December 21, 2011

“Let’s not spend New Year’s Eve deciding what we’re going to do for New Year’s Eve.”

Seriously. New Year’s Eve can go so wrong if you don’t have a specific plan. Allow us to make a suggestion: Lights All Night at the Dallas Convention Center. The event was started by two Dallas natives and has transformed over the past two years from a NYE party to a full-blown two-day event. We don’t know about you, but a two-day New Year’s Eve celebration sounds exactly like our cup of tea.

This year big names like Tiësto, Benny Benassi, Girl Talk, MSTRKRFT, Ghostland Observatory, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke, Neon Indian, Diplo will converge on Dallas for two days of the best dance and bass hall music out there. There are over 25 artists participating in this year’s event, and they are all stellar, so we suggest buying tickets pronto—the event has sold out three years in a row.

Now that you have plans, you can officially start planning your outfit…go!

“Let’s not spend New Year’s Eve deciding what we’re going to do for New Year’s Eve.”

Seriously. New Year’s Eve can go so wrong if you don’t have a specific plan. Allow us to make a suggestion: Lights All Night at the Dallas Convention Center. The event was started by two Dallas natives and has transformed over the past two years from a NYE party to a full-blown two-day event. We don’t know about you, but a two-day New Year’s Eve celebration sounds exactly like our cup of tea.

This year big names like Tiësto, Benny Benassi, Girl Talk, MSTRKRFT, Ghostland Observatory, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke, Neon Indian, Diplo will converge on Dallas for two days of the best dance and bass hall music out there. There are over 25 artists participating in this year’s event, and they are all stellar, so we suggest buying tickets pronto—the event has sold out three years in a row.

Now that you have plans, you can officially start planning your outfit…go!

December 9, 2011

Santa, that is. So you better make sure your house is in tip-top shape for when the big guy arrives. Luckily, Wisteria Outlet in Dallas has marked down its seasonal decor items 60% off–so get to decking those halls!

December 8, 2011

The “Best Art Town in Texas” (that would be Salado) is turning up the holiday cheer this weekend (Friday-Sunday) with its annual Christmas Stroll, during which Main Street comes alive with lights, decorations and entertainment.

Shop the stores on Main Street, mingle with strolling carolers, enjoy live music, and visit the live nativity at First Baptist Church. You can also check out the Historical Society Tour of Homes and the “Christmas in Lights” sculpture garden. If a theatrical show is more your speed, head to Tablerock for Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or the Silver Spur Theatre for Christmas is on the Air.

December 6, 2011

Get in the holiday spirit with this roundup of the best places to see Christmas lights across the Lone Star State!

Arlington | Lights in Interlochen | Dec. 17-25, 7-10pm | Westwood Drive at Randol Mill Rd.

Interlochen, a residential Arlington neighborhood, is known for its over-the-top Christmas light displays.

College Station | Santa’s Wonderland | nightly through Dec. 30

View more than a mile of Christmas lights from a hayride or horse-drawn carriage ride.

Dallas | Galleria Dallas | Illumination Celebration | daily at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm

The nation’s tallest indoor Christmas tree comes to life as millions of lights “dance” to choreographed music.

Dallas | Highland Park Village | carriage rides through Dec. 31

Book a carriage ride though Dallas’ historic Highland Park neighborhood

Fort Worth | Sundance Square | nightly through Jan. 1

Sundance Square is decked out in festive style, topped off by the 55 ft. Christmas tree.

Frisco | Christmas in the Square | nightly through Jan. 7, 6-10pm

Enjoy the largest light show in North Texas, featuring more than 175,000 lights and choreographed music, all supported by 11.5 miles of wiring.

Grapevine | Christmas on Main Street | Dec. 9-11 & 16-18

Lights, decorations, Santa, wagon rides and strolling holiday characters adorn Historic Downtown Grapevine.

Lubbock | Vintage Township Winter Wonderland | weekends through Dec. 17, 6-8:30pm

Lubbock’s largest and most festive light show, benefitting U Can Share food drive.

San Antonio | Christmas on the River Walk | nightly through Jan. 1

Each evening, more than 122,000 lights form a twinkling canopy over San Antonio’s River Walk.

Southlake Town Square | Home for the Holidays | Thu.-Sun. through Dec. 19

Round up the family for carriage rides through Southlake Town Square.

The Woodlands | Winter Wonderland | nightly through January 2

View illuminated holiday scenes and storybook displays surrounding The Woodlands ice rink.

Fort Worth | Texas Motor Speedway | Gift of Lights | nightly through Jan. 1

DFW’s largest Christmas light park, featuring 1.7 miles of lights with hundreds of animated and illuminated displays.

December 1, 2011

The Dallas Flea is returning to South Side on Lamar just in time for the holidays! This Saturday from 9am-4pm, $5 gets you in the door to shop several of our fave Texas vendors. Trinkets from the Flea make excellent gifts and stocking stuffers…just sayin’.

August 26, 2011

Brit “It-Girl” Alexa Chung has made her way into our collective sartorial conscience, and now she’s made it all the way to our fair state–the state capital, to be exact. Her latest collection for Madewell hits stores any minute now and the ad campaign for it was shot in our very own Austin, Texas! How cool is that?