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All the Black-owned or run concessions at the State Fair of Texas 2025
It's State Fair season in Texas, so you know what that means. Prepare for all the food you can get your hands on for a pretty penny! More importantly, it's an opportunity to support Black-owned businesses that set up there every year. Considering the fair's history of segregation and troubled race relations until its full integration in 1967 , the amount of Black vendors today is a significant milestone. Here are 25 vendors you can find there this year, according to visitblac
Raven Jordan
Oct 62 min read


The Hampton Social brings exclusive social club to Dallas
Hampton House rendering. Courtesy The Hampton Social, Hampton House Buzzy downtown restaurant The Hampton Social opened their new...
Raven Jordan
Oct 32 min read


9 shiny new restaurants that opened in DFW in September
September is drawing to an end and cooler temperatures, by Texas standards, are on the horizon. There were some exciting and anticipated...
Raven Jordan
Sep 273 min read


City of Dallas approves budget for FY 2025-2026
With it's biggest budget yet coming in at $5.20 billion, Dallas has approved the budget for fiscal year 2025-2026. But how does that...
Raven Jordan
Sep 192 min read


Dallas poet releases second spoken word album offering glimpse of his personal side
Two years after the release of his debut spoken word album in 2023, multi-hyphenate artist and poet Derrick Walker ( D. Walk ) has a...
Raven Jordan
Sep 183 min read


City of Dallas announces four new Nighttime Economy Division initiatives
Photo courtesy Gabriel Tovar The City of Dallas Nighttime Economy & Responsible Hospitality (NTE) Division is proud to announce the...
Raven Jordan
Sep 162 min read


Brya Zan Thai Noodle + Brew
A new Southeast Asian Thai restaurant is opening next week in Plano. Called Brya Zan, it's located at 1909 Preston Road in Plano, TX, at...
Raven Jordan
Sep 112 min read


Where the heat is really rising in Dallas
Dallas is hot, we all know that. However, some areas in the city are hotter than others including roofs, roadways, and parking lots....
Raven Jordan
Aug 272 min read


Arts and Culture events in Dallas September
Arts and culture event highlights happening in Dallas at the end of August and beginning of September
Raven Jordan
Aug 233 min read


Food review: CeeZoo's Dallas and a poetry night
CeeZoo's is a spot in Dallas where you can find wing baskets and poetry events.
Raven Jordan
Mar 131 min read


A spot for fast casual pasta? Yes please!
When it comes to food options in Dallas, the possibilities seem to be growing everyday. Pasta and a salad from Due' Cucina There's one...
Raven Jordan
Mar 12 min read


New restaurant openings in Cedar Hill
There are some new restaurants making themselves at home in Cedar Hill. Just over the past month, two new eateries have opened with fare...
Raven Jordan
Jan 201 min read


Dallas Weekly: Juanita J. Craft house and civil rights museum reopens
Representatives of Friends of Juanita J. Craft House, Junior League of Dallas and City of Dallas during the ribbon-cutting of the Juanita...
Raven Jordan
Jul 13, 20231 min read


No, the COVID Vaccine Did Not Kill DMX
Soon after news of DMX's passing, conspiracies flew out of how he "actually" died. The COVID vaccine was blamed for his death, but that...
Raven Jordan
Aug 8, 20211 min read


Phi Theta Kappa - Omega Omega Newsletter - Sept. 2018
The first newsletter I wrote for the honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, where I served as VP of Hallmarks. It was the our chapter's first...
Raven Jordan
Dec 27, 20201 min read
UNT sophomore named on NPR’s ‘North Texas 20 under 20 list’
Amari Amore is a student who performs across Dallas with an EP and single on streaming performs. She performs many other songs and...
Raven Jordan
Nov 26, 20201 min read


North Texas Daily Arts and Life Features
The link below redirects to my writer profile for North Texas Daily with all my articles for the paper. I wrote six stories for the Arts...
Raven Jordan
Nov 26, 20201 min read
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