Ritual will open Jan. 22 at 1623 N. Hall St., replacing Alice with late-night cocktails, nonalcoholic options and a small-plates menu.

Arlington's Downtown Library is hosting a free Tech Fair on January 24 offering a chance to explore its digital resources, with no registration required.

The Arlington EDC provides industry-specific advice and networking opportunities to local small businesses through their free cohort program, benefiting various companies since 2025.

Grand Prairie Animal Services offers a Valentine's service where people can send a Valentine from a shelter animal for $10 to support the Animal Welfare Fund.

A Texas A&M professor says he was ordered to remove Plato passages and race/gender modules from an intro ethics syllabus under a new regents rule. Free-speech groups are protesting.

Consultants showed the council a draft form‑based code that splits downtown into five subdistricts, sets height ranges up to 12 stories and maps new streets and frontages. Public hearings are planned this spring.

The City's Park & Recreation Department is improving the Unimproved Alley Mowing Program with a $2.3 million budget increase to regularly maintain all alleys.

Greidy Marisol Flores Mejia, an LHS Killough sophomore, designed the 2026 ColorPalooza logo, revealed at a City Council meeting, capturing the festival's fun, art, and community spirit.

MP Materials is weighing Northlake for a roughly $1.2B magnet plant that would expand U.S. rare‑earth magnet production and prompt local incentive talks.

DFW led U.S. metros in 2024 with roughly 71,788 building permits approved. Despite the surge, Zillow says the region still faces about a 49,000‑unit shortfall.

The Collin County DA's Office hosted a Citizens Prosecutor Academy to educate locals on the legal process, focusing on capital murder cases and the decision-making behind pursuing the death penalty.

Five Dallas residents were arrested after a late‑night burglary at B&W Pawn in Mount Pleasant; investigators say one suspect had property from a second business.

Berkshire Hathaway has closed a $9.7B acquisition of Dallas-based OxyChem, which will stay under current leadership and continue to operate across North America and Latin America.