Haunted Lake

DFW Haunted Places: Ghost Stories, Historic Sites, and Maps

DFW haunted places range from elegant Dallas hotels and Fort Worth Stockyards buildings to quiet libraries, old houses, wooded trails, lakes, and bridges. Some stories begin with documented history. Others survive because generations of North Texans enjoy telling them. A useful guide needs room for both, while making the difference clear. This guide brings together

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Top Ten DFW Schools

Top 10 School Districts in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex for 2025

Families moving into the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex often ask a deceptively simple question: Which school districts are the best? The answer depends on what “best” means for a particular student. One family may value advanced academics and college preparation. Another may need strong special-education services, career and technical programs, fine arts, athletics, bilingual instruction, or

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DFW AI

The Robots Have Arrived: How AI Is Already Changing Life and Work in Dallas–Fort Worth

By John Fite | DFW Blogger I have lived in the Dallas–Fort Worth area long enough to watch the Metroplex change from a collection of cities and small towns into one of the largest and fastest-moving metropolitan areas in the country. I remember when a telephone was attached to the wall, television had only a

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DFW in the 60s and 70s

Growing Up in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in the 1960s and ’70s

I was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1954 at Methodist Hospital in Oak Cliff. More than 70 years later, Methodist Hospital is still there, caring for new generations of Dallas families. Much of the surrounding area has changed, but parts of Oak Cliff—especially around Lake Cliff—still look familiar to me. When I drive through that

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Top 10 Restaurants in DFW

10 Best Restaurants in Dallas–Fort Worth for 2026

DFW Dining Guide · 2026 10 Best Restaurants in Dallas–Fort Worth for 2026 A Google-review-driven guide to standout dining in Dallas and Tarrant counties—plus the dishes worth ordering at every stop. By DFW Blogger · Updated August 16, 2026 Dallas–Fort Worth has enough excellent restaurants to make any “best of” list debatable. So, instead of

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DFW Train Systems

The History and Current Condition of the DFW Train System

From streetcars and interurbans to DART light rail, TEXRail, the A-train and the Trinity Railway Express, North Texas has built an impressive—but still incomplete—public transportation network. When most people think about transportation in Dallas-Fort Worth, they picture highways: Interstate 35, Interstate 30, Central Expressway, LBJ Freeway, the George Bush Turnpike and a seemingly endless collection

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