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Wings Of Spring Was Heads And Tails As Literacy Achieves Assesses Future Priorities

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Top Stories: ➊ – Preservation Park Cities Launches “The Houses Of The Park Cities” Highlighting The Area’s Historic Architecture (Friday), ➋ – Spring Dresses & Other Recent Faves (Friday), ➌ – Meet the Rebel Alliance Taking On the Texas History Establishment (Friday), ➍ – A Deep Dive into the World of Winemaking – The Basics of Wine Grapes (Friday), ➎ – Inside Major League Rugby’s Texas-Size Growth Plan (Friday)

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UT student divestment calls: What does it mean? How much funding is at stake?

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 5/3 8:25A Tahera Rahman

North Texas students have joined the national pro-Palestine movement across college campuses, and the call for their universities to divest. Among other demands, student protesters are calling on...

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown, former Sheriff Lupe Valdez debate before primary runoff

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/29 9:56A Jack Fink

DALLAS COUNTY One of the closest races being watched in Dallas County is the Democratic primary runoff on May 28th between incumbent Sheriff Marian Brown and her former boss,...

Texas lawmakers react to arrests during pro-Palestinian protests at UT Austin

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 4/28 2:00A Jack Fink

Dozens of people were arrested at the University of Texas at Austin during protests over the Israel-Hamas war and state lawmakers are divided on the university's response. Jack sits down with both...

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Wings Of Spring Was Heads And Tails As Literacy Achieves Assesses Future Priorities

My Sweet Charity 5/9 12:30P Glenn Hunter

Change has been afoot at Literacy Achieves , whose mission is teaching English and life skills to non-English-speaking adults and their young children. Vicki Keifer and Patrick Means and Laura...

Friday, May 10: Preservation Park Cities Historic Home Tour sponsored by Benchmark Bank and Title

Philanthropy Lifestyles 5/9 9:40A SharonAdams

(Featured photo: 3926 Potomac.) Preservation Park Cities is excited to present its annual Park Cities Historic Home Tour sponsored by

Henry Cuellar Wouldn’t Answer Questions About His Indictment. He Offered Us a Playlist Instead.

Texas Monthly 5/9 9:25A Pablo Manríquez

Henry Cuellar has never been shy with the D.C. Capitol press. The ten-term congressman from Laredo is known to be a great source to reporters, both on the record and off. That is, until he was...

AWARE Meeting at the Center for BrainHealth Featured Updates from Three Grant Recipients

Philanthropy Lifestyles 5/9 8:44A SharonAdams

(Featured photo: Karen Koop, president, AWARE; Kym Shaw Day, For Love and Art; Karisti Julia, AWARE meetings chair; Teresa Coleman

Horny Moms and Lost Souls: How Kimberly King Parsons Crafted a Modern, Hallucinatory Texas Novel

Texas Monthly 5/9 8:37A Dina Gachman

If you do an image search for Wink, Texas, you ll find pictures of a wee Roy Orbison Museum, aerial photos of two massive sinkholes, and not much else. The small West Texas hamlet, about eight miles...

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Blossoming Mothers Day Brunch at Sheraton Dallas

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/8 3:44A Culver Public Relations

Sheraton Dallas , is hosting an indulgent Mothers Day brunch buffet to celebrate the mothers and special women in your life on Sunday, May 12 from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. ...

Canada Family Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 5/7 12:09A Jeff Cope

The majority of Texas grapes are grown in the Texas High Plains. For those vineyards that have been supplying grapes to wineries for many years, those vineyard names become as well known as the...

How Ready-to-Eat Meals Reinvent Dining for Busy Wine Enthusiasts

Texas Wine Lover 5/6 9:25P Guest

Wine and food go together like nothing else if you can get the combination right, and you’ve got the time to dedicate to making meals to pair with your favorite tipples, or the funds to splash on...

I Dip, You Dip.¡Yo Quiero! Celebrates Cinco de Mayo as the Ultimate Dip Destination with Better fo

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 5/3 4:39A Dana Cobb

No Cinco de Mayo celebration is complete without the stable of premium dips offered by ¡Yo Quiero! including their signature guacamoles , queso, salsas , and bean dips as part...

A Deep Dive into the World of Winemaking – The Basics of Wine Grapes

Texas Wine Lover 5/3 12:15A Amie Nemec

Some links are affiliate links meaning at no additional cost to you, this site may get a small commission if you make a purchase . Veraison Whether you are a long-time wine lover or new to enjoying...

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EMBRACING THE ELEGANCE OF BLACK SUNDRESSES

The Middle Page 5/9 1:39A Cathy Williamson

EMBRACING THE ELEGANCE OF BLACK SUNDRESSES Hi! I hope you all have had a good week thus far! I must admit that I can t travel and recover quite as fast as I used to. Do you all feel like this after a...

Jen-A-Peño is HERE!!! My Chomps box is LIVE!

The Sister Studio 5/5 5:40A Jennifer Reed

JEN-A-PEÑO IS HERE!!! You guys!!! I cannot even express to y all how excited I am about this! Today is the day, my Chomps limited edition Jen-a-peño box is HERE !!! They gave us their biggest discount...

BREAK OUT THE SUMMER DRESSES // FEATURING JULIA AMORY

The Middle Page 5/4 4:53A Cathy Williamson

BREAK OUT THE SUMMER DRESSES // FEATURING JULIA AMORY Hello, ladies! I hope you have had a fantastic week! Mine has been a whirlwind! I left last Sunday for Scottsdale, Arizona, on a retreat with the...

BEST of AMAZON!??????

The Sister Studio 4/30 1:19A Jennifer Reed

Happy Tuesday, friends!! I loved putting together this newsletter for y all today because this month s Amazon finds were just so, SO good!! I found so many items that are great quality and are...

TEN OF THE BEST SPRING SHIRTS

The Middle Page 4/27 4:49A Cathy Williamson

Hi, ladies! I hope you have had a great week! It s been a hectic one for sure around here! I am running a few errands today and packing because I head out tomorrow for a week. I am flying to...

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Cowboys cut Martavis Bryant and end the receiver's latest comeback attempt

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/9 3:41A Associated Press

The 32-year-old last played an NFL game on Nov. 11, 2018, for Oakland before the Raiders moved to Las Vegas.

Shea Langeliers drives in 8 runs against hometown Texas Rangers as Athletics split doubleheader

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/9 12:18A Associated Press

The A’s beat the Rangers 9-4 in the first game, and Texas held on for a 12-11 win in the nightcap.

Rangers reacquire switch-hitting OF Robbie Grossman in a trade with the White Sox

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/8 9:24A Associated Press

Texas sent minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to Chicago in the deal Wednesday.

Texas Rangers score 10 runs in second inning, beat Oakland Athletics 15-8

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/8 1:17A Associated Press

Texas’ 15 runs matched a season high, and its 19 hits set a new mark.

Gilgeous-Alexander has 29 points to help Thunder roll past Mavericks in Game 1 of West semifinals

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/8 12:35A Associated Press

Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night.

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Your Mental Health: Recent pattern of violence against women casts light on toxic masculinity

Spectrum Local News Health 5/9 6:08A Nicole Cross

One out of four women will be the victim of a violent crime, according to the CDC.

Workers often forfeit hundreds of dollars on a popular workplace benefit

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/9 5:58A Andy Medici

Workers are losing out on hundreds of dollars in flexible spending account money.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/6 10:48A Ryan Lynch

The for-profit, physician-owned system — and 166 of its affiliated debtors — filed May 6 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Latticework brings in $345M for health care investments

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/3 9:25A Holden Wilen

Latticework Capital Management, which focuses on making control investments in lower-middle market health care companies, has closed its second major fund. Read on to learn...

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Meet East Dallas - A free event showcasing East Dallas businesses

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/9 2:58A Deborah Brown

Come Meet Your Neighbors! Join neighbors and sample some of East Dallas restaurants, artisans, and local businesses at the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerces Meet East Dallas to be held on...

Breakfast Potatoes

Love and Lemons 5/9 3:00A Jeanine Donofrio

What s not to love about breakfast potatoes? They re crispy on the outside, creamy in the middle, and seasoned to perfection with smoky, savory spices. They re SO simple to make, and they taste great...

Chocolate Chia Pudding

The Healthy Maven 5/8 11:00P Davida Lederle

Looking for a healthy, high-fiber and protein breakfast or dessert? This Chocolate chia pudding is packed-full of nutrition and made The post Chocolate Chia Pudding appeared...

Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas

Joyful Healthy Eats 5/8 11:00P Krista

These smokey sweet potato black bean enchiladas are an easy vegetarian weeknight dinner. They re loaded with a red chili enchilada sauce, and melty Monterey Jack cheese for the perfect Tex-Mex bite....

Pizza Inn Takes Home a Golden OBIE Award for Bambi and Friends Campaign

Restaurant News 5/7 11:04A RestaurantNews.com

Beloved Family Buffet wins big from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America Dallas, TX ( RestaurantNews.com ) Three cheers for Pizza Inn , America’s Favorite...