December 18, 2020 Countless families have become food insecure this year. One of the North Texas organizations that have pivoted to fill the need is the Mark Cuban Foundation and the Mark Cuban’s Heroes Basketball Center. On Thursday, the Mark Cuban Foundation in partnership with the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation, The Heroes Foundation and North Texas […]
December 17, 2020 While every commercial real estate market has been impacted by the pandemic, North Texas was impacted the least of all U.S. markets. This is according to new data from Real Capital Analytics, which ranked Dallas-Fort Worth as the No. 1 market for commercial real estate deals between January and November this year. […]
December 17, 2020 This year, the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas had to permanently shut down three of its locations and lay off 120 people. But the community needs only grew as the nonprofit spent much of 2020 helping others through the pandemic by distributing food and nearly 500 computers. Just this week, staff filled up […]
December 17, 2020 The Tarrant Area Food Bank is holding a large-scale food distribution event every Friday through Jan. 29, according to the city of Fort Worth. This week’s pantry at Herman Clark Stadium, 5201 Ca Roberson Blvd., will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Tarrant food bank also has mobile pantries Tuesday […]
December 17, 2020 Texans can expect to see “widespread distribution” of COVID-19 vaccines by March to recipients beyond the front-line health care workers who are currently receiving them, including teachers and senior citizens, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. “There will be multiple vaccines available to us by the time we get to March, and we’ll […]
December 17, 2020 Globe Life Field in Arlington has landed its first FBS college game. Army and Air Force will play at the new home of the Texas Rangers each of the next two seasons. The announcement was made Thursday morning. The first game is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2021 and will be branded as […]
December 17, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott expects senior citizens and school teachers in Texas will receive a COVID-19 vaccine by springtime, he said Thursday at a press conference in Austin. “There will be multiple vaccines available to us by the time we get to March and we will be providing far more doses of vaccines […]
December 17, 2020 The North Texas Food Bank and its more than 200 partners are expecting to lose about 22 million pounds of food next year as they struggle to meet unprecedented needs without resources from three key government programs. Concerns about the reductions come as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are reaching their highest levels […]
December 17, 2020 Dallas County on Thursday reported 1,382 more coronavirus cases, all of them considered new. Ten new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. As North Texas approaches the holidays, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked residents to take the proper precautions to protect themselves, asking them to consider curbside shopping or ordering groceries and […]
December 16, 2020 Willie Mays will add some hits to his record, Monte Irvin’s big league batting average should climb over .300 and Satchel Paige may add nearly 150 victories to his total. Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, might just wind up with a major league record, too. The statistics and […]