
Dallas achieves unprecedented growth in pet adoptions
| July 3, 2025
CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas animal services | DFW | DFW Lead Story | dogs | LIFESTYLE | pet adoption | pets
Dallas pet adoptions shatter adoption records with 12,261 pets finding homes in 2024 — a 41% increase from the previous year. This makes Dallas Animal Services a national leader in animal welfare.

16 Free or super cheap things to do in North Texas this summer
by Joi Louviere
| June 27, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | TEXAS HISTORY | THINGS TO DO
Here are some activities that are free or cheap to do in the Dallas area.

Where to go paddleboarding around Dallas-Fort Worth
by Sydni Ellis
| June 24, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | FORT WORTH | HARDGATE | paddleboading | THINGS TO DO
Explore DFW on the water by going to one of these cool paddleboarding locations, many of which offer board rentals.

‘The uncertainty has been debilitating’: DFW business owners react to THC ban
| June 12, 2025
If Gov. Greg Abbott — who signed a bill in 2019 that legalized the sale of products with less than 0.3% of THC — does not veto SB 3, an $8 billion industry that includes over 8,000 small businesses and employs over 50,000 people throughout the state will be wiped out.




