{"id":397653,"date":"2026-08-04T19:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397653\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:28:10","slug":"dallas-observer-launches-how-to-do-dallas-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397653\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Observer launches &#8216;How to Do Dallas&#8217; video series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1179\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-to-do-dallas_jordan-maddox-e1785795614914.jpg\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn our new video series, Observer social media editor Jordan Maddox explores Dallas neighborhoods. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Maddox<\/p>\n<p>As our name suggests, we have been observing the city for decades, so we know a thing or two about how to do Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Observer has long stood as a comprehensive guide to life in North Texas. We publish <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-bars-in-dallas-texas-22596153\/\">lists of our favorite bars<\/a>, our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-restaurants-in-dallas-texas-40622507\/\">favorite restaurants<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/music\/best-music-venues-in-dallas-texas-22638382\/\">best music venues<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/tag\/concert-previews\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/tag\/concert-previews\/\">upcoming concerts<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/news\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/news\/\">latest news<\/a> that you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>But during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/tag\/quest-for-the-cup\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/tag\/quest-for-the-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>, a time when travelers from all over the world visited our home to enjoy local culture alongside the matches, we realized that we were missing something: guides to each Dallas neighborhood. In response to that blind spot, we created a video series highlighting the local places we love in each part of town.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Arts &amp; Culture newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This series lives exclusively on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/about\/contact\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/about\/contact\/\">social media channels<\/a> and serves as bite-sized guides to different corners of our city. So far, we have produced guides for Downtown Dallas, Uptown, Deep Ellum, East Dallas, Lower Greenville, the Design District and Oak Cliff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All of the places in these videos hold a place in one or more of our lists; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-bars-in-dallas-texas-22596153\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-bars-in-dallas-texas-22596153\/\">Top 50 Bars<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-restaurants-in-dallas-texas-40622507\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/best-restaurants-in-dallas-texas-40622507\/\">Top 50 Restaurants<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/best-of-dallas\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/best-of-dallas\/\">Best of Dallas<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/arts-culture\/free-things-to-do-23259557\/\">free things to do<\/a> and many, many more.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, this series was intended to run twice a week solely during the World Cup, but our readers made it clear they loved it, so we\u2019re going to keep it going. <\/p>\n<p>On average, each video has surpassed 49,000 views on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dallasobserver\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dallasobserver\/\">Instagram<\/a>, 50,000 views on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DallasObserver\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DallasObserver\">Facebook<\/a> and 24,000 on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dallas_observer\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dallas_observer\">TikTok<\/a>. The engagement has been incredible, as well. Each video took on a larger-than-screen life of its own as the comments and posts were filled with North Texans uplifting the local businesses that keep the city alive and give each neighborhood its own personality.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the World Cup is over and our foreign friends are mostly back home, the cadence of these posts will slow from two posts per week to biweekly. But fret not \u2014 there is more to come than just neighborhood guides, so keep an eye on our social media (including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Dallas_Observer\/featured\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Dallas_Observer\/shorts\">YouTube<\/a>) to see what we\u2019re cooking up.<\/p>\n<p>Are you an advertiser who wants to sponsor this series to get in front of our audience and also help make sure it continues? Email <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/arts-culture\/how-to-do-dallas-short-form-video-series-40699689\/mailto:advertising@dallasobserver.com\">advertising@dallasobserver.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In our new video series, Observer social media editor Jordan Maddox explores Dallas neighborhoods. 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