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Spring has sprung: Pick your own flowers at this North Texas tulip farm

by Joi Louviere

Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | u-pick farms
In North Texas, 1 in 6 people (around 774,000 residents) face food insecurity, meaning they’re unsure of when they’ll have their next meal.

The North Texas Food Bank knows it takes a community to combat hunger

by Sam Cohen

Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | Empty Bowls fundraiser | FAMILY | food & drink | food and drink | food assistance | food insecurity | FORT WORTH | live entertainment | North Texas Food Bank | plano
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

TXST’s Wittliff Collections celebrates its legacy with ’40 Objects’ exhibit

by Sam Cohen

Art | arts | celebrities | central texas | CULTURE | EDUCATION | ENTERTAINMENT | family friendly | free things to do | fun | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Local news | locals | News | recreation | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | texas state university | THINGS TO DO | Wittliff | Wittliff museum
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Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Texas

by Stacker

football | high school | high school football | high school sports | SPORTS | TEXAS | Texas football
Luckily, you don’t have to travel to New Orleans to get the full Mardi Gras experience, as there are plenty of ways to party in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026.

7 ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in DFW

by Sydni Ellis

Affordability | Arlington | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | fat tuesday | food & drink | food and drink | HOLIDAYS | king cake | LIFESTYLE | mardi gras | plano
A woman shopping at a local grocery store

The 2026 DFW local grocery guide

by Stacy Rounds

Affordability | DFW | food banks | food pantries | food resources | groceries | GROWTH | international food | SNAP

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Let’s try to forget about politics at this Dallas candle-making class

by Joi Louviere

| August 19, 2025

Community | DALLAS | ENTERTAINMENT | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Try this candle making class in Dallas
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Road Trippin’: Five fabulous road trips within five hours of Dallas-Fort Worth

by Joi Louviere

| August 18, 2025

DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | tourism | TRAVEL
North Texans in need of low-cost vacation ideas can consider these COURIER DFW road trip itineraries.
24 dfw bookstores will be participating in the indie bookstore crawl through august

There’s still time to participate in DFW’s indie bookstore crawl

by Sam Cohen

| August 13, 2025

bookstore crawl | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | independent bookstores | LIFESTYLE | reading | recreation | THINGS TO DO
Through the month of August, 24 bookstores in the DFW area are hosting a bookstore crawl. Here’s what you need to know.
electric shuffle is the coolest new game in dallas

My friend group tried Dallas’s coolest new take on shuffleboard (& yours should too)

by Joey Held

| August 11, 2025

Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | HARDGATE | HOLIDAYS | LGBTQ | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
There’s a new game in town. See how Electric Shuffle elevates shuffleboard and provides a delightfully enjoyable group experience.
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Big screens under big skies: 7 Texas drive-in movie theaters

by Zahiyah Carter

| August 8, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | local business | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Enjoy this list of seven Texas drive-in movie theaters.
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11 Instagrammable places in the DFW that you didn’t know about

by Zahiyah Carter

| July 31, 2025

DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | HARDGATE | local business | THINGS TO DO
Enjoy this list of Instagrammable places in the DFW metroplex.
people sit and saunter along plano's waterfront boardwalk.

11 places that prove Plano is anything but plain

by Sydni Ellis

| July 30, 2025

Community | CULTURE | DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | outdoor recreation | plano | recreation | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, there are so many things to do in Plano, Texas. Check out 11 of our favorite activities.
a plate of texas bbq with green beans, slaw, and more.

The best BBQ in DFW, according to Yelp

by Sydni Ellis

| July 16, 2025

barbecue | bbq | CULTURE | DFW | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | texas bbq | yelp
Discover eight spots serving the best BBQ in DFW, all of which come highly recommended by Yelpers.
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Explore these seven unique gems in Arlington, Texas

by Zahiyah Carter

| July 16, 2025

DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | food and drink | THINGS TO DO
Here are seven unique gems in Arlington, Texas.
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‘The best ice cream in the country’: How Blue Bell Creameries became a Texas staple

by Sierra Rozen

| July 10, 2025

Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | food | food & drink | fun | HARDGATE | History | TEXAS
Blue Bell Creameries has been a Texas staple for more than a century. But how did a small-town ice cream maker become a nationally known brand?
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The coolest tattoo shops in Texas — from Dallas to El Paso

by Zahiyah Carter

| July 3, 2025

Art | BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | Community | LGBTQ | local business | SMALL BUSINESS | STATE | Tattoo | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Here are some unique tattoo shops in the state of Texas.
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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.
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