Juneteenth 2025: 4K Freedom Walk and Festival in Dallas
| June 13, 2025
Dallas celebrates Juneteenth 2025 with freedom walks, artist showcases, and entrepreneur events. Community festivities from June 14-19.
Pride Month every month: How to support lesbian bars amidst dwindling numbers
| June 13, 2025
Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | get involved | HARDGATE | History | HOLIDAYS | LGBTQ | LIFESTYLE | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
In the United States, there are only 36 remaining lesbian bars compared to an estimated 803 gay bars. The Lesbian Bar Project reports that in 1980 there were 200 lesbian bars.
‘The uncertainty has been debilitating’: DFW business owners react to THC ban
| June 12, 2025
If Gov. Greg Abbott — who signed a bill in 2019 that legalized the sale of products with less than 0.3% of THC — does not veto SB 3, an $8 billion industry that includes over 8,000 small businesses and employs over 50,000 people throughout the state will be wiped out.
Op-Ed: Tarrant County’s redistricting directly attacks Black, brown voters. We’re fighting back
| June 12, 2025
I was born and raised in Precinct 1 of Tarrant County. I’ve seen our communities grow, organize, vote, and—finally—elect leaders who reflect our values, needs, and lived experiences. On June 3, 2025, I witnessed something deeply troubling: the local government turned its back on the people it was elected to serve.
Step inside the worst-kept secret trend: Texas speakeasies
| June 11, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas life | DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food & drink | food and drink | LIFESTYLE | local | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
Whatever it takes to enter a speakeasy—the bar trend making a comeback 100 years later—it’s worth it.
30 of the highest-rated things to do in Texas, according to Tripadvisor
| June 11, 2025
When planning your next holiday, you might feel an instinctual pull toward destinations that would take you across oceans, like Tokyo or Paris, but there are experiences closer to home that will have you thinking twice before booking a trip abroad ever again.If you’re craving a burst of adrenaline, why not reserve a spot in […]
Get a taste of all 28 Michelin Star Restaurants in DFW
| June 9, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW RESTAURANTS | food and drink | FORT WORTH | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | THINGS TO DO
Visit these Michelin Star restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth for a truly decadent dining experience.
Cell phones, DEI, prayer: 5 bills Texas lawmakers are using to reshape public schools
| June 9, 2025
From banning DEI and cell phones to forcing prayer and the Ten Commandments into classrooms, Texas lawmakers passed several bills impacting public school students. Although private school vouchers and public school funding dominated the headlines this legislative session, several other education-focused bills are headed the Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Here’s a rundown of where those […]
Texas on verge of banning THC products, expanding medical marijuana program
| June 6, 2025
Texas lawmakers banned THC and expanded the state’s troubled medical marijuana program, leaving Gov. Greg Abbott with the decision to sign or veto the two laws.
Dallas unveils ambitious 2025 Bike Plan for safer streets
| June 5, 2025
bike plan | biking | CLIMATE CHANGE | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | LIFESTYLE | old texas | safer routes | urban transportation
Dallas adopts the 2025 Bike Plan to expand cycling infrastructure, reduce emissions, and create safer routes for all skill levels across the city.
Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage
| June 5, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an $8.5 billion boost to Texas public school funding into law on Wednesday after blocking increased school spending for years.
Tarrant County commissioners vote 3-2 to redistrict, adopting more Republican-friendly map
| June 5, 2025
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court could get a bigger conservative majority next year under a new map passed Tuesday. Republican Commissioners Manny Ramirez, Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O’Hare voted to adopt the map Tuesday. Democratic Commissioners Alisa Simmons and Roderick Miles Jr. voted against it. The map reshapes the two Democrat-controlled precincts and […]
‘Donut’ stop believing: How Shipley Do-Nuts created a breakfast empire
| June 5, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | History | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Behind the fresh, gourmet, glazed “do-nut” recipe was Lawrence Shipley Sr. and his family. Cut by hand and served hot, the donuts were sold wholesale. By the mid-1940s, the breakfast treat became so popular that Shipley was selling them individually to customers.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
| June 4, 2025
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Texas lawmakers find bipartisan solutions to tackle state’s housing crunch
| June 4, 2025
Lawmakers aimed to remedy the housing affordability crisis Texans are currently facing with a slew of bills during this year’s legislative session.
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Op-Ed: Tarrant County’s redistricting directly attacks Black, brown voters. We’re fighting back
| June 12, 2025
I was born and raised in Precinct 1 of Tarrant County. I’ve seen our communities grow, organize, vote, and—finally—elect leaders who reflect our values, needs, and lived experiences. On June 3, 2025, I witnessed something deeply troubling: the local government turned its back on the people it was elected to serve.
Making it in DFW: Dallas concert photographer faked it until she made it & it worked
| May 20, 2025
From Greyhound buses, Costco cameras, and getting paid in beer—to photographing Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour—Madison Truscan has proven she can make it as a concert photographer in Dallas.
12 DFW businesses to support during AAPI Month (& all year long!)
| May 12, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | FORT WORTH | frisco | HARDGATE | History | HOLIDAYS | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
May is AAPI Month. To honor the contributions of these communities, we’re highlighting 12 Dallas-Fort Worth businesses worth visiting.
Dallas celebrates Reverchon Park’s renovated baseball field
| May 2, 2025
Reverchon Park’s ceentury-old baseball field reopens after stunning renovation, blending historic charm with modern amenities for future generations of players.
Meet Dallas’ new police chief, Daniel Comeaux
| April 14, 2025
Get to know the new chief of the Dallas Police Department, Daniel Comeaux.
Here are 7 of some of Texas’ most strange laws
| April 10, 2025
If you’re tuned into Texas politics, it probably doesn’t surprise you that the state has laws that don’t make any sense in 2025. There must’ve been a time when making laws was fun and easy and state leaders, as well as city governments, started throwing any rule to the wall to see if it stuck. […]
Is your Dallas neighborhood a heat island?
| April 8, 2025
Dallas officials hope a 2024 climate study can help create strategies to combat heat islands — a phenomenon that has left some neighborhoods in the city up to 12 degrees warmer than other areas during the summer months.
