Southwest Airlines and Omni Hotels & Resorts are partnering to offer free air travel and accommodation to experience the elusive 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8. Earlier this month, The...
Pickleball Takes Flight in Local Corporations
As pickleball becomes increasingly popular in North Texas, several companies have begun providing courts to their employees. In American Airlines' upcoming expansion in Fort Worth, pickleball courts...
Dallas Hosting Día de Los Muertos Parade and Festival
The AT&T Dallas Día de Los Muertos parade and festival are set to commence this Saturday, October 29. Día de Los Muertos is a Spanish holiday whose name translates to Day of the Dead, officially...
Texas State Fair Draws to a Close
Everything really is bigger in Texas, and this year's state fair was no exception. Almost 2.5 million people visited the 2022 State Fair of Texas during its 24 days of operation, which ended on...
Local PD Offers Tips on Avoiding Sun Glare Crashes
After a string of crashes recently due to sun glare, one Texas police department is hoping to alleviate this problem by offering tips to commuters, reports WFAA. The Celina Police Department, upon...
New Seafood Restaurant to Open in Fort Worth
Fort Worth will be home to a new seafood restaurant, Walloon's, which is opening next summer in 2023. Owned by Marcus Paslay, the Fort Worth chef who runs Provender Hall, Piatello Italian Kitchen,...
By Mary Dada | Oct 24, 2022
The Family Place Partner Cards Are Back
The Family Place, a non-profit for domestic abuse survivors, is conducting its yearly Partner Card fundraiser from October 28 to November 6. Partner Cards cost $75 — the amount necessary to support...
HUD Driving Up Rent Prices in Dallas
A new study by United Way of the National Capital Area revealed that workers making minimum wage need to work over 50 hours a week in many U.S. cities to afford the rent for a one-bedroom home....
GRACE Grapevine Celebrating 19th Annual Gala
GRACE Grapevine's 19th annual gala will be held on Saturday. The gala is one of the biggest fundraisers for GRACE—a nonprofit that "provides assistance to individuals and families in crisis with...
How to Lower Your Grocery Bill
The cost of groceries has risen 14% this past year, making consumers much more cautious about what they choose to buy. Shopper Amy Pithan told CBS, "I think I'm more careful. I'm not as frivolous in...
Survivors Ball Celebrates Turning Tragedy into Triumph
This year's Survivors Ball will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in downtown Dallas on Saturday. The 4th annual formal event will honor survivors of many malicious and violent incidents, from...
Dallas Fan Festival Brings Fun for Fanatics
The Dallas Fan Festival was held over the weekend to draw thousands of people to Dallas and bring together fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming. Formerly known as Dallas Fan Days, the...
New Picture Shows the Pillars of Creation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an image on Monday of the renowned Pillars of Creation. NASA first caught sight of them in 1995 with their Hubble Telescope and later again in 2014. The...
Ten Year Anniversary of Big Tex Catching Fire
Big Tex has been a Texas State Fair institution for 70 years, even though, ten years ago, fairgoers witnessed what seemed to be his untimely demise. On October 19, 2012, the iconic 52-foot-tall...
Farrah Fawcett Foundation Hosting Dallas Cancer Research Event
The Farrah Fawcett Foundation is hosting a charity dinner in Dallas on Thursday to support cancer research and people fighting against the disease. At The Rustic on October 20, the "Tex-Mex Fiesta!"...
Surf Lagoon Rolling Into Texas City
From the fall of 2024, Houston will be home to a new surf destination which is now in the works as part of Generation Park. Generation Park is a lifestyle and business destination in Houston and one...
Local High Schooler Recovering From Unexplained Brain Bleed
A high school senior from Prosper has been hospitalized for about two months after doctors discovered a right-side frontal lobe brain bleed. Addison Harmon, 18, was reportedly at a friend's house...
Dallas Zoo Welcomes Bouncing Baby Giraffe
It's all joy at Dallas Zoo as it welcomed a healthy baby giraffe last week. The zoo’s herd of six giraffes increased by one when giraffe mom Katie and dad Tebogo brought a new calf into the world....
By Mary Dada | Oct 19, 2022
Puppies Ride Train to Butterfly Festival
More than a dozen puppies being prepared as seeing-eye dogs hitched a ride on the rails this past Saturday on their way to the Butterfly Flutterby Festival in Grapevine. It was all part of their...
Dallas to Hold Sixth Annual EggFest
If you are someone who loves grilling, eating, and spending time with friends or family, then this weekend has an event hatched just for you: the 6th Annual North Texas EggFest. EggFest is a...
McDonald’s Halloween Boo Buckets Are Back
McDonald's iconic Halloween buckets are making a return to the fast-food chain's Happy Meals this spooky holiday season. McDonald's announced that its Halloween Happy Meal pails would return to...