Zahiyah Carter
Zahiyah Carter is a journalist and published author based in Dallas. She’s passionate about storytelling that uplifts marginalized communities, drinking Dutch Bros, listening to music, and getting lost in a good book. When she's not reporting, you can find her writing a new novel.
Here’s a running list of upcoming protests across Texas
| June 26, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | DALLAS | DFW EVENTS | FORT WORTH | HTX | laws | local | politics | protests | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Look to this list of upcoming events and protests happening in the DFW area.
Longtime Houston art space, Graffiti Park, will be demolished for TxDOT project
| June 24, 2025
Graffiti Park has long been known as a cultural hotspot for aspiring and established artists to be able to showcase their work in a free and public space. But now, a highway improvement project has resulted in the iconic area’s demolition.
How to report potholes, broken streetlights, flooding in Houston
| June 23, 2025
Local residents know that navigating Houston streets can sometimes be challenging: If you've ever swerved around a pothole while driving up and down Kirby Drive, you get it. However, residents can do their part by reporting obstacles like potholes and flooding, or broken streetlights, that they encounter on their daily routes.
City of Houston partners with Reliant Energy to help residents beat the heat
| June 13, 2025
Anyone who’s lived in Houston for long enough knows that heat can mostly be uncomfortable, and sometimes even life-threatening, due to the emerging climate crisis increasing temperatures.
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.
Step inside the worst-kept secret trend: Texas speakeasies
| June 11, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas life | DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | 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.