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Top Stories: ➊ – Man dies after beating at assisted living center (Monday), ➋ – Van Valkenburgh Plan for Trinity River Park Is Six Flags for Rich People (Monday), ➌ – Party at Napoli’s now going full time after Rangers fan favorite announces retirement (Saturday), ➍ – Unique Holiday Shopping Experience in Downtown Arlington Dec. 8 -23 (Friday), ➎ – Get Ready for a Weird End to the Cowboys' Regular Season (Tuesday)

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Arlington homebuilder makes third acquisition in a month

Dallas Business Journal 12/11 3:06A Anna Butler

An Arlington-based homebuilder announced its second acquisition within a week and its third within a month. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) acquired Terramor Homes, which is...

Hope, anxiety and frustration: What it feels like to be in a city about to welcome Amazon's HQ2

Dallas Business Journal 12/11 12:37A Daniel J. Sernovitz

Depending on whom you asked Monday evening, it seemed Amazon’s plan to establish part of its new headquarters in Crystal City and Pentagon City was either the cause of, or...

Get Ready for a Weird End to the Cowboys' Regular Season

Dallas Observer 12/10 10:00P Stephen Young

For about a half-hour Sunday afternoon, it looked like the Cowboys were going to be playing three huge games to close out the 2018 regular season. Less than 15 minutes of game...

NCTCOG seeks online input for list of funded projects

Blue Ribbon News 12/10 5:28A Editor

Input opportunity begins Dec. 10 Dec. 10, 2018 (Arlington, Texas) — The North Central Texas Council of Governments will have an online public input opportunity addressing...

Van Valkenburgh Plan for Trinity River Park Is Six Flags for Rich People

Dallas Observer 12/9 10:00P Jim Schutze

Last week I walked into Gilley’s in the Cedars and found a huge room packed shoulder-to-shoulder with sleek, gray-headed men in great suits or golf leisure clothes, many of...

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How to Pick a Worthwhile Charity to Donate to This Holiday Season

Arlington BubbleLife iReporter 12/12 5:00A Riley Heruska

It's the season of giving, which means now is the perfect time to select a charity and contribute a donation. However, don't just pull a random charity's name out of a hat. When you donate, you should...

Donate to the 12th Annual Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Drive

Arlington BubbleLife iReporter 12/11 9:00P Vivian Green

Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation is partnering with Burlington, Good Morning America and Delivering Goods for the 12th Annual Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Drive for our men, women and children....

Christmas store opens to help people in need

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 12/11 5:57A

Christmas will be brighter for thousands of needy North Texas kids thanks to Mission Arlington.

Man dies after beating at assisted living center

FOX Dallas-Fort Worth (Good Day) 12/10 12:00P

Police are looking into the death of a man at an assisted living center in Arlington.

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AHS Orchestra update – 12.12.18

Arlington High School Orchestra 12/12 8:20A Orchestra Director

1. SENIOR HOLIDAY PARTY 2. HOLIDAY GIFT EXCHANGE 3. PASSOFF DEADLINE 4. PRACTICE OVER WINTER BREAK 5. INSTRUMENTS HOME OVER BREAK 6. FINAL EXAMS 1. SENIOR HOLIDAY PARTY: our...

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Third Multicultural Affairs candidate offers 5-step vision

The Shorthorn (News) 12/5 1:15P Jacob Reyes, The Shorthorn staff

Alumna Melanie Johnson was the third and final Multicultural Affairs director candidate introduced Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune hosts opioid abuse panel ahead of 2019 legislative session

The Shorthorn (News) 12/5 12:45P By Rocio Hernandez, The Shorthor

The New Scourge: A conversation on Opioid Abuse in Texas addressed where Texas stands on opioid abuse and the possible solutions to the abuse.

City Council votes to extend speed limit, Via Rideshare program

The Shorthorn (News) 12/4 4:00P By Kyle R. Cotton, The Shorthorn

The city of Arlington voted unanimously to extend the Cooper Street speed limit and the Via Rideshare program.

Student Senate passes outlet resolution at last meeting of semester

The Shorthorn (News) 12/4 2:45P By Dalton Heitmeier, The Shortho

The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution in the last general body meeting of the fall 2018 semester.

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A Deeper Look At Lea Fisher: Inside Out

DFW Style Daily 12/11 3:50A Meredith Erikson

The ladies we love here at DFW Style Daily are multi-talented and diverse in their work. Prominent Dallas Reflectionist artist Lea Fisher is just that. Not only is she an...

Third Annual Dallas Millennial Gala: A Rose Gold Affair

DFW Style Daily 12/5 10:40A Kenya Mavhera

It s that time of year again, the third annual Dallas Millennial Gala (DMG) will take place this Saturday, Dec. 8, and we couldn t be more excited! This year s theme is a Rose...

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High school girls basketball scores: December 11

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sports) 12/11 5:23P By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Don’t see your scores? Email bgosset@star-telegram.com Tuesday December 11 GIRLS BASKETBALL Abilene 40, Trinity 38 Aledo 43, Bridgeport 39 Alvarado 61, Dallas Episcopal 23...

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Fox Sports Southwest announces coverage plans for 2018 UIL state title games

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sports) 12/11 8:08A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

FOX Sports Southwest announced its coverage plans for the 2018 UIL Texas High School football state championships from AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The network’s exclusive live...

Fort Worth area high school girls basketball rankings

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sports) 12/10 4:45A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Send records to bgosset@star-telegram.com 1. Timberview (15-1); Next game- Arlington Seguin 2. LD Bell (15-1); Next game- Haltom 3. Birdville (11-3); Next game- Saginaw 4....

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Party at Napoli’s now going full time after Rangers fan favorite announces retirement

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sports) 12/8 9:03A By Jeff Wilson jwilson@star-te

Mike Napoli, who joined the Texas Rangers before the 2011 season and became a fan favorite who spent two more stints in Arlington late in his career, announced Saturday that...

8 potential nicknames for the Arlington XFL team

WFAA.com (Sports) 12/7 7:55A

An XFL team is coming to Globe Life Park. Now it needs a name.