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Harvesting Hope Community Garden at 910 S. Collins St. in Arlington aims to promote sustainability and build a stronger community.
Food insecurity remains vexing issue
Alexia Muñoz, Staff Writer • August 21, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas — After her sister died in 2019, Ursula Williams left her life in Memphis, Tennessee, to look after her five nieces and nephews. “When I moved here, I was unemployed for about three months,” she said. “Even after I found employment, there just wasn’t enough money to go around...

Harvesting Hope Community Garden at 910 S. Collins St. in Arlington aims to promote sustainability and build a stronger community.
Food insecurity remains vexing issue
Alexia Muñoz, Staff Writer • August 21, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas — After her sister died in 2019, Ursula Williams left her life in Memphis, Tennessee, to look after her five nieces and nephews. “When I moved here, I was unemployed for about three months,” she said. “Even after I found employment,...

Commuters wait patiently to board an arriving train in Tokyo.
Japan’s train stations worth exploring
Jessica Lutka, Staff Writer • July 27, 2025

TOKYO – We hadn’t been in Japan for 24 hours before we were hitting the town, weaving through the hordes of people and shimmying our way...

Peaceful Hiroshima carries the heavy weight of history.
Hiroshima invites us to sit with our grief
Isaias Martinez, Staff Writer • July 27, 2025

HIROSHIMA, Japan—When I arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, I felt excited and curious. I quickly exchanged my yen for a ticket,...

Peaceful Hiroshima carries the heavy weight of history.
Hiroshima invites us to sit with our grief
Isaias Martinez, Staff Writer • July 27, 2025

HIROSHIMA, Japan—When I arrived at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, I felt excited and curious. I quickly exchanged my yen for a ticket,...

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Arlington Downs race track, 1946. Source:  J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections.
City was once a mecca for horse racing
Alexia Muñoz, Staff Writer • July 25, 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas—Before Arlington became known as an entertainment hub and the home to major sports teams, it was the place for horse racing. Arlington...

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