Staff Writer

Sarah Hepola

Covers: I cover the people and places that define Dallas on the High Profile beat.

Sarah Hepola is a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News. She has more than 25 years of journalism experience including with the Dallas Observer, Salon.com and Texas Monthly. She is the author of the 2015 best-selling memoir "Blackout" and was the host/creator of the Texas Monthly podcast "America's Girls," about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

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'Real Housewives of Potomac' cast member Jassi Rideaux and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Darius...

Hepola: A ‘Real Housewife’ marries a Dallas Cowboy in a (kinda) castle, and everyone wins

Bravo cameramen! Ashley, Wendy and Stacey in ball gowns! Jassi Rideaux’s North Texas wedding to Darius Harris could have been an eye-rolling publicity stunt, but the twist? It was surprisingly real.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentJun 10, 2025

Mort Meyerson photographed at home, May 31, 2019.

Dallas on Mort Meyerson’s final days: Ross Perot Jr. calls his impact ‘immeasurable’

“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” asked Mary Oliver. As Dallas giants from Tom Luce to Skip Hollandsworth explain, Meyerson’s answer was: A lot.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentJun 7, 2025

Morton Meyerson stares down the end of his life, and the modern Dallas he helped build

At 86, the brilliant mind behind Ross Perot’s EDS is one of the last lions of a bygone era. He’s worried about what comes next.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentJun 1, 2025

Ken Burns wants to make you proud of America again

Five questions with the documentarian, heading to Dallas to preview his American Revolution epic, a reminder of how extraordinary — and unlikely — our country’s founding was.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMay 30, 2025

Tom Cruise greets media at a screening of the film 'Mission: Impossible - The Final...

Tom Cruise races up the stairs at NorthPark, but can the last movie star save the planet?

Hepola: Hollywood’s biggest action hero hits Dallas for ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.’ He’ll have to brave traffic, social media influencers, many flickering iPhones — and the uncertain fate of cinema.

By Sarah HepolaMoviesMay 23, 2025

The jewelry designers behind those Kate Moss ads on why Dallas is special

David and Sybil Yurman, who are heading to town for Arts & Letters Live, talk about how they built a luxury brand and a collaborative marriage.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMay 16, 2025

Ella Langley had the most nominations (eight) and the most wins (five) at the 60th Academy...

Hepola: The top five moments of the ACM Awards from inside Frisco’s Star

Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts? Country music’s oldest awards show proved the genre’s endurance and changing face, with Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley joining forces and a Reba McEntire sing-along.

By Sarah HepolaPop MusicMay 9, 2025

How Grapevine’s Austin Post became the world-famous Post Malone

The story of a suburban kid who made it big, told from the perspective of people who watched his rise.

By Sarah HepolaPop MusicMay 8, 2025

Jordan Spieth during the second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson golf tournament, on Friday,...

Hepola: 10 things a non-golf expert learned at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Would there be celebrities? How accurate is “Caddyshack”? At Friday’s tournament in McKinney, I saw zero animatronic gophers, a strong Korean presence and Mother Nature’s power.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMay 3, 2025

Reba McEntire on country being cool and where she might dine in Frisco

Five questions with the “Queen of Country,” who is hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards in North Texas on May 8.

By Sarah HepolaPop MusicMay 3, 2025

Heather Dior Pujol, right, holds 5-year-old Harper Lake Cuffee as she points at the Tea...

Hepola: Are you ready for Dallas’ new Instagrammable brunch spot on wheels?

Tea Around Town offers a pink and frilly — if a bit bumpy — sightseeing adventure. Just ask my mom.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 26, 2025

The ‘luckiest guitar player on Earth’ lives in Dallas, and he plays with the Eagles

Five questions with Christopher Holt, touring guitarist for the best-selling American rock band, who talks about his new album, playing the Las Vegas Sphere and the stress of nailing ‘Hotel California.’

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 24, 2025

Masters Mavens, a group of women whose hats were inspired by different golf greats, won best...

Hepola: Inside Mad Hatter’s, the over-the-top gala that blossoms at the Dallas Arboretum

Behold the eye-popping hats of this annual event, an expression of Dallas women’s creativity and a reminder of the society mavens who helped our city bloom.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 19, 2025

Broadcaster Jeff ‘Skin’ Wade on why Dirk Nowitzki needs to play sax

Five questions with one half of the beloved radio duo “Ben and Skin,” who talks about the city’s creatives, which sports stars he’d recruit for a band and the appeal of sumo.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 17, 2025

Five questions with Misti Norris, Dallas’ culinary wizard and Petra and the Beast founder

The chef behind some of the city’s most inventive dishes talks about Instagram-able restaurants, connecting with nature in a landlocked city and what she’d serve Jerry Jones.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 11, 2025

Carlos de la Garza with his son Luka, 3, at their home in Grapevine, Texas. On the night of...

The boys named Luka: What Doncic left behind

The one-time Maverick may be a Los Angeles Laker now, but the basketball star’s impact on Dallas will be felt for generations to come.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentApr 8, 2025

Five questions with Tom Orr, Dallas master of contemporary art

The sculptor achieved international success for work that transforms a landscape, but don’t ask him to pass the queso.

By Sarah HepolaVisual ArtsApr 4, 2025

Five questions with Sanderia Faye, Dallas’ literary connector

The award-winning novelist and head of Dallas Literary Festival talks about the city’s generous people, terrible literacy rates and most fascinating characters.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMar 28, 2025

5 questions with Brian Bolke, Dallas’ luxury retail savant

The style guru who gave us Forty Five Ten and The Conservatory talks about the city’s fashion, our “unapologetically glamorous” women and his dream for the flagship Neiman Marcus.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMar 21, 2025

Claire St. Amant, a Dallas writer who spent 10 years working with "48 Hours" and other...

Secrets of true crime: Dallas author peers into the darkness at ‘48 Hours’

Claire St. Amant met serial killers and took jailhouse calls while bathing her son. Her new memoir, “Killer Story,” depicts the hustle, moral quandaries and psychic drain of turning tragedy into television.

By Sarah HepolaArts & EntertainmentMar 19, 2025

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