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A Taste of Luxury at Fairmont Dallas Pyramid Restaurant for DFW Restaurant Week

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Top Stories: ➊ – Miami’s Must-Try Rum Cocktails for National Rum Day (Thursday), ➋ – Zatar in Deep Ellum Offers Tranquility & a Great Dining Experience (Friday), ➌ – Café Momentum Wraps Up Summer with Final Sunday Supper Concert Featuring the Funky Knuckles (Thursday), ➍ – Retro Movie Review: Charade (1963) (Friday), ➎ – Guys and Dolls at the Lyric Theatre Dallas, Aug 15-17 (Thursday)

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Mesquite Library Advisory Board Agenda

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City of Mesquite to host Annual Doggie Splash Day

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August 4, 2025, City Council meeting

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August 4, 2025, City Council meeting

August 04, 2025, Mesquite Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors Meeting

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Summer to Fall Transitional Styles Under $100

Tanya Foster 8/5 3:00A Tanya Foster

Today let's talk summer to fall transitional styles. We are entering into that tricky season where it's hard to know what to wear. Let's take a look at some transitional pieces that are not only chic,...

A Taste of Luxury at Fairmont Dallas Pyramid Restaurant for DFW Restaurant Week

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 8/1 12:50A Culver Public Relations

Experience elevated dining in the heart of downtown Dallas as Pyramid Restaurant at Fairmont Dallas proudly participates in DFW Restaurant Week 2025 for the entire month of August. Known for its...

Local Company Taking their Expertise International to Build Homes

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 7/31 11:47P Carolyn Alvey

A team of 20 employees from Farmers Branch-based Expo Home Improvement will travel to Siguatepeque, Honduras August 2-9 to build five homes for five local families in need. Known for transforming...

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Here's where to get free backpacks, school supplies, immunizations in North Texas before classes...

CBS DFW Education 7/29 7:17A CBS Texas Staff

With the first day of school quickly approaching, some school districts and organizations are holding events to help North Texas children get ready. Events include backpack...

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Sweet Treats & Tail Wags: SusieCakes Celebrates Summer with a Dog-Friendly Dessert Collection

Crave DFW 8/4 9:19A Steven Doyle

SusieCakes is turning up the charm—and the tail wags—this summer with its new Dog Days of Summer collection, available now through August 31 at all SusieCakes locations. The limited-edition lineup...

The Village Dallas Launches Limited-Time Taste of Summer Culinary Program

Crave DFW 8/4 5:49A Steven Doyle

The Village Dallas introduces Taste of Summer, a new limited-time culinary and cocktail program, now available through the end of the season. Curated by Executive Chef Eduardo Osorio alongside the...

Zatar in Deep Ellum Offers Tranquility & a Great Dining Experience

Crave DFW 8/1 9:04A Steven Doyle

Zatar Lebanese Tapas & Bar , located on Commerce Street in the heart of Deep Ellum , brings an intimate and ingredient-forward approach to Middle Eastern dining. Specializing in mezze—the Lebanese...

Retro Movie Review: Charade (1963)

Crave DFW 8/1 5:56A Steven Doyle

In Stanley Donen’s Charade , Paris becomes the stage for murder, mistaken identity, and a whirlwind of charm and duplicity. Released in 1963 but as beguiling as ever, Charade...

Café Momentum Wraps Up Summer with Final Sunday Supper Concert Featuring the Funky Knuckles

Crave DFW 7/31 10:02A Steven Doyle

Café Momentum, the acclaimed non-profit restaurant and culinary training facility, will host the final event of its Sunday Supper Concert Series for the summer season on August 10 from 5 to 7 p.m....

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WHY EVERY WOMAN OVER 50 NEEDS A GREAT T-SHIRT DRESS

The Middle Page 8/6 8:50A Cathy Williamson

Why Every Woman Over 50 Needs a Great T-Shirt Dress (Now and Into Fall) Let s talk about one of the most underrated pieces in a woman s wardrobe: the t-shirt dress . If you re over 50 and living in...

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Wings guard Paige Bueckers says she has a pulled back muscle and will take it 'day to day'

Spectrum Local News (Sports) 8/6 2:42A Associated Press

Bueckers left Tuesday night's game against the New York Liberty with 2:37 left in the third quarter.

Wings' Maddy Siegrist scores 13 points in return from knee injury after missing 18 games

Spectrum Local News (Sports) 8/6 2:38A Associated Press

Siegrist scored 13 points in the Wings' 85-76 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has not spoken with Micah Parsons following public trade request

Spectrum Local News (Sports) 8/6 2:33A Associated Press

Jones said that the organization has not had direct contact with Parsons’ agent before reiterating that he does not consider the holdup unusual.

Related: Cowboys’ Micah Parsons requests trade from team on social media Spectrum Local News (Sports)

Paige Bueckers is WNBA Rookie of the Month for a second time in a row

Spectrum Local News (Sports) 8/5 4:50A Kaila Garrett

Bueckers is now the fourth newcomer in the Wings’ franchise history to earn the honor twice.

Jung hits game-ending homer after Pederson's pinch shot as Rangers beat Yankees

Spectrum Local News (Sports) 8/5 1:44A Associated Press

The Rangers won a 10-inning thriller.

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New clinic opens in North Texas community considered a health care desert

Spectrum Local News (Health) 8/6 5:32A Valencia Jones

A 2024 Tarleton University study shows over 75% of Texas counties lack adequate access to medical specialists.

UT Southwestern again named region's top hospital by US News

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/30 7:35A Paul Livengood

U.S. News has a new list of the best hospitals in North Texas and across the state. Hospitals are ranked overall and by specialty.

Dallas County reports 1st heat-related death of 2025

Spectrum Local News (Health) 7/25 8:39A Katharine Finnerty

Dallas County Health and Human Services on Thursday said the person who died was a man in his 60s with unknown pre-existing medical conditions.

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Eating Healthy While Traveling: A Comprehensive Guide for On-the-Go Nutrition

Fit Men Cook 8/5 9:24P Kevin Curry

Let s be real eating healthy while travelling is a big deal. You re always on the move, your schedule is, to say the least, full, and a lot of the time, the food around you...

Love & Lemons Cooking Club – August!

Love and Lemons 8/5 6:54A Phoebe Moore (L L Recipe Develop

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is super simple—each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and you leave a...

Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Comprehensive Guide to Foods and Benefits

Fit Men Cook 8/5 4:41A Kevin Curry

There was a time when I looked healthy but felt like hell. I had muscle. I had energy on the outside. But inside, my mind was foggy, my skin was flaring, and I kept waking up...

Classic Frozen Margarita Recipe

Joyful Healthy Eats 8/3 11:00P Krista

Step away from the bottled margarita mix! This Classic Frozen Margarita recipe tastes SO much better than the restaurant and it s easy to make at home. You don t need to rent one of those giant frozen...

The Crowd-Pleasing Dinner I Make Every August

Love and Lemons 8/3 4:08A Phoebe Moore (L L Recipe Develop

Everyone goes crazy for corn and tomatoes in August, but there’s one unsung veggie that’s at its peak right now too… Eggplant! I’m planning to cook with it as much as I can...