Our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Intowndallas
This clever collaborative site leads residents and visitors to the latest happenings in culture, music, art, dining, shopping, and more. www.intowndallas.org
Frontburner
D Magazine’s insider and sometimes snarky look at what’s going on at city hall, the mainstream media, major sports interests, celebrity spotting, and the newest hot spots around town. Frontburner.dmagazine.com
Pegasus News
An irreverent look at everything happening in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It’s especially good for reading the back-story on live entertainment and dining options in the area. www.pegasusnews.com
Unfair Park
The local alternative weekly, Dallas Observer, observes, watchdogs, and editorializes on everything that moves in Dallas on this blog. blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/
Dallas News Eating, Drinking
If you want the very latest in restaurant and bar news, particularly openings and of-the-minute reports, you have to browse this blog. eats.beloblog.com
Dallas Historical Society
This site tells you how to explore Dallas’s historic sites, and it provides updated information on guided tours that bring history to life. www.dallashistory.org
Dallas Architecture
Downtown Dallas is full of cool old buildings, and this site gives you background on dozens of them. Find out who designed them, when they were built and what history has done with them. www.dallasarchitecture.info
Dallas Arts District Alliance
To gain a deeper understanding of the complex, 19-block arts district, visit this site to use its interactive map. Find out more about the free guided tour, offered the first Saturday morning of the month. www.artsdistrict.org
Local Media:
Dallas Morning News
Major metropolitan daily newspaper, among the oldest in the nation, can be found everywhere. Inside you’ll read daily international, national, regional, and local news, sports, weather, business, lifestyle, and entertainment coverage. www.dallasnews.com
D Magazine
A slick monthly magazine, this favorite offers coverage of politics, home and garden, business, travel, and dining. www.dmagazine.com
Dallas Observer
The alternative weekly newspaper from New Times publishing goes after stories the conservative press avoids. Good offbeat coverage of the arts, sports, dining, and nightlife. www.dallasobserver.com
Dallas Voice
The weekly paper serving the gay and lesbian community covers the arts, dining, nightlife, and politics. www.dallasvoice.com
KERA Public Radio (90.1 FM)
Offers a local talk show at 12 noon, Monday through Friday that covers news, business, and lifestyle interests in Dallas. www.kera.org
