We can’t believe that we’re almost to the end of July. Where did the summer go?! The school supplies have creeped into our favorite stores and are starting to take over. We’re doing our best to savor the end of summer, to enjoy the long days and late nights, lazy mornings and all. Try out one more thing on your list for this summer before August gets here and the world goes back to school, regular schedules and the world of football takes over.
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Photo by Will Milne.
Pokémon Go is a recently released mobile game that augments your real life by adding cute little monsters to your phone camera. By now you've surely noticed the hoards of people gathering around the square at all hours excitedly swiping upwards on their phones. We are no strangers to the game ourselves. While I'm sure I have caught far more 'mon than Glen has, we've all been spending far too much time with the app. We recently found Denton's self-appointed "Geek Guru" and recruited him to aid us in our quest to catch them all. Last week, he shared some of the background on the game with us. Today, he has some tips that will help you in playing the game in Denton and how it relates to Niantic's previous mobile game, Ingress. Read on for more!
Read More“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
The aphorism gets thrown around so much that it is almost cliché, yet it rings particularly true when most of us are confronted with unpleasant aspects of our collective history. But as a long-neglected Denton County African-American cemetery seems to demonstrate, coming together to memorialize a difficult past can also make our present community all the stronger.
Read MoreWhat We Did is our weekly roundup of a few of the best photos that have been tagged with #WDDI in the past week on Instagram.
Below are 18 photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX designed to showcase some of the various things happening in town. If you'd like to have your photo included in What We Did, make sure to tag your images with #WDDI when you post them on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. Search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that we were unable to include this week.
Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
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It is officially Friday. You're hopefully enjoying the slightly cooled off weather from this morning's rain shower. That, or you're at work watching the clock. Whatever you're up to today, you probably need some Youtube time. Take a quick break, grab some caffeine, and watch the five videos we have for you below. This month's video post features our United Way video for Denton County, a Denton-centric Pokemon Go video from out favorite Overly Attached Girlfriend, local band Old Potion at a recent SoFar Sounds show, a music video from Denton-based Maker Table featuring Grady Spencer and the Work, and a video of a Denton Guyer band student getting into it at a performance. Check them all out below.
Read MoreAs the summer moves on, the businesses of Denton have continued to come up with great events to serve our community and keep us cool in the process. This weekend, we’re encouraging you to join in with a few of our favorites that are joining forces to help raise funds for local non-profit supporter, Serve Denton, all while sampling some great smoked meats, craft beers, and local musicians. Read on to find out more about this weekend's event.
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All the indoor kids got out this week in spite of the weather. All the more reason to drive slow and cautiously (and without texting) around the square. Check out the first of our guides to getting your Pokémon Go on in Denton and maybe, perhaps hashtag pics of things (or rare Pokémon) to be featured in our Monday post, What We Did. (Editor's Note: Please don't.)
Questions, comments, and best Pokemon Go tips can all go to glen@wedentondoit.com.
Read MoreNerds rejoice! The long anticipated Pokémon Go is finally here and you can see it all over Denton. It seems like every where you look there are people with their heads in their phones trying to catch them all, but there are some people out there asking "What is it?" or "How do I play?" The good news is that we have all the answers here at We Denton Do It!
Read MoreWhat We Did is our weekly roundup of a few of the best photos that have been tagged with #WDDI in the past week on Instagram.
Below are 12 photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. Search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that we were unable to include this week.
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