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What to Do With Your Prom Dress After the Big Night

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Construction expected to start soon on Grapevine's first dog park

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/25 9:29A By Nicholas Sakelaris Special

Grapevine is going full speed ahead with plans for its first dog park but a pipeline project put a few wrinkles in the timeline. Construction will start soon on two Click to...

DFW Airport expects a record-breaking summer for traveling

Dallas Business Journal 5/25 7:01A Evan Hoopfer

DFW Airport is anticipating a record number of travelers will pass through its doors this summer. The airport projects 19 million customers will fly through its gates this...

Southlake P&Z Commission approves Carillon Parc development

Community Impact - Grapevine|Colleyville|Southlake 5/25 5:12A Miranda Wilcox

The Southlake Planning Zoning Commission approved a development plan May 17 for approximately 42.51 acres for a project to [...] The post Southlake P Z Commission approves...

Four Dallas Heritage Village Junior Historians Open New Photography Exhibit, Exploring Preservation

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 8:42A Elizabeth Lenart

The new exhibit at Dallas Heritage Village, which features Nash Farm in Grapevine, The Music Room in Duncanville, Frankford Church in Dallas, and the Opal Lawrence Farmstead in Mesquite, will remain...

Floral Fantasies by Betty Grummers Show & Reception June 716, 2018

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 3:00P Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Betty Grummers Art Show and Reception - "Floral Fantasies" You are invited to FEATURED ARTISTS SHOW and Reception Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine FEATURED ARTIST Betty Grummer Floral...

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What to Do With Your Prom Dress After the Big Night

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/25 10:00A Riley Heruska

Most girls spend hours picking out their prom dresses. It's a big investment, and even though you only wear it for one night, you want it to be the perfect choice. The question is, what do you do with...

What Level of Sun Protection Do Your Kids Really Need?

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/24 11:00A Riley Heruska

The Texas sun can be pretty unforgiving. More than a half hour in its rays can lead to lobster-colored skin and crying kids, which is why it's so important to prep for days spent outside. Not only do...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art looking for artists…

Art News DFW 5/24 5:18A webmaster

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art is continually searching for established and emerging Texas artists. We are located at 624 S. Main St . in Historic downtown Grapevine, Texas. If you are an artist...

DFW Events 2018 May 25-31

Grapevine Family eGuide 5/23 7:40A Valerie

DFW Events 2018 May 25-31 DFW Events 2018 May 25-31: Find special events in the North DFW suburbs of Flower Mound, Lewisville, Highland Village, Carrollton, Coppell, Grapevine, The Colony, and more!...

NRA's new president Oliver North is coming to Dallas for Memorial Day

CultureMap Dallas 5/23 4:31A Teresa Gubbins

Lt. Col. Oliver North, freshly appointed to his new role as president of the National Rifle Association, is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth over the Memorial Day weekend, where he'll make an appearance at...

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Why You Should Be Encouraging Your Reluctant Young Reader to Engage With Books

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/15 8:00A Riley Heruska

If you're like most parents in today's society, you're probably envisioning a summer filled with iPads, video games, television, and the occasional jaunt outside into the Texas heat. Most children...

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5 Recipes That Will Spice Up Your Burgers This Memorial Day

Grapevine BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 8:00A Riley Heruska

Nothing is more suitable for Memorial Day than a cookout with friends and family. If you're planning to whip up some grub for everyone, hamburgers are a surefire crowd-pleaser. Here are a few simple...

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House Of DIFFA: Alter Ego Raises $300,000 For North Texas Initiatives

DFW Style Daily 5/23 5:00A Amber LaFrance

May 12 marked another unforgettable event for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA/Dallas) as House of DIFFA: Alter Ego invaded the Omni Dallas Hotel for its...

Beat The Heat With Blushington’s Summer Beauty Picks

DFW Style Daily 5/18 12:29P Amber LaFrance

With summer right around the corner, we re stocking up on the best beauty products to beat the heat. Blushington, Dallas beauty haven, believes that every woman deserves to...

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UIL Girls State Golf: Grapevine wins another state title, Brock earns bronze

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/23 11:04A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Grapevine had little trouble defending its Class 5A golf state title on Tuesday at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown. The Mustangs (Anna Takahashi, Gabriella Tomanka, Lauren...

Related: UIL State Girls Golf Day 1: Grapevine leads 5A, Southlake Carroll third in 6A Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Local volleyball standout commits to Big Ten program

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/23 7:49A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Grapevine's secret weapon is the newest Indiana volleyball commit. Kjolhede tweet Middle blocker 2020 Savannah Kjolhede started her freshman year with an injury, but still...

Grapevine has plenty of reason for optimism in 2018

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/23 4:47A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

The Grapevine Mustangs held their annual spring football game on Tuesday at Grapevine Middle School. The Red team, which consisted of the first-team offense, rallied to beat...

Five softball things to watch for this week

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/15 8:17P By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

1. FW Arlington Heights played in its first regional quarterfinal series since 1999. The Yellow Jackets (33-2-1) swept Colleyville Heritage 6-5, 7-4 and are now in the...

Eaton baseball knocks off Grapevine, Crowley wins doubleheader, Byron Nelson rallies

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/12 5:21P By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

BASEBALL Haslet Eaton 6, Grapevine 1 Riley Taylor allowed five hits and struck out eight as the Eagles completed the sweep of their 5A Region I area round series. Brock Click...

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4214 Hearthside Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051, $310,000 3 beds, 2 baths

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1850 sqft, 3 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Grapevine, TX - 76051

804 Princeton Ct, Southlake, TX 76092, $724,999 5 beds, 5 baths

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3944 sqft, 5 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Southlake, TX - 76092

803 Oakcrest Ct, Southlake, TX 76092, $564,880 4 beds, 4 baths

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3091 sqft, 4 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Southlake, TX - 76092

1906 Cresson Dr, Southlake, TX 76092, $720,000 4 beds, 4 baths

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3515 sqft, 4 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Southlake, TX - 76092

834 E Texas St, Grapevine, TX 76051, $669,000 4 beds, 5 baths

Trulia - Grapevine 5/23 9:00P

2660 sqft, 4 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Grapevine, TX - 76051

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More women than men diagnosed with lung cancer

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 2:17A Anne Stych

More women than men in some age groups are being diagnosed with lung cancer, reversing historical patterns, and researchers say altered smoking behaviors can’t fully explain...

As an insurer resists paying for ‘avoidable’ ER visits, patients and doctors push back

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/21 2:11A Reed Abelson, Margot Sanger Katz

To rein in emergency medicine costs, health insurer Anthem is reviving an old, contentious tactic: pushing back on patients who visit the emergency room for ailments deemed...

Shorter breast cancer treatment just as effective

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/21 1:46A Anne Stych

A shorter regimen of a drug used to treat early-stage breast cancer works just as well as using it for twice as long, saving patients thousands of dollars and sparing them...

?FDA names and shames drugmakers to encourage generic competition

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/17 11:48A Sheila Kaplan

The FDA says it will crack down on drug companies that are “gaming the system” in order to thwart generic manufacturers from bringing products to market.

Former Steward Health Care exec alleges sexual harassment, racial discrimination in lawsuit

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/17 5:09A Jessica Bartlett

Steward HealthCare and two of its top executives are facing a lawsuit from the organization’s former senior director for human resources, who alleged that she was the victim...

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Could You Use a Date With Nature?

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/24 9:56A Stephanie Jennings

Spending time in nature is beneficial to our health in so many ways. You may have observed this, but also study after study tells us that time in nature can offer one of the most effective boosts to...

The Horrifying Truth About Starbucks: It's Always Been a Symbol of Class Privilege and Social...

Alternet 5/20 11:36P Alex Henderson, AlterNet

The omnipresent Starbucks Coffee chain has been receiving a great deal of negative publicity in the African-American community in recent weeks. First, Starbucks came under...

Dallas developer creating new downtown district

Dallas Business Journal 5/17 6:14A Korri Kezar

A Dallas-based real estate development private equity firm is spending a “substantive” amount to create a new district inside downtown Dallas. Todd Interests announced...

How North Texas Ozone Season can Affect your Health

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/16 8:00A Bernice Butler

The ozone season in North Texas runs from March 1 through the end of October. However, the height of the season typically occurs in May, when temperatures begin rising. The North Central Texas Council...

Chicago is Leading the Way Toward a Good Food Future

Civil Eats 5/13 11:00P Kristine Sherred

When Leslie Fowler asked America’s largest chicken producers to increase their supply of antibiotic-free poultry, they gave her the Heisman hand ” and turned down the chief...