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20 Truly Local Dallas Favorites

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Dallas does not have a monopoly on pretentiousness or even on big hair! Here’s a list of 20 of my local Dallas favorites in an effort to sing the praises of the wonderful things that Dallas has to offer… Each is unique to Dallas. No big box stores or chains here.

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A Little Piece of Texas

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This weekend is one of the craziest weekends in Dallas every year. It’s the last weekend of the Texas State Fair and TX-OU weekend – when the fans of the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners descend on Dallas for the Red River Shootout!

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York Street Restaurant

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Welcome to the first installment of My Real Dallas! It’s been a long time in coming due to some of the changes I’ve made around here. I’m glad to finally kick it off, and I’ve decided to start right in my own neighborhood…

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Best of Dallas

My D Magazine “Best Of” issue just came in the mail yesterday, which got me to thinking… Having moved to Dallas from Chicago as a kid in the ’80s and having gone to law school out East, I know that the perceptions and stereotypes of Dallas differ a lot from reality…

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