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The Great Roadside Motel Comeback
In 1929, a used-car salesman in Waco named Edgar Lee Torrance opened what would become the first motel chain in America. With its cheesy white-stucco wink to the Alamo’s facade, Torrance’s Alamo Plaza...
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7 Nostalgic Texas Hotels With Vinyl Record Collections
New hotels are often rigged with the latest brag-worthy technology: touch-screen panels for temperature regulation and custom shower lighting, in-room voice-activated concierge information, and even...
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When You Wish Upon a Meal
Katie-Rose Watson dreams of Disney dinners. She dreams of dalmatian-spotted tablecloths, projected fireworks above her dinner table, and spooky, smoking dry ice–infused cocktails. Once upon a time, she...
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A Joyful New Read Celebrates Galveston’s Bygone Black-Owned Restaurants
The joy is undeniable. Vintage photos show patrons relaxed, happy, and dressed to the nines, plates piled high with stuffed shrimp and jambalaya, cans and bottles of Schlitz beer strewn across...
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After a Year Off, Tamaladas Return to Texas
For many Texans, the aroma of warm corn mixed with spices signals the arrival of the holiday season, and the companionable tamaladas, vivacious events dedicated to gathering, gossiping, and creating...
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A Hotelier’s Guide to Fresh Fort Worth
As the co-owner of the new Hotel Dryce, the owner of the Fort Worth Barber Shop, and the host of the Magnolia Network’s Self Employed, 37-year-old Jonathan Morris is one of the biggest cheerleaders for...
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A Fort Worth Hotelier Is Ready to Welcome You to Funky Town
Jonathan Morris remembers the first time he realized the importance of a hotel’s first impression. “I walked into the Ace in midtown Manhattan, and there was an energy in that space,” he says,...
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At Long Last, a Prom Night to Remember
High school prom is a mythical destination—youth’s final reckoning at the end of so many years of awkwardness and heartbreak, all resolved on a glittering dance floor. But COVID-era high schoolers have...
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Why Everyone—From Mechanics to Crust Punks—Wears Dickies
In today’s fast-fashion culture, a mended jacket feels like an artifact from another time. I’m standing in a small storage room turned museum in Dickies’ Fort Worth headquarters, a humble brick...
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