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Top Stories: ➊ – Dallas developer plans $130 million industrial park in Mesquite (Monday), ➋ – Two Mesquite industrial parks sell to global investment firm (Tuesday), ➌ – 2 Women, Man Charged With Murder For Alleged Connection To Shackelford Drive Shooting (Tuesday), ➍ – May 13, 2021, Mesquite Downtown Advisory Board meeting (Monday), ➎ – Memorial held for Mesquite Police K9 Officer Kozmo (Monday)

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Mesquite Police Department announces its first African American Sergeant

City of Mesquite 5/14 12:56P

The Mesquite Police Department has announced that police officer Torrey Rhone has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant, becoming the first African American to achieve this...

May 19, 2021 Agenda

City of Mesquite (Agendas) 5/14 12:40P

May 19, 2021 Agenda

North Texas City Calling On Residents To Help With Cracking Down On Excessive Noise

CBS DFW News 5/14 9:17A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) The City of Mesquite is touting new ways the public can help address concerns of loud music or excessive noises in their neighborhoods. The Mesquite City Council changed...

May 17, 2021, City Council Meeting

City of Mesquite (Agendas) 5/14 7:59A

May 17, 2021, City Council Meeting

Mesquite’s new noise ordinance addresses loud music complaints and disturbances

City of Mesquite 5/14 6:39A

The City of Mesquite has announced new ways that the public can help address concerns of loud volumes of music or noises in their neighborhoods.

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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...

Favorite Etsy Finds

Tanya Foster 5/14 1:00A Tanya Foster

T G I F!! Does anyone have any fun plans this weekend or any graduations? If you need some graduation gift ideas, be sure and read HERE or HERE for outfit ideas. Let's do something fun today! I want...

How to Style Wide Leg Jeans

Tanya Foster 5/13 1:00A Tanya Foster

I get a lot of questions revolving around the skinny jean vs. the wide leg jean. I know there's talk around what Gen Z said about the skinny jean being out and the wide leg jean being in. While I have...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Jackie Railsback

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 5/12 8:00A Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Morning Light by Jackie Railsback Framed 21 x 17" Casein To be in the mountains early morning and on location was a surreal experience. I chose casein for the soft opaque textures and soft surreal...

Mid-Week Musings | Vol. 17

Tanya Foster 5/11 3:22P Tanya Foster

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe that we made it halfway through the week already?? I mean, I can't believe we've almost made it halfway through May. Since it is prime graduation season, today I want...

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City and school district join forces to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Mesquite

Dallas Morning News (Education) 5/13 11:27A Francesca D’Annunzio

Mesquite ISD and the city will distribute 1,000 doses to anyone ages 12 and up with a parent or guardian present.

The Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas - Social Distan-Sing Their Way into the Dallas Arts District

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 5/10 9:00A Augustine Jalomo

The award-winning Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas makes their Dallas debut as part of their 2021-We Will Sing On! summer performance tour Tuesday, June 8 at the Cathedral Guadalupe in the Dallas Arts...

Lakehill Noteable Alumni | Claire Crow

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 5/7 5:10A Jacqui Nickell

So excited was 2017 Lakehill alumnus Claire Crow that she bolted from her room and raced across campus to tell her mentors the great news: she had been one of only three out of over 550 applicants...

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Meat Fight 1k Drive-Thru Benefiting People Living with MS – Tickets May 4th

Crave DFW 5/5 12:02P Steven Doyle

This year, we’re Dallas-ing the Meat Fight 1k: Instead of walking a 1k, you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your car. Just show up, drive-thru, and we’ll put a box of barbecue and...

Potbelly Sandwich Shop Celebrates Nurses with National Nurses Week Deal

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 5/5 12:40A Jessica Tcholakov

To celebrate National Nurses Week, Potbelly Sandwich Shop is offering a free cookie or a free regular fountain drink to nurses with the order of any entrée from Thursday, May 6 through Wednesday, May...

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What’s Developing: Rodeo-Themed Community in Mesquite; New Builds in Celina, Frisco, Arlington

Candy's Dirt 5/15 11:04P Tommy Cummings

For the past two years, Centurion American Development Group has been developing a mixed-use community adjacent to the Mesquite Championship Arena, which it owns. Now, the Farmers Branch-based...

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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...

Tips for a Safer Summer Season

Advance ER Blog 5/13 10:05P

Avoiding a Trip to the ER This Summer Summer is officially here! Though this season is filled with warm weather and plenty of exciting activities, it s also a time where there...

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How companies can incentivize the Covid-19 vaccine without running afoul of employment law

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/6 3:59P Ty West

Employment law attorneys say there are some pitfalls to keep in mind for businesses looking to incentivize the vaccine.

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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.