Willie Hudspeth says he’s grateful and still amazed that people thought he deserved a vacation after the removal of the Confederate monument o… Read more

Some poor soul was the victim of a grackle attack at the Kroger on University Drive recently. The unhappy bird thwacked Ena Richmond on the he… Read more

We’ve seen a lot of locals dismiss protesters who’ve taken the fight for racial justice to downtown Denton. Or dismiss the notion of protest a… Read more

While commercial gyms have been reopening in stages, Denton’s recreation centers are taking a slower approach. In the last few days, Denton re… Read more

If you were on Interstate 35 between 8 and 10 a.m. on Sunday, you might have noticed traffic backed up on the exits on either side of the inte… Read more

Denton is seeing more and more of its community events migrating online as concerns about the coronavirus keep the lid on mass gatherings. The… Read more

If you’re like a lot of us, quarantine means more time to focus on creative endeavors. It just so happens that the Denton Public Library is co… Read more

The Blue Angels plan to fly over Dallas-Fort Worth on Wednesday. The famous naval flight group is performing multiple flyovers across the nati… Read more

What happens during COVID-19 when a church has a big transition? The Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will bid farewell to its interim… Read more

County Commissioner Dianne Edmondson tipped us off to what we think could be the world’s greatest tailgating buffet. Read more

We heard through the grapevine that the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church has mentioned a Denton church as being the maste… Read more

Brooke Moore, executive director of the Denton Parks Foundation, said some recent surveys have shown a noteworthy spike in the number of peopl… Read more

Happy belated birthday to Mayor Chris Watts, who spent most of his big day Tuesday in the City Council’s first-ever virtual meeting wrestling … Read more

We’ve certainly seen a fresh crop of internet memes by Denton residents poking fun at the various and sundry frailties exposed by the novel co… Read more

Coronavirus is officially here in Denton County, and with it, massive changes to Denton residents’ work and social lives. The ranks of the Den… Read more

A scam email — one of thousands, it seems — found its way to a local minister’s account and contacts. The Rev. Donna Dolham, the interim minis… Read more

You know it’s spring when Tractor Supply Co. on Loop 288 is filled with the sounds of peeping and cheeping. Fuzzy little balls are huddled und… Read more

Mr. Frosty’s is a true Denton landmark. Its midcentury exterior has graced more travel shows and photo shoots than we can remember. Well, now … Read more

An earlier version of this column reported an incorrect date for the Borman Elementary School 50th Anniversary celebration. The celebration wi… Read more

Minifigs, Bricks, and More, a downtown Denton business that buys, sells and trades new and used Legos, got Denton all stirred up on Tuesday. T… Read more

Big Fatty’s Flaming Foods got a pretty high recommendation. Read more

Argyle resident and retired American Airlines pilot Beverley Bass has just reached a new level. It’s one thing to have your life turned into a… Read more

We knew she wouldn’t be happy just napping and traveling, and we were right. Former Denton Downtown Economic Development director Julie Glover… Read more

Our Daily Bread, Denton’s downtown soup kitchen, found a lot of generosity coming its way in December. But we’re especially touched by the gen… Read more

We decided not to shamelessly eavesdrop on the small film crew that gathered outside of South Branch Library last Saturday. A slim figure wear… Read more

Denton actor Bryan Patrick didn’t have the greatest end of 2019. On Monday, Patrick was walking home when someone near Newton Rayzor Elementar… Read more

This week, we look back at what made us go “dammit” in 2019. Read more

An earlier version of this column incorrectly reported in a headline that a local comic made it to the finals in the Funniest Comic in Texas c… Read more

The wind blew the “N” off of the Campus Theatre marquee over the weekend, rendering A Tuna Christmas to A Tu a Christmas. When Denton performe… Read more

Santa’s elves work all year round. Just ask the good folks who assemble in the Denton Senior Center craft room every Tuesday morning. About 24… Read more

Wendy McGee, the executive director of Our Daily Bread, mentioned an ongoing need for the people who come through the local soup kitchen. Last… Read more

Denton banks on local art and music in tourism and quality- of-life marketing. Our arts scene is a major part of the “Denton Original Independ… Read more

Remember that time when a customer on the rooftop of LSA Burger Co. took a rubber duck to the head when someone pitched it from the Yankee Doo… Read more

The Texas Department of Transportation has been tracking traffic fatalities in the state. Officials made a curious discovery: close to half of… Read more

We’re always hesitant to publish that a local artist is completing their last project, or that a local band is breaking up. A lot of times, cr… Read more

Clarence “Woody” Wood died Aug. 28 at age 94. He was a quiet institution who repaired musical instruments and a saxophone player in the inaugu… Read more

An earlier version erroneously reported that a local business owner got speedy help when a work crew accidentally broke a window and door. Cit… Read more

There’s often a feeling out there in the Denton community that the elite administrators at the University of North Texas live in a different world. Read more

The days of the Denton City Council casting unanimous votes with little debate are a fading memory. But all those split votes means that the w… Read more

Denton lost a quiet institution on Aug. 28. Clarence “Woody” Wood died at age 94. Reared in a sort of golden age of gentility and civic duty, … Read more

An earlier version of this column reported the wrong date for North Texas Giving Day. The fundraiser is Sept. 19.  Read more

Denton Community Theatre recently closed an ambitious production: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. The cast and crew clearly pulled together for a … Read more