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Top Stories: ➊ – John’s Backyard Grill: Dallas’ Unassuming Flavor Haven (Friday), ➋ – Dallas Area ZIP Code Ranked Top 5 in the U.S. (Wednesday), ➌ – Cute Holiday Style + The Best Sales!? (Friday), ➍ – World-Class Wine Competition Expands Horizons: Texas International Wine Competition (TXIWC) Partners with Rodeo Austin and Welcomes Amateur Winemakers in Historic 10th Year (Wednesday), ➎ – Richardson group helps moms during hustle and bustle of the holiday season (Wednesday)

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12/12/2025 - Community Event - Beer & Carols at OHB

Richardson Chamber of Commerce Upcoming Events 12/12 12:14A

This Friday night is one of our favorite annual traditions, and we are so excited to host it for the first time in Richardson! Our friends from Wilshire Baptist Church will be here to fill the taproom...

Richardson group helps moms during hustle and bustle of the holiday season

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Local News 12/10 6:18A Bo Evans

Gifts, wrapping paper, holiday bows it's certainly starting to feel a lot like Christmas in Richardson. And while that season can bring a lot of joy, for many moms, it can...

Richardson Chamber Grand Reopening Celebration Thursday

Richardson Today 12/8 1:52A Jarrod Cheatham

411 Belle Grove Dr. Admission: Free for members; nonmembers $20 Thursday, Dec. 11 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Richardson Chamber of Commerce invites the public to celebrate the holidays and the reopening of...

Annual Toy and Food Drive Continues

Richardson Today 12/8 1:51A Jarrod Cheatham

The Fire Department’s annual Toy and Food Drive continues through Monday, Dec. 15 and benefits the clients served by Network of Community Ministries. Collection bins are set up at 11 municipal...

Christmas Parade Held in Richardson

Richardson Today 12/6 7:05A Carlos Correa

Families in Richardson lined up along Plano Road this morning for the 53rd Annual Christmas Parade. This year’s theme was “Holidays Around the World” with the parade benefiting the Network of...

Related: City’s Annual Christmas Parade Rolls Tomorrow Morning Richardson Today

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Barbara Bush Wows Planned Parenthood Audience

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 12/15 2:00A Lou Ann York

Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas celebrated 90 years of trusted healthcare, education, and advocacy in a morning loaded with star power at the 35 th Annual Planned Parenthood Dallas Awards on...

BOOK REVIEW: THE TWELVE SUSPECTS OF CHRISTMAS (A PROVENCE MYSTERY) by Ana T. Drew

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 12/12 12:00A KAREN SIDDALL

The Twelve Suspects of Christmas A Provence Mystery by Ana T. Drew A long-forgotten cold case may add up to murder! The Twelve Suspects of Christmas is a spin-off cozy mystery set in the Provencal...

BOOK REVIEW: THE GREENLEAF MURDERS (HISTORIC HOMES MYSTERY, #1) by R.J. Koreto

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 12/11 12:00A KAREN SIDDALL

The Greenleaf Murders Historic Homes Mystery, #1 by R.J. Koreto Was it the passion for the old family home that led to murder? The Greenleaf Murders is the first book in R.J. Koretos new cozy...

BOOK REVIEW: SNOWFALL by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 12/11 12:00A KAREN SIDDALL

Snowfall by Jennifer Patricia OKeeffe Has an anxiety-ridden librarian met her perfect match during a snowstorm? Snowfall by Jennifer Patricia OKeeffe is a fun romance novella about an anxious...

BOOK REVIEW: THE STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE MURDER (CHRISTMAS COOKIES) by Marla A. White

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 12/9 2:00A KAREN SIDDALL

The Starlight Mint Surprise Murder Christmas Cookies by Marla A. White Mels attempt at starting over leads to an attempt on her life! After an on-the-job injury leaves Emmeline Mel ORourke unable...

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UT Dallas Partners with Tech Mahindra on AI Innovation

UT Dallas News Center 12/9 8:20A mxj142230

UT Dallas students will have internship and artificial intelligence research opportunities through a new partnership with Tech Mahindra. The University of Texas at Dallas has partnered with Tech...

To Slang or Not To Slang? That Is the Question for Marketing Pros

UT Dallas News Center 12/4 1:00A mxj142230

Being named Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year for 2025 might give the slang term “67” some street cred, but how effective are such slang words when used in marketing? A University of Texas at Dallas...

Brain Scans May Signal Which Therapy Tactics Work Best for Youths

UT Dallas News Center 12/4 12:00A mxj142230

Psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth are performing simultaneous brain scans on pairs of young adult subjects to examine activity patterns for signs that...

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John’s Backyard Grill: Dallas’ Unassuming Flavor Haven

Crave DFW 12/12 9:03A Steven Doyle

If you’re driving along Davenport Road in far north Dallas and see a Chevron, it might be easy to pass right by. But behind the everyday gas pumps and convenience store sits John’s Backyard Grill , a...

Pezuña Blanca: A Narrative of Tequila, Craft, and Character (Recipe)

Crave DFW 12/12 8:32A Steven Doyle

Joey Stewart It s a crowded field of tequilas that span global mass-market brands and small-batch artisanal labels, yet Pezuña Blanca stands apart as a spirit rooted in tradition, terroir, and a clear...

Rudy’s Chicken Still Strong after 50 Years

Crave DFW 12/12 7:44A Steven Doyle

Rudy’s Chicken has been a cornerstone of South Dallas dining for nearly fifty years, a place where the food alone defines its enduring reputation. Founded in 1975 on the corner of Lancaster and...

Garden Restaurant in Garland for a Delicious Take on Dim Sum

Crave DFW 12/12 6:27A Steven Doyle

Dallas has a reliable roster of dim sum houses, but every so often a new find shakes up the familiar landscape. Garden Restaurant in Garland is exactly that sort of discovery—quietly operating under...

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Sevy’s Grill to Close After Nearly 30 Years, Plans to Find a New Home

Crave DFW 12/12 4:36A Steven Doyle

After nearly three decades, a Dallas dining institution near Preston Center will be closing its doors. Sevy’s Grill , a fixture on the 8200 block of Preston Road and a longtime favorite of the city’s...

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Cute Holiday Style + The Best Sales!?

The Sister Studio 12/12 2:51A Jennifer Reed

TGIF, my friends!! We are one week out from Christmas break, and I can t wait!! I found some REALLY great items this week, including this $10 cozy pullover , affordable holiday party outfit ideas,...

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Dolphins benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie and former Texas QB Quinn Ewers, AP source says

Spectrum Local News Sports 12/17 4:20A Mike D'Alonzo, Associated Press

Ewers, drafted 231st by Miami, was the former QB for the University of Texas Longhorns.

Stars and hype on the rise as the NCAA volleyball tournament reaches the Final Four

Spectrum Local News Sports 12/17 2:36A Associated Press

The championship tournament semifinals are Thursday, with Texas A&M facing Pittsburgh and Wisconsin against Kentucky.

Playoff team No. 4 Texas Tech signs coordinators, GM to new contracts through 2028

Spectrum Local News Sports 12/17 2:17A Associated Press

Those new contracts for the assistants come two weeks after McGuire got an extension through the 2032 season and a significant pay raise.

No. 9 TCU's Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez only 2nd DI teammates with triple-doubles in same game

Spectrum Local News Sports 12/17 1:47A Associated Press

The graduate transfers in their first season with the undefeated Horned Frogs pulled that off in a 109-54 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday.

Cooper Flagg becomes youngest player to score 42 points but laments Mavericks' overtime loss to...

Spectrum Local News Sports 12/16 2:09A Associated Press

Flagg topped the previous mark of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003 — in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

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Dallas Area ZIP Code Ranked Top 5 in the U.S.

VIP Realty 12/10 2:58A rs@viprealtyinfo.com (VIP Realty

Dallas Area ZIP Code Ranked Top 5 in the U.S. In late 2025, a national relocation-tracking service named Lavon’s 75166 ZIP code the No. 5 hottest ZIP code in the entire United...

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Colossal Foundation doubles funding to $100 million for de-extinction mission

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 12/17 1:00A Noor Adatia

The Dallas company working to bring back the woolly mammoth just doubled its nonprofit funding to $100 million. Find out which other extinct species are on the revival list...

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Exclusive: Senator Schiff Introduces Bill to Support ‘Alternative Protein’ Development

Civil Eats 12/17 2:00A Lisa Held

December 17, 2025 – Senator Adam Schiff (D-California) will introduce legislation today to direct more than $500 million in federal support over the next five years toward...

US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned

Civil Eats 12/16 9:01P Rebekah Alvey

Article Summary • Members of the Trump administration and the Make America Healthy Again movement have repeatedly criticized the process, and the advisory committee, behind the Dietary Guidelines for...

BOOK REVIEW: CERTAIN SENSIBILITIES by Sondra Rice Newman

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 12/17 1:00A KAREN SIDDALL

Certain Sensibilities by Sondra Rice Newman Touching and tender May-December romance. Certain Sensibilities is a contemporary womens fiction novel by Sondra Rice Newman that tells the unique and...

Chaos, Collaboration, and Courage: A Look Back at 2025

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 12/16 7:13A Laura Zaks

NSAC Winter Meeting 2025, Washington, DC A Year Like No Other As 2025 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on a year that reshaped the food and farm policy landscape: from major disruptions...

12 Great Cookbooks to Gift in 2025

Love and Lemons 12/15 5:01A Jeanine Donofrio

Every year, I buy cookbooks to give as holiday gifts. They re some of my favorite presents for people who love to cook. Filled with bright photography, mouthwatering recipes,...