Description: Be Included in the Best of Dallas® issue - Dallas Observer Best of Dallas®
Last year, as the staff at the Dallas Observer began work on our annual Best of Dallas®, the city was stuck in an uncomfortable in-between place: The worst of the pandemic appeared to be over, vaccines were available and a return to normal life seemed imminent. We’d survived the storm intact, and Big D’s bars, restaurants, shops and people were poised for takeoff. We decided to ignore the recent past and focus hopefully on the future. “Flying High,” we called last year’s issue.
OK, so we might have been a bit premature in our optimism. But are we chastened? Oh, hell no. We’re doubling down. This year the theme is “Space Cowboy.” Maybe the past 12 months turned out rockier than we hoped, but now we’re looking a little deeper into the future and aiming our sights even higher.
And why not? As rocky as things might be today, and as worrisome as the future might be for those who don’t welcome a return to the 19th century, we’re still stubbornly optimistic. It’s hard not to be in Big D. The people flocking here from across the country and world are coming because they see a chance to build something new and lasting in a city of strivers.