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Top Stories: ➊ – Commuters in south Arlington, Mansfield: Your drive is about to get easier. For a toll (Friday), ➋ – How Mansfield student performers are bringing 'great comfort' to hospital patients (Thursday), ➌ – 1112 Danbury Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063, $370,000 3 beds, 3 baths (Thursday), ➍ – 4509 Sunflower Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063, $345,000 3 beds, 3 baths (Thursday), ➎ – 1300 Clover Hill Rd, Mansfield, TX 76063, $250,000 3 beds, 3 baths (Thursday)

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The Dallas Zoo Has Been Nominated for Two USAToday Awards

Mansfield BubbleLife iReporter 4/19 5:00A Riley Heruska

For the first time in sixteen years, the Dallas Zoo has recently welcomed hippopotamuses to their expansive location. Through the addition of a 2.1-acre exhibit for these new arrivals, the zoo has...

How the DFW Area Is Celebrating Earth Day This Weekend

Mansfield BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 12:00P Rita Cook

Dallas does Earth Day well. In fact, Dallas EARTHx , formerly known as Earth Day Texas, is now the largest earth festival in the country, but it began just like most festivals: small and with a big...

The North Texas Teen Book Festival Is Happening This Weekend

Mansfield BubbleLife iReporter 4/18 3:00A Riley Heruska

On April 21, thousands of young adult readers will flock to the Irving Convention Center for a day full of books, author signings, speakers, and general literature love. The festival hopes to inspire...

Commuters in south Arlington, Mansfield: Your drive is about to get easier. For a toll

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Legislature) 4/13 6:25A By Bill Hanna billhanna@star-t

In Mansfield, residents have long been waiting for the day when the new 360 Tollway is completed. While there's been a backlash against toll roads in some parts of Texas,...

How Mansfield student performers are bringing 'great comfort' to hospital patients

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Legislature) 4/12 8:24A By Nicholas Sakelaris Special

Sharon Bench was lying in bed in the cardiac wing at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center when the sweet sounds of trombones echoed through the halls. At first, Bench, a former...

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10 Tips for Camping at Big Bend National Park

Mansfield BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 6:00A Riley Heruska

About eight hours from the DFW metroplex, nestled along the border between the United States and Mexico, lies one of the most underrated national parks in the country. Big Bend's isolated location and...

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MISD Hosting Community Give Back Nights in May

Mansfield ISD Newsroom 4/19 7:52A

Proceeds from each community night will help the district collect backpacks and school supplies for MISD students.

MHS Students Advance to State UIL

Mansfield ISD Newsroom 4/19 7:31A

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Spring Carnival Wrristband & Food Order Form Due April 25th

Mansfield ISD Newsroom 4/19 6:59A

Our Spring Carnival is just around the corner. The event is free, but to play games a wristband must be purchased. Click here to a printable order form. Order forms are due by...

CAE Spring Fitness Night

Mansfield ISD Newsroom 4/19 4:09A

Spring Fitness Night is May 4th from 3:45-7:00. Students will have fun and watch Boss Baby while eating pizza. Cost is $15 for the first students, $10 for the second and $5...

Lake Ridge Baseball Feeder School Fun Night

Mansfield ISD Newsroom 4/19 3:44A

Lake Ridge Baseball Feeder School Fun Night! Friday, April 20 at 7:00pm Admission is free to all kids wearing their school spirit shirts. Come out and enjoy the game!

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In town for the NFL Draft? Here's a roster of Arlington restaurants

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Food) 4/16 8:38A By Robert Philpot and Bud Kenned

The joke about Arlington used to be that it was the fast-food capital of the world. It wasn't really accurate then, although fast-food and other chains are certainly...

Urban Bricks' serviceable fast-casual pizza in north Arlington lacking in authenticity

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Food) 4/11 10:18A By Anna Caplan Special to the

Toss another one into the MFCNPP bin. That would be the Marginal Fast Casual Neapolitan Pizza Place club, and Urban Bricks Pizza made a strong case for its inclusion, after...

The Best Places to Grab a Grilled Cheese in DFW

Mansfield BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 3:00A Riley Heruska

Here in America, April 12 is an odd national holiday, but one we can all appreciate: National Grilled Cheese Day. It's time to track down some buttery bread filled with cheesy goodness in the...

'Sexy Mexican' Maíz in Mansfield has some big names from the dining scene behind it

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Food) 4/9 8:31A By Courtney Dabney Special to

Along the frontage road of 287, you’ll find plenty of dining options, most of them familiar names that you could find anywhere. Mansfield’s dining scene has long been a...

New barbecue for south Arlington, burgers for Mansfield

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Food) 4/8 5:25P By Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegr

In a barbecue business that is increasingly elite and trendy, Smoke'N Ash BBQ is anything but. A young daughter took orders for pitmaster Patrick Hicks as a another young girl...

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This Is Me: Embracing The Unexpected With Blogger Besties Heather And Tiffany

DFW Style Daily 4/18 5:00A Tyler Hicks

Heather and Tiffany are not your typical blogger besties. These fashionistas use their platform to encourage self-expression and serve up sage style advice to readers of all...

This Is Me: Home Cookin’ With Chef Jenna Kinard

DFW Style Daily 4/16 5:00A Tyler Hicks

A jack-of-all-trades, Jenna Kinard has dipped her toes into acting, modeling and now cooking. Kinard currently resides in Fort Worth—the city where she developed her love for...

FGI Dallas Celebrates Future Fashion Stars At Scholarship Competition

DFW Style Daily 4/13 5:00A Keyana Underwood

The local chapter of the global non-profit professional organization, Fashion Group International (FGI Dallas) will award more than $60,000 in scholarships at their annual...

This Is DFW: Glowing Up With Fashion And Beauty Blogger Christian Craven

DFW Style Daily 4/12 10:30P Tyler Hicks

Christian Craven is a creator. The 25-year-old fashionista and beauty blogger has a bold, established sense of style, but is also never afraid to mix things up. A true style...

West Dressed: The Wild Old West Meets High Fashion

DFW Style Daily 4/12 5:30A Aashni Pabley

The creative mind behind University of North Texas Texas Fashion Collection has developed an exclusive and vibrant exhibition opening today at NorthPark Center that shows an...

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NFL Draft community events to reach area schools and deserving veterans

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (High School Sports) 4/18 8:14A By Eric Zarate ezarate@star-te

NFL Draft community events begin Tuesday at AT&T Stadium, with additional events to follow in Arlington and Mansfield through April 28. First up is a youth health and wellness...

Football or baseball? Elite DFW athlete doesn't have to pick if he goes to Texas

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (High School Sports) 4/11 9:27A By William Wilkerson wwilkerso

Mansfield Legacy four-star athlete Jalen Catalon is a ways away from figuring out where he'll end up going to college. If he chooses to head to Austin, he'll have the Click to...

Area high school softball district standings

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (High School Sports) 4/10 5:51A By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Send any updates to bgosset@star-telegram.com or tweet at @Gosset41 3-6A Keller 8-0 Timber Creek 7-2 Fossil Ridge 4-5 Abilene 4-5 Weatherford 3-5 Haltom 2-6 Central 2-7 4-6A...

Joshua girls make history, 4-peat for Grapevine girls; Lake Ridge, Aledo boys advance

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (High School Sports) 4/7 12:26P By Brian Gosset bgosset@star-t

Abilene Christian commit Caylen Wright recorded a hat trick to lead Joshua past Mansfield Lake Ridge, 3-0, and clinch the Owls first regional tournament berth in program...

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706 Stevens Ct, Mansfield, TX 76063, $489,900 4 beds, 4 baths

Trulia - Mansfield 4/18 9:00P

4423 sqft, 4 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Mansfield, TX - 76063

3016 Saint Amanda Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063, $360,000 5 beds, 4 baths

Trulia - Mansfield 4/18 9:00P

3827 sqft, 5 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Mansfield, TX - 76063

2319 Royal Oaks Dr, Mansfield, TX 76063, $499,900 5 beds, 5 baths

Trulia - Mansfield 4/18 9:00P

3522 sqft, 5 beds, 5 baths, single-family home in Mansfield, TX - 76063

2207 Chrisman Trl, Mansfield, TX 76063, $240,000 4 beds, 2 baths

Trulia - Mansfield 4/18 9:00P

2018 sqft, 4 beds, 2 baths, single-family home in Mansfield, TX - 76063

702 McGill Ct, Mansfield, TX 76063, $437,500 4 beds, 4 baths

Trulia - Mansfield 4/17 9:00P

2904 sqft, 4 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Mansfield, TX - 76063

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Immune therapy doubles lung cancer survival rate

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/17 1:24A Anne Stych

New drugs that trigger a patient’s immune system to kill malignant cells can greatly improve the survival rate of people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study...

Coppell-based AMN Healthcare acquires multiple companies for over $225M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 8:30A Bill Hethcock

AMN Healthcare Services Inc., which has dual headquarters in Coppell and San Diego, has completed multiple acquisitions, including one that makes the medical staffing firm a...

Texas Health Resources alerting patients to possible data breach

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 7:22A Staff report

Texas Health Resources is alerting patients that an unauthorized third party may have gotten its hands on emails containing confidential patient information. The Fort Worth...

Shire sells oncology unit to France’s Servier for $2.4bn

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/16 12:44A Cat Rutter Pooley

Shire has struck a deal to sell its oncology business for $2.4bn in cash to a French pharmaceutical group, complicating the position for Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical which...

Employees jump at genetic testing. Is that a good thing?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/15 3:16P Natasha Singer

The use of screenings as an employee benefit is becoming more commonplace just as federal health agencies, researchers and physicians are wrangling over whether the tests,...

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A Truckload of Plastic Enters Our Oceans Every Single Minute—This Has to Stop

Alternet 4/18 5:45P Kate Melges, Independent Media I

Plastics are killing wildlife and harming our health. It s time for corporations to take responsibility for their packaging. Our ocean is facing a plastic pollution crisis....

Rep. Chellie Pingree: Get Ready for the 2018 Farm Bill Fiasco

Civil Eats 4/17 11:00P Chellie Pingree

I’ve always been optimistic about the farm bill. I felt very fortunate to have worked on the last farm bill with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, supporting programs...

Two Years Ago, I Was a College Student—Now I'm a Farmer and It's Completely Changed My World

Alternet 4/17 5:30P Emily Sylvestre, Independent Med

The work of farming itself is remaking and shifting the way that I approach the world. It is six in the morning and the pigs are hungry. They have gathered at the edge of...

A Smorgasbord of Healthcare Choices

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/17 8:00A Bernice Butler

At the Plano Health Fair, held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 22, at the Plano Event Center, participants will meet specialists licensed in Western medicine with a focus is...

Farm to Market Choices at 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 4/14 10:00A Rita Cook

The first restaurant in Dallas historic West End to serve familiar yet innovative American dishes and libations, 3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is headed by executive chef John Moore, born in Houston and...

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8 Places to Take Your Unicorn Obsessed Kid in NYC

Mommy Shorts 4/19 8:09A Allie Isnardi

This post is part of the “ Mommy Shorts Guide to Manhattan , a series where I share all our favorite family-friendly spots in NYC. After seeing numerous photos of unicorn ice cream in fish shaped...

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