more about: Texas

Shop Local: The Must-Have iPad Case

This sweet couple based out of Lake Jackson, Texas, is making the coolest leather accessories and rustic-chic homewares this side of the Mason-Dixon line. 

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On the Road in Dallas

Staff photographer Art Meripol just got back from a whirlwind trip to Dallas, in which he spent time snapping the trendy Design District. Here, he shares the experience through his iPhone lens complete with cool filters and insider tips for visiting the neighborhood. 

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Texas Book Festival Kicks Off Today in Austin

Every year around this time, my friend Clay Smith, literary director of Texas Book Festival, goes underground. Getting a breakfast taco date with him is nearly impossible, and a late night cocktail? Ask him in November.

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SL Hot List: Texas T’s, Bourbon Sips, & True-ly Great Food

Your water cooler talk, updated. Here, the five Southern bits of news that are making waves this week. 

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Explore Tim Love’s Fort Worth

Take it from one of Texas’ most famous cowboy chefs: The city has come into its own as a cultural and culinary mecca. But don’t worry, you can still get dust on your boots if you try. Tim Love gives us his recommendations for where to eat and what do it in Fort Worth.

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Going Once. Going Twice. Facebook Auctions Sweeping the South

Trend Alert: Facebook auctions are the South’s favorite new way to shop.

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Chef Danny Trace Shares His Go-To Summer Party Dish

On September 27, Brennan’s of Houston, with Chef Danny Trace at the helm, will be hosting a Celebrity Chef’s Tour Dinner to benefit the James Beard Foundation. The menu and roster of chefs are still in the planning stages, but you can be sure it will be an extraordinary evening. Here’s what you need to know about the New Orleans native

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Secrets from the South’s Most Surprising Bakery

If I lived in Houston, an intervention would be required. That’s because I’d most certainly be addicted to the chocolate oatmeal chili cookies sold at “Bake Lab,” the innovative, irresistible bakery tucked into Pondicheri, Anita Jaisinghani’s sleek, urban Indian restaurant that recently earned a James Beard nomination for “Best New Restaurant.”

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The South’s Next Spielberg? Sidewalk Movie Festival Is Back

He or she might be among us. Filmmakers from around the South gather this weekend in our hometown for the 14th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival—a Birmingham-based celebration of international film. In historic theatres and more intimate venues across the downtown area, this year’s festival showcases nearly 200 short films, documentaries, and narrative features.

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The Bee’s Knees: Cows on Parade, South’s Best Shindig & Beyonce Goes Texas

An artistic parade of cows in North Carolina. The cows have finally come home. CowParade, the world’s largest public art exhibit, which originated in Switzerland in 1998, reached the Tar Heel State yesterday with local artists putting a Southern spin on 150 fiberglass cow statues taking over the area.

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