‘Donut’ stop believing: How Shipley Do-Nuts created a breakfast empire
| June 5, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | History | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Behind the fresh, gourmet, glazed “do-nut” recipe was Lawrence Shipley Sr. and his family. Cut by hand and served hot, the donuts were sold wholesale. By the mid-1940s, the breakfast treat became so popular that Shipley was selling them individually to customers.
12 DFW businesses to support during AAPI Month (& all year long!)
| May 12, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | FORT WORTH | frisco | HARDGATE | History | HOLIDAYS | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
May is AAPI Month. To honor the contributions of these communities, we’re highlighting 12 Dallas-Fort Worth businesses worth visiting.
A surge in bee deaths is hurting Texas beekeepers — and could affect the price of produce
| March 3, 2025
Commercial beekeepers in Texas have lost about two thirds of their honey bees since June last year, according to a recent survey.
The true stories behind 9 famous Texas brands
| January 3, 2025
DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | old texas | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Every business needs to get its start somewhere. For these Texas brands and products, their origin stories are just as intriguing as their massive growth.
Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools
| October 17, 2024
A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds. Here's what to know.