Hi Tupolef,

This time of year always has us in reflection mode. Our team accomplished a lot in 2024, including:

Adding a third staff-writer position — your support helped immensely there — we have high hopes for growing our staff in the coming year. Emma Ruby joined us as a news writer, and her energy, talent and knowledge of the city and state has brought us stories on everything from Texas politics, to crime, education, transportation, housing, neighborhoods and more.
Also welcoming Alyssa Fields to our news staff. She has contributed as a freelancer in food and culture and came to us loaded with great ideas to boost our coverage of neighborhoods and City Hall. We have high expectations for what she'll bring to readers in the coming months and are confident her work will help the Observer stay an important part of Dallas' media landscape.
Our cover features took a serious look into issues affecting not only certain neighborhoods in Dallas County, but more specifically, neighborhoods that all too often go unnoticed or overlooked. Deeply reported stories on how residents in North Oak Cliff, Wilmer Hutchins, Kleberg-Rylie, West Dallas and South Dallas are approaching big questions and great difficulty will always be a worthy task for the Dallas Observer.
In food, we're able to cover the restaurants and people that make Dallas a vibrant place to live and work. “I loved covering the story of Baby Back Shak, from its fire in February that destroyed the kitchen to its grand reopening in July. Owner and pitmaster Clarence Cohens is a hard worker and a character. We're lucky to have him, and it's great to highlight his place in the city.” said Food Editor Lauren Drewes Daniels.
In music, we continued covering the successes and struggles in the local scene. “From Leon Bridges’ homecoming, sold-out arena concert in Fort Worth to Larry Gee’s search for a life-saving kidney transplant, our music coverage was varied, complete and focused on keeping up with upcoming locals as much as with national acts,” said Music & Culture Editor Eva Raggio.
In arts and culture, our story detailed the Black Dance Theatre’s issues after firing staff. “Writer Vanessa Quilantan followed the story closely of the dance institution’s downfall after firing its whole troupe following its attempt to unionize and made demands for better working conditions,” said Music & Culture Eva Raggio.
Growing our membership by 129 new members, who support work like this every day through their contributions.

None of that work could have happened without readers like you following along with us, because we aren’t doing our job if we aren’t sharing the stories of our community. I’m emailing today to see if you will take the next step in supporting our work.

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By contributing to the Dallas Observer, you can play a significant role in informing and inspiring your fellow readers throughout 2025. What do you say?

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With gratitude,

Patrick Williams

Editor-in-Chief

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