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Top Stories: ➊ – How I Get Back on Track in January (Monday), ➋ – Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2022 (Monday), ➌ – Room Refresh Reveal (Monday), ➍ – Kids Valentine Looks (Monday), ➎ – Denton man in 30s dies of COVID-19; case count spiking (Tuesday)

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Active COVID-19 cases double in one week in Denton County

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 1/21 10:20A Mark Smith

Just this week, Denton County Public Health reported an increase of nearly 20,000 active COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant surge continues. The number of active cases reported this week alone is...

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Argyle ISD approves 2022-23 calendar

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 1/21 5:15A Mark Smith

During Tuesday s busy Argyle ISD Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved the district s academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year. The new calendar is similar to the...

Denton police rule out suspects in school threats

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 1/20 1:27A Mark Smith

The Denton Police Department released more information Wednesday night about its investigation into the threats against Denton ISD high schools. At 9:39 a.m. Wednesday,...

Related: Denton ISD high schools on lockdown Cross Timbers Gazette Local News

Missing Lewisville child found safe at school

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 1/19 6:19A Mark Smith

A 10-year-old Lewisville child who was reported missing on Tuesday was found safe when he got to school on Wednesday morning. Simon Lian was playing at a relative s house in...

Denton County approves $1.63M for local social service agencies

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 1/18 9:11A Mark Smith

The Denton County Commissioners Court recently approved more than $1.6 million in funding for eight social service agencies in the county to assist residents in need. The...

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Friday Finds

House of Hargrove 1/20 11:00P houseofhargrove@gmail.com

Welcome to this week’s Friday Finds . The first one of 2022!! Here are some things I found this week that I love and think you will too! LAMPS: I love these lamps and am getting them for our new...

Weekly Round Up

Brighton the Day 1/20 10:00P alyssa McDaniel

Hi friends! I hope everyone had a great week! This week I had so much fun putting together some inspiration for Valentines day. I shared a reel on Instagram with a few...

Workout Looks

Tanya Foster 1/20 2:00P Tanya Foster

We are over halfway through January… hasn’t it felt like the longest month ever? Hopefully 2022 starts slow and finished strong! Many of you may have made some sort of fitness resolution for 2022. I...

Valentine’s Day Gift Guides for Her & Him

Brighton the Day 1/20 4:51A megan hopkins

Y all, Valentine s Day is right around the corner. Are we ready?! I feel like it s sneaking up on me quickly, so I wanted to get my first Valentine s Day post up. I know gifts...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Cherie Giddens

Highland Village BubbleLife iReporter 1/20 12:00A Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Evening Falls by Cherie Giddens Framed 27.5 x 21.5" Watercolor This painting process is achieved by first creating the multi-color painting, then attaching it to the background blank watercolor...

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Argyle ISD approves 2022-23 calendar

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 1/21 5:15A Mark Smith

During Tuesday s busy Argyle ISD Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved the district s academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year. The new calendar is similar to the...

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Local school district changes COVID-19 quarantine guidelines

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 1/20 10:30A Mark Smith

Argyle ISD on Thursday informed families that they have updated their guidelines for students who test positive and/or are exposed to a COVID-19 patient. A student who tests...

High school senior harnesses healing power of listening

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 1/20 6:07A Mark Miller

Around her 16th birthday, a friend told Rhea Karumuru how much she had helped him while they were at Flower Mound’s Downing Middle School. He credited his happiness then to...

Argyle ISD calls $268M bond election

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 1/20 3:57A Mark Smith

This week, the Argyle ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to call a bond election this May for funding for several new schools and more as the district plans for more...

Several Lewisville ISD schools to close temporarily

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 1/19 9:31A Mark Smith

Several Lewisville ISD schools, including some in Flower Mound and Lewisville, will close for three school days because of rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases among...

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This New ‘Social Sober’ Bar in Denton Is Devoted to Kava Tea

Eater Dallas 1/19 4:45A Adele Chapin

Alcohol-free bar Kava Culture serves kava tea in a variety of flavors | Kava Cultura A local ER doctor is the first to franchise South Florida’s Kava Culture A new, non-alcoholic bar hopes to...

Sfereco Will Offer Three Romantic Specials for Valentine’s Day Weekend

Crave DFW 1/17 7:14A Steven Doyle

Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day better than heart-shaped food, and you can get just that at Sfereco from Feb. 11-14. The restaurant is offering a heart-shaped pizza for two for $14.99 (additional...

Primo’s MX to Feature Special Three-Course Valentine’s Weekend Menu

Crave DFW 1/17 7:05A Steven Doyle

Primo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge will offer patrons a special Valentine’s Day meal at all four North Texas locations. The restaurant is offering a three-course prix fixe menu for the incredible value of...

2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 1/16 10:34A Jeff Cope

The 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition had over forty-eight judges representing various North American wine regions, and they judged 5,816 wines from nearly 1,000 wineries for the 2022 San...

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A Dallas reunion for two East Texas natives

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/21 6:31A Robbie Fuelling

Zach Nutall is one of the fresh faces on the Mustangs’ starting five.

Flower Mound soccer standout headed to Aggieland

Cross Timbers Gazette Sports 1/21 6:14A John English

Sydney Becerra finds herself in an interesting position. The Flower Mound High School midfielder was last year s District 6-6A MVP, the Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year, and...

Cowboys’ Prescott fined $25,000 for comments about officials

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/21 2:15A Associated Press

The NFL fined Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott $25,000.

ACHIEVERS TAAF / XCEL GYMNASTICS TEAMS COMPETES AT THE TAAF WINTER GAMES HOSTED BY IRVING...

Highland Village BubbleLife iReporter 1/20 12:25A Frank Kudlac

ACHIEVERS TAAF / XCEL GYMNASTICS TEAMS COMPETES AT THE TAAF WINTER GAMES HOSTED BY IRVING GYMNASTICS DENTON, TX Gymnasts from Achievers Gymnastics Center started their competition season at the...

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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott apologizes for condoning fans throwing objects at refs

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/19 2:26A Associated Press

In a series of tweets, Prescott said he "deeply regrets" earlier comments.

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New Uptown Dallas Luxury High-Rise at 2811 Maple Tower

DFW Urban Realty 1/21 3:07P broker@dfwurbanrealty.com (Kenne

The new Uptown Dallas luxury high-rise condo at 2811 Maple Tower received the green light by Developers and the 300,000 square foot building is planned to be completed by...

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Texas surpasses 13,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19

Spectrum Local News Health 1/21 7:31A Craig Huber

A total 37,900 new confirmed cases reported Thursday.

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The Road Ahead: Houston Methodist CFO reflects on unprecedented times —and health care's big...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/21 6:00A

As Burns put it, the past two years at Houston Methodist have been a blur of action, communication and resilience in the face of an enormous strain on the nation's health...

Humana's CenterWell Senior Primary Care expands into more markets, including DFW

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/20 7:07A Laurel Deppen

CenterWell Senior Primary Care, one of Humana Inc.’s senior primary care brands, is expanding in five new markets this year, including North Texas. Its plans also include...

American Airlines cuts more than 10,000 March flights as Omicron clouds spring rebound

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/19 7:57A Connor Penegar

American Airlines' cuts mark the latest example of the prolonged effects Covid-19 has inflicted upon the airline industry and highlight the fast-changing decisions unfolding...

Sources: Steward Health Care looking to sublease over 150K SF of Richardson space

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/18 6:53A Anna Butler

According to multiple sources, the Dallas-based physician-owned health care system is hoping to find someone to take down more about 150,000 square feet in Richardson.

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Taking Stock And Looking Forward: Food System Overhaul

Civil Eats 12/21 9:00P The Civil Eats Editors

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only monthly newsletter. Become a member today . As 2021 comes to an end, we take stock of another momentous year that...

NYC Is on the Cusp of Making Its Food Purchasing Sustainable. It Won’t Be Easy.

Civil Eats 12/20 9:00P Lisa Held

This January, “Hamburgers & Cheeseburgers Deluxe” will be on the menu for New York City’s public-school students just once. “If you were to look at menus that were posted five...

Fighting Food Apartheid with Lousiville’s Black Market Grocery Store

Civil Eats 12/12 9:00P Malia Guyer-Stevens

On May 31, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky was under a curfew in response to the ongoing protests following the murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor. As was customary for a Sunday...

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

Civil Eats 12/2 9:00P Jaisal Noor, Yes! Magazine

A 1.5-acre fenced-in plot of land in the heart of South Baltimore’s isolated Cherry Hill neighborhood currently lies barren, its fields exhausted from growing nearly 3,200...

I Joined This Grocery Co-op to Save Money. It Has Totally Reshaped My Relationship to Shopping.

Civil Eats 11/29 9:01P Gosia Wozniacka

I’m standing in a warehouse on the industrial outskirts of Portland, Oregon, tearing mounds of plastic wrap from a pallet stacked tall with hundreds of cardboard boxes of salvaged fruits and...