Skimmed is our semi-weekly (read: whenever Will gets around to it) look at current cultural, business and political happenings in Denton that you want to know about. It is designed to be read quickly and we even bolded the important stuff so you can skim it! This week, we discuss valet parking downtown, the new handheld device ban, the loss of a good soup, DISD's new "district of innovation" policies, and a petition for free fortune cookies at a local restaurant. Check it all out below.
Read MoreSOUPERFICIAL: THE BEST SOUPS IN DENTON
Okay, first off, let's go on a little rant. Chili is not soup. In a recent in-house WDDI discussion on soup, one of our members (who shall remain nameless) suggested a chili and a pot pie for best soup. Neither of those things is a soup. I'm not going to take the time to Google the definition of soup because I'm steadfast in my belief that chili is not soup and no amount of factual-based information could sway me. So shut up about your chilis. I wanna talk soup.
It's cold out y'all. Like frostbite cold. You know what's awesome when it's super cold outside? Putting your pants in the dryer on high for ten minutes and then putting them on. I'm not sure there's a better feeling in life than really hot pants on a really cold morning. But just below that, soup is also really awesome when it's cold outside. So, let's talk about it for a while.
We thought long and hard about what Denton has to offer in terms of soup and came up with a list of five soups that we can honestly recommend to you. Eat 'em while it's still cold. Soup is more difficult during Texas summers.