940's is open for business on Oak St.
We're 3/4th's of the way through 2015 already and several of the new businesses we were anticipating for the year are either already open or about to be and most of 'em are pretty darned awesome. In addition, we've got a few new announcements (and some rumors below) for this month's peek into the Denton business world. Read on to learn more!
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Photo by Michael Leza.
Sometimes art is a hereditary thing, and for Kimberly Bien of Salted Sanctuary. You've probably seen Bien's handmade soaps and other items at The DIME Store or the community market and if you've ever stopped to smell some of her items, you know they're the real deal. Read our interview with her below.
Read MoreThe first sign of fall in Denton ain’t grass turning a slightly lighter shade of sun-bleached tan, but the boisterous return of college students to UNT and TWU. Just as sure as dodging cars hurtling the wrong direction down one-way streets, or watching a learning curve hilariously unfold for back-in parking on East Hickory, these fresh faces to Denton also give us an opportunity to maybe learn a few new things about our two-college town. Since this year is the 125th Anniversary of UNT in Denton, I figured it’d be fun to revisit the purt-near-constant changes in our local university mascots that have bemused locals trying to keep up since back in the day.
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Picture by Will Milne.
We took a few rides with Denton's local pick-up service, Wandervan, loved what the whole experience. You can check out those exploits here. By now you've probably seen owner/driver, Jason Upshaw's bright blue van all over town. We got the dude to talk with us a bit about his business, his vintage van collection, and his plans for Wandervan. Read on for more!
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We're finishing up our Back to School Week content now that it is finally Friday. We've already talked about how you can get plugged in by volunteering, heard some advice from other Dentonites, and shared some of our favorite Denton secrets with y'all. We figured before we moved back to regular content, we would come up with a list of things that you should try to do during your time in Denton. We know that not everyone who comes here for school will move here. So during your time in Denton, make the most of it and take advantage of some of the more awesome things you can do. Below is a list of thirty things that we think everyone who lives in Denton (no matter how briefly) should at least check out or do. We know that everyone will have a list that is different than ours, but this is a great place to start. If you have some other "Bucket List" items that you think new Dentonites should do, share them in the comments!
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Photo by Will Milne.
It’s that time of year again, y’all. The school doors are fresh with WD-40 and the cars are accidentally turning north onto Elm St. again. School is back in session and with it, a new crop of Dentonites have flooded our city limits. Will these fresh, young faces become lifelong Dentonites or only commute here, never even taking a step onto our town square? Only time will tell, but we’ve decided to do our part to get them to become a part of the former group, by providing them with some insider knowledge on some cool stuff Denton has to offer that would normally take awhile to figure out. It’s time for Secrets of Denton County V: Secrets Strike back...
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The end of summer is nearing. The kids are brushing off their backpacks, the teachers are prepping their rooms, the new college freshmen are driving the wrong way down Oak Street, the marching bands can be heard practicing early and late and the days are starting to cool off a little. Okay, well all of that is happening - except for that last part - wishful thinking. Thankfully we have a solution for that.
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There's a ukelele jam session at Sweetwater this week. Read on to find out more!
Whoa! This time of year is often slow for family-friendly program, but this week is different. Check out all of the events that will keep you out of the harsh Texas weather in this week's edition of Seen and Heard below.
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Lots of programs are taking a break until school starts, so that means lots of pool time for many of y'all. That said, there are still plenty of other fun things going on the next couple of weeks. Take a gander at a few of 'em in this edition of Seen and Heard.
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