Happy Thursday,

On Monday, I talked about Texas tulip U-pick farms in my Don’t Sleep On section. Y’all seemed to like that so much that I made you a map of all the U-pick farms in North Texas. Blueberries, strawberries, sunflowers, squash, peaches, and more. It’s all right here for you. Enjoy!

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was recently named Airports Council International’s best North American airport. (4kclips/Shutterstock)

By Sam Cohen

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport just earned some major bragging rights thanks to Airports Council International (ACI). For the fourth year in a row, DFW earned the organization’s 2025 Airport Service Quality Customer Experience Award. ACI looks at over 50 contributing factors when determining this honor, like:

⭐ Efficiency of the flight check-in process
⭐ Cleanliness
⭐ Shopping and food choices
⭐ Airport ambience

DFW earned high marks in customer surveys assessing each of these elements—an impressive feat when you consider that around 87 million passengers travel through the airport each year.

✍️ Hit TV writer goes analog: “Yellowstone” co-creator and North Texan, Taylor Sheridan, has never been to prison, but he’s writing about how to survive a bid in his latest project. “How to Not Die in Prison” is a “darkly funny survival guide,” according to publishers Simon & Schuster, and hits bookstores in June. (Culture Map Fort Worth)

🐦‍⬛ Bird-friendly building: Millions of birds die each year as they make their seasonal migration from colliding into buildings. As the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center begins its $3.7 billion renovation, it will use bird-friendly glass with visual patterns designed to reduce collisions. (KERA)

🌯 Chipotlane: Chipotle opens a new location today across from AT&T Stadium, complete with a drive-thru for pickup orders. The only other drive-thru in the region is also in Arlington. (WFAA)

Here are some things to do around the metroplex this weekend 

🏃 Cowtown Marathon – Fort Worth

📚 Get Lit Grown-Up Book Fair – Dallas

🎳 Charity Bowling Tournament – Euless

🎶 Hairspray The Musical – Fort Worth

🎞️ Bankhead Film Festival – Garland

⚽ I-45 Texas Showdown – Dallas

💬 TEDxTWU 2026: Resilience – Denton

⛸️ “Bridgerton” Ice Skating Social – Dallas

🛍️ Black History Month Pop-Up Market – Fort Worth

🏆 Tiny Texans Pickleball Classic – Allen

🖼️ Free First Sundays at the DMA – Dallas

🦐 Big Easy Festival – Little Elm

🕺 Techno Rave Under the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge – Dallas

🪩 Disco Cowgirl Market – Frisco

🍔 A Taste of Texas Independence Festival – Grapevine

🩰 Festival of Black Dance Rhythm & Soul of a People – Dallas

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Joi Louviere with reporting from Sam Cohen. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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