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Family Events 2019 July 19-25

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Steel Toes to Stilettos Women's Empowerment Lunch
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Frontiers of Flight Museum Hosts Moon Day 2019
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Think Pink Crop for the Cure Crafting Event
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Top Stories: ➊ – Swim-In Cinema Carrollton (Saturday), ➋ – A New Brazilian Steakhouse Debuts Next Month in North Dallas (Monday), ➌ – Carrollton to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Water Line Flushing Pilot Program (Thursday), ➍ – City of Carrollton Wins National Awards for Communications and Graphic Design (Monday), ➎ – First Day of School is August 19 – Get Ready! (Tuesday)

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Registration Now Open for August 10 Carrollton Police Entrance Exam

City of Carrollton 7/17 8:52A

Do you have what it takes? The City of Carrollton Police Department has opened registration for the next Civil Service exam, the first step in the time-honored process of...

10th Annual Carrollton Festival at the Switchyard to Include Free Children’s Entertainment Lineup

City of Carrollton 7/16 10:00A

With free rides and games, free live children’s entertainment, free face painting, and much more, the City of Carrollton’s 10th annual Festival at the Switchyard offers...

City of Carrollton Wins National Awards for Communications and Graphic Design

City of Carrollton 7/15 6:01A

The City of Carrollton Marketing Services team won four awards at the National Association of Government Communicator’s Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards banquet held in...

Texas Womens Foundation Launches Count Her In" to Celebrate the 2020 Womens Suffrage Centennial

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 7/11 7:37A Juliette DC

2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the 19 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. To mark this milestone, Texas Womens Foundation is launching Count Her In, a...

Carrollton to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Water Line Flushing Pilot Program

City of Carrollton 7/11 4:04A

The City of Carrollton will soon launch a Water Line Flushing Pilot Program with the goal of reducing the total amount of water used throughout the City while simultaneously...

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Family Events 2019 July 19-25

Carrollton Family eGuide 7/17 10:19A Valerie

Find special events in the North DFW suburbs of Flower Mound, Lewisville, Highland Village, Carrollton, Coppell, Grapevine, The Colony, and more! Our newsletter primarily includes free and affordable...

Related: Local Events 2019 July 12-18 Carrollton Family eGuide

Women Like Us Presents The Unmasking Conference

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 7/17 5:47A Lindsay Reynolds

Join Women Like Us for a one day special event in Dallas on Saturday, August 10 to discover truth for your life, hear from inspirational speakers, enjoy an exclusive performance by gospel artist James...

Retailer Spotlight: Sharetea

Galleria Dallas 7/9 11:52A Lauren DePasquale

Galleria Dallas newest addition is pretty sweet, bringing milk tea to the rink level this summer. Sharetea started in 1992 in Taipei, Taiwan, serving black tea and pearl milk...

Korean restaurant from California, BCD Tofu House, has opened first-in-Texas spot

GuideLive 7/8 4:47A Sarah Blaskovich

A Korean restaurant from California called BCD Tofu House has opened — and it's already bustling — in one of North Texas' most prominent intersections with... Continue...

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DFW School Students Get Backpack Boosters for Back to School

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 7/17 6:00A Kristi Bare

Please join Kroger Dallas division for its annual Backpack Boosters school supply drive, which benefits underserved students in independent school districts in DFW, East Texas and Northwest...

First Day of School is August 19 – Get Ready!

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD 7/16 6:05A Shelley Gammon

Not only is the first day of school just a few weeks away, so are some awesome events to get you ready. Every campus in CFBISD has opportunities to register in person by appointment for those who are...

It's A PRIME Day To Read At Texans Can Academies

Carrollton BubbleLife iReporter 7/15 12:58A Culver Public Relations

It is a PRIME day to read at Texans Can Academies. Through the schools reading process, known by staff and students as Marquez Reading, Texans Can Academies focuses on helping students improve reading...

In Loving Memory of Dr. Susan Hull

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD 7/9 8:31A Ashley Limvorratre

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District sends our thoughts and condolences to the Grand Prairie ISD Community, on the passing of Superintendent Dr. Susan Hull. She will be remembered...

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Flaky Biscuit Sandwiches Will Soon Flood DFW

Eater Dallas 7/18 8:52A Alaena Hostetter

The Biscuit Bar/Facebook The Plano-born restaurant has four new outposts in the works The Plano original The Biscuit Bar is poised to takeover DFW with four new locations planned for the coming year...

A New Brazilian Steakhouse Debuts Next Month in North Dallas

Eater Dallas 7/15 6:00A Amy McCarthy

12 Cuts Steakhouse is en route to North Dallas Next month, Brazilian steakhouse 12 Cuts will open its doors in the space formerly occupied by yet another shuttered churrascaria. Signage is up on the...

6 Amazing Ways To Get Chilled in Dallas

Crave DFW 7/13 7:34A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Ice Cream has been a perennial favorite of Americans since the beginning of our history and beyond. Thomas Jefferson had an elaborate recipe for his ice cream that took hours and...

New Entertainment and Dining Destination for Grownups Sidecar Social Debuting Late Summer 2019 in...

Crave DFW 7/12 8:25A Steven Doyle

The recent resurgence of Addison can be witnessed in the new developments of many well-loved destinations and new concepts converging on Belt Line Road and the Dallas North Tollway. One of the first...

Coolgreens to Bring Signature Chef-Inspired Menu to Richardson

Crave DFW 7/12 8:10A Steven Doyle

Coolgreens is set to provide “more than” experiences to the Richardson community when it opens in CityLine this fall. Located at 1251 State St. in Richardson, construction on the 1,990-square-foot...

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?States are making progress on opioids. Now the money that’s helping them may dry up

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/16 11:53P Abby Goodnough

Bryan Garner was homeless and injecting as much fentanyl as he could get his hands on when he found the Missouri Network Outreach Center, a community center in an old brick...

?Judge blocks Trump rule requiring drug companies to list prices in TV ads

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/8 10:52P Katie Thomas and Katie Rogers

The judge ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its regulatory authority by seeking to require all drugmakers to include in their television...

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Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Life at the Table 7/18 12:30A Chef Sandra Lewis, Life At The T

Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce Vietnamese Summer Rolls. The name leads us to believe that this food is intended for rising temperatures while the cicadas sing (well if you’re in Texas...

Rogue GMO Wheat – Dangers and Costs

Food Renegade 7/16 11:41A Kristen Michaelis CNC

The USDA has now identified the unapproved rogue GMO wheat they found growing in a field in Washington State last month. MON 71800 is a strain of genetically-modified wheat...

Fill Up On Color: Eat the Rainbow

Life at the Table 7/16 2:45A Chef Sandra Lewis, Life At The T

Fill Up On Color: Eat the Rainbow “Somewhere over the rainbow way up high. There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby” What does a song about childhood dreams and...

Celebration Day! 27 Years Strong

The Making of a Home 7/11 3:51A Holly K. Ross

Today is our Anniversary! 27 years ago I made the best decision of my life! As I sit here and think about what had transpired over these years, I am in awe. There is a phrase I like to use about Tony...

A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step

Civil Eats 7/9 11:00P Lisa Held

In his 20s, farmer Heinz Thomet recalls asking himself: “What do you want to do with your life? Are you going to purchase some mountain valley and live a hermit life or do you want to be in the world...

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