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Venture Outside The House This Weekend With These Four Events

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Top Stories: ➊ – State Farm hiring 1,500 employees, Fat Shack coming to Plano and more top news from Dallas-Fort Worth (Saturday), ➋ – Prestonwood Plano Honors Three Student Athletes with Signing Ceremony (Monday), ➌ – Plano Residents Speak Out at City Council Meeting About Marvin Scott III Protest That Led to Assault Charge (Wednesday), ➍ – Off Market Listing in Little Elm (Monday), ➎ – Plano ISD parents, community members air concerns about textbooks they say contain racist information (Tuesday)

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These 10 companies had the most tech job openings in North Texas in Q1

Dallas Business Journal 5/14 4:01A Brian Womack

Dallas is No. 9 while Plano is also in the Top 25 for first quarter tech-related job postings, according to a new study.

Your Job Skills Can Help Strengthen the Improving Economy!

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 5/12 4:00A Martha Jane Brounoff

Slowly but surely, the economy is improving and growing stronger. This seems to be especially true in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. But . . . how prepared are you to be a part of this dynamic...

Plano Residents Speak Out at City Council Meeting About Marvin Scott III Protest That Led to Assault...

Plano Profile - Local News 5/12 5:14A Bailey Lewis

The room was quiet as a Plano resident named Bernard approached the lectern Monday evening to address the Plano City Council. He, like nine others, was there to discuss a May 2 Marvin Scott III...

Texas Womens Foundation Honored Seven Women for Leadership and Service

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 5/11 10:42A Juliette DC

Texas Womens Foundation (TXWF) held its 42 nd annual Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration (LFAC), presented by AT&T, on April 29. The Foundation honored five Maura Women Helping Women recipients...

North Texan Experiencing ‘Sleepless Nights’ Over Parents In India During COVID-19 Surge

CBS Dallas-Ft.Worth 5/11 3:15P News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

Watch J.D. Miles report on CBS 11 at 10. It will be posted here after it airs. PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the surge in...

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State Farm hiring 1,500 employees, Fat Shack coming to Plano and more top news from Dallas-Fort...

Community Impact 5/15 2:00A

Read the most popular Dallas-Fort Worth stories from the past week.

Venture Outside The House This Weekend With These Four Events

Art&Seek 5/15 1:00A Mia Estrada

After more than a year of Zoom happy hours and virtual tours, more and more people are getting vaccinated and looking to venture outside their homes. Luckily, there are new places to go and art to see...

Dutch Bros Coffee opens in McKinney; Urban Seafood Co. coming to Plano and more DFW-area news

Community Impact 5/14 2:00P

Read the latest business and community news from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center

In DFW and Beyond 5/14 5:14A indfwfamily

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center The crew and I recently went up the northern part of Houston where The Woodlands stands. The Woodlands is like a mini city, with its own...

Jan Xie fosters cultural connections through Asian Culture and Education Society USA

PlanoMagazine.com 5/14 4:00A Katie Kelton

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Americans celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander neighbors who enrich our nation’s history and our future. The...

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PASAR Summer Care Sign Up

Plano ISD 5/13 1:15P

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Donors can have their names etched into Plano ISD’s new fine arts center

Dallas Morning News (Education) 5/12 9:30A Teri Webster

The district’s foundation is seeking patrons to support operating costs for the Robbie & Lynore Robinson Fine Arts Center.

Introducing the Leadership & Ambassador Program

Plano ISD 5/12 8:37A

Plano ISD is introducing a new Leadership and Ambassador Program in the 2021-2022 school year. Community members are invited to join the inaugural class.

Plano ISD will not require face masks for students and teachers this fall, citing improved COVID-19...

Dallas Morning News (Education) 5/12 5:18A Teri Webster

The decision was made based on the pandemic recovery but adjustments could be made, the district said.

Plano ISD parents, community members air concerns about textbooks they say contain racist...

Dallas Morning News (Education) 5/11 9:04A Teri Webster

The district said materials support the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills but don’t encompass the entire curriculum.

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Hutchins BBQ Is Magically Delicious

Crave DFW 5/13 8:57A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle We recently had a chance to check in and check out Hutchins BBQ located in McKinney (closed temporarily due to fire) and Frisco, Texas recently with some pretty positive results. In...

Hotel Vin’s “Vin Weekend”, May 20-22

Crave DFW 5/12 6:36A Steven Doyle

Introducing our 1st annual Vino at the Vin. We re celebrating National Wine Day the only way we know how…with a weekend full of immersive wine events — Rombauer Wine Dinner, TX wine & BBQ, WSET Level...

Vinexpo America and Drinks America plan a joint conference in New York, March 9-10, 2022

Texas Wine Lover 5/11 12:18A Jeff Cope

Diversified Communications and Vinexposium announced two co-located events— Vinexpo America and Drinks America —that will reunite the beverage alcohol industry in person, under one roof, in 2022....

I’m Cuckoo for Couscous!

Minnies Food Pantry 5/10 9:52P Brittany Shaver

All About Lentils

Minnies Food Pantry 5/10 9:51P Brittany Shaver

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Summer Items For The Whole Family!

The Sister Studio 5/16 1:00A Jennifer Reed

I am very excited about this post and I truly hope you find it helpful! Each year, when my kids get out of school for summer, I am on the hunt for summer clothes and fun outdoor activities. Because...

Six Affordable Sustainable Jewelry Brands to Get Your Bling On

Style of Sam 5/14 1:00A Sam

[show_shopthepost_widget id="4462183"] The post Six Affordable Sustainable Jewelry Brands to Get Your Bling On appeared first on Style of Sam | DFW Fashion Blog .

Hair Chronicles + A Trip Down Memory Lane

KERRently by Courtney Kerr 5/13 8:16A Courtney

A special thank you to Pantene for sponsoring this creative content, this hilarious trip down memory lane and for keeping my locks healthy the entire way! All thoughts and opinions are my own. When it...

I SCREAM FOR EYEWORKS // AN HONEST REVIEW

Style of Sam 5/13 1:00A Sam

Hello GlamFam! I m so excited to share my experience with Eyeworks with y all. If you aren t familiar with Eyeworks, they are a full-service family-owned eye care group in...

Chic at Every Age // Curateur Summer 2021

Style of Sam 5/7 1:00A Sam

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Popovich misses game to attend Duncan's Hall enshrinement

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/16 12:54A Associated Press

Duncan went in with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett.

Kobe Bryant inducted into basketball Hall of Fame

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/15 2:09P City News Service

"Kobe was one of a kind. He was special," said Vanessa Bryant.

San Antonio native looks for new team in the transfer portal

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/15 7:18A Travis Recek

Tommy Bush looking to prove himself.

Tim Duncan’s legacy extends well beyond basketball

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/15 6:39A Jose Arredondo

Duncan's success has translated to community success in San Antonio.

It's time: Duncan, Bryant, Garnett to enter Hall of Fame

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/15 2:22A Associated Press

The three to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night.

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Off Market Listing in Little Elm

Plano BubbleLife iReporter 5/10 2:21A Debbie Warford

Paloma Creek Beauty! Beautiful & comfortable single-story neighborhood gem! Come fall in love with the custom touches in this home including the popular Porcelain ceramic wood look floors, beautifully...

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Texas reports zero new COVID-19 deaths as 20 million vaccine doses surpassed

Spectrum Local News Health 5/16 8:35A Craig Huber

Case numbers down significantly as well.

The most interesting man in Dallas private equity

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/15 2:14A Catherine Leffert

Some businessmen are former doctors, boast a deep network of heavy hitters or have a sense of responsibility to diversify their industry. Kneeland Youngblood is all those, and...

The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online

Spectrum Local News Health 5/15 1:09A Associated Press

Lies about the outbreak continue to be peddled online.

DSHS says more than 40% of Texans 16 and up vaccinated as CDC loosens mask guidance

Spectrum Local News Health 5/14 5:12A Craig Huber

Case numbers continue to come down as the population is more widely vaccinated.

Research roundup: Here’s what we have learned about coronavirus recently

Spectrum Local News Health 5/14 4:36A Maddie Burakoff

Undercounted COVID-19 deaths, breakthrough infections, airborne spread and more.

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The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood

Civil Eats 5/11 10:00P Susan Shain

Just over three miles from Wisconsin’s Capitol building, within walking distance of a McDonald’s, a 90,000-square-foot grocery store, and an Amazon distribution center, sits a 65-acre farm. While...

Book Release! Compliments to the Chef is LIVE!

The Making of a Home 5/7 1:04A Holly K. Ross

Today is the DAY! Compliments to the Chef is live and available at Amazon . It is a Kindle book but you don t have to own a kindle to read it. The Kindle App is free and will work on any device such...

Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

Civil Eats 5/6 10:00P Nancy Matsumoto

In 1910, farmers earned 40 cents for every dollar in sales. Today, they only earn a penny from each dollar, the result of a drastic consolidation of farm ownership centered on a few big commodity...

Taking Ancient, Wild Crops from Field to Table

Civil Eats 5/5 10:00P Lindsay Campbell

Seeds sizzle inside a frying pan and a knife hits its cutting board as Rob Connoley works. At his restaurant, Bulrush , the St. Louis chef takes locally grown, hunted, and foraged ingredients and...

This Muppet-faced frogmouth is the 'most Instagrammable bird' on Earth

Live Science 5/4 8:20A

Researchers scoured more than 27,000 bird photos on Instagram to see which ones consistently got more likes than expected. The big winner was the owl-like frogmouth.