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Top Stories: ➊ – Texas Next: Regents School of Austin quarterback Drew Dickey (Saturday), ➋ – This East Kessler Park Contemporary is a Hilltop Haven (Thursday), ➌ – 2016 Gold Medalist Michelle Carter Is Tired of Hearing “Shot Put Is Not Sexy” (Tuesday), ➍ – Life Hack & Travel Tip: Make your Life Easier! (Tuesday), ➎ – North Texans React to New Mask Recommendations From CDC (Tuesday)

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Roadway Improvements Proposed to Combat High Traffic Fatality Rate in Dallas

NBC DFW Local News 8/2 11:29A Ken Kalthoff

Safety improvements are planned on Dallas roads to combat one of the nation’s highest rates of traffic fatalities among big U.S. cities. Vision Zero is a program that would...

Lupita Nyong'o to Headline Annual New Friends New Life Luncheon-Oct. 8

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 8/2 4:46A Elizabeth Lenart

A Conversation with Nyongo will be presented virtually at this years hybrid event New Friends New Life (NFNL) announces Lupita Nyongo , Academy Award® winner, executive producer, New York Times...

County Health Workers Canvass High COVID-19 Neighborhoods to Encourage Vaccinations

NBC DFW Local News 7/30 12:38P Maria Guerrero

County leaders are hitting the streets of Dallas, using back-to-school preparations in their push to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19. Despite the dangerous heat,...

Dev Patel’s Sexy New Christmas Movie Is a Gorgeously Knotty Myth About Going to Meet Death

Texas Monthly 7/30 10:02A Michael Agresta

Dallas-based writer-director David Lowery was a college student when he first encountered Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a chivalric romance written by an anonymous author in the late 1300s, not...

COUNCIL FOR LIFE HOSTS FIRST EVER SWING FOR LIFE GOLF TOURNAMENT

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 7/30 2:00A Maggie Caine

DALLAS, TEXAS: Council for Lifes inaugural Swing for Life Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 22, at the Maridoe Golf Course in Carrollton was a resounding success! Rated as one of the best and toughest...

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July’s Best Sellers

Brighton the Day 8/2 11:00P alyssa McDaniel

July was so fun! There were so many new memories made and lots of laughs. We started it off celebrating July 4th with friends and family. Duncan and I had several date nights...

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Best of Kids & Recent Finds

Tanya Foster 8/2 5:00P Tanya Foster

Hello and Happy TUESDAY! We have a week left of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale , so make sure to take advantage of all of the best deals of the year before it's gone! Today we will look at the best of...

Covid Delta Variant: What We Need To Know

Oak Cliff BubbleLife iReporter 8/2 9:33A Bubble Life

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the country, new threats are emerging due to highly transmissible coronavirus variants, including Delta (B.1.617.2), a mutation of a SARS-CoV-2. First found...

Gameday Moving Service – Houston

In DFW and Beyond 8/2 11:56A indfwfamily

Moving is stressful for everyone involved. If you’re a family who tends to always be on the go this might seem like a great adventure for your little tribe but for those who have a difficult time with...

How To Find The Best Deals On School Supplies & Clothes

In DFW and Beyond 8/2 6:32A indfwfamily

Back-to-school season is upon us. It’s time to prepare for yet another school year. Have you started on your back-to-school shopping? This year, let’s make good on our promise to be thrifty as we shop...

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Dallas ISD News: Dallas ISD News Briefing: Aug. 2

Dallas ISD 8/2 11:56A

Dallas ISD News: Dallas ISD News Briefing: Aug. 2 The Dallas Independent School District View this email in your browser NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Aug. 2, 2021 Dallas ISD News Briefing: Aug....

Multi-sensory educational exhibit about water debuts at Grapevine Mills mall

Dallas Morning News (Education) 7/21 10:43A Anna Caplan

The Global Water Center Mobile Discovery Center is a free, educational exhibit touting the importance of safe water.

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Diane Sherman Awarded Ruth Chenowith Award

Winnetka Heights 7/21 11:13A Jeff Meyers

At the annual meeting of the Winnetka Heights Neighborhood Association, long time neighbor, friend and urban pioneer Diane Sherman was awarded the Ruth Chenowith Award in recognition of her...

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Kerrville Hills Winery Adds a Mobile Flash Détente System

Texas Wine Lover 8/1 5:21A Jeff Cope

Kerrville Hills Winery is ushering in a major step forward in wine production innovation with flash détente thermovinification which will significantly improve the wine quality. The winery and winery...

Wine Education in Johnson City

Texas Wine Lover 7/30 12:35A Guest

By Amie Nemec These hot summer afternoons found me needing a bit of girlfriend time, so I connected with a few industry gals, and we planned a bit of wine tasting. I gathered my best wine tasting...

Visiting Texas Legato on the Way Home

Texas Wine Lover 7/27 12:43A Guest

By Amie Nemec My hubby and I took a quick drive from Fredericksburg to Weatherford to see family. It was just an overnight jaunt and on the way home, we needed a break from the road. After filling up...

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THINKING AHEAD TO JACKETS AND JEANS

The Middle Page 7/30 3:10A Cathy Williamson

THINKING AHEAD TO JACKETS AND JEANS Happy Friday, friends! What do you all have planned for the weekend? Today is my husband s and my thirty-eighth anniversary! Can you all believe we started dating...

TOP TEN FAVORITE CARDIGANS FROM THE NORDSTROM SALE

The Middle Page 7/28 2:47A Cathy Williamson

TOP TEN FAVORITE CARDIGANS FROM THE NORDSTROM SALE Happy Hump Day, everyone! How are you all doing? I have been doing tons of errands for my daughter. She had an allergic reaction to something with...

My favorite bikini and coverup brands

Krystal Schlegel 7/27 11:23A krystal

Bikinis: Zimmermann The Zimmermann bikinis have great coverage and really fun stylish designs. This white one with the ruffle detail is so flattering and pretty! The straps are adjustable and the...

Current favorites from Mytheresa

Krystal Schlegel 7/25 8:38P krystal

Mytheresa has a wonderfully curated selection of my go-to designers and I love to browse their new arrivals. Here are a few of my current Mytheresa favorites for the transition from Summer to Fall....

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Top QB recruit to skip senior year of HS and join Ohio State

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/2 11:10A Associated Press

In a Twitter post, Quinn Ewers explained he would soon be completing the course necessary to graduate from Southlake Carroll High School.

Buffalo Bills to Texas? Report puts Austin on the shortlist

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/2 7:13A Spectrum News Staff

Bills are seeking a new stadium.

Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/2 12:49A Associated Press and Spectrum Ne

Biles qualified for all five individual event finals but took herself out of four of them.

Olympic champion Jacobs was determined to find his dad

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/1 3:00P Associated Press

Italian sprinter spoke to his father, who lives in Dallas, Texas, for the first time ever.

Texas Next: Regents School of Austin quarterback Drew Dickey

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/31 3:26P Adam Rossow

The 3-star recruit is headed to Vanderbilt in the fall.

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This Just-Listed Modern Home in Oak Cliff Has Quite a Storey

Candy's Dirt 7/30 12:05A Joanna England

When Lukas Petrash bought the lot at 806 S. Storey St. See More...

This East Kessler Park Contemporary is a Hilltop Haven

Candy's Dirt 7/29 9:05A Karen Eubank

East Kessler Park offers some of the most innovative new architecture in Dallas. See More...

Things to do in North Texas This Summer

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 7/21 4:24A nicholemoreno

The lazy days of summer will soon come to an end and it will be time for back-to-school. Be sure to explore all that North Texas has to offer and enjoy the final days of summer! Summer on Ice Galleria...

This Winnetka Heights Prairie Style Home Is Like a Meta Work of Art

Candy's Dirt 7/21 1:01A Shelby Skrhak

Speaking to Diane Sherman of Dave Perry-Miller is always a pleasure because she shares such an enthusiasm and affinity for historic Kessler Park homes. See More...

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White House enlists army of social media influencers to promote COVID-19 vaccines

Spectrum Local News Health 8/2 10:02A Ryan Chatelain

Dozens of Twitch streamers, YouTubers and TikTokers are helping the White House as it tries drum up vaccination numbers and combat misinformation.

In new era of transparency, health care collaboration won’t be optional

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/2 9:32A James “Jim” Springfield

In a fee-for-service world, treating illness or performing procedures are incentivized rather than preventing disease and improving health and wellness.

Texas surpasses New York in total COVID-19 cases

Spectrum Local News Health 8/2 6:04A Craig Huber

Texas reported more than 2,000 new cases on Sunday alone.

Dallas judge says masks required in courthouses

Spectrum Local News Health 7/31 1:00A Associated Press

The order is effective starting Monday.

Kids left in hot cars: It could happen to anyone

Spectrum Local News Health 7/30 7:11A Meteorologist Justin Gehrts

Even the most caring parents can accidentally leave a child in a vehicle.

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A Native-led Initiative Seeks to Spur an Agricultural Revolution in Rural Alaska

Civil Eats 7/28 10:00P Max Graham, High Country News

When Eva Dawn Burk first saw Calypso Farm and Ecology Center in 2019, she felt enchanted. Calypso is an educational farm tucked away in a boreal forest in Ester, Alaska, near...

James Rebanks: There Are No Winners in American Farming

Civil Eats 7/25 10:00P James Rebanks

Excerpted from PASTORAL SONG: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks, on sale August 3, 2021. We had traveled to the heart of American farming country to stay with an old friend in Kentucky. It was...

A Farmer-Owned Local Food App Stands Out from the Venture Capital-Backed Crowd

Civil Eats 7/11 10:00P Lela Nargi

At the start of the pandemic, Elizabeth Riffle built out a website for her West Virginia bison farm . Her aim, in part, was to boost revenue by allowing local customers to pre-order their brisket and...

Books for 2021

The Making of a Home 7/1 2:01P Holly K. Ross

I have read quite a few books this year- these are a few worth owning: Non-fiction: Beautiful Outlaw, Fathered by God, and Moving Mountains by John Eldredge Without Rival by...

Will the U.S. Finally Take a Holistic Approach to Ending Child Hunger?

Civil Eats 6/21 10:00P Lisa Held

Over the last 18 months, an alarming rise in child hunger—over 17 million children did not have consistent access to enough food in 2020—caught the attention of many federal...