About 200 students staged a walkout Thursday afternoon, calling for UNT and TWU to become sanctuary campuses, protecting undocumented immigrants attending the university.
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DO THE DENTON HOLIDAY LIGHTING FESTIVAL LIKE A PRO
One of our favorite holiday traditions, the Holiday Lighting Festival, is this weekend. The annual free event features music, food, performances, a toy drive, and various other holiday activities. Happening simultaneously to the Holiday Lighting Festival is Wassail Weekend. Dozens of local shops extend their hours and welcome patrons to sample their wassail, a hot cider-like beverage. Wassail Weekend On Friday evening the Downtown Denton square will be shut down to traffic to make way for wassail-guzzling pedestrians to walk around and enjoy all of the festivities. You'll find us circled 'round the tree like the Whos down in Whoville, holding hands and singing with joy. We're not sure who the Grinch is in this situation, though.
If you plan on coming out to sample the wassail and find the joy of the holiday in your cold, black heart, here are our tips and tricks to making sure you get to squeeze as much holiday cheer out of the event as possible.
Read MoreFINDING AMELIA EARHART IN DENTON, TX
The mysterious 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart has puzzled the public for almost 80 years, with numerous theories circulating about the vanished celebrity pilot. Last week, The Historical Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery made public results that may solve the mystery, which reminded us about the unexpected discovery of Earhart photos taken during her visit to Denton’s Texas Woman’s University back in the day.
Read MoreTRUMP PARALYSIS DOESN'T STOP DENTON
While many people across Denton, and the nation at large are still reeling at the election results - either way - we know that the most impactful thing we can do is get involved at the local level. Read on for what is happening in our own local political sphere - so that you can stay up to date, informed and involved.
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SKIMMED: NOVEMBER 18TH, 2016
Skimmed is our weekly look at current cultural, business and political information in Denton that you probably want to know about. It is designed to be read in under five minutes and we even bolded the important stuff so you can skim it! This week, we have info on Denton's upcoming new CEO, a new Dallas bar from some creative Denton minds, a ham-focused food establishment, the closing of a locally-sourced grocer, an offshoot of More Fun Comics, and a new album from some of Denton's best musicians.
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TEN REASONS TO MOVE TO DENTON, TX INSTEAD OF CANADA
Google searches for "how to move to Canada" after Donald Trump's win of the electoral college last week skyrocketed. Trump's win has many Americans wanting to escape to the land of maple syrup, Mounties, snow, and Justin Trudeau. Heck, some others are asking Elon Musk to take 'em to Mars. But you know what? They shouldn't. Those people should just move to Denton. Sure, we have our own fair share of difficulties, but we have a pretty damned good time down here. Read on to find out the top ten reasons why people looking for change should pack up and move on down to Denton, TX in lieu of the Great White North.
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SKIMMED: NOVEMBER 11TH, 2016
Skimmed is our weekly look at current cultural, business and political information in Denton that you need to know. It is designed to be read in under five minutes. This week, we have info on a reissue of one of Denton's most iconic albums, local election results, new businesses downtown, and new murals on the top of LSA. Read on for more!
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10 REASONS TO LOVE DRUG EMPORIUM
As we often bemoan the absence of a Trader Joe’s and a Central Market or HEB - let’s be real - Denton is chock full of grocery stores. We’ve got 3 Krogers (the hellish one on University, the giant one on 288, and the fancy one on Teasley), an Albertsons, 3 Walmarts (the old one on 288, the new one holding down Rayzor Ranch, and the cute little neighborhood one on Teasley), a Super Target, a WinCo, Natural Grocers, the Cupboard, Aldi, Sprouts, La Azteca and La Michoacana. That doesn’t even count Sam’s Club, which is the best place to buy your giant jar of pickles. But there is one grocer that often flies under the radar, and isn’t often mentioned - Drug Emporium. Read on to find out why Drug Emporium is actually one of our favorite places to shop, and what you should keep your eyes peeled for.
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VIDEO: CASEY NEISTAT IN DENTON
Viral video hit maker, Casey Neistat, visited UNT as part of the Fine Art Series this past Wednesday evening. Neistat dropped knowledge on various aspects of life. We wrote at length about his visit on a post earlier this week. In the 24 hours since his speech in Denton, Neistat has already posted a video of his doings on his Youtube channel. Read on to check out that video and more.
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