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Southlake’s successful gaucho pizza concept is expanding Delucca Gaucho Pizza and Wine is set for a Fort Worth debut next month. Southlake-based Delucca Gaucho Pizza is expanding to Fort Worth, where it will feature the restaurants roaming gauchos who serve slices of pizza.(Courtesy Delucca Gaucho Pizza) Southlake’s Delucca Gaucho Pizza is expanding to Fort Worth, after opening in Plano and the Design District in Dallas. The restaurant from Evandro and Vanderleia Caregnato, which employs r...

Now here’s a crafty idea from IKEA. For the first time, the Swedish company, with local stores in Grand Prairie and Frisco, has released free downloadable...

Carroll High School’s new fine arts complex is set to premiere in January The complex is part of a $208 million bond package approved three years ago. The fine arts complex at Carroll Senior High School will debut in the spring semester.(Courtesy Carroll ISD) The new fine arts complex at Carroll Senior High School is ready to take a bow. The facility, home to the school’s choir and band programs, will open at the start of the spring semester, according to the school district. The building i...

Grand Prairie Library hires a social worker to help residents: ‘Our job is more than just offering books’ “At the library, we see such a wide variety of people with so many different needs,” says supervisor of programs Caitlin Milligan. A small water tower stands at the Market Square on Main St. in downtown Grand Prairie. The citys library recently hired a social worker to help residents with various needs.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Grand Prairie’s libraries are not just about boo...

Angela Richardson-Woods is the first Black woman to serve on McKinney City Council Richardson-Woods will temporarily fill the District 1 seat following the recall of La’Shadion Shemwell last month. The city council on Monday appointed Angela Richardson-Woods to the District 1 seat left vacant after a recall election last month.(Courtesy City of McKinney) The McKinney City Council on Monday appointed Angela Richardson-Woods to fill the District 1 seat left vacant after November’s recall of L...

Southlake road construction along North White Chapel Boulevard is more than a year from completion The $17 million dollar road-improvement project is scheduled to be complete in spring 2022. Road improvements are more than a year from being complete.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) A $17 million construction project along North White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake is more than a year from being finished. The road-widening project is underway and the current phase of the construction is estimated t...

For the fifth year running, Grand Prairie is being acknowledged for its air quality awareness efforts. The North Central Texas Council of Governments recognized the city, along with four others in the region, with an environmental awareness award at a regional transportation council meeting earlier this month, according to a news release. The city was cited for its “informative and engaging use of social media and advertising,” while promoting clean air strategies, including its Clean Air A...

What’s open and closed for Christmas and New Year’s in Grand Prairie Trash and recycling services will take off Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus other services affected by the holidays. The Epic Recreation Center will be closed Friday through Sunday in Grand Prairie.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Other city services affected by the holidays include: The landfill and trash collection and recycling will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day, with no trash collection on these dates. ...

When Tran realized ordering such small a quantity would not be an option, he teamed up with his friend, Steve Frechette, the owner of Chihiro Sushi & Bar in Euless, and the two began combining their needs into larger orders. Tran’s menu is unique and features unusual-for-this-area fish. This weekend’s menu has Otoro (a type of fatty tuna) and Hokkaido Uni (sea urchin) as well as vegan and vegetarian options. Tran explains his style as a fusion of raw fish and what he calls “junk-food,” ...

Sheet pan cookies: How to make easy, crunchy cookie brittle at home Just mix, press and bake. Additions are only limited by imagination. Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brittle(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer) By Karen Elizabeth Watts Those iconic cookie edges — crispy, crumbly, browned, sugared — are now attainable as a full-size treat made easily in a sheet pan. The format for this cookie brittle is shortbread. Named for crumbly texture caused by high fat content, the “short” is a resul...