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Wassail Weekend meets Puerto Rico

When does the holiday season officially start? Is it the second the turkey hits room temperature? The moment Walmart’s doors open to throngs of Black Friday bargain hunters? The first shake of silver bells on the radio? For Denton, there’s no question that it’s the first Friday of December, marked…

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Behind the scenes with Mean Green Football's loudest fan

“Fire in the hole!” “Fire in the hole!” “Fire in the hole!” With the third warning, a thunderous noise boomed through the stadium and white smoke hung in the air. Yells of enthusiasm filled the green and white’s territory as the start of a Mean Green football game had been announced by Boomer the…

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Chisolm!

Story by Edith Emeralda Photo courtesy of Cattle Raisers Museum Denton Live Fall-Winter 2015 The aroma of hot, thick, black coffee wafts in the still, cool predawn air. Bacon fat frying in cast iron crackles over a fire and plump, soft biscuits rise in a deep iron crock. Cattle and cowboys snore…

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How the Mean Green Reinvented Game Day

Story by Tim Cato Denton Live Fall-Winter 2015 Going spot to spot allows him to catch up with the dozens of friends he’s made throughout the years, thanks to Mean Green Athletics. He might linger at one tent for a bit longer than another, but he never stays put for long. It’s always off to the next…

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They come from the Future

By: Javier Navarro Photo courtesy of the North Texas Daily Denton Live Fall-Winter 2015 In the bowels of a historic building that used to protect the assets of the people and businesses that founded this city is a room now filled with comic book action figures, high-end tower computers and four…

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It is the Best of Times

Story by Brittany Fholer Photos by Christopher Blumenshine Denton Live Fall-Winter 2015 ‘Tis a magical time. For thousands of years in the cold of winter, two symbols have come together as a celebration of life. Amidst the dreariness of the season, when many living things sleep or die off…

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Shine Bright, Little d.

This Griswoldian tradition outshines all others! By Lauren Frock Denton Live: July-Dec 2014 Carolers, photos with Santa and horse-drawn wagon rides around the square are all elements that help kick off the holiday season at Denton’s annual Holiday Lighting Festival. Celebrate the most wonderful time…

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The Seryn Sound

Known for a grassroots sound unique to Denton, with tones of modern-folk, indie, acoustic and electric, Seryn’s sound can be gentle and at other times downright thunderous. Formed in 2009, their freshman album This is Where We Are was named a top 50 album of 2011 by Paste Magazine. Fast forward…

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Horsepower, anyone?

Welcome to the biggest, baddest horse country this side of the Mississippi. By Aaron Starnes Denton Live: July-Dec 2014 Satisfy your equine curiosity with a guided excursion to the Denton area’s amazing horse ranches. North Texas Horse Country Tours offers six professionally- led charter bus tours…

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A Burger's Best Friend

Little d joins the macro world of microbrews. Story and photo by Adam Schrader Denton Live: July-Dec 2014 What happens when you combine two UNT graduates—one an entrepreneur with a master’s in strategic management and another a history buff with a bachelor of arts in radio, television, video and…

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