Arts & Culture

The Civil Rights activist is one of several figures depicted in Mattel’s “Barbie Inspiring Women” series.

After a customer rushed out of Monkey and Dog Books when her water broke, the store turned to Instagram for help. The post went viral locally, reconnecting the bookstore with the family.

Several North Texas restaurants and chefs made this year's list of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Award.

This year, a long-running Denton film festival that focuses on Palestine will focus on attacks on journalists and doctors in the war in Gaza.

After a four-year hiatus, the K-pop supergroup will perform at AT&T Stadium in August as part of their global tour.

The Addison city council voted to discontinue the longtime food and music festival, citing rising costs and shift towards smaller events to support local restaurants.

The 2026 Denton Black Film Festival will include films about Quakertown, Christian rapper and UNT graduate LeCrae and Stax Records, the label known for distributing Otis Redding’s music. The festival will take place Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, and this year’s programming centers on the theme “Hope & Courage.”

A $250,000 grant from Communities Foundation of Texas will help the African American Museum begin preserving fragile archives documenting Black history in Dallas and across Texas.

The proposed African American Museum and Cultural Center could soon get final dollars needed to open in Polytechnic Heights.

Netflix House Dallas is the second IRL entertainment venue from the streaming giant.

A North Texas guitarist recently set his sights on producing what he believes to be the first complete recording of an obscure piece of music history.

The Dallas Landmark Commission ruled that the steps, which are painted to resemble the Progress Pride Flag, are allowed as a temporary art display.