Dallas Observer
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Dallas Observer is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas, Texas.Template:R The Observer publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music, and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circulates every Thursday. The Observer has been owned by Voice Media Group since January 2013. The Observer is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.
History
The Observer was started in October 1980 by partners Ken Kirk, Bob Walton, Jeff Wilmont, and Gregg Wurdeman as a weekly local arts and cinema review publication. In 1991, the Observer was bought by New Times Media.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
In 1995, the H.L. Mencken Writing Award went to columnist Laura Miller, who went on to become the mayor of Dallas after leaving the Observer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2005, New Times both acquired and adopted the corporate name of Village Voice Media.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2012, Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan, and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders and formed Voice Media Group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>