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TX DYNAMIX Plano Win Regional Gymnastics Gold

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Jackie Railsback

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Top Stories: ➊ – How to pack for a weekend getaway (Monday), ➋ – Richardson Police Officer Accuses Department Of Illegal Quotas To Write Tickets (Monday), ➌ – WHITE DRESS TO SIGNAL SUMMER (Tuesday), ➍ – Mid-Week Musings | Vol. 17 (Tuesday), ➎ – A California Chain’s Chewy Mochi Doughnuts Will Soon Land in Carrollton (Monday)

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City Council Agenda Packet

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How Restaurant Labor Shortages Are Affecting North Texas Locations

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 5/12 12:48P News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) The restaurant labor shortage across Texas is hitting hard right here at home. The chain Spring Creek Barbeque is the latest victim. Two...

Texas Womens Foundation Honored Seven Women for Leadership and Service

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/11 5:42A Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation (TXWF) held its 42 nd annual Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration (LFAC), presented by AT&T, on April 29. The Foundation honored five Maura Women Helping Women recipients...

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TEN STATEMENT TOPS TO TAKE YOU INTO SUMMER

The Middle Page 5/15 3:32A Cathy Williamson

TEN STATEMENT TOPS TO TAKE YOU INTO SUMMER Hello there (a day late)! I always post on Friday, but this week didn t allow me to do so. We got back from Ohio this past Monday and left for Montgomery,...

Favorite Etsy Finds

Tanya Foster 5/14 1:00A Tanya Foster

T G I F!! Does anyone have any fun plans this weekend or any graduations? If you need some graduation gift ideas, be sure and read HERE or HERE for outfit ideas. Let's do something fun today! I want...

How to Style Wide Leg Jeans

Tanya Foster 5/13 1:00A Tanya Foster

I get a lot of questions revolving around the skinny jean vs. the wide leg jean. I know there's talk around what Gen Z said about the skinny jean being out and the wide leg jean being in. While I have...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Jackie Railsback

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/12 8:00A Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Morning Light by Jackie Railsback Framed 21 x 17" Casein To be in the mountains early morning and on location was a surreal experience. I chose casein for the soft opaque textures and soft surreal...

Mid-Week Musings | Vol. 17

Tanya Foster 5/11 3:22P Tanya Foster

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that we made it halfway through the week already?? I mean, I can't believe we've almost made it halfway through May. Since it is prime graduation season, today I want...

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A Message to Jesuit Dallas Families - May 12, 2021

Jesuit Dallas 5/12 11:02A Griffin Miller

I would like to offer my deepest appreciation for your continued support and commitment to our mission. A year made unforgettable by its unprecedented challenges also proved memorable for the...

The Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas - Social Distan-Sing Their Way into the Dallas Arts District

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/10 9:00A Augustine Jalomo

The award-winning Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas makes their Dallas debut as part of their 2021-We Will Sing On! summer performance tour Tuesday, June 8 at the Cathedral Guadalupe in the Dallas Arts...

2021-22 Senior Parking Passes

Jesuit Dallas 5/9 3:00A Griffin Miller

Only students with a current and valid driver's license may purchase a parking pass. If you would like to purchase a parking pass, contact Mr. Andy Civello at acivello@jesuitcp.org.

Lakehill Noteable Alumni | Claire Crow

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/7 5:10A Jacqui Nickell

So excited was 2017 Lakehill alumnus Claire Crow that she bolted from her room and raced across campus to tell her mentors the great news: she had been one of only three out of over 550 applicants...

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A California Chain’s Chewy Mochi Doughnuts Will Soon Land in Carrollton

Eater Dallas 5/10 6:00A Amy McCarthy

Mochinut’s chewy mochi doughnuts | Mochinut [Official Photo] Signage is up at Mochinut’s first DFW location, and Korean hot dogs are also on the menu California-born chain Mochinut, known for its...

Meat Fight 1k Drive-Thru Benefiting People Living with MS – Tickets May 4th

Crave DFW 5/5 12:02P Steven Doyle

This year, we’re Dallas-ing the Meat Fight 1k: Instead of walking a 1k, you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your car. Just show up, drive-thru, and we’ll put a box of barbecue and...

Potbelly Sandwich Shop Celebrates Nurses with National Nurses Week Deal

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/5 12:40A Jessica Tcholakov

To celebrate National Nurses Week, Potbelly Sandwich Shop is offering a free cookie or a free regular fountain drink to nurses with the order of any entrée from Thursday, May 6 through Wednesday, May...

Tickets go on sale TODAY For Taste Addison — North Texas’ original food & music festival – note new...

Crave DFW 5/3 6:30A Steven Doyle

Since its inception in 1993, Taste Addison has earned a reputation for curating the most exciting collection of musical entertainment and pairing it with a menu of culinary...

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Lake’s Baptism Day

Krystal Schlegel 5/2 10:35A krystal

Filled with love and family, Lake s baptism day was so special! We are so grateful that our friend and pastor Matt Tuggle was able to marry us and baptize Lake. We began at Highland Park United...

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TX DYNAMIX Plano Win Regional Gymnastics Gold

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/13 9:00A Gregg LarimerCarrollton's Texas

TX DYNAMIX Plano Win Regional Gymnastics The Regional (includes 5 states) XCEL Gold Championships were held at Galveston Island Convention Center on Mothers Day Weekend. Texas DYNAMIX Plano had two...

‘It Felt Like Our Accomplishments Weren’t As Valued’: Hockaday Girls’ Lacrosse Championship A...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth High School Sports 5/11 1:34P High School Sports – CBS Dallas

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) The Hockaday School varsity lacrosse team took state on Sunday, May 9, in the Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League Division 1 Championship Game in Houston. So did the Jesuit...

Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano Hires Seven-Time State Champion Volleyball Coach

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/10 10:09P Katie McDonald

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) in Plano announced that Lovejoy High Schools Ryan Mitchell will take over as the Lady Lions Head Varsity Volleyball Coach. Coach Mitchell was recently named...

ACHIEVERS GIRLS LEVEL 7 GYMNASTICS TEAM COMPETES AT REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/6 12:07P Frank Kudlac

ACHIEVERS GIRLS LEVEL 7 GYMNASTICS TEAM COMPETES AT REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Aurora, Colorado The Achievers Level 7 girls had their very last competition of this season. The level 7 regional...

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Off Market Listing in Little Elm

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/9 9:21P Debbie Warford

Paloma Creek Beauty! Beautiful & comfortable single-story neighborhood gem! Come fall in love with the custom touches in this home including the popular Porcelain ceramic wood look floors, beautifully...

Thomas Cusick Homes: Word Spreads Fast When You’re Good at What You Do

Candy's Dirt 5/4 11:04P Shelby Skrhak

Most Sundays you can find Tom Cusick on the back patio of his Farmers Branch home — an inviting outdoor living space that begs you to open a cold one and take a load off. See More...

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The most interesting man in Dallas private equity

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/15 2:14A Catherine Leffert

Some businessmen are former doctors, boast a deep network of heavy hitters or have a sense of responsibility to diversify their industry. Kneeland Youngblood is all those, and...

How companies can incentivize the Covid-19 vaccine without running afoul of employment law

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/6 3:59P Ty West

Employment law attorneys say there are some pitfalls to keep in mind for businesses looking to incentivize the vaccine.

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The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood

Civil Eats 5/11 10:00P Susan Shain

Just over three miles from Wisconsin’s Capitol building, within walking distance of a McDonald’s, a 90,000-square-foot grocery store, and an Amazon distribution center, sits a 65-acre farm. While...

Book Release! Compliments to the Chef is LIVE!

The Making of a Home 5/7 1:04A Holly K. Ross

Today is the DAY! Compliments to the Chef is live and available at Amazon . It is a Kindle book but you don t have to own a kindle to read it. The Kindle App is free and will work on any device such...

Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

Civil Eats 5/6 10:00P Nancy Matsumoto

In 1910, farmers earned 40 cents for every dollar in sales. Today, they only earn a penny from each dollar, the result of a drastic consolidation of farm ownership centered on a few big commodity...

Taking Ancient, Wild Crops from Field to Table

Civil Eats 5/5 10:00P Lindsay Campbell

Seeds sizzle inside a frying pan and a knife hits its cutting board as Rob Connoley works. At his restaurant, Bulrush , the St. Louis chef takes locally grown, hunted, and foraged ingredients and...

This Muppet-faced frogmouth is the 'most Instagrammable bird' on Earth

Live Science 5/4 8:20A

Researchers scoured more than 27,000 bird photos on Instagram to see which ones consistently got more likes than expected. The big winner was the owl-like frogmouth.