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Actress Who Became Famous at 60 Dies at 91
CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images Irma. P. Hall, known for her matriarchal roles, has died at 91 in Dallas, Texas, her family announced on Wednesday. Hall was renowned for her role as Big Mama in the 1997 film Soul Food , which won her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She also received a Cannes Film Festival Prize for her performance as Marva Munson in the Coen brothers’ 2004 film, The Lady Killers . After more than 20 years as a teacher in Dallas public schools, Hall landed her first major film role at age 60, playing Aunt T. in A Family Thing , opposite James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall. Raymond St. Jacques noticed her reciting poetry in Dallas and cast her in the 1973 film A Book of Numbers . She would eventually make acting a full-time career in 1980 and went on to establish the Dallas Minority Repertory Theatre, where she developed young talent. She was a longtime member of the Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, where she read to children and was active in theater ministry. “She started as a teacher in the classroom but ended up being a
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Black Business: SMOKE BAE BBQ
If you’re craving delicious barbecue and Southern comfort food, Smoke Bae BBQ LLC is worth checking out! This local food truck serves up smoky favorites, including tender brisket, ribs, juicy made-to-order burgers, and flavorful Southern sides. Their menu also features loaded brisket potatoes, nachos, quesadillas, and smoked beans. Known for its friendly service and welcoming atmosphere, Smoke Bae BBQ brings a little homemade goodness and Texas flavor to DeSoto. Catering and preorders are also available, making it a great option for gatherings and special events. SMOKE BAE BBQ+1.
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Top Texas barbecue smokehouse closes one of its 2 locations
A food-and-beverage business succumbing to financial stress is a story all too common lately. Such is the case with one of the top barbecue entities in Texas, which announced this weekend that part of its brand was going away for good. Emily and Nolan Belcher of B4 Barbeque, a Texas...
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Paige Drummond Just Shared a Very Exciting ‘Life Update’ with David
Paige Drummond is officially an Oklahoma girl again!. On Sunday, Ree’s youngest daughter announced that she and her husband, David Andersen, have moved from Dallas to Tulsa, with their chocolate Lab, Murphy, along for the adventure. And apparently, the whole thing started with a little browsing on Zillow!. “David...
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Where to Eat Near the Dallas Arboretum: 16 Best Restaurants in East Dallas
Visitors to White Rock Lake in East Dallas know what a beautiful gem the lake and its surrounding parks and trails are to the North Texas region. Situated on the lake’s southeastern shore, the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden adds to the allure of spending a few hours (or a full day) surrounded by nature […] The post Where to Eat Near the Dallas Arboretum: 16 Best Restaurants in East Dallas first appeared on DiningOut .
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Behind This Traditional Kessler Park Exterior Is a Home Full of Surprises
From the street, 806 Knott Place looks like a traditional midcentury Dallas home, sitting comfortably on its corner lot in Kessler Park. But step through the front door of this 1956-built four-bedroom home, and the interior will surprise you. The entryway offers a straight shot through the sunny living room...
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The Most Romantic Restaurants in Dallas, According to Locals
Romance looks different for everyone. For some, it’s a candlelit dinner with a bottle of wine and a piano playing softly in the background. For others, it’s a table with a spectacular view of the Dallas skyline, a perfectly cooked steak, or a cozy neighborhood restaurant where the conversation is just as memorable as the […] The post The Most Romantic Restaurants in Dallas, According to Locals first appeared on DiningOut .
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H-E-B to host free Feast of Sharing holiday dinners in DFW
DALLAS - H-E-B and Central Market will provide free holiday meals to thousands of North Texans this November at the annual Feast of Sharing events in Dallas and Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Feast of Sharing, the 14th annual event for the city, will take place Wednesday, Nov. 11. The...
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Sitting Down with Julie Bagley, One of the Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas
Julie Bagley is one of Crystal Charity Ball's Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas for 2026. (Photo by Haynsworth Photography) Throughout this fall, we’ve been shining a spotlight on Crystal Charity Ball’s Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas. Joining Shannon Graham and Shelby Goff as a second-year honoree,...
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Dallas Mexican hot spot makes The Infatuation list of best new restaurants
Three new Texas restaurants have charmed restaurant review platform The Infatuation and ended up on its Best New Restaurants of 2026 list. One Dallas restaurant, Olōyō, is among the 25 selected across the United States. In addition to Olōyō, Roya in Austin and Zaranda in Houston made the...
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Packed with a massive new winter ice rink and spectacular rooftop skyline views, downtown Dallas’ iconic Klyde Warren Park is officially launching an incredible $44.6 million expansion
One of Dallas’ most distinctive green spaces is getting bigger—and the plans include a new spot to take in the skyline. Klyde Warren Park’s Phase 2.0 expansion will extend the park westward toward Field Street, adding a glass-and-steel pavilion, a rooftop terrace and an outdoor lawn that will transform into an ice-skating rink during winter. The project will grow the park from 5.4 to 7.1 acres by covering another section of Woodall Rodgers Freeway.
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Gloria’s Latin Cuisine Is 40, and Oak Cliff Started the Whole Thing
Gloria and Jose Fuentes took over a small Salvadoran restaurant in Oak Cliff in April 1986. It belonged to Gloria’s sister, who was done with it. Old gas station on West Davis Street, one window unit, tight quarters. Nine months later a food critic stumbled in and wrote it up, and Dallas has been going back ever since.
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Ginger Rogers got her start in Texas
Fourteen year old Ginger Rogers danced circles around the competition at the Baker Hotel in Dallas on Nov. 9, 1925 to win first place in the state Charleston contest. Virginia Katherine McMath was born in Independence, Missouri – Harry Truman’s hometown – but like most “naturalized” Texans came to the Lone Star State just as soon as she could. In the case of Ginger, a nickname from a cousin who could not pronounce “Virginia,” it was in 1922 at the age of 11 that she moved to Fort Worth with her mother and stepfather, John Rogers.