There’s something special about Homecoming week. It might be the pageantry, the traditions and the camaraderie you see. For some, it might even the football—if you haven't heard, our hometown Mean Green are doing pretty dang good this season. But for me, it’s the stories: The ones you hear from…
Read MoreTime is the elusive cat whose tail we cannot catch. That’s not a famous quote; it’s a genuine sentiment from my own head. Turning the page on my old-fashioned wall calendar, I am incredulous as I sit down to write about holiday shopping. Holiday. As in Christmas. As in, “didn’t we only just take…
Read More“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…
Read MoreDentoning, a word common in Denton culture, means participation in any facet of Denton life. One such facet that gets the university crowds and community Dentoning like no other is Mean Green football. In 2014, the CVB and Mean Green Athletics teamed up with local businesses to create and promote a…
Read MoreSeptember in Denton is busy. Quite literally, there is a festival every single weekend this month. My planned writing schedule for this column included features about these events, the first being this coming Saturday’s Arts & Autos Extravaganza. Then came Harvey. The entire gulf coast of Texas is…
Read MoreTexans are renowned for fierce love and devotion to our state. That is one of the reasons Denton County Day was extra special for the 175 Denton County delegates this year. Texas turned 181 years old this past Thursday, and we spent Texas’ birthday eve walking the corridors of our beautiful state…
Read MoreOne of Denton’s most captivating characteristics to me is what happens when we come together. I find it almost magical. It is original and independent, unlike anything I’ve experienced anywhere else. We are a diverse and largely passionate people, and there are times when that can be uncomfortable…
Read MoreTomorrow morning, Denton’s daytime population will swell by the thousands as university students begin classes. Last week, Discover Denton deployed Dentoning Experts to UNT’s Mean Green Fling and TWU’s Pioneer Block Party, events designed to welcome students back to school and into the Denton…
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 3, the Mean Green will kick off the 2016 football season against the SMU Mustangs at Apogee Stadium. Mean Green Game Day is right around the corner! It’s been four years since UNT’s Interim Athletic Director Hank Dickenson and I dreamt up Mean Green Game Day. We shared some…
Read MoreCollege football is back, baby! Wait, what? Didn't we just leave that party? Well, yes, we did just finish off another rousing season of collegiate gameplay, but the real fun is just now starting: National Signing Day! Oh, thank you Lord, I don't think I could have made it another day without…
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