We are smack dab in the middle of summer - The sweltering stretch of time when many of the college kids vanish and the toughest time of the year for many Denton businesses. Over the past few months, we've seen a few businesses close up shop and a few others open their doors. Read on to find out some of the recent/impending business openings, closings, and more in this Quick Denton Business Update.
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DEN10: JULY 27, 2016
Denton is a hot-spot for a laid back good time, and this week it does not disappoint. Between stargazing and live readings, you've got local bands providing the tunes, a dance workshop to sweat through and an all new comedy fest to get your laugh on at. So get out there Denton, pause the Pokemon catching and enjoy the remaining days of summer.
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WDDI THROUGH THE YEARS
Y'all. We're old now. If this blog were a human it would be in like 2nd grade. Actually, we probably would have been held back and about to go into 1st grade for the second time. Either way, we've been around for a while. During that time, we've gone through a few different phases. As we roll out a new logo and an updated website this week, we were reminded of the many logos we've taken on over the years. We thought it would be fun to take a look back at our past as we look forward to the future. Read on to see the many looks of We Denton Do It and a few that didn't make the cut.
Read MoreCOMIC: DOGS OF WIGGLY PARK
We are in the midst of the dog days of Denton and as such it seems pertinent that our very own illustrator extraordinaire would take a liking to the observation of the many pups of Denton. During her time spent at the popular Wiggly Field, Anna Ryan has put together a field guide to Denton's most adorable companions by sketching what she refers to as some of the parks "regulars." Read on to check out some of Denton's most lovable sidekicks.
Read MoreMYTHICAL CREATURES IN THE DENTON WILD
Denton has been a’buzz recently about foxes and bobcats or even coyotes seen scampering ever closer from the edges of the city limits, which has caused some concern for house pets. We’ve even playfully addressed “Mythical Beings in Denton” when footage of the long-fabled White Stag (sometimes called The Christmas Unicorn) was definitively captured on smartphones. This magical sighting has had several folks now asking us: What other legendary critters are maybe really lurking around out there in the Cross Timbers? I’ll break down some of the top contenders and examine how much fact or fiction is involved.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: JULY 25TH 2016
Someone pressed "refresh" on We Denton Do It. We've got a sight redesign and a fancy new logo from Jude Landry that we've been working on since February. We'll have more on that later, but in the meantime let's jump into this week's content...
What 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. This week, we have 19 photos (plus a gallery of photos from a Sofar Sounds show) that give you a good idea of what has been going on in and around Denton recently.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. You can search that same hashtag to check out all of the other photos that we were unable to include this week. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page where you can follow them and inevitably slide into their DM's.
Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
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DEN10: JULY 22, 2016
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.
CATCHING THEM ALL IN DENTON PART 2
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(RE)DISCOVERING ST. JOHN'S CEMETERY
“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.
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