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Texas lawmakers allocate $10M to support National Juneteenth Museum development
| June 11, 2025
DFW Lead Story | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | FORT WORTH | History | lawmakers | Lead Story | local news | STATE | state legislature | TEXAS
The National Juneteenth Museum received $10 million from Texas lawmakers for its development in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside, museum CEO Jarred Howard confirmed to the Report June 9. The Texas House and Senate approved the allocation through the state budget, but it still awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. Howard said the state’s new financial support […]

‘Donut’ stop believing: How Shipley Do-Nuts created a breakfast empire
by Sierra Rozen
| June 5, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | 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!)
by Joey Held
| 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.

Dallas celebrates Reverchon Park’s renovated baseball field
| May 2, 2025
Reverchon Park’s ceentury-old baseball field reopens after stunning renovation, blending historic charm with modern amenities for future generations of players.

The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges—and the economy
by Stacker
| April 28, 2025
Affordability | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CULTURE | ECONOMY | EDUCATION | funding | GROWTH | HEALTH | HIGHER EDUCATION | History | JOBS | LABOR | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | politcal | political | politics | schools | TEXAS
This so-called demographic cliff has been predicted ever since Americans started having fewer babies at the advent of the Great Recession around the end of 2007—a falling birth rate that has not recovered since, except for a slight blip after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control.