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Holiday Cookies by Texas Chefs: 2018 Creative Arts Ribbon-Winning Recipes

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Top Stories: ➊ – 28th annual KwanzaaFest is this weekend at Fair Park (Tuesday), ➋ – Death sentence thrown out again for man who killed South Dallas couple in 1986 (Wednesday), ➌ – 5734 Plum Dale Rd #1, Dallas, TX 75241, $35,000 (Wednesday), ➍ – 2422 Pall Mall Ave #26, Dallas, TX 75241, $25,000 (Thursday), ➎ – Deep Ellum’s New Destination for Instagram Bait Desserts Has Arrived (Tuesday)

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Van Valkenburgh Plan for Trinity River Park Is Six Flags for Rich People

Dallas Observer 12/9 10:00P Jim Schutze

Last week I walked into Gilley’s in the Cedars and found a huge room packed shoulder-to-shoulder with sleek, gray-headed men in great suits or golf leisure clothes, many of...

Paws Cause Kick-Off Event Raises Funds for SPCA of Texas Spay/Neuter Program

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 12/7 1:09A Victoria Albrecht

It was an intimate and relaxed evening for the SPCA of Texas Paws Cause kick-off party at Ralph Lauren on Wednesday, December 5. Guests of Paws Cause Chair, Susie Swanson, and SPCA of Texas supporters...

The Fun You Can Find at Enchant: The World's Largest Christmas Light Maze and Market

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 12/5 6:00A Riley Heruska

From now until December 30 in Arlington, a massive sprawl of shimmering lights and holiday activities is open for visitors. Enchant holds the world's largest Christmas light maze. However, the maze...

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Frontiers of Flight Museum Welcomes Kris Kringle at Santa Day Celebration Dec. 16

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 12/4 6:31P Carla Meadows

Highlights include special family-fun festivities in celebration of the holidays This holiday season Santa Claus is leaving the reindeer behind as he arrives in his plane from the North Pole at the...

How a South Dallas neighborhood wrecked by a freeway can become whole again

Dallas Morning News (News) 12/7 7:44A Robert Wilonsky

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Holiday Cookies by Texas Chefs: 2018 Creative Arts Ribbon-Winning Recipes

State Fair of Texas 12/10 5:07A Phillip Morales

Cookies and the holiday season go together like Big Tex and Corny Dogs – one just enhances the other. Holiday cookies can be traditional, but that doesn’t mean you should make the same batch year...

Cristo Rey Dallas Honors 2018 Grow the Grove Sponsors

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 12/9 11:00P Kristi Bare

Cristo Rey Dallas Grow the Grove: The Cocktail Party co-chairs Nancy Cain Marcus and Nelda Cain Pickens were joined by nearly 70 sponsors and host committee members for a celebration held in their...

A shot at Hamilton tickets rules this week's 5 hottest Dallas stories

CultureMap Dallas 12/8 4:00A Stephanie Allmon Merry

Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. 1. Your shot for single tickets to Hamilton in Dallas is imminent. At...

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Kwanzaafest returns to Fair Park this weekend

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 12/7 4:10A

Kwanzaafest returns to Fair Park thanks to many sponsors. One of them is Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. He says this is the 28th year for one of the largest free...

A Few of the Best Places to Go Ice Skating in the DFW Area

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 12/7 4:00A Riley Heruska

Is there anything more magical than gliding across the ice with family and friends during the holidays? Although North Texas is short on natural bodies of water and freezing cold temperatures, we've...

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10 Items College Students Wish You Would Include in Their Finals Care Package

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 11/29 4:00A Riley Heruska

It's that time of year again. College students are cramming for their finals, that last stretch before the glorious winter break. Chances are, if you know a student, they're stressed out of their mind...

Texans Can Academy - Dallas Pleasant Grove Students Receive Free Eye Exams and Glasses

South Dallas BubbleLife iReporter 11/28 5:21A Culver Public Relations

Texans Can Academy - Dallas Pleasant Grove and the Essilor Vision Foundation partnered to provide students with free eye exams and glasses earlier this month. Through the Kids Vision For Life program,...

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Internet Sensation Kway Will Bring a Louisiana Seafood Spot to Dallas

Eater Dallas 12/10 5:52A Alaena Hostetter

The Dallas native also plans to open a Krab Queenz in Atlanta and Los Angeles in the next year Internet sensation Kwaylon Rogers, better known as viral video star Blame It On Kway , will bring a...

Chef of the Year Anastacia Quinones Lands at Highland Park Mexican Eatery José

Eater Dallas 12/10 4:06A Amy McCarthy

It’s been a big year for AQ Fresh off winning Eater’s 2018 Chef of the Year award in Dallas, Anastacia Quinones has officially taken a brand new gig. Quinones will helm the kitchen at swanky Highland...

Dallas’s 2018 Eater Awards Winners

Eater Dallas 12/5 5:00A Amy McCarthy

After a full week of voting and endless deliberation, it’s officially time to announce the winners of the 2018 Eater Awards. In five categories, Eater editors carefully considered candidates for the...

Deep Ellum’s New Destination for Instagram Bait Desserts Has Arrived

Eater Dallas 12/4 3:00A Amy McCarthy

Magical Dessert Bar is all about the whimsy Magical Dessert Bar , a new Deep Ellum destination for desserts that are intended to look pretty on Instagram, has officially opened its doors. The shop...

Vote For Dallas’s Best New Bar of the Year

Eater Dallas 11/29 4:00A Amy McCarthy

Which watering hole deserves a coveted Eater Award? Day 4 of the 2018 Eater Awards , an annual celebration of the city’s finest culinary talent and most compelling new establishments, is here. Eater...

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Third Annual Dallas Millennial Gala: A Rose Gold Affair

DFW Style Daily 12/5 10:40A Kenya Mavhera

It s that time of year again, the third annual Dallas Millennial Gala (DMG) will take place this Saturday, Dec. 8, and we couldn t be more excited! This year s theme is a Rose...

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How a South Dallas neighborhood wrecked by a freeway can become whole again

Dallas Morning News (Golf News) 12/7 7:44A Robert Wilonsky

Death sentence thrown out again for man who killed South Dallas couple in 1986

Dallas Morning News (Golf News) 12/5 10:43A Dana Branham

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5246 Pennridge Ln, Dallas, TX 75241, $169,900 3 beds, 2 baths

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4280 Wiley College Dr, Dallas, TX 75241, $124,990 4 beds, 1 bath

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5151 Watson Dr, Dallas, TX 75241, $189,000 3 beds, 2 baths

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4232 Tioga St, Dallas, TX 75241, $129,000 4 beds, 2 baths

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6770 Troy Glen Dr, Dallas, TX 75241, $170,000 3 beds, 2 baths

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New entertainment park in 2019 will give North Texas city ‘the complete package’

DFW.com Chowtown 12/10 5:00A By Rick Mauch Special to the S

Folks in Weatherford are getting ready for an adventure. A Grand Adventure. Grand Adventure entertainment park is coming to town. Managing Partner Lonnie Pennington said it...

‘I always wanted to be in the business for the long haul,’ says local TV icon Bobby Wygant

DFW.com Chowtown 12/5 10:45A https://www.star-telegram.com/en

Longtime KXAS/Channel 5 entertainment reporter Bobby Wygant has been in the business for 70 years. She recently published a memoir, Talking to the Stars, detailing her career...

Have Yourself A Healthy Little Christmas

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 12/5 3:00A Bernice Butler

With the holiday season right around the corner, its time to kick it into full health mode so that the Jack Frost doesnt nip ya! Just think of the bathroom as the Scrooge of the household, wanting to...

This old theater’s revival envisions pro wrestling, concerts and film screenings

DFW.com Chowtown 12/5 3:00A By Elizabeth Campbell lizcampb

A long hidden gem is coming back to life when the historic Haltom Theater reopens on New Years Eve with a concert from the well-known band Metal Shop. In its Click to...

A flashy Brooklyn pizzeria opens in Clearfork, and there’s more pizza news

DFW.com Chowtown 12/4 4:05P By Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegr

These are great days for local pizza. The first location of Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria, a Brooklyn favorite for three decades, is open in the Shops at Clearfork....

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