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Top Stories: ➊ – DUC High School Rowers Shine on National Stage, Claim Silver Medal (Tuesday), ➋ – Pierre the Dog Gets a Loving New Home in North Texas (Friday), ➌ – Dallas Children's Theater (Friday), ➍ – Texas Tomatoes: Ripe And Ready For Summer (Monday), ➎ – West Dallas complex imports butcher shop from the Alamo City (Tuesday)

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Check Out This Break Dancing Gorilla at The Dallas Zoo

100.3 Jack FM 6/22 4:28P 100.3 Jack FM – Dallas, TX

I bet your zoo doesn t have a break dancing gorilla. Meet Zola, he lives at Dallas Zoo, his supervisor Ashley Orr caught him twirling, splashing and just going ape during his...

Oak Cliff – This Place Matters

You Plus Dallas 6/21 4:06A Old Oak Cliff Conservation Leagu

As a result of our Preservation Town Hall, OOCCL has started an Oak Cliff This Place Matters Facegbook page found here. This Place Matters is a campaign organized by the National Trust for Historic...

Target Helps Brighter Bites Provide 170,000 Pounds of Produce to Dallas Families this Summer

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 6/20 1:38P jessica_u802047

More than 400,000 children in North Texas are considered food insecure, living in food deserts, and summer can be the most difficult time for these kids who often rely on school-sponsored meal...

Dallas Zoo Baby Giraffe Makes Public Debut Wednesday

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 6/20 1:47P

The Dallas Zoo announced the name of its newest giraffe: Tsavo, pronounced "SAH-voh." Photo Credit: Dallas Zoo

Related: Dallas Zoo Names New Giraffe Calf NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

West Dallas complex imports butcher shop from the Alamo City

CultureMap Dallas 6/20 9:24A Teresa Gubbins

The Sylvan Thirty development in West Dallas is getting a butcher. Cooper's Meat Market, a family-owned shop that debuted in San Antonio in 1997, will open a Sylvan | Thirty location, with a tentative...

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Club de Crochet

Dallas Public Library (Events) 6/22 10:46P

When: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Where: North Oak Cliff Branch Library at In Library Join other knitters for a nice knit and chat. All ages and skill levels...

Free Summer Lunch Provided by Equal Heart

Dallas Public Library (Events) 6/22 8:44P

When: Friday, June 23, 2017 - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Where: North Oak Cliff Branch Library at Auditorium Lunches are available to children ages 0-18 years, and must eat lunch on...

Genealogy for Beginners

Dallas Public Library (Events) 6/22 6:43P

When: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Where: North Oak Cliff Branch Library at Conference Room Join researchers Kelly and Zella Grieves for a free three-week...

Adult Painting Group

Dallas Public Library (Events) 6/22 4:41P

When: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: North Oak Cliff Branch Library at Auditorium Express yourself through art in our bi-weekly summer artists group. BYOM...

Tail Wagging Tutors

Dallas Public Library (Events) 6/22 2:40P

When: Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: North Oak Cliff Branch Library at Children's Area Bring your favorite book or pick one from the library and read to...

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CBS 11: Teens train to respond, assist during emergencies, natural disasters

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 6/20 8:49A The Hub

Students from Dallas ISD s Sunset High School are training this week to be part of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The training will help them know how to...

Fun Ways to Keep Kids Learning Over Summer Break

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 6/14 10:00A Riley Heruska

It's no secret that, for most kids, summer break means hitting pause on education for a few months. As much as your children want to veg out all summer, that's not always the best way to spend the...

Dallas ISD graduate named nationally among four 2017 Math and Science Scholars

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 6/13 2:52A The Hub

A recent Dallas Independent School (Dallas ISD) graduate Caleb Myers, was selected by the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) to receive the 2017 ExxonMobil Bernard...

2017 grads net UNCF scholarships

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 6/12 4:23A The Hub

Thirty-one Class of 2017 Dallas ISD graduating seniors were recognized this month at a special reception for receiving United Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships. Funds for...

Adamson Scholarship Foundation otorga becas para la universidad a 14 estudiantes

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 6/12 2:42A Gene Davis

El 23 de mayo, se realizó la reunión anual de estudiantes de duodécimo grado de W. H. Adamson High School donde la Adamson Scholarship Foundation otorgó becas con un valor...

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Texas Tomatoes: Ripe And Ready For Summer

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 6/19 4:42A Shelia Huffman

You say tomaato, I say tomauto. Whatever! The brightly colored, highly anticipated round, red fruit is all over Dallas and is bursting with summer flavor. There is something about Texas and...

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Swimsuit Prep: Get Your Mind Into Shape First

DFW Style Daily 6/20 5:00A Natonya Medford

You look at your calendar and realize your special beach trip is two weeks away. Before you scramble through Pinterest looking for quick recipes or tricks to lose those extra...

Best In Dallas: Founder of Diva Down Productions Ki Ki J Shares Her Dallas Faves

DFW Style Daily 6/19 5:00A Lauren Gordon

We love a list and a Best In Dallas list is even better! Today, broadcast professional and social media specialist Ki Ki J is here to share her Dallas faves. Read on for her...

McCoy Road Represent Dallas and Family in Every Watch They Make

DFW Style Daily 6/16 5:00A Lauren Rosenthal

Since 1986, the hot Dallas summers provided a backdrop to the small family-owned walk-in shop on McCoy Road where three sisters sat pulling orders, packing, and replacing...

Best In Dallas: Writer-Producer Rex McGee Celebrates The South

DFW Style Daily 6/15 3:00P Lisa Petty

We love a list and a Best in Dallas list is even better! Today, we’re here to celebrate the South and, in particular, what makes Dallas-Fort Worth special. Here to give us a...

Luxury Sportswear Brand LEVENITY Releases Fall ’17 Capsule “WOMANKIND”

DFW Style Daily 6/15 4:27A Kali Ah Yuen

Redefining American ready-to-wear sportswear, Dallas-based brand LEVENITY hits the scene with the release of its Fall 17 capsule collection WOMANKIND (and we re all about...

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DUC High School Rowers Shine on National Stage, Claim Silver Medal

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 6/20 9:43A Lisa Miller

Dallas United Crew - The sport of rowing tends to be dominated by coastal teams in the Northeast and the West. Yet, believe it or not - Dallas United Crew, rowing from White Rock Lake, sent four boats...

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Senate health care bill released

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/22 5:15A Betsey Guzior

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the chamber's version of the health care reform bill Thursday. What is emerging about the bill: Planned Parenthood: Slate is...

Clues to McConnell's secret healthcare bill

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/16 5:02A Betsey Guzior

Forces are lining up for and against the Senate's healthcare reform bill while details remain out of the public eye. The Washington Post reports that Senate Majority Leader...

Mental illness acceptance, aging baby boomers swell company's growth

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/15 9:13P Bill Hethcock

Increasing societal acceptance of the realities of mental and behavioral health is swelling demand for this company’s services. The company focuses primarily on senior...

Personalized approach infuses Dallas-based provider with growth

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/15 9:07P Bill Hethcock

Through a mix of acquisitions, organic growth and diversification into other services, specialty infusion provider Paragon Healthcare Inc. has almost tripled its revenue in...

Access to quick, efficient revenue growth? Dallas firm fits the bill

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/15 9:03P Jason Roberson

It seems as if Access Healthcare is growing revenue as fast as it processes health care billing codes. The company, which focuses on back office revenue cycle management, grew...

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Burleson Aquaponics Farm Gains 'Naturally Grown' Certification

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 6/22 5:57A Adrienne Cohen

DFW Aquaponics Farms, LLC, with headquarters in Burleson, has become the first Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) aquaponics farm in Texas. The farm is only the 10 th aquaponics grower in the United...

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EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 6/22 5:00A Bernice Butler

The Connected Communities of West Jefferson and West Davis by Amy Martin Natural Awakenings DFW Edition and GreenSourceDFW.org are partnering in a new series called Green...

Flamingle in Garland Texas on National Pink Flamingo Day!

Features 6/22 2:56A Liz Berry

Don Featherstone and wife Photo courtesy Plastics News Pink Flamingo Day was declared in 2007 by Dean Mazzaralla, the mayor of Leominster, MA to honor the work of Don Featherstone, creator of the...

Rep. Chellie Pingree: We Must Act to Protect Integrity of the Certified Organic Label

Civil Eats 6/21 11:00P Chellie Pingree

As a longtime farmer, I work hard to ensure that food I sell with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified organic logo lives up to that label’s stringent standards....

POLLINATOR WEEK JUNE 19-25

Features 6/21 5:36A Liz Berry

Ten years ago the U.S. Senates unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as National Pollinator Week marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator...

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