Residents lament Dallas public library closures on citywide furlough day
Dallas enacted the first of three mandatory furlough days on Friday, and residents hoping to spend summer hours at public libraries were disappointed to find them closed....
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86 people have been hospitalized with foodborne parasite spreading across the U.S., CDC says
Nearly 3,000 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection marked by intense, watery diarrhea, according to state health departments across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that 31...
Deep Vellum to host new Music and Literature Festival in Dallas this weekend
Friday evening will kick off Deep Vellum’s inauguralMusic and Literature Festival in Downtown Dallas. The three day event is happening in Deep Ellum, which is the inspiration for Deep Vellum’s name. The non-profit, which was created in 2013, is a publishing house, bookstore a...
Popular Harvest coffee shop brewing for a move
A popular coffee shop is moving out of the little yellow farmhouse it has called home in the Harvest community. Farmhouse Coffee & Treasures will soon close the book on its time in Harvest, but the shop is determined to find a new place to serve the community. According to the sh...
Cyclosporiasis outbreaks: What to know about the foodborne illness and symptoms
A nasty gastrointestinal bug is rapidly spreading in several states, with more than 700 cases confirmed in Michigan over the last few weeks. The demand for tests for cyclosporiasis, a pathogen often caused by contaminated fresh produce, is so intense, with so many patients seekin...
A century later, Hemingway's story still draws crowds to Spanish bull run festival
Bill Hillmann has been gored three times while running with the bulls in Spain, but he wouldn’t miss this year’s San Fermin festival for anything. It marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway’s book “The Sun Also Rises” that launched the future Nobel L...
What we know about World Cup quarterfinals qualified teams, schedule so far
The World Cup is trimming from 16 to eight. Teams are punching their tickets to the quarterfinals as the matchups get tighter with the level of quality also increasing. France and Morocco booked their respective spots first on Saturday and will meet in a rematch of the 2022...
The benefits of “repeat reading”
Does your child like to read the same book over and over again? While it may get old to hear, some literacy experts find this could actually be helpful. According to the experts at Hooked on Phonics, repetition is not always a sign that a child is stuck. Hooked on Phonics ...
Victor Willis, Village People lead singer, dies aged 74
Victor Willis, 74, the lead singer of the 1970’s disco-group Village People, has died, his team said Wednesday. “We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People,” according to a statement posted on the band’s official Facebook Page. ...
After rainbow crosswalk removal, Cedar Springs steps symbolize resilience
Less than a year after rainbow crosswalks disappeared from Cedar Springs, the neighborhood has found a new symbol of LGBTQ visibility: brightly painted rainbow steps. Community organizers celebrated the transformation of the steps outside The Oak Lawn Library into a vibrant ra...
How audiobooks can help your child with summer reading
Children are encouraged to read 15 to 30 minutes a day, but during the summer, that may get lost. A local nonprofit said something free and easy can help parents encourage those reading minutes. “When kids hear someone else read to them, even if it’s an audiobook, it helps the...
LBJ Library displays rare National Archive documents for America's 250th anniversary
The LBJ Presidential Library is commemorating America's 250th anniversary with a traveling exhibit featuring rare documents from the National Archive vault....
'The Notebook' on stage at Bass Performance Hall
The Notebook is sweeping audiences off their feet as a brand-new musical. Actor Jerome Harmann-Hardeman joins Good Day to share a look behind the scenes of the production....
The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human
It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the government and public feared and fa...
Free activity sheets to enforce summer reading
NBC 5 is continuing our summer literacy series Reading With You, with the help of local nonprofit Reading Partners North Texas. As part of their Take Reading With You online series, they have posted free, online handouts to help kids retain what they read. “Our curriculum e...
