Rich Lopez

Staff Writer Dallas Voice | Editor OUT North Texas

Rich (he/him/his) is the arts & entertainment staff writer for Dallas Voice and editor of OUT North Texas. He has been a journalist with a longtime history in Dallas, including working as the clubs editor at the Dallas Observer and a contributor to the Dallas Morning News. Prior to joining Dallas Voice for the second time in 2021, Rich covered arts, lifestyle and philanthropy as the features editor for the Midland Reporter-Telegram in West Texas and for its subsidiary, Midland Magazine. He continues his West Texas connection by writing for the Odessa-based arts magazine Beacon West. His work has appeared in Glasstire, Cowboys and Indians, the Houston Chronicle, Giddy, Queerty and Instinct. Outside of DV, his downtime consists of trash TV on Netflix, a library book, a new coffee shop with wifi and Costco runs as well as numerous trips to the theater which are both work and fun. Follow him on Instagram at @getrichintexas.