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For sale: See the $11M Baird Family Ranch Share with a friend Happy Arbor Day, North Texas 🌳 Here are a few things to note before you dive into the news. 👉 If you’re looking to buy a home, you might want to consider Plano. While all North Texas cities have seen drops in home…

Plus: A Dallas cold case is reopened Share with a friend Happy Wednesday 🍩 Do you remember when Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin named their newborn baby “Apple” back in 2004? For many, the name seemed like a silly celebrity-only move. Like, who could get a professional job with a name like “Apple?!” (But I…

Photo of the Week: NCAA gymnasts stun in Fort Worth finals Share with a friend Good morning y’all, Reminder: It’s early voting time for the May 2 election across Texas. In this election, you’ll be voting on school board members, city council, and local propositions. Both Arlington and Denton residents will vote for a mayor.…

Plus: AI at a high school graduation has students split Share with a friend Happy 4/20 y’all, It’s time to get high off the headlines. 😎 Before we get to an interesting story about one school district’s use of AI and my review of a North Richland Hills salt spa, let’s talk about the controversy…

Plus: Your weekend forecast Share with a friend Good day folks 🧇 A few weeks ago, I asked y’all when you thought we’d see our first 100-degree day.  It looked like it might happen sooner than later, but with the spring rain, I think we’ve seen cooler temperatures than expected. While a lot of the…

Plus: Earth Day events to check out 🌎 Share with a friend Mornin’ y’all 🌸 I was on a walk recently and came across this pink flower that took me back to playing around outside as a child. My friends and I called them buttercups (does everyone?) and we’d pick them, push them towards our…

Poll results: Should Texas absorb parts of New Mexico? Share with a friend Good morning DFW, There’s a lot going on in the metroplex this week, so here are a few things to remember.  📎 Trinity Metro users, to get ready for the World Cup, they’ll be a full-scale emergency drill tomorrow at the Fort…

Dallas has a new poet laureate, but what does that mean? Share with a friend Hello hello my people, If you’re still processing the total success of Artemis II, and you got to watch it all happen, I’m with you. 🥹 While the ride may be over for the crew, their morning playlist should live…

Plus: Mangia! Texas’ best pizza is in Lewisville Share with a friend Morning y’all 👋 Here are three interesting statistics I ran across this week. ❗ The largest private landowner in Texas has amassed more acreage than the entire state of Rhode Island. Peak here to see which states the Boy Scouts of America and…

Cheers! Fort Worth Food + Wine Fest is back Share with a friend Good morning, North Texas, Yesterday, I attended an event featuring a panel of artificial intelligence leaders, many of whom are working to ensure Dallas is the nation’s leader in AI. Here are a few takeaways: AI and your job Panelists said we…

Plus: Dallas owes $98M to Botham Jean’s family Share with a friend Happy Hump Day, I have to start off today’s newsletter with a Texas Tribune piece by our former intern Zahiyah Carter. Zahiyah spent last summer with us working on DFW stories and it awesome to run across her work with the Tribune. Her…

Plus: Fracking makes Arlington families “one big science experiment” Share with a friend Hey folks,  It’s the end of the world in Park Glen! OK, now that I’ve gotten my Hitchcock reference out of the way, let me tell you about the birds terrorizing a Fort Worth neighborhood.  The federally protected egrets are descending on…

Plus: Sleepaway summer camps in DFW Share with a friend Good day, North Texas 🥐 Here are a couple of things to know before you scroll. 👉 The Dallas North Tollway will have some closures this week, mainly on the Alpha and Harvest Hill Road corridor. Check this real-time map before hopping on. 👉 Also,…

Plus: 8 animal sanctuaries in Texas 🦒 Share with a friend Welcome to Friday, folks 🎊 Many of y’all have probably heard the latest country hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” by Ella Langley. The song has become the Dallas Stars’ unofficial anthem and sat at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts for four weeks. After 39 weeks…

Plus: Meet Dallas’ James Beard finalists Share with a friend Mornin’ DFW, Chocolate candy ain’t what it used to be, y’all. As families buy bags of Reese’s eggs and other chocolate in preparation for Easter, they should be asking, “Is this even real?” Folks have been sounding the alarm on social media for a few…

Plus: Your latest weather forecast Share with a friend Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. Happy April! No, that wasn’t an Easter greeting, but rather a superstitious phrase I remember hearing as a child. Rabbits are said to be good luck, so many moons ago people started saying “rabbit rabbit” (different iterations will drop or add a “rabbit”)…

Plus: Dog-friendly restaurants in DFW Share with a friend Happy Tuesday, Have you ever heard of Matador, Texas? The panhandle town has a population of less than 1,000, but Airbnb has included it in its list of 20 America Off-The-Map destinations for 2026. This is part of the vacation rental company’s effort to expand economic opportunities…

Save the date: The Outlaw Music Festival 🎸 Share with a friend Morning folks 🧇 Is being extremely entertained by signs at protests the equivalent of watching the Super Bowl for the commercials? 😆 I mean, I respect that there’s a historic moment unfolding that means a lot to many, and I will always take…

Plus: UNT’s $$ loss results in 70+ cut classes Share with a friend We made it to Friday, y’all! I want to highlight a few things before you scroll. 👉 The University of North Texas is losing so much money due to immigration policy, which has tanked its international student enrollment (which accounted for 18%…

Plus: Check out these weekend events Share with a friend It’s Equal Pay Day, y’all, This day is dedicated to reminding us that women still don’t make as much as men. It would take until this date for women in the US to make what men made last year. For women of color, the official…

Plus: This Frisco home baker made it on primetime TV Share with a friend Hey y’all, I was reading this Grand Prairie renter’s perspective on living in DFW and gasped when she mentioned that the average North Texan spent 69 hours in traffic in 2024. 🫢 That’s not your total time in the car, just…

Plus: Hit a DFW trail to try these walking trends Share with a friend Good morning, DFW, I came across a Culture Map article saying that walking was the hot fitness trend of 2026. As a person who lost 20 pounds in about four months from only miles-long, aimless walking in 2020, I was curious…

Plus: This burger place should be on “Best Of” lists Share with a friend Good morning North Texas, Here’s what I have for you today.  ✍️ Did you know you can get paid for taking good notes at Dallas public meetings? The Dallas Documenters, a program initiated by the Dallas Free Press a few years…

Plus: Here’s where to find the Barbie Truck Share with a friend Happy Spring, y’all! 🏀 NCAA tournaments started last night. Here’s what you need to know about all the Texas teams competing, and if you plan to attend an upcoming game, check out this guide to help you maximize your experience.  ☕ And if…

Plus: Where to get free groceries on Friday Share with a friend Rise and shine North Texas, Can you believe we’re getting our first 90+ degree day this week? Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised—our days are getting hotter earlier and earlier each year, and human-caused climate change is to blame. Warmer springs have so many…

Plus: A 90-degree day is in the forecast ☀️ Share with a friend Happy Wednesday 🥞 Is anyone ever sure about what you can and can’t recycle? Thankfully, a reporter at the Dallas Morning News shared some clarity with us. The biggest takeaways were: Plastic bags are a no Detergent bottles are a go You…

Plus: Here are your 2026 March Madness brackets Share with a friend Happy St. Patrick’s Day y’all 🍀 Did you catch the Academy Awards? Netflix’s “All the Empty Rooms,” a documentary memorializing the bedrooms of children killed by gun violence, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short. The film takes you into four children’s bedrooms,…

Plus: Dallas’ first Ikea is here! Share with a friend Mornin’ North Texas, You may have heard something about a statue at Globe Life Field, and that it’s disappointed a lot of people. Let me tell you what all the fuss is about. A bronze statue of Texas Ranger Capt. Jay Banks sat inside Dallas…

Plus: A new late-night ice cream spot is opening Share with a friend Happy Friday the 13th ✨ We’ve had a lot of these lately, but this one has a bit more significance. Six years ago today, North Texas began shutting down due to COVID-19. If it all feels like a blur, here is the…

Plus: Spring break ideas for the kiddos Share with a friend Good morning y’all, A few of weeks ago I told y’all about a pro-immigrant art exhibit that was unexpectedly dismantled at the University of North Texas. The artist wasn’t notified by the university that his exhibit had closed, nor was he ever given a…