Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Austin, TX, where I’ve been lucky enough to live for over twenty years, has become a multitude of cities. A visitor could be forgiven for spending an entire vacation downtown, on the Eastside, Northside, or near the University of Texas campus …even hea…
Read MoreThe small, sun-soaked Design District office of Nunzio and Marc DeSantis, the father-son architect duo behind NMDA, is covered with lush renderings and hand-drawn storyboards — nearly all for luxury hotel brands (i.e. Rosewood, Auberge, and Four Season…
Read MoreIn terms of retail, if you dream it, Dallas probably has it. But despite the city’s prowess for attracting big brands, small businesses have long been instrumental in shaping the culture and DNA of our many neighborhoods. Whether they serve up rare lab…
Read MorePaperCity contributing editor and bestselling book author Diane Dorrans Saeks has traveled in India since she was a young student, crisscrossing the subcontinent to study Mughal architecture, intricately handcrafted textiles, exuberant interiors, Raj-e…
Read More31-year-old journalist Tom Hanson has never been able to predict his next big step. Whether it was finding himself, fresh out of the Cronkite School of Journalism, standing in for Anderson Cooper during the 2012 election, or landing a coveted correspon…
Read MoreDallas Art Fair co-founder, independent curator, and Elaine de Kooning House owner/director Chris Byrne previews nine best art exhibits opening worldwide in the year 2023. Vermeer at the Home of the Dutch Masters, Amsterdam February 10 – June 4;…
Read MoreI have been captivated by Costa Rica since my first visit over a decade ago. That backpacking trip was filled with so many firsts: seeing my first monkey and toucan, hiking to a jungle waterfall, and my first (and likely last) rum-and-coke in a can. I’…
Read MoreHome to Neiman Marcus, Stanley Korshak, and Forty Five Ten, Dallas’ retail prowess is well-proven. And thanks to celebrity-loved local fashion designers like Charles Smith II and Venny Etienne, the city now excels in creation as much as curation. But a…
Read MoreI can safely say that this is the first time I’ve been serenaded at DFW Airport by a guy with a didgeridoo. I’m embarking on the first-ever Qantas Airways direct Dallas-to-Melbourne flight, and everyone at the gate is enjoying the music and eating Aust…
Read MoreWhen I told my Dallas friends that I had just come back from a five-day trip to Grapevine, Texas, I was met with several incredulous variations of “What things are there to even do in Grapevine?” I understood what they meant because I would have answer…
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