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Some Much Needed Improvements Finally Coming To Amarillo Parks
We're blessed in Amarillo, Texas to have some great parks to spend the morning or afternoon in. There are plenty of playgrounds and shady areas to hang out with the family. Two of our parks are about to get some much-needed improvements. Medi Park and Sam Houston Park are on deck to get some love.
Once Popular T-shirt Brand Down to One Remaining Store in the Entire World
There were those '80s and '90s T-shirt brands than everyone knew. Names like Big Johnson, Hypercolor and B.U.M. Equipment each saw huge surges in popularity only to fizzle out in a couple years. Another logo frequently spotted around high school halls and in bars at that time was Big Dogs.
What Happens If You Don’t Show For Jury Duty In Texas?
We've pretty much all received one of these little postcards in the mail. No, not one of those pretty beach scene ones from someone on vacation, I'm talking about one that comes from Potter or Randall County. It's white, has a bunch of words and numbers on it, and it's...
Can You Identify These Awesome ’80s Movies From a Single Freeze-Frame?
The fashion! The neon! The neon fashion! You are invited to step into the ultimate '80s time capsule as we look at some of the most iconic movies from this awesomely golden age of filmmaking. But, you're going to have to work for it. Here's the twist: We're only going...
How Bubbles Turned Into The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
They are some of the most iconic figures in football. The gold standard if you may when it comes to cheerleaders in the NFL, and they live right here in Texas. Yes, I'm talking about the incomparable Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Now, every good idea comes from SOME kind of inspiration...
Big Chain Stores That Have Come and Gone From Amarillo
When I take a trip down memory lane one of the best memories comes from shopping at Hastings. My daughter even mentioned on her recent visit to Amarillo that she really wished that Hasting's was still a thing. We would spend a lot of time just walking all over the...
Wampus Cat; From Terrifying Texas Legend To High School Mascot
Wampus cats in modern-day Texas are beloved high school mascots. The town of Itasca, Texas took on the legendary cat as its mascot in the 1920s. Before that, it was a terrifying legend in Sherman, Texas where a hunting party supposedly came across the accursed beast one fateful night. It begs the question of how the Wampus cat went from a terrifying legend to an adorable high school mascot.
Can You Identify These Popular Family Pets? It’s Harder Than You Think.
Whether we agree with it or not, small pets are frequently one of the initial steps parents take to teach kids about responsibility. When there's a living, breathing, and often very cuddly creature sharing the household with them, children naturally become involved in ensuring that the animal thrives and lives its best life.
First State Mental Inpatient Hospital In Texas Set To Open
With Texas being such a big state, I believe we all assume that we have at least one of everything SOMEWHERE in the state right?. Well, at least I believe we have one of everything in the state. Maybe something is tucked off in a deep, dark corner of the state and we don't known about it.
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