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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.
Tarrant County Democratic Party lays off all paid staff, declines to share details
| April 2, 2025
Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Crystal Gayden said Tuesday that her party is strategically restructuring, although she declined to share details on what that restructuring looks like. Lon Burnam, a Democrat who represented Tarrant County in the Texas House between 1997 and 2015 and remains involved with the party, confirmed that the party has laid […]
Dallas names 5 finalists for new police chief
| March 24, 2025
Community leaders speak out on what qualities they want to see in the next leader of the Dallas Police Department.
10 speakeasies in Dallas-Fort Worth
| March 21, 2025
Hidden within bookstores, grocery stores, laundromats, and other DFW locations, speakeasies offer vintage vibes, carefully crafted cocktails, and plenty of merriment.
10 things to do in Dallas that are off the beaten path
| March 20, 2025
From buildings people regularly pass by to attractions tucked away from the hustle and bustle, here are 10 things to do in Dallas you may have missed.
‘It’s shameful:’ North Texas veterans respond to Trump’s proposed VA cuts
| March 18, 2025
Protests against the Trump administration’s possible VA cuts took place all across the country on March 14, including at the VA hospital in Dallas.
Here’s everything to know about the May 3 Dallas City Council election
| March 12, 2025
Over 40 candidates are vying for 14 Dallas City Council seats in May, with just one council member running unopposed. Here’s what you need to know.
Public school funding in Texas doesn’t match community support, advocate says
| March 6, 2025
Amid declining enrollments and budget shortfalls, public school supporters are concerned that a $1 billion school voucher program will funnel more money away from neighborhood schools.
14 totally free things to do in Dallas
| February 27, 2025
On a tight budget? Discover 14 things to do in Dallas that won’t cost you a dime.
Seen on Hulu, sipped in North Texas: Is Swig worth the hype?
| February 24, 2025
In this week’s Don’t Sleep On feature, I checked out a soda shop I didn’t know I needed.