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The Dallas Zoo Has Been Nominated for Two USAToday Awards

From Design to Delight: Necklace a Shelton Winner

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Top Stories: ➊ – Jeneveins opening New Orleans-inspired restaurant in June (Sunday), ➋ – Fatality Accident (Plano/Frisco) (Wednesday), ➌ – Frisco Concierge Medicine now open at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco (Friday), ➍ – Two Frisco Girls Elizabeth Flores and Caroline Olaleye Are Models in Children's Cancer Fund Gala (Monday), ➎ – Rollover Accident (Frisco) (Thursday)

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Rescue (Plano)

DFW Scanner 4/20 5:38A dfwscanner

Battalion 1, Engine 13, Truck 4, Rescue 4, Medic 7, and Frisco FD are on scene of a rescue at a construction site near Communications Parkway and Headquarters Drive. Reported...

Deals Day: Coworking concept partners with local developer for North Texas expansion

Dallas Business Journal 4/20 1:33A Staff report

Serendipity Labs Coworking is expanding its North Texas presence in partnership with developer HALL Group. The coworking company will open its second Dallas-Fort Worth office...

Rollover Accident (Frisco)

DFW Scanner 4/19 5:30P dfwscanner

Quint 2, Medic 2, Frisco PD, and other units are on scene of a major accident involving a vehicle rollover at Preston Road and Lebanon Road. One vehicle on its side with...

The Dallas Zoo Has Been Nominated for Two USAToday Awards

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/19 10:00A Riley Heruska

For the first time in sixteen years, the Dallas Zoo has recently welcomed hippopotamuses to their expansive location. Through the addition of a 2.1-acre exhibit for these new arrivals, the zoo has...

First Bank opens new branch in west Frisco

Community Impact Newspaper - Frisco Local News 4/19 12:00P Nicole Luna

First Bank opened a location March 12 at 4400 Main St., Frisco. The bank had been under construction for about [...] The post First Bank opens new branch in west Frisco...

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10 Tips for Camping at Big Bend National Park

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 11:00A Riley Heruska

About eight hours from the DFW metroplex, nestled along the border between the United States and Mexico, lies one of the most underrated national parks in the country. Big Bend's isolated location and...

2018 Art Ball Auction Item #4: The Ultimate Cowboys Experience

My Sweet Charity 4/13 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

The Star Atrium* It’s the newest star in North Texas special events… and it will always be a star thanks to Dallas Cowboys’ first couple Gene and Jerry Jones . In addition to being the Dallas Cowboys...

Why Use Native Plants in Your Yard

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 9:08A Heard-Museum

As you plan your landscape this spring (whether in a yard or in containers on a balcony or patio), take a moment to consider that your yard has the potential to have value even beyond its aesthetics....

Love Craft Beer? Then Head to Murphy on April 28

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/10 9:00A Riley Heruska

For the third year in a row, Murphy will be hosting a craft beer festival , and it's one you won't want to miss. Starting at 1:00 PM, there will be tons of food and drink available for purchase. The...

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From Design to Delight: Necklace a Shelton Winner

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 9:00A Anne Thomas

When Katelin Gildersleeve, sister to Shelton School salutatorian Timothy Gildersleeve, wore her necklace to her high school prom at Episcopal School of Dallas on April 14, no one would have suspected...

Shelton Rocked at Stampede Auction

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/16 5:30A Anne Thomas

Shelton School Parents Association (SPA) held its annual Stampede benefit auction Saturday, March 24th at the Bomb Factory in downtown Dallas. Attendees rocked and rolled the night away with Sheltons...

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The Best Places to Grab a Grilled Cheese in DFW

Frisco BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 8:00A Riley Heruska

Here in America, April 12 is an odd national holiday, but one we can all appreciate: National Grilled Cheese Day. It's time to track down some buttery bread filled with cheesy goodness in the...

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This Is Me: Embracing The Unexpected With Blogger Besties Heather And Tiffany

DFW Style Daily 4/18 5:00A Tyler Hicks

Heather and Tiffany are not your typical blogger besties. These fashionistas use their platform to encourage self-expression and serve up sage style advice to readers of all...

This Is Me: Home Cookin’ With Chef Jenna Kinard

DFW Style Daily 4/16 5:00A Tyler Hicks

A jack-of-all-trades, Jenna Kinard has dipped her toes into acting, modeling and now cooking. Kinard currently resides in Fort Worth—the city where she developed her love for...

FGI Dallas Celebrates Future Fashion Stars At Scholarship Competition

DFW Style Daily 4/13 5:00A Keyana Underwood

The local chapter of the global non-profit professional organization, Fashion Group International (FGI Dallas) will award more than $60,000 in scholarships at their annual...

This Is DFW: Glowing Up With Fashion And Beauty Blogger Christian Craven

DFW Style Daily 4/12 10:30P Tyler Hicks

Christian Craven is a creator. The 25-year-old fashionista and beauty blogger has a bold, established sense of style, but is also never afraid to mix things up. A true style...

West Dressed: The Wild Old West Meets High Fashion

DFW Style Daily 4/12 5:30A Aashni Pabley

The creative mind behind University of North Texas Texas Fashion Collection has developed an exclusive and vibrant exhibition opening today at NorthPark Center that shows an...

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Cowboys release Dez Bryant, ending months-long saga

WFAA.com (Sports) 4/13 6:45A

The team released the wide receiver during a Friday morning meeting at The Star in Frisco, WFAA Sports confirmed.

Getting to know the Frisco RoughRiders in their own words

WFAA.com (Sports) 4/9 8:12A

Every minor leaguer has a story. Learn of four of those from the mouths of the Frisco RoughRiders pitchers themselves.

Frisco Wakeland Soccer Going to State -- Boys AND Girls

WFAA.com (Sports) 4/18 4:42P

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8682 Fisher Dr, Frisco, TX 75033, $379,900 3 beds, 3 baths

Trulia - Frisco 4/19 9:00P

2730 sqft, 3 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Frisco, TX - Preston Highlands Village

8451 Bronzegate Trl, Frisco, TX 75034, $463,575 3 beds, 2.5 baths

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2667 sqft, 3 beds, 2.5 baths, single-family home in Frisco, TX - 75034

7943 Cobalt Dr, Frisco, TX 75034, $524,900 5 beds, 4 baths

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4289 sqft, 5 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Frisco, TX - 75034

13371 Velasco Dr, Frisco, TX 75035, $310,000 3 beds, 3 baths

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2354 sqft, 3 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Frisco, TX - Creekside At Preston

10812 Paisano Dr, Frisco, TX 75035, $341,900 4 beds, 2 baths

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2413 sqft, 4 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Frisco, TX - Preston Vineyards

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Immune therapy doubles lung cancer survival rate

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/17 1:24A Anne Stych

New drugs that trigger a patient’s immune system to kill malignant cells can greatly improve the survival rate of people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study...

Coppell-based AMN Healthcare acquires multiple companies for over $225M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 8:30A Bill Hethcock

AMN Healthcare Services Inc., which has dual headquarters in Coppell and San Diego, has completed multiple acquisitions, including one that makes the medical staffing firm a...

Texas Health Resources alerting patients to possible data breach

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 7:22A Staff report

Texas Health Resources is alerting patients that an unauthorized third party may have gotten its hands on emails containing confidential patient information. The Fort Worth...

Shire sells oncology unit to France’s Servier for $2.4bn

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 12:44A Cat Rutter Pooley

Shire has struck a deal to sell its oncology business for $2.4bn in cash to a French pharmaceutical group, complicating the position for Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical which...

Employees jump at genetic testing. Is that a good thing?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/15 3:16P Natasha Singer

The use of screenings as an employee benefit is becoming more commonplace just as federal health agencies, researchers and physicians are wrangling over whether the tests,...

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A Truckload of Plastic Enters Our Oceans Every Single Minute—This Has to Stop

Alternet 4/18 5:45P Kate Melges, Independent Media I

Plastics are killing wildlife and harming our health. It s time for corporations to take responsibility for their packaging. Our ocean is facing a plastic pollution crisis....

Rep. Chellie Pingree: Get Ready for the 2018 Farm Bill Fiasco

Civil Eats 4/17 11:00P Chellie Pingree

I’ve always been optimistic about the farm bill. I felt very fortunate to have worked on the last farm bill with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, supporting programs...

Two Years Ago, I Was a College Student—Now I'm a Farmer and It's Completely Changed My World

Alternet 4/17 5:30P Emily Sylvestre, Independent Med

The work of farming itself is remaking and shifting the way that I approach the world. It is six in the morning and the pigs are hungry. They have gathered at the edge of...

A Smorgasbord of Healthcare Choices

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/17 8:00A Bernice Butler

At the Plano Health Fair, held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 22, at the Plano Event Center, participants will meet specialists licensed in Western medicine with a focus is...

Farm to Market Choices at 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/14 10:00A Rita Cook

The first restaurant in Dallas historic West End to serve familiar yet innovative American dishes and libations, 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is headed by executive chef John Moore, born in Houston and...