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Police Group Says Department Should Reverse Arlington Officer’s Termination After Deadly Shooting

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 10/22 8:19A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM ) One of the Arlington Police officers involved in the October 20 deadly officer-involved shooting has been fired by the department, a police...

I-Team: Bank Of America And Zelle Customers Targeted In New High-Tech Scam

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 10/21 2:00P News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) It started with a text message. “Free Msg – BANK OF AMERICA Fraud Alert – Did You Attempt A Zelle Payment For The Amount Of $3,500.00 Rely YES or NO or 1 To STOP...

How About Some Puppies to Get You Through Your Day?

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 10/21 3:32A Evan Anderson

Imagine needing a break during a tough day at work, and someone shows up to your office, with puppies. That’s what happened to some middle school language arts teachers in the...

White House Says It Is Prepared To Give Kids The COVID Vaccine, But Are Parents?

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 10/21 12:27A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — On Wednesday the White House announced its plan to rollout a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Over the next two weeks, FDA and CDC...

RL Turner High School Campus Briefly Locked Down After Student Caught With Fake Gun

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 10/20 7:44A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

CARROLLTON (CBSDFW.COM) The campus at RL Turner High School was briefly locked down the morning of Oct. 20 after a student was caught with a fake gun. (credit: Carrollton Police Department) Carrollton...

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My New Favorite Maxi Skirt

Brighton the Day 10/23 4:00A Brighton Keller

Y all know I m a sucker for a good midi skirt. In case you missed it, I recently wrote a blog post all about how to style a midi skirt. If you ve followed me for a while, you...

2021 Gift Guides: Best of QVC

Brighton the Day 10/22 6:15A Brighton Keller

My love for QVC runs deep, y all! They re one of my go-to stops when I m doing my holiday shopping because they ve always got great deals going on. Throughout the year, I m...

Nordstrom + Marc Jacobs

Style Duplicated 10/22 4:37A Paige

Hey friends, happy Friday! We are so ready for the weekend! Today we are excited to partner up with Nordstrom and Marc Jacobs (sponsored). We love collaborating with brands that we trust and Marc...

Microwave Drawer Reviews

House of Hargrove 10/22 12:00A houseofhargrove@gmail.com

I have been busy working on our kitchen design. Our family uses the microwave a lot! We knew we wanted 2 microwaves in our new kitchen, but I was trying to figure out the best placement for them and...

Weekly Round Up

Brighton the Day 10/21 11:00P alyssa McDaniel

Hi Friends! And happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week. We are in full-blown holiday mode at BTD. Last week, we started sharing gift guides. With shipping delays this...

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ESD Class of 2015 Alumni Named to Richmond Inno's Top 10 Innovators Under 25 List

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 10/18 10:00P The Episcopal School of Dallas

A Class of 2015 graduate from The Episcopal School of Dallas, Christina Gordon was recently one of 10 named to Richmond Inno Under 25's 2021 list. Gordon, a Virginia Commonwealth University...

ESD Hosts Inaugural All-School Art Show Featuring Works From All Ages

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 10/17 10:00P The Episcopal School of Dallas

The Jennifer and John Eagle Gallery at The Episcopal School of Dallas is home to many student artists exhibits throughout the year, from middle school 2D and 3D units from class to upper school AP...

Seven ESD Seniors Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program, One Named Semi-Finalist

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 10/14 10:00P The Episcopal School of Dallas

Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. Last week during daily worship, The Episcopal School...

Third-Annual Pin It On Ceremony Celebrates Bond Between ESD's Ninth and Fifth Graders

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 10/13 10:00P The Episcopal School of Dallas

Three years ago during The Episcopal School of Dallas's plans of uniting as One Campus, One Community, student advisory leaders brainstormed a way to unite the three divisions. The result? A ceremony...

ESD Recognizes Largest Ever Group of AP Scholars

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 10/12 5:00A The Episcopal School of Dallas

The Advanced Placement Scholar Awards recognize high school students who have demonstrated exemplary college-level achievement on their AP exams. This year, The Episcopal School of Dallas had an...

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Book Review: Cactus Christmas – A Texas Wine Trail Series

Texas Wine Lover 10/22 12:44A Andrew Klein

We received the product for review and all opinions are our own. Some links are affiliate links meaning at no additional cost to you, this site may get a small commission if you make a purchase. In...

Two New Restaurants For Addison

Crave DFW 10/21 6:51A Steven Doyle

Addison is getting not one, but two new restaurants at 5000 Belt Line Road. The bustling strip will very soon welcome Spatch Kitchen & Cocktails and Sonny & Sons in side-by-side spaces, with each...

2021 Iron Sommelier Preview

Texas Wine Lover 10/21 12:24A Jeff Cope

The Iron Sommelier event, now in its 14th anniversary, has always been a popular event showcasing Houston’s finest sommeliers as they compete for the title of Iron Sommelier benefiting The Periwinkle...

Nico’s MX Opens Oct 21

Crave DFW 10/18 7:56A Steven Doyle

Nico s MX Pizzeria and Cocktail Venue announces the debut of its inaugural North Dallas location. The new concept reflects Nico Ponce and Chef Manny s deep commitment to bridge food cultures by...

2021 Lone Star International Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 10/14 12:37P Jeff Cope

The Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association hosted the 38th Annual Lone Star International Wine Competition (LSIWC) on October 6-7 in Grapevine, Texas. The competition is the oldest wine competition...

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Holiday makeup routine

Krystal Schlegel 10/24 10:04A krystal

Here are all of the bronzed and glowy products that I have been using for my Holiday ready makeup routine. This is how I did my makeup for our Christmas card photos and the colors are perfect for...

MARC JACOBS ACCESSORIES FOR HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING

The Middle Page 10/22 3:15A Cathy Williamson

MARC JACOBS ACCESSORIES FOR HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING Happy Friday, gang! How are all of you? I did not feel great starting on Tuesday, and by Wednesday didn t feel good at all. I was sure that I had a...

CHIC AT EVERY AGE // THE BEST BOMBER JACKET UNDER $100

Style of Sam 10/21 6:41A Sam

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STYLING MY FAVES FROM CABI FALL 2021

Style of Sam 10/19 8:44A Sam

It’s that time again…The cabi Fall Collection dropped and I m in love!! Additionally, I m honored to be a cabi Ambassador this season, so I am showing off my favorite pieces...

CARDIGAN AND GRAPHIC TEE PLUS MY FAVORITE CARDIGANS UNDER $100

The Middle Page 10/17 3:42A Cathy Williamson

CARDIGAN AND GRAPHIC TEE PLUS MY FAVORITE CARDIGANS UNDER $100 Oooops, I did it again! I completely messed up on my posting schedule this last week! I know you all probably don t care, but I feel like...

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Verstappen wins F1 U.S. Grand prix, extends title chase lead

Spectrum Local News Sports 10/24 5:00P Associated Press

Verstappen wins the U.S. Grand Prix.

Drag racer slams into spectators in Texas; 2 children killed

Spectrum Local News Sports 10/23 4:10P Associated Press

2 children killed during Texas race.

García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series

Spectrum Local News Sports 10/23 5:47A Associated Press

Two of the youngest Houston Astros stars helped one of baseball’s oldest managers get another shot at a most elusive title.

Formula One foothold growing, series here to stay in USA

Spectrum Local News Sports 10/21 10:07A Associated Press

Formula One is here to stay in the USA.

Astros’ Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead

Spectrum Local News Sports 10/21 12:45A Associated Press

Houston a win away from World Series.

Related: Schwarber, Red Sox slam Astros 12-3, lead ALCS 2-1 Spectrum Local News Sports

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Researcher hopes new book will help others better understand women's health needs

Spectrum Local News Health 10/21 8:45A Olivia Levada

Texas' recent ban on abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy has stirred a lot of conversation when it comes to women's health.

$47M in financing nailed down for 'The Oaks' mixed-income senior housing community in Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/21 2:59A Bill Hethcock

Lument real estate finance firm has provided $47.1 million in financing for The Oaks, a mixed-income seniors housing project in Dallas.

Health tech solutions win funding at United Way's new innovation challenge

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/19 12:31P Kevin Cummings

In total, $1 million in prizes was up for grabs.

Texas companies contest with conflicting state, federal vaccine orders

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/14 11:30A Kathryn Hardison

The fight over vaccine mandates is putting businesses in a tough situation. For now, the path forward for employers is very unclear. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Oct. 11 an...

Verily, part of Google parent, to open operations hub in DFW, could hire 115 in little more than...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 10/14 7:58A Brian Womack

Verily expects to hire as many as 115 employees by the end of 2022 -- with the capacity to expand.

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Large Salmonella outbreak linked to onions, CDC warns

Live Science 10/21 8:22A

Consumers should throw out whole red, white and yellow onions if they don't know where they came from.

Op-ed: The Flood of Climate Disasters Has the Food System Reeling. It’s Time to Act.

Civil Eats 10/19 10:00P Twilight Greenaway

This article was produced in partnership with Edible Communities ; a version of this article appears in the Winter 2021-22 issues of local Edible magazines . If we had been told, a decade...

Growing Garlic- 5 Reasons Why You Should

The Making of a Home 10/19 7:30A Holly K. Ross

Is it possible to have a favorite herb? Maybe, but I haven t been able to choose one yet. BUT, Garlic is definitely one herb I won t ever be without. How to grow garlic and...

Fast Food and Grocery Giants Promise to Sell ‘Better’ Chicken—Is it Enough?

Civil Eats 10/13 10:00P Lisa Held

This summer, it seemed like things might be looking up for the more than 9 billion chickens that get fattened up quickly inside crowded barns before being processed into fried...

5 Reasons Rosemary Should Grow In Your Garden

The Making of a Home 10/12 3:03P Holly K. Ross

What s your favorite herb? This is probably the question I am asked most often. I couldn t pick a favorite herb- possibly a Top 10 list, but never a favorite. Rosemary is an...