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From the Fort Worth Report: More than six months since a blast rocked the downtown Fort Worth hotel, residents celebrated the opening of 8th Street by supporting small businesses.

Downtown businesses celebrate street opening as Sandman explosion investigations continue | Fort Worth Report More than six months since a blast rocked the downtown Fort Worth hotel, residents celebrated the opening of 8th Street by supporting small businesses.

The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live and again on primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET. Here's how to follow along — and all the drama on and off the playing field.

The 2024 Olympics open in Paris with floating athletes, Lady Gaga, opera and ballet The 2024 Paris Olympics kick off today with a first-of-its-kind outdoor opening ceremony, a parade along the river Seine. There's already been drama on and off the playing field.

You only have until Sunday to catch Uptown Players' production of 'The Prom" at the Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas. The musical comedy follows four Broadway actors pining for their glory days of fame. Seeking out a cause, the group travels to small-town Indiana to help a le***an student banned from bringing her girlfriend to the high school prom. https://ow.ly/IRtQ50SKBQR

The Mullen & Mullen Music Project will host 12 concerts across North Texas venues, including Club Dada, Tulips FTW and Ferris Wheelers Live and comes after the closure of several North Texas music venues within weeks.

A new concert series in North Texas aims to support live music and independent venues The Mullen & Mullen Music Project will be working with Club Dada, Tulips FTW and Ferris Wheelers Live to foster a music community.

Among the items found inside the battered plastic container was a heeled shoe, a broken mug, a Clark Hall t-shirt and a faded Polaroid picture.

From our media partners at the Denton Record-Chronicle

UNT work crew unearths improvised time capsule buried by Mean Green ‘Wild Women’ in 1992 A University of North Texas facilities work crew in the Clark Hall courtyard had let a backhoe rip on July 10. The crew was working to replace sanitary waste pipe serving the dorm in time for students to return to campus.

KERA ARTS PICK: Take a closer look at nature's most captivating night-time creatures on Saturday evening when the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney hosts Magical Moth Night. Participants use gentle lights to attract and explore the hidden beauty of moths and other nocturnal creatures. https://ow.ly/Y27350SJJGl

The AFFD - The Asian Film Festival of Dallas kicks off its 4-day run at the Dallas' Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas today.

Thrillers, docs and swashbuckling kabuki: What to see at this year’s Asian Film Festival of Dallas This year's festival features dramas, comedies, action, thrillers, horror and documentaries.

Looking for a sweet treat? Take a look at this roundup of gelato and ice cream shops from the Fort Worth Report.

The Dish: Summer is sweet with gelato and ice cream shops, plus a Parisian crêperie | Fort Worth Report Melt Ice Creams expands westward, Spur Gelato brings all-natural Italian gelato to the north and Sweet Paris is coming to Southlake.

From NPR: The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.

NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.

The city of Fort Worth has been working on redevelopment plans for the community arts center, which is in need of nearly $30 million in repairs.

Nonprofits to vacate Fort Worth Community Arts Center with building’s future uncertain Arts Fort Worth, the nonprofit that supports the arts and artists in the city, will no longer manage the city-owned building after 22 years. The organization plans to suspend its programming by Aug. 1, and the building’s galleries will close their doors to the public by Jan. 1, 2025.

KERA ARTS PICK; The 23rd Annual AFFD - The Asian Film Festival of Dallas kicks off tomorrow at the Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas . The 4-day celebration of Asian and Asian American cinema features over 20 films and shorts from around the world. Catch the Chinese comedy 'The Movie Emperor' opening night.

From the Denton Record-Chronicle: Lots of locals turned out over the weekend to start to restore a mural vandalized with hate speech late last month on the Texas Woman's University campus.

Community effort replaces hateful graffiti left on TWU mural; no arrests made in ongoing case Lots of locals turned out over the weekend to start to restore a mural on the Texas Woman’s University campus that was vandalized with hate speech late last month.

From NPR: This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster 'Twister' updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

'Twister,' 'Twisters' and the actual practice of storm chasing : Consider This from NPR A plucky meteorology heroine; a male rival with no shortage of hubris; and some very, very big storms: that's the basic formula behind the new disaster action movie Twisters, which follows storm chasers around Oklahoma amid a tornado outbreak.It's a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister, a box-...

From the Fort Worth Report: Nine current and former TCU – Texas Christian University students will play in the international games, which begin July 26.

Going for gold: TCU athletes head to Paris to compete in 2024 Summer Olympics The five-time International Basketball Federation gold medalist will take the court for Team USA in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, with the opening ceremony this Friday. It’s a “surreal moment” made real by the support of her family and coaches, Van Lith said.

The City of Rockwall wraps up its Concerts by the Lake series on Thursday. Head to The Harbor Rockwall amphitheater for an evening of music under the stars with a performance from the David Whiteman Band. The group covers everything from hip-hop to current hits and classics dating back to the 1960s. https://ow.ly/M4eT50SHP4u

It was once seen as a sport for seniors, but pickleball has become a way for millennials and Gen Zers to decompress and build community.

Where are young, single North Texans? At the pickleball courts Despite the scorching heat, pickleball is a favorite pastime for Gen Z and millennials.

From NPR: Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.

This could be the way we watch movies in the future Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.

The historic sanctuary held more than a century of church history.

First Baptist Dallas plans to rebuild historic downtown sanctuary destroyed by fire First Baptist Dallas’ congregation met at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center instead of their church Sunday morning.

KERA ARTS PICK: The Basically Beethoven Festival concludes this Sunday at Moody Performance Hall The final concert titled "Grand Pianos" includes "Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Waltz” by Anton Diabelli and the solo piano piece "Widmung" by Schumann who wrote it as a love song to his future wife, Clara. https://ow.ly/FZaS50SGuc4

From NPR: This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

KERA ARTS PICK: Take a walking tour through Deep Ellum on Saturday afternoon with local musician Dezi 5 who grew up in the Dallas neighborhood working at his grandmother’s soul food restaurant, Vern’s Place. Explore Elm, Main, Crowdus Streets and learn about the history of Deep Ellum, including its colorful past. https://ow.ly/pfJn50SFJqK

All five Alamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will reopen by the end of August.

Alamo Drafthouse theaters in North Texas set reopening dates All five theaters will reopen by the end of August.

Today on KERA Think: Emily Nussbaum, staff writer at The New Yorker joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history of reality TV – from the Loud family in the 1970s to “Cops” and “The Bachelorette” – and what makes it an intriguing and controversial genre even in today’s saturated market. Her book is “Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV.”

Emily Nussbaum's "Cue the Sun!" - Think with Krys Boyd Staff writer for The New Yorker discusses the history of reality TV and what makes it an intriguing and controversial genre even in today’s saturated market.

Zac Crain, a longtime writer and editor for D Magazine who chronicled the city’s people, politics and culture, died at his home Tuesday night after a brief illness, according to the magazine. He was 50.

Zac Crain, longtime writer and editor for D Magazine, has died at 50 Crain chronicled the city’s people, politics and culture.

TACA (The Arts Community Alliance)’s Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director Maura Sheffer spoke with WRR 101’s Amy Bishop about the work TACA has been doing recently to champion the arts in Dallas County.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: TACA awards $670k in Catalyst Grants to Dallas arts groups | Classical 101.1 FM | WRR-FM WRR101 Focus on the Arts: TACA awards $670k in Catalyst Grants to Dallas arts groups July 17, 2024 by Amy Bishop TACA’s Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director Maura Sheffer points out that this kind of support has always been critically important for arts organizations, but even mor...

Thinking of hoofing it over to Will Rogers Memorial Center & Facilities to see Bella Hadid or Taylor Sheridan compete? Here’s what to know before you head to the 20-day event.

National Cutting Horse’s Summer Spectacular brings fierce competition to Fort Worth The National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular, the third jewel in the circuit’s crown, is underway in Fort Worth at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. With a purse worth more than $2 million on the line, the competition inside the coliseum is fierce.

While the play is well known among the Bangladeshi community, according to Bangla Group Dallas it had never been performed in the United States until now.

‘Witness what Bangladeshi theater can do’: Bengali group brings 'Shakuntala' to Texas stages Bangla Group Dallas performs famous South Asian play for the first time ever in the U.S.

“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And so begins Shrek the Musical. It's the story of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. The fairytale musical opens tonight at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas with performances through Sunday. https://ow.ly/tXQw50SEIbt

We’re officially at the halfway point of summer, which means triple-digit heat is here to stay for the next 6 weeks or so. To help you cope with the dog days of summer we’ve compiled this list of 8 refreshingly cool bodies of water around the DFW area.

Chill out at one of these 8 North Texas lakes We’re officially entering into the dog days of summer. To help you deal with the triple digit heat we’ve compiled this list of 8 refreshingly cool bodies of water around the DFW area.

Michelin’s anonymous food critics, known as inspectors, will review everything from “Texas native” cuisine, like barbecue, locally sourced seafood and steaks to Tex-Mex.

Michelin Guide’s arrival in Texas could boost Dallas restaurants The Michelin Guide announced restaurants from five cities in Texas will be reviewed this year for coveted Michelin stars.