazy Final World Cup Numbers and 5 Reasons Why Texas Is a Lock For an Even More Prominent Role In the 2038 American Cup Return

The Crazy Final World Cup Numbers and 5 Reasons Why Texas Is a Lock For an Even More Prominent Role In the 2038 American Cup Return

By Chris Baldwin

Fort Worth Ranked No. 6 Among America’s Best Cities by <em>Travel + Leisure</em>

Fort Worth Ranked No. 6 Among America’s Best Cities by Travel + Leisure

By Edward Brown

The 6 Best Places to Play Pickleball Indoors in Dallas

The 6 Best Places to Play Pickleball Indoors in Dallas

By Megan Ziots

Fulfilling My Americana Summer Dreams in Park City

Fulfilling My Americana Summer Dreams in Park City

By Melissa Smrekar

Wes Anderson Makes an Emotional Houston Return In Push to Save an Endangered Historic Movie Palace — A Celebration For Preservation

Wes Anderson Makes an Emotional Houston Return In Push to Save an Endangered Historic Movie Palace

By Alison Medley

An Inside Look at Caravan Court Hotel — A Historic Arlington Motel Transformed Into a Modern, Mid-Century Gem

An Inside Look at Caravan Court Hotel

By Edward Brown

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How to Give Your Pool The Glow-Up It Deserves With Precision Pool Restoration

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How to Give Your Pool The Glow-Up It Deserves With Precision Pool Restoration

By PC Studios

Texas’ Pavilion Paper Makes Easy Summer Entertaining Super Stylish — You’ve Never Seen Paper Plates Quite Like This

Home + Design

Texas’ Pavilion Paper Makes Easy Summer Entertaining Super Stylish

By Shelby Hodge

Harold Leidner Landscape Architects: Why Dallas’ Most Considered Homes Begin Outdoors

Home + Design

Harold Leidner Landscape Architects

By PC Studios

Houston’s Ismaili Center Continues To Welcome Everyone With Free World Class Art Exhibitions, Shows and Wonders Galore

Home + Design

Houston’s Ismaili Center Continues To Welcome Everyone With Free World Class Art Exhibitions, Shows and Wonders Galore

By Jon Hopson

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The Winning Projects of the 2023 <em>PaperCity</em> Design Awards Dallas

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The Winning Projects of the 2023 PaperCity Design Awards Dallas

By Caitlin Hsu

The Winning Projects of the 2022 PaperCity Dallas Design Awards

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The Winning Projects of the 2022 PaperCity Dallas Design Awards

By Lisa Collins Shaddock

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The 2021 Dallas PaperCity Design Awards Winners Are…

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Fort Works Art Marks Marilyn Monroe’s Centennial and Its 10th Anniversary With a Fashion-Minded Photography Exhibition

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The Woodlands’ New Beauty Retreat Started With an Unexpected Mission — Now The Only Facial Shuns Upselling

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The Woodlands’ New Beauty Retreat Started With an Unexpected Mission

By Laura Landsbaum

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Houston Concierge Doctor AlereMD Sets New Standards for Healthcare With Membership Model-Based Practice

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Lifestyle Brand Julia Amory to Open First Texas Store on Knox Street in Dallas

By Melissa Smrekar

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