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Recycling, BABIC Collection Day to Change in Some Areas Beginning Aug. 3

5 Chemistry Researchers Receive Grants from The Welch Foundation

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Top Stories: ➊ – 75-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Killing Woman In Tom Thumb Parking Lot In Richardson (Saturday), ➋ – Brand Spotlight: The Ordinary (Monday), ➌ – Celeb Couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Dine in Dallas (Monday), ➍ – COVID risk on the rise as hospitalizations continue to increase in Texas (Saturday), ➎ – Austin woman who had breakthrough COVID-19 case points to vaccine as reasons she didn’t end up in hospital (Saturday)

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08/26/2021 - RYP Happy Hour - August 26, 2021

Richardson Chamber of Commerce Upcoming Events 7/30 6:01P

For aspiring young professionals under the age of 40. Sponsored by Join RYP for a Networking Happy Hour at Texadelphia 746 S Central Expressway. #100 Richardson, TX 75080 Join RYP on the patio for...

Member profile: HEXA Coworking

Richardson Chamber of Commerce 7/30 4:21P

Member profile: HEXA Coworking Coworking and flexible offices after COVID-19 Real estate professionals and the media have been waiting for an economic downturn to test the...

City Council Budget Workshop Available for Viewing

Richardson Today 7/30 11:52A Carlos Correa

On-demand video of the City Council’s two-day budget workshop held this week is available to view online. It can be seen on the City’s website at www.cor.net/Budget , and replay broadcasts will be...

Recycling, BABIC Collection Day to Change in Some Areas Beginning Aug. 3

Richardson Today 7/30 11:51A Carlos Correa

Approximately 1,800 Richardson residential addresses west of US 75 that are in the Friday BABIC/recycling zone will be moved to the Tuesday collection zone starting Aug. 3 (see map). Trash pickup for...

Collin County Offers Mobile COVID-19 Vaccinations

Richardson Today 7/30 11:49A Carlos Correa

Collin County Offers Mobile COVID-19 Vaccinations Collin County Health Care Services is offering no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations via its Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Teams. The services are only...

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TV Shows We Have Recently Streamed And Liked

Brighton the Day 7/29 11:00P Brighton Keller

Who loves watching TV?! Lol. Watching TV together is one of D and I s favorite things to do together. Give us a free afternoon, a TV, and some good snacks and we will be set...

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Best of Home & Gifts

Tanya Foster 7/29 11:00A Tanya Foster

Hello and TGIF! This weekend is the perfect time to shop with just over a week left of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale . Today we will look at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale best of home and gifts. The...

Dressy to Casual #NSale Looks

Tanya Foster 7/29 1:00A Tanya Foster

Today is THURSDAY, which means it is almost the weekend! Who's ready? Let's look at two of my new outfits that I purchased from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale . The great news is that almost...

NSale Public Access: What’s In Stock

Brighton the Day 7/28 9:05A Brighton Keller

Hi y all! We ve been talking about the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale over the past few weeks and TODAY it finally opens to the public! So that means that anyone and everyone can...

Tula’s Filter Primer

Brighton the Day 7/27 11:00P Brighton Keller

If you follow me, then you *know* my obsession with Tula runs deep. Truthfully, there are several Tula products I can t live without, but today s post is dedicated to one of...

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UTD Encourages Comets To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Wear Masks Indoors

UT Dallas News Center 7/30 9:23A mxj142230

Dear Comets, One of the hallmarks of being part of the Comet community is taking care of each other. And over the past year and a half, we have done an admirable job of doing...

5 Chemistry Researchers Receive Grants from The Welch Foundation

UT Dallas News Center 7/30 2:00A mxj142230

Faculty members at The University of Texas at Dallas received five of the 94 research grants recently awarded statewide by The Welch Foundation, one of the nation’s largest sources of private funding...

Researcher Earns Early-Career Awards for Bioinspired Work

UT Dallas News Center 7/28 2:00A mxj142230

Dr. Xianming “Simon” Dai (right), assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, credited his entire research group for the early-career...

Accolades: Arts, Technology Professors Receive Recognition

UT Dallas News Center 7/27 10:00P mxj142230

Accolades is an occasional News Center feature that highlights recent accomplishments of faculty and students at The University of Texas at Dallas. To submit items for consideration, contact your...

Program To Expand Diversity in Developmental Psychology Research

UT Dallas News Center 7/23 2:00A mxj142230

As part of the yearlong internship program, participants will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience via the Center for Children and Families’ community-based outreach program Play With Me...

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Wine Education in Johnson City

Texas Winer Lover 7/30 12:35A Guest

By Amie Nemec These hot summer afternoons found me needing a bit of girlfriend time, so I connected with a few industry gals, and we planned a bit of wine tasting. I gathered my best wine tasting...

Visiting Texas Legato on the Way Home

Texas Winer Lover 7/27 12:43A Guest

By Amie Nemec My hubby and I took a quick drive from Fredericksburg to Weatherford to see family. It was just an overnight jaunt and on the way home, we needed a break from the road. After filling up...

Celeb Couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Dine in Dallas

Eater Dallas 7/26 5:47A Brittanie Shey

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani dined at Dallas restaurant Shinsei this weekend. | Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Plus, a Lakewood barbecue joint shutters and more DFW...

The Minds Behind Fitzhugh Avenue Fave Beverley’s Will Open a Cozy New Neighborhood Lounge

Eater Dallas 7/21 8:51A Brittanie Shey

The minds behind Beverley’s will open a lounge-y bar on Fitzhugh Avenue. | @lampogram/Instagram Plus, Trinity Groves’s ArtPark debuts and more DFW dining intel Welcome to AM Intel, a (mostly) daily...

A Major Surge in New COVID-19 Cases Could Tank Texas’s Restaurant Recovery

Eater Dallas 7/20 8:20A Amy McCarthy

Empty patios and dining rooms could become the norm again Business is finally getting back to normal, but a surge in cases among unvaccinated Texans could stymie recovery There’s no understating how...

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My favorite bikini and coverup brands

Krystal Schlegel 7/27 11:23A krystal

Bikinis: Zimmermann The Zimmermann bikinis have great coverage and really fun stylish designs. This white one with the ruffle detail is so flattering and pretty! The straps are adjustable and the...

Current favorites from Mytheresa

Krystal Schlegel 7/25 8:38P krystal

Mytheresa has a wonderfully curated selection of my go-to designers and I love to browse their new arrivals. Here are a few of my current Mytheresa favorites for the transition from Summer to Fall....

NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE 2021 PICKS

Style of Sam 7/20 5:26A Sam

[show_shopthepost_widget id="4526109"] The post NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE 2021 PICKS appeared first on Style of Sam | DFW Fashion Blog .

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Meet the Dallas Mavericks Mascots at NorthPark Center

Richardson BubbleLife iReporter 7/21 12:22P Rosanne Lewis

On Friday, July 23 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. the Dallas Mavericks mascots Champ and Mavs Man will visit Dallas CASAs Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center! Champ, a blue-haired horse with a fluffy...

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The Weekly Wrap-Up

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 7/23 7:29A nicholemoreno

Are you searching for a new home? Take a look at some of this week’s fabulous featured properties. 1325 Appaloosa Circle | Bartonville | $3,200,000 1700 Turbeville | Hickory Creek | $3,150,000 427...

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Kids left in hot cars: It could happen to anyone

Spectrum Local News Health 7/30 7:11A Meteorologist Justin Gehrts

Even the most caring parents can accidentally leave a child in a vehicle.

Gov. Abbott issues executive order doubling down on mask, vaccine mandates

Spectrum Local News Health 7/30 4:47A Craig Huber

Abbott says order provides "clarity and uniformity."

Hospital, gallery offering free mammograms Saturday

Spectrum Local News Health 7/29 8:45A Ashley McElroy

Mammograms are by appointment only and space is limited.

Mental health group followed an 'unexpected path to success' with telehealth

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/29 7:48A Rob Schneider

While his company's preference is to serve patients in person, Taylor said telehealth will still be a viable option going forward. And he said insurance providers must cover...

New executive director of Momentous Institute excited about serving mental health and education

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/29 7:21A Rob Schneider

For more than a century, the Momentous Institute has been charged with strengthening the relationships between children and families. The nonprofit says it innovates at the...

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A Native-led Initiative Seeks to Spur an Agricultural Revolution in Rural Alaska

Civil Eats 7/28 10:00P Max Graham, High Country News

When Eva Dawn Burk first saw Calypso Farm and Ecology Center in 2019, she felt enchanted. Calypso is an educational farm tucked away in a boreal forest in Ester, Alaska, near...

James Rebanks: There Are No Winners in American Farming

Civil Eats 7/25 10:00P James Rebanks

Excerpted from PASTORAL SONG: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks, on sale August 3, 2021. We had traveled to the heart of American farming country to stay with an old friend in Kentucky. It was...

A Farmer-Owned Local Food App Stands Out from the Venture Capital-Backed Crowd

Civil Eats 7/11 10:00P Lela Nargi

At the start of the pandemic, Elizabeth Riffle built out a website for her West Virginia bison farm . Her aim, in part, was to boost revenue by allowing local customers to pre-order their brisket and...

Books for 2021

The Making of a Home 7/1 2:01P Holly K. Ross

I have read quite a few books this year- these are a few worth owning: Non-fiction: Beautiful Outlaw, Fathered by God, and Moving Mountains by John Eldredge Without Rival by...

Will the U.S. Finally Take a Holistic Approach to Ending Child Hunger?

Civil Eats 6/21 10:00P Lisa Held

Over the last 18 months, an alarming rise in child hunger—over 17 million children did not have consistent access to enough food in 2020—caught the attention of many federal...