Project expected to reduce temps in Dallas’ heat island
| August 14, 2025
A groundbreaking project is planned for the SouthwesternMedical District that developers say will improve health and help cool the Dallas heat island. The medical district is working with the Texas Trees Foundation to add more trees and landscaping to the corridor and build a park in the middle of the 14 acres of land that houses Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Hospital.
There’s still time to participate in DFW’s indie bookstore crawl
| August 13, 2025
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Through the month of August, 24 bookstores in the DFW area are hosting a bookstore crawl. Here’s what you need to know.
Dallas and Fort Worth end their diversity efforts to keep federal funding
| August 12, 2025
City councils have cut funding for programs and policies that consider religion, race, gender, and other identity markers.
WATCH: Make your own rug at this Dallas-area studio
| August 12, 2025
DFW newsletter editor Joi Louviere shares her experience at a creative studio called Tutugether in Carrollton.
My friend group tried Dallas’s coolest new take on shuffleboard (& yours should too)
| August 11, 2025
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There’s a new game in town. See how Electric Shuffle elevates shuffleboard and provides a delightfully enjoyable group experience.