The latest post in our Writing 101 series is all about the dreaded infodump—when the author drops a landslide of information on the reader and the pace (and reader interest) grinds to a halt. These big blocks of text often show up in early chapters when a writer wants to be sure they’ve explained everything […] The post Writing 101: How to Fix an Infodump appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
There's a new international destination out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): According to a release, the airport will launch nonstop service to Amman, Jordan, when Royal Jordanian begins nonstop flights from DFW to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM). Royal Jordanian will operate year-round, four times weekly, starting in May 2026. The service will be operated aboard a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 270 seats — a fleet expansion that Royal Jordanian began adding in 2023. T...| CultureMap Dallas
A Dallas-Fort Worth distillery is brewing up a new location in buzzy downtown Garland: Lockwood Distilling Co., a small chain of distillery-pubs, will open in Garland's square at 532 Main St., taking over a space previously occupied by Infinity Arcade. According to Lockwood Distilling founder Evan Batt, the location will open in late 2025. At the same time they expand into Garland, they'll also be closing their location in Fort Worth, which they opened in 2021. Husband-and-wife Evan and Sally...| CultureMap Dallas
Fall is always a brisk time for openings, and September 2025 falls right in line with that trend, with an eye-popping 11 new shops and boutiques that have just opened or are about to, plus one jeweler with new collections. These are an especially eclectic mix: from indie boutiques to a celebrity watch partnership to a leading name in travel gear. Here's where to shop in Dallas for September: Blue Nile NorthPark Center location of this Seattle-based jewelry store chain has new collections in s...| CultureMap Dallas
Two new restaurants are coming to downtown Dallas-adjacent in fall 2025. One is Indian, the other is Italian. They're both from Tivona Group, the hospitality team behind Indian restaurant Sanjh, and both will debut in the Victory Park complex at 3030 Nowitzki Way. Urban Italia This is the Italian-American restaurant starring chef Carla Pellegrino, with housemade pastas, wood-fired pizza, meatballs, red-sauce classics, and indulgent desserts. Chef Pellegrino was born in Brazil to Portuguese an...| CultureMap Dallas
There's a new kind of omakase restaurant coming to Dallas: Called Jo’Seon Wagyu Omakase, it's a Korean Wagyu twist on omakase and it will open in the Design District at 1628 Oak Lawn Ave., in the former Pakpao space. According to a release, it'll open in fall 2025. Jo’Seon (“Jo-Sun”), will be a luxury, wagyu-focused omakase concept with 12-course and 18-course menus blending Japanese A5 wagyu with the omakase experience in which the chef picks the menu, with Korean beef techniques and...| CultureMap Dallas
A Canadian bank will open a regional headquarters in Dallas' Victory Park: The Bank of Nova Scotia — also known as Scotiabank — one of the largest banks in North America, will create a major regional office in Dallas at 2601 Victory Ave., with the help of a Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $10,773,000. Governor Greg Abbott says in a statement that it's part of Texas' new role as "the new financial services capital of America." Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets CEO and Group Head T...| CultureMap Dallas
What do you get for the restaurateur who has everything? A chicken tenders place. The newest one on the block is called Flock & Fresh, and it's a fast-casual concept from Wan Kim, CEO of Smoothie King and owner of acclaimed concepts Nuri Steakhouse and JOA Grill. According to a release, the restaurant will open in the Old Town Shopping Center at 5500 Greenville Ave. #205, in the former Blaze Pizza space, in winter 2025. The inspiration behind Flock & Fresh, Kim says, “I wanted to create som...| CultureMap Dallas
A darling independently-owned coffee shop is bringing coffeehouse culture to the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas. Called Cafe Ciro, it's in soft-opening mode at 2247 S. Buckner Blvd., where it's serving unique Mexican-inspired drinks and snacks. Cafe Ciro is from young entrepreneur Britany Guereca, who initially launched it as a pop-up in 2022, first out of her parents' front yard in Pleasant Grove, then stepping up to farmers markets and other events — developing a devoted following ...| CultureMap Dallas
A new restaurant in downtown Dallas has to be one of the prettiest DIYs in town: Sauvage, the new concept from chefs Casey and Amy La Rue, will open on August 28 next to the Statler Dallas hotel at 1914 Commerce St., in the former Sfereco Pizza, with a renovation that the couple managed to execute entirely themselves. Sauvage is the unusual "woodfire omakase” concept with 16-18 courses — wild game, seafood, vegetables, and dessert — all cooked via grill and smoker. It's a next-generatio...| CultureMap Dallas
The classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons will come to life in a new way when Dungeons & Dragons: The Immersive Quest makes its U.S. debut in Plano on October 15. It'll be located in the same former Buy Buy Baby location at 2712 N. Central Expwy. that hosted the Minecraft Experience in late 2024.| CultureMap Dallas
The art dealer, who has taken over an entire townhouse in coveted St James’s, talks overheads, growth and balancing the primary and secondary markets| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Hilton announced the opening of Hilton Arlington Rosslyn The Key. The hotel marks the first property to debut the brand’s refreshed identity.| LODGING Magazine
Okay, fair warning—what you’re about to learn in this article might spoil movies, TV shows, and books for you forever. BUT—as a writer, you have to peel back the mechanics of story to understand how to make your book awesome, so even if you hate spoilers you’re going to love having the inside track on […] The post How to Pair Your Book’s Beginning and Ending to Satisfy Readers appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.| WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
A healthy option is coming to Dallas' Snider Plaza: Sweetgreen, the California-based fast-casual concept with salads and bowls, is opening at 6565 Hillcrest Ave #140, in the same 6565 building as Foxtrot Market, where it will debut on Tuesday, August 26.| CultureMap Dallas
The buzzy Richardson CityLine complex has signed on two new restaurant tenants, slated to open in the fall: Manny’s Mexican Kitchen and authentic Chinese concept Show Mini Hot Pot.| CultureMap Dallas
The annual dine-out Restaurant Week fundraiser kicks off this week with more than 150 Dallas restaurants offering discounted meals benefitting two charities. This week also gets spicy with a pepper party, and the grand reopening of a longtime restaurant in Dallas' West End.| CultureMap Dallas
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) announced the opening of Red Lion Inn & Suites Blue Springs.| LODGING Magazine
The Wildbirch Hotel is now open in Anchorage’s Mushing District, offering an experience as the city’s first lifestyle boutique property.| LODGING Magazine
Two new restaurants are coming to an Uptown Dallas office building under development — one serving Italian, the other serving Australian cafe culture.| CultureMap Dallas
A splashy new park with public art and gardens is finally opening in Frisco: Called Kaleidoscope Park, it's a new green space opening inside Hall Park, the mixed-use development off Gaylord Parkway and Dallas Parkway, where it's being billed as the second-biggest park opening in DFW since Klyde Warren Park opened in downtown Dallas in 2012.| CultureMap Dallas
A slippery slidey new entertainment venue is coming to town: Called Slick City Action Park, it's an indoor slide and activity venue that will open in Denton, in a former trampoline park at 2434 S I-35 E. #140.| CultureMap Fort Worth
An upscale New American concept is coming to Fort Worth called The Mont, from Cousin's BBQ owner Jeff Payne and Jason Cross, who is Cousin's VP of operations.| CultureMap Fort Worth