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Best place to meet single ladies in the 50ish range?

Appreciate all the recommendations!

I chose The Hotel Crescent Court.

I’m driving in from Lafayette on Friday.
Dinner at Nobu that night.

Still planning Saturday. Will stay in the Uptown area for sure. Best upscale steak place for dinner? Under the radar lunch spots, great atmosphere, any type of food or setting?

Best sports bar in Uptown Dallas to watch LSU Saturday night?

Headed to Dallas Sept 12-13 (Friday/Saturday) for a weekend with a lady friend. I’ve been before but don’t know the city well enough to confidently choose the best place.

Looking for suggestions on a nice hotel around the $400/night range (flexible, not set in stone). Preferably downtown or close to the action. Walkable. Bonus if it’s got a good restaurant/bar and a perhaps a spa.

We’re both in our 50s and looking for something upscale with a nice atmosphere. My lady friend knows Dallas well, but I’m trying to plan this on my own without her input and would like to impress.

Hotels I’ve looked at so far: The Joule, Omni, The Adolphus, Crescent Court, Thompson.

Any recommendations on restaurants or things to do in the area during that short time would be much appreciated.

TIA!

Hey TD Pros,

With NOWFE coming up soon, I’m planning to book a hotel room in the city soon. Looking for some solid recommendations on wine bars in New Orleans that hit the trifecta:

-Great wine

-Legit food

-A crowd with some energy — bonus points for places where single ladies 45+ might actually be mingling (or at least not all paired off).

Also wouldn’t mind if it’s at (or near) a nice hotel with a good bar, so I can get back to my room safely.

I already scoped out the Wine Spectator list with spots like Bacchanal, Effervescence, Pluck, Chandelier Bar at Four Seasons, Patrick’s Bar Vin, Tell Me Bar, etc.

Curious to know:

Which ones actually live up to the hype?

Any under-the-radar gems locals hit during NOWFE?

Best bets for solo male visitors who wouldn’t mind running into interesting, self-sufficient women in that 40s-50s range?

My nephew is leaving TOPS on the table, that is for certain, perhaps 5kish a year from what I gather. Other than that, with a 27 ACT and 3.5 GPA, he says he'd be paying roughly the same as with Hendrix thru their "Tuition Advantage" program.


"Tuition Advantage: All students accepted for admission to Hendrix College will be considered for our Tuition Advantage scholarship program. If you are chosen, based on your academic record, leadership, extracurricular and volunteer activities, we will match the published in-state tuition at the flagship university in your home state. If you qualify for state or federal grants, or other outside scholarships, you can bring those to Hendrix as well. Add housing & meal costs to this Tuition Advantage flagship rate and students get the experience of a private school education for the cost of a public school tuition price."

He was awarded 26K in aid from the school, plus 4K more to meet LSU's tuition. List price at Hendrix is $$$$.

All that to say, if he'd go to UL, and live with one of his parents, he would really save! He says he rather go into debt. Kid just wants to get out of dodge I believe. That being said, I think he will be dedicated enough to work while in school, and still maintain his grades. I'm trying to get him to pick a decent major in hopes he can find a decent job upon graduation.

Appreciate all the feedback!

Well said. My talk will be with both he and his dad. I think they can come to a compromise.

Appreciate all the input!

Help with determining his major is another story.

I have to agree with the sentiment here.

He was also accepted into Loyola over in NOLA. Even with Tops, $$$$. No way.

Public university here in La. is the answer, unless his family decides to help out of course.

He was hoping to go to a smaller school, however, he may just have to handle up and do what is best here in state.

Roger that, that is why its called Predictions.

And how are you playing it?

Vestal $$$$

Starting off at Doris. Near my hotel. Apparently there is a parade happening which someone alluded to earlier. All the bars are full.