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Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Cherie Giddens

Mesquite ISD Closing All Campuses Due to Staff Shortages

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Top Stories: ➊ – School Districts Continue to Cancel Classes Due to Surge in COVID-19 (Tuesday), ➋ – Mesquite ISD Sixth Grader Becomes Published Author (Tuesday), ➌ – “They Took My Baby,” 16-Year-Old Mesquite Teen Shot, Killed (Sunday), ➍ – MESQUITE HOUSING BOARD (Tuesday), ➎ – Students In Keller ISD Among Those Returning To Campus After COVID-19 Closure (Tuesday)

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“They Took My Baby,” 16-Year-Old Mesquite Teen Shot, Killed

NBC DFW 1/23 3:39P Lili Zheng

Mesquite police are investigating the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Saturday evening. Around 7:05 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Mesquite Police Department were...

Mesquite Police Investigating Murder Of Teen Initially Believed To Be Motor Accident

CBS DFW News 1/23 8:40A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) Mesquite Police are investigating the murder of a teenage boy initially believed to be a motor accident that took place on Saturday, January 22....

January 26, 2022 Animal Shelter Advisory Board Agenda

City of Mesquite Calendar 1/21 12:25P

January 26, 2022 Animal Shelter Advisory Board Agenda

Board of Adjustment

City of Mesquite Calendar 1/21 9:03A

Board of Adjustment

Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

City of Mesquite (Agendas) 1/21 5:45A

Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

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Christ's Family Clinic to Host the Art of Caring for Others Charity Dinner & Art Auction February 3

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 1/23 6:00P Brynn Bagot Public Relations

Christs Family Clinic is a community clinic located in the Park Cities that is dedicated to providing high-quality health care to the uninsured in an atmosphere of dignity and...

Tips to make your Walt Disney World trip with kids exceptional!

Tanya Foster 1/23 12:00P Tanya Foster

Well H E L L O! We have just returned from our fabulous trip to Walt Disney World with our oldest daughter Katie, her husband Hector and their three precious children (our grandchildren). I had so...

We are over halfway through January… hasn’t it felt like the longest month ever? Hopefully 2022 starts slow and finished strong! Many of you may have made some sort of fitness resolution for 2022. I...

Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine Featured Artist, Cherie Giddens

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 1/20 12:00A Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in G

Evening Falls by Cherie Giddens Framed 27.5 x 21.5" Watercolor This painting process is achieved by first creating the multi-color painting, then attaching it to the background blank watercolor...

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15th Annual Lone Star Legacy Gala & Concert featuring Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 1/19 1:03A Randy Lewallyn

MESQUITE, TEXAS (January 2022 ) The 15th Annual Lone Star Legacy Gala and Concert will display chart-topping hits from rock-n-roll legends Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Saturday, Feb. 26, at Mesquite...

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Students In Keller ISD Among Those Returning To Campus After COVID-19 Closure

CBS DFW Education 1/18 2:21A Education – CBS Dallas / Fort Wo

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) Tuesday morning marks the first day of school for students at Bear Creek Intermediate School, in the Keller Independent School District, following a...

Citing ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Staff Absences, Mesquite ISD Closing For 2 Days Next Week

CBS DFW Education 1/14 5:20A Education – CBS Dallas / Fort Wo

MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) — The Mesquite Independent School District has joined the list of North Texas districts closing because of staff shortages due to COVID. Friday morning...

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Five Chinese Dishes You Will Not Find In China

Crave DFW 1/24 4:00A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle We must be amusing ourselves when we order Chinese cuisine at restaurants that we seriously know are not serving anything close to what the Chinese might actually eat. There are...

Primo’s MX to Feature Special Three-Course Valentine’s Weekend Menu

Crave DFW 1/17 7:05A Steven Doyle

Primo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge will offer patrons a special Valentine’s Day meal at all four North Texas locations. The restaurant is offering a three-course prix fixe menu for the incredible value of...

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Date night outfits from Mytheresa

Krystal Schlegel 1/20 6:42A krystal

I always look to Mytheresa for classic investment pieces since they carry all of my favorite designers. We have been trying to get in a few extra special dinners before baby #2 arrives and with...

Every day Makeup routine

Krystal Schlegel 1/15 7:07P krystal

My every day makeup routine takes less than five minutes and adds the perfect bronzed glow! Here is my sun kissed list including all of the shades and steps included. All of the makeup and beauty...

Best buys of 2021

Krystal Schlegel 1/12 8:25A krystal

My most used favorite items I found or re-ordered in 2021! Turn on your JavaScript to view content Best buys of 2021: Caraway non toxic ceramic cookware set I love this cooking set and use it every...

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The Road Ahead: Houston Methodist CFO reflects on unprecedented times —and health care's big...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/21 6:00A

As Burns put it, the past two years at Houston Methodist have been a blur of action, communication and resilience in the face of an enormous strain on the nation's health...

Humana's CenterWell Senior Primary Care expands into more markets, including DFW

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/20 7:07A Laurel Deppen

CenterWell Senior Primary Care, one of Humana Inc.’s senior primary care brands, is expanding in five new markets this year, including North Texas. Its plans also include...

American Airlines cuts more than 10,000 March flights as Omicron clouds spring rebound

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/19 7:57A Connor Penegar

American Airlines' cuts mark the latest example of the prolonged effects Covid-19 has inflicted upon the airline industry and highlight the fast-changing decisions unfolding...

Sources: Steward Health Care looking to sublease over 150K SF of Richardson space

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/18 6:53A Anna Butler

According to multiple sources, the Dallas-based physician-owned health care system is hoping to find someone to take down more about 150,000 square feet in Richardson.

Behavioral Health Group acquires Center for Behavioral Health

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 1/14 5:38A Plamedie Ifasso

Behavioral Health Group is looking to enter new markets, and last year, the company added 36 locations to its national footprint.

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DMN: Mill Creek Residential building apartment tower near Farmers Market

Dallas Business Journal 1/24 9:56A

Mill Creek Residential is adding another development to its North Texas roster.

Taking Stock And Looking Forward: Food System Overhaul

Civil Eats 12/21 9:00P The Civil Eats Editors

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only monthly newsletter. Become a member today . As 2021 comes to an end, we take stock of another momentous year that...

NYC Is on the Cusp of Making Its Food Purchasing Sustainable. It Won’t Be Easy.

Civil Eats 12/20 9:00P Lisa Held

This January, “Hamburgers & Cheeseburgers Deluxe” will be on the menu for New York City’s public-school students just once. “If you were to look at menus that were posted five...

Fighting Food Apartheid with Lousiville’s Black Market Grocery Store

Civil Eats 12/12 9:00P Malia Guyer-Stevens

On May 31, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky was under a curfew in response to the ongoing protests following the murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor. As was customary for a Sunday...

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

Civil Eats 12/2 9:00P Jaisal Noor, Yes! Magazine

A 1.5-acre fenced-in plot of land in the heart of South Baltimore’s isolated Cherry Hill neighborhood currently lies barren, its fields exhausted from growing nearly 3,200...