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Top Stories: ➊ – Holiday happenenings and family fun events across North Texas in 2024 (Thursday), ➋ – Amid rise in chronic disease, Texas lawmakers eye stricter food safety standards (Friday), ➌ – My Weekly Outfit Recap (Friday), ➍ – Serving Our Seniors provides services to aid seniors in Northeast Tarrant County (Friday), ➎ – Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82 (Sunday)

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Construction underway for Chipotle Mexican Grill in Trophy Club

Community Impact 11/18 4:16A cthorn@communityimpact.com (Cody

The construction is estimated to be completed by April, according to a filing.

Amid rise in chronic disease, Texas lawmakers eye stricter food safety standards

Community Impact 11/15 6:07A hnorton@communityimpact.com (Han

While life expectancy has risen in recent years, Americans are “living sick longer,” experts said Nov. 13. Some state senators said they would consider tightening regulations...

Serving Our Seniors provides services to aid seniors in Northeast Tarrant County

Community Impact 11/15 4:21A cthorn@communityimpact.com (Cody

The nonprofit based in North Richland Hills and provides services to more than 900 seniors.

Holiday happenenings and family fun events across North Texas in 2024

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 11/14 9:49A Laura Harris and NBCDFW Staff

Thanksgiving marks the traditional kickoff of the holiday season but many North Texas cities start their Christmas and holiday events in November. We’ve compiled a list of all the events where you can...

ICE! returns to Gaylord Texan with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer theme

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 11/14 6:14A Briana Jones-Gill

Texas’s biggest frozen holiday attraction, ICE!, has returned to at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine for the holiday season. The annual ice sculpture exhibit features walk-through displays, more...

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Park Place Dealerships Awards $100,000 to 21 Non-Profits

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 11/20 4:06A Carolyn Alvey

North Texas non-profits are kicking off the holiday season with a little more cheer, thanks to $100,000 in Season of Giving grants from Park Place Dealerships. The dealership group selected 21...

Life Lately and November Outfit Round-Up

Tanya Foster 11/20 12:00A Tanya Foster

How is it that Thanksgiving is only a week away?? This fall has truly flown by. Today I want to get caught up and share some of my favorite looks this season in my November outfit round-up. Currently...

BOOK REVIEW: OUR LADY OF THE OVERLOOK by R.L. Carpentier

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 11/19 1:00A KAREN SIDDALL

Our Lady of the Overlook by R.L. Carpentier Twisting tale of deception, long-held secrets, and murder in the rural Catskill Mountains of New York. Our Lady of the Overlook is the twisty new murder...

2024 Gift Guides for Him

Brighton the Day 11/19 5:50A Brighton

If you ve ever shopped for a man, you know how challenging it can be. I tried to keep this in mind when putting together my gift guides for him. I don t know about you, but trying to find anything my...

My Weekly Outfit Recap

Brighton the Day 11/15 5:17A Brighton

You know we love a weekly outfit recap around here, and this week s recap is no exception. There are some pieces I m seriously loving, like these high waist wide leg jeans . They re perfect paired...

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Family Storytime

Grapevine Texas Library Children's Programs 11/18 6:00P

Event date: November 19, 2024 Event Time: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM Location: Grapevine, TX 76051 Description: Want to listen to stories before bedtime? Come to our Family Storytime...

Storytime for Toddlers/Preschoolers

Grapevine Texas Library Children's Programs 11/18 6:00P

Event date: November 19, 2024 Event Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Grapevine, TX 76051 Description: Books, songs, parachutes and more! Toddlers/Preschoolers are welcome...

Chess Club

Grapevine Texas Library Children's Programs 11/16 6:00P

Event date: November 17, 2024 Event Time: 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM Location: Grapevine, TX 76051 Description: Would you like to learn how to play chess or practice your chess...

Art Cart

Grapevine Texas Library Children's Programs 11/16 6:00P

Event date: November 17, 2024 Event Time: 10:30 AM - 02:30 PM Location: Grapevine, TX 76051 Description: Use your creativity, critical thinking, and maker skills to make...

Bouncing Babies

Grapevine Texas Library Children's Programs 11/14 6:00P

Event date: November 15, 2024 Event Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Grapevine, TX 76051 Description: Bouncing Babies is a program for babies from birth to 18 months. It...

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Merrill Grove Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 11/19 12:06A Jeff Cope

This month’s featured winemaker profile is Merrill Grove of Red Road Vineyard & Winery located in Naples, Texas. The East Texas winery has been making award-winning wines for many years and was one of...

BeeMaRosa Vineyard & Winery

Texas Wine Lover 11/13 11:14P Jeff Cope

BeeMaRosa Vineyard & Winery is located in Belton, Texas, and is conveniently looked right off I-35. The winery opened on March 1, 2023. I visited the winery and met tasting...

Texas Hill Country Wineries Christmas Wine Affair Passport 2024 – Get Tickets Now!

Texas Wine Lover 11/8 3:41A Jeff Cope

Tickets are now on sale for the Texas Hill Country Wineries’ (THCW s) Christmas Wine Affair Passport . The Passport event will take place November 25th to December 20th...

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THE PERFECT TRENCH COAT AND GIFTS FOR THE ENTERTAINER

The Middle Page 11/20 3:53A Cathy Williamson

THE PERFECT TRENCH COAT AND GIFTS FOR THE ENTERTAINER TRENCH COAT // SWEATER // JEANS ( less expensive ) // SCARF // BOOTS ( similar ) // BAG Hi ladies! I hope you all are doing well as we gear up for...

DON’T MISS THIS!??‍♀️?

The Sister Studio 11/18 5:16A Jennifer Reed

Happy, happy Monday you guys! I surprised Kyle this weekend with celebrating his birthday in New Orleans with some of our friends, and we had the BEST time. I hope everyone s week is off to a good...

THE BEST HOSTESS GIFTS

The Middle Page 11/8 3:21A Cathy Williamson

THE BEST HOSTESS GIFTS Hi! I m so sorry that I have been a little MIA. We were in Ojai Valley, California (to visit our daughter and littles) for five days, then came home just in time to head to the...

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Texans never trail while handing Cowboys 5th straight loss, 34-10

Spectrum Local News Sports 11/18 11:13P Associated Press

Joe Mixon did his thing, and C.J. Stroud didn’t have to do much to extend the misery of the Dallas Cowboys.

Celestine leads 6 players in double figures for No. 12 Baylor in 104-41 win over Tarleton State

Spectrum Local News Sports 11/17 11:49P Associated Press

Baylor hasn't trailed in its three games since a 38-point loss in a season-opening top-10 matchup at Gonzaga.

Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix

Spectrum Local News Sports 11/17 11:38P Associated Press

The Christmas Day matchup will be held in her hometown of Houston.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama misses Saturday game vs. Mavericks, listed as day to day with knee injury

Spectrum Local News Sports 11/17 1:03A Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama wasn’t in the lineup for Saturday night’s game at Dallas because of a right knee contusion.

Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at...

Spectrum Local News Sports 11/17 12:45A Associated Press

USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given.

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UTSA cancels classes, holds ‘Day of Reflection’ after student death

Spectrum Local News Health 11/8 3:02A Katharine Finnerty

UTSA canceled classes Friday for a “Day of Reflection” after a student was found dead Wednesday, “likely by suicide."

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Restoring a Cornerstone of the Local Grain Economy

Civil Eats 11/19 9:00P Daniel Walton

Two hefty, 7-foot-tall machines stand in a corner of the airy, white-walled Carolina Ground warehouse in Hendersonville, North Carolina. One framed in light pine wood, the other in gleaming stainless...

Roasted Cornish Game Hen

Life at the Table 11/19 2:58A Chef Sandra Lewis

Make Dinner Special Tonight with a Roasted Cornish Game Hen Are Cornish game hens exotic birds that are difficult to cook? If the term “roasted Cornish game hen” sounds fancy...

25 Best Thanksgiving Appetizers

Love and Lemons 11/19 2:12A Phoebe Moore (L L Recipe Develop

If I ve learned one thing from hosting Thanksgiving over the years, it s this: Thanksgiving appetizers are essential. I can t tell you how many times I ve served a holiday...

Earth from space: Eerily circular 'Goblin Forest' surrounds sacred volcano with human rights

Live Science 11/18 8:01P

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Egmont National Park, New Zealand [ -39.3019245, 174.0631103 ] What's in the photo? Mount Taranaki volcano surrounded by the "Goblin Forest" Which...

Could This Compostable Packaging Be the Key to a Sustainable Tomorrow?

Cooking Chew 11/18 9:08A Raul

Columbia Packaging Group and Bolthouse Fresh Foods won an award this year for their home-compostable packaging. The post Could This Compostable Packaging Be the Key to a...