As a reward for your voting today, we are sharing an awesome drone video from last month's Coffin Races created by Nick Wood. Wood is a local videographer (and sometimes photographer) that creates short videos for companies for promotional use. With this video, Wood hoped to, "give a visual representation of the type of community our city has and how so many of our local business help support one another. " To create the video, Wood first got permission from the city to use his registered DJI Phantom 3 drone and then flew it all over the place during the coffin races. If you saw a white shape floating in the sky that day, it was probably him. Click through to watch his video!
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: NOVEMBER 7TH, 2016
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.
Below are 19 photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX featuring UNT's Homecoming, food, drinks, and plenty of people taking advantage of the more "fall-like" weather we're currently experiencing.
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. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page.
Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
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DEN10: NOVEMBER 4, 2016
As the Halloween stash of Snickers and Skittles starts to dwindle, we're looking ahead to what should be fall. If only our forecast would get the memo. Either way, there is a ton and a half to do this weekend. (Okay, maybe stash the last of the Starburst in your bag, because you'll need a midday sugar rush to get through it all.) Read on for the 10 things that should make it onto your calendars.
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SWEETWATER TO BECOME AGUA DULCE
Restaurants in Denton are always a-ch-ch-changin'. A little while back our favorite downtown haunt for jazz nights and meatloaf changed owners, got a renovation and fancied up the menu. Now, they're taking on a whole new persona. Read on to find out more about Sweetwater's transformation to Aqua Dulce.
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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.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: HALLOWEEN WEEKEND 2016 EDITION
We had so many photos and tagged photos from the spooky festivities this weekend that we decided they deserved their own What We Did post.
Saturday's coffin races are always our favorite aspect of Halloween in Denton and this year was no slouch. The designs this year were once again amazing and there were over 70 entries. On a sidenote, we love how Pan Ector have basically become the villains of the annual race with their ability to think outside of the box (literally in this case).
The coffin races weren't the only Halloween activity going on this weekend, though. Below, you'll also find photos from costume parties, live music, twilight parade, and a whole bunch of awesome stuff that happened.
Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page.Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: OCTOBER 31ST 2016
What We Did is our weekly roundup of photos that WDDI staff and readers have taken over the past seven days. Below are 18 of images that showcase all of the different things that have been going on in town over the past seven days. With all of the events, festivals, parties, shows, and everything else that happened over the past few days, we had tons of photos to choose from. So much so that we are splitting today's What We Did into two separate posts. So keep up with the blog today and there will be another, spookier, What We Did later on today.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. As always, we're limited in the photos we can post, but we encourage you to search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that get tagged.
Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
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THE DEN10: OCTOBER 28th
All roads lead to Day of The Dead. Literally the holiday weekend made especially for Denton. This year, it is bigger and more incredible than ever. It’s a weekend full of bucket-list Denton activities so get out there, have fun, take some cool photos, and #WDDI and be featured in our twelve part What We Did Does Halloween series on Monday.
Questions, comments, and costume ideas can be directed towards glen@wedentondoit.com.
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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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