Time for our weekly roundup of the top ten events you need to check out this weekend. It's hard to believe it's almost March. There is literally a little bit of everything for everyone this week so get out there and do what you do best and while your doing that, go ahead and throw a pound sign before the letters "WDDI" and you might just make our Monday wrap up post, What We Did.
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Read MoreThere is a difference, as we all know, between the perceived life of Instagram perfect photos and real life, where things are little more dull, a little less perfect, and let's be honest - a little messy most of the time. Somehow, though - it feels like that Insta-perfect world is slowly creeping more and more into our daily lives. The best example of this to date is the incredible interior and coffee shop concept opening in Argyle next week, Kimzey's Coffee. Read on to find out why we're willing to drive a little farther for our caffeine fix.
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Not much is better on a Saturday than an ice cold beer and some smokey barbecue. Lucky for us, an event featuring a combination of the two will soon be happening in Denton. Lone Star Taps and Caps is pairing up with Shawn Eagle and Cody Smithers from Bet the House BBQ for a smoke and craft beer-filled "how to" session. Read on for more BBQ and brew goodness and to find out how you can take part.
Read MoreLast Wednesday evening at Murchison Performing Arts Center, UNT Alumna Shara Nova gave a stellar musical performance as part of UNT’s ongoing Fine Arts Series.
I was given the opportunity to do a phone interview with Nova who graduated from UNT with a degree in classical vocal performance. Read on to learn about Nova's experience growing up in a family with a traveling evangelist, her love of Kendrick Lamar, her memories of time spent in Denton/UNT, and much more!
Read MoreStoke is a co-working and entrepreneurial center in Denton, TX that plays host to a hotbed of some of Denton's most creative folks working in the tech scene. In this new series, we will talk with some of they key people that put in work at Stoke. For the first in our collaboration with Stoke, we spoke with Kyle Taylor. Taylor is Senior Drupal Developer at LevelTen and President of TechMill, a non-profit organization led by a group of entrepreneurs, techies and software developers in Denton with a mission to develop and promote the city as a startup hub in North Texas. We wanted to pick his brain to learn a bit more about TechMill, the startup scene in Denton, and - of course - his favorite lunch spot. Read on for more!
Read MoreAs the sun bathes the city in summer light and 90-degree temps, you saunter over to the nearest polling place. The date is May 6th, and it's time to vote for your next city council representative. Read on for an in depth look into the folks that will be asking for your vote in May.
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What We Did is our weekly "slice of life" photo post featuring images 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 including an upcoming coffee shop, a crazy looking margarita, a weaving crew, plenty of live music, and much more.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your Denton images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. Search the hashtag #WDDI and 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 then go comment on a photo from 113 weeks ago.
Got a question about What We Did? Send it to will@wedentondoit.com.
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The weather is warming up, the chocolate boxes are half off and young hearts are mending post Valentines Day. Let's get busy this weekend grooving to local tunes, running with friends and enjoying all the greatness that is Denton. This weekend has updates on goings on, concerts full of local talent and artists in town to talk about gallery openings.
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The West Oak family does Austin Coffee Champs. by @espressomanny
This past weekend, our friends at West Oak Coffee Bar drove down to Austin and competed in the U.S. Coffee Championships Qualifier for the upcoming US Coffee Championships in Seattle. We - being the coffee-nerds that we are - decided to go, too. Read on to find out how they did and see some photos from the event.
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