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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ takes over Fort Worth’s Cultural District for Season 3 sequences
by Sam Cohen
Community | Cultural District | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | FORT WORTH | LIFESTYLE | Lioness | taylor sheridan

Move over, literary critics — Heritage Elementary’s second graders have a podcast to run
by Sam Cohen

Frisco’s Little Bit Bakery charms Kelly Clarkson
by Sam Cohen
| March 23, 2026
Angela Henson | Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food & drink | food and drink | frisco | Kelly Clarkson | LIFESTYLE | Little Bit Bakery | pop-up | pop-up bakery | The Kelly Clarkson Show
Angela Henson’s Little Bit Bakery has taken off since Sep. 2025. The Frisco resident was recently highlighted on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’

North Tarrant Express poised for multi-million dollar overhaul
by Sam Cohen
| March 23, 2026
Community | construction | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | Interstate 35 West | Local news | North Tarrant Express | TRANSPORTATION | TRAVEL
Construction is set to start on the North Tarrant Express beginning in June or July. Here’s what you need to know. A $142 million construction project is set to break ground on the North Tarrant Express following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A spokesperson for TxDOT, Shawna Russell Jones, told the Fort Worth […]

She was told to say her goodbyes—then Obamacare saved her life
by Joi Louviere
| March 20, 2026
ACA | affordable care act | Affordable Care Act Marketplace | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | obamacare | Texas Lead Story
She was issued a death sentence, but monthslong treatment, covered by insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act, gave her a new life.

Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ takes over Fort Worth’s Cultural District for Season 3 sequences
by Sam Cohen
| March 20, 2026
Community | Cultural District | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | FORT WORTH | LIFESTYLE | Lioness | taylor sheridan
Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness” is set to film in Fort Worth’s Cultural District next week. Here’s everything you need to know.

Move over, literary critics — Heritage Elementary’s second graders have a podcast to run
by Sam Cohen
| March 19, 2026
children | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Heritage Elementary School | Heritage Elementary | Heritage Elementary podcast | LIFESTYLE | literacy | LITERATURE | Only Readers in the Building | reading | second graders
Second graders from Heritage Elementary School are bringing their book reports to a whole new audience with “Only Readers in the Building.”

The 7 best spots to find bluebonnets in DFW
by Sydni Ellis
| March 19, 2026
bluebonnet season | Bluebonnet Trail Greenbelt | bluebonnets | Bradfield Park | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum | native flowers | North Texas | Operation Bloom Town initiative | richardson | Texas Bluebonnet Trail
Discover the prettiest places to see bluebonnets in DFW, from tourist attractions to side-of-the-road spots.

A new Target opens in Oak Cliff. But what about that boycott?
by Joi Louviere
| March 18, 2026
DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food and drink | local business | protests | SHOPPING
More than a year after a nationwide boycott, a new Target three years in the making has opened in Oak Cliff. But are we still boycotting the big-box retailer? The Target at Wynnewood Village, a shopping center and area of Dallas that’s home to a majority Black and Latino population, is located in a food […]

One Dallas neighborhood is basically Gen Z’s group chat IRL
by Sam Cohen
| March 18, 2026
Affordability | amenities | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | Gen Z | LIFESTYLE | neighborhoods | nightlife | Uptown | walkability
A recent survey found that Gen Z is moving in droves to one specific Dallas neighborhood. Here’s what you need to know.

A veteran fan’s guide to attending March Madness in person
by Joey Held
| March 18, 2026
basketball | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | locals | March Madness | OPINION | recreation | SPORTS | STATE | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Watching games from home is one thing, but it’s an entirely different experience to witness March Madness in person. Here’s what to know.

Why Texans are voting with education in mind this midterm election
| March 17, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | state board of education | TEXAS | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
Texans have a chance to elect staunch public education advocates to several statewide seats in November.

Thousands of North Texas families eye school voucher program with hours left to apply
by Sam Cohen
| March 17, 2026
Affordability | Community | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | North Texas | school voucher | school voucher program | schools | TEXAS | Texas Education Freedom Accounts | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Over 200,000 students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program ahead of today’s deadline. Here’s what you need to know.




