culture /tags/culture culture en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:57:00 GMT Dale Hansen's hot takes are back in North Texas on new podcast /news/2025-06-03/retired-wfaa-sports-broadcaster-dale-hansen-hot-takes-return-north-texas-on-new-podcast-beyond-the-policy-podcast Familiar retired sports broadcaster Dale Hansen hosts a new show about Dallas-area government, social justice and culture — a spinoff of the local "Beyond the Policy" podcast. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-06-03/retired-wfaa-sports-broadcaster-dale-hansen-hot-takes-return-north-texas-on-new-podcast-beyond-the-policy-podcast Marina Trahan Martinez Fort Worth launches new platform to connect artists with business opportunities, resources /arts-culture/2025-04-02/fort-worth-launches-new-platform-to-connect-artists-with-business-opportunities-resources Are you a Fort Worth business owner or resident who has struggled to connect with local artists for projects? A new digital platform is prepared to fill that gap. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:21:31 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-02/fort-worth-launches-new-platform-to-connect-artists-with-business-opportunities-resources David Moreno | Fort Worth Report Dallas Indigenous dance group honors roots of Día de los Muertos /news/2024-11-01/dallas-indigenous-dance-dia-de-los-muertos Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli has been inviting the community to a sacred ceremony that honors the dead for 25 years. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:37:29 GMT /news/2024-11-01/dallas-indigenous-dance-dia-de-los-muertos Priscilla Rice At H-E-B, Texans can find state pride, community — even a soulmate /texas-news/2024-09-27/at-h-e-b-texans-can-find-state-pride-community-even-a-soulmate H-E-B is more than just a grocery store to many Texans. It’s a place to fall in love, feel connected to Texas culture — in some ways it even functions like a government. How did the cult of H-E-B come to be? Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:34:40 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-27/at-h-e-b-texans-can-find-state-pride-community-even-a-soulmate Chelsey Zhu Two cousins uncover family ties while reviving Dallas' Tenth Street District /news/2024-08-15/kinkofa-dallas-tenth-street-historic-district Meshia Rudd-Ridge and Jourdan Brunson created the website Kinkofa as a way to collect the stories of the historically Black neighborhood and preserve ancestral connections. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-15/kinkofa-dallas-tenth-street-historic-district Zara Amaechi Nonprofits to vacate Fort Worth Community Arts Center with building’s future uncertain /arts-culture/2024-07-24/nonprofits-to-vacate-fort-worth-community-arts-center-with-buildings-future-uncertain Arts Fort Worth, the nonprofit that supports the arts and artists in the city, will no longer manage the city-owned building after 22 years. The organization plans to suspend its programming by Aug. 1, and the building’s galleries will close their doors to the public by Jan. 1, 2025. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:28:25 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-24/nonprofits-to-vacate-fort-worth-community-arts-center-with-buildings-future-uncertain Marcheta Fornoff | Fort Worth Report After original work was destroyed, Caddo artist debuts new piece at Dallas Museum of Art /arts-culture/2024-06-25/after-original-work-was-destroyed-caddo-artist-debuts-new-piece-at-dallas-museum-of-art “Batah Kuhuh Bit” contains pieces of Chase Kahwinhut Earles’ original sculpture. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:15:14 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-25/after-original-work-was-destroyed-caddo-artist-debuts-new-piece-at-dallas-museum-of-art Sean Saldana | Texas Standard A family affair: Best of Mexico Celebración honors tradition, culture /arts-culture/2024-01-17/a-family-affair-best-of-mexico-celebracion-honors-tradition-culture The annual Best of Mexico Celebración is a family affair. Not only for the parents, grandparents and children clustered throughout the arena to enjoy the show — but also for the groups of families working together backstage to orchestrate the event. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:02:28 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-17/a-family-affair-best-of-mexico-celebracion-honors-tradition-culture Marcheta Fornoff | Fort Worth Report Texas leads the country in keeping its native-born residents home /texas-news/2023-08-30/texas-leads-the-country-in-keeping-its-native-born-residents-home A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas researchers say that economic growth, low taxes and big cities all can keep residents in their home states. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:04:51 GMT /texas-news/2023-08-30/texas-leads-the-country-in-keeping-its-native-born-residents-home The Texas Tribune In fighting 'woke agendas,' Texas lawmakers join nationwide trend against drag shows, DEI efforts /politics/2023-03-17/in-fighting-woke-agendas-texas-lawmakers-join-nationwide-trend-against-drag-shows-dei-efforts Similar debates on hot-button social issues — from gender-affirming care to drag performances to DEI programs — are playing out in statehouses nationwide. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:13:45 GMT /politics/2023-03-17/in-fighting-woke-agendas-texas-lawmakers-join-nationwide-trend-against-drag-shows-dei-efforts Sergio Martínez-Beltrán