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Plus: How to avoid package thieves Share with a friend Morning friends, Today is the last day to guarantee Christmas gifts are delivered on time using USPS Priority Mail. For a fatter fee, you’ll probably be able to finagle a pre-Christmas delivery with USPS Express or another shipping service. With that in mind, please remember…

Plus: Dry January? Try these yummy mocktails Share with a friend Good morning ☀️ Is a meal for $10 or less a thing anymore? Even fast food has become expensive—the dollar menu items aren’t even a dollar! The Dallas Observer recently released a list of the best cheap eats in the metroplex, saying a $10…

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: Take a look at Dallas’ most beautiful houses Share with a friend Morning DFW, There’s been a ton of tough headlines lately, particularly involving safety and immigration enforcement, and it’s hard to know what to do with all that energy, sadness, and rage. On Tuesday, I asked y’all how you were feeling about recent…

Plus: A new food festival is coming to Dallas Share with a friend Good morning, North Texas, Have y’all heard about the Meat Fight 1K? It’s not a race, but a food festival meets endurance challenge—if you can eat or drink at more than 10 restaurant stations set up on the course, you get a…

Plus: Should Camp Mystic open this summer? Share with a friend Mornin’, y’all, I have an extra edition of “Don’t Sleep On” at the end of this email, so make sure you check it out. I also want to give you a brief update on what’s happening with Camp Mystic, the Hill Country summer camp…

Plus: These DFW suburbs are growing—quickly! Share with a friend Merry Friday y’all, If you’re looking for a new business to support this weekend, let me bring this story out of Garland to your attention. When La Esquinita Panaderia y Taqueria was preparing to open its doors this month, the owners sent their landlord a…

Plus: The best places to play mahjong in DFW Share with a friend Sponsored by Americans United for Separation of Church and State Good morning, ☕ You might have seen the story about the University of North Texas abruptly closing an art exhibit because of its ICE-related works. The exhibit “Ni de Aquí Ni de…

Plus: Black-owned businesses to support on V-Day Share with a friend Good morning, y’all, As you have your Valentine’s Day dinners this weekend, it may seem like your favorite restaurants are struggling. That’s because they probably are. About 82% of US restaurant operators say tariffs and trade policies are affecting their menus. A majority said…

Plus: The small town leading North Texas’ growth Share with a friend Good morning, folks ☕ The 4 million people expected to visit North Texas for the World Cup may be a good taste of what it will be like to live in the metroplex a few years from now, because this region is growing…

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…