
10 celebrity chef restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Sydni Ellis
| September 12, 2025
celebrities | celebrity chef restaurants | celebrity chefs | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | FORT WORTH | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | plano
After reading about these 10 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants started by celebrity chefs, you’ll want to make a dinner reservation pronto.

‘More stressed, more unsure’: Texas educators start school year under new DEI ban
| September 9, 2025
DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | diversity | EDUCATION | educators | equity | inclusion | SAN ANTONIO | state legislature | TEXAS
Educators speak out on new laws they face in classrooms, including a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion and a “Parental Bill of Rights” that makes it easier for conservatives to interfere in public schools.

It’s not in your head—downtown Dallas is getting hotter. Here’s what the city is doing about it
by Sam Cohen
| August 26, 2025
CLIMATE CHANGE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | downtown dallas | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | public health | smart surfaces project | urban core
Dallas is partnering with the Smart Surfaces Coalition to help combat the city’s increasingly hot urban core. Here’s what they’re planning to do.

Big-name neighbors: 9 celebrities who own homes in Texas
by Sydni Ellis
| August 22, 2025
Art | celebrities | Celebrity | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | HARDGATE | HOUSING | LIFESTYLE | local | pets | recreation | SAN ANTONIO | TEXAS
Learn about nine celebrities who call Texas home, from natives to first-timers who fell in love with the Lone Star State.

10 things I did in Frisco that made me feel like a kid again
by Joey Held
| August 20, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | frisco | fun | North Texas | recreation | THINGS TO DO
There are plenty of exciting things to do in Frisco for kids and adults alike. You’ll certainly get a nostalgia kick from our tour of the city. Sitting about 30 miles north of Dallas, Frisco is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing cities in all of Texas. In fact, a recent study from GoBankingRates.com named Frisco the most affordable […]