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    Smart Barre, located next to Fred's on Bluebonnet Circle, is a workout designed to fatigue big muscle groups by incorporating repetition into the exercise.
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    Bluebonnet Circle workout studio owner stresses importance of community

    By Monica Dziak | December 27, 2016

    Friendship and community are important to a Bluebonnet Circle business owner. Continue Reading

    Restaurants that are Blue Zones certified receive a sticker like the one shown above for the business’ window. In order to be certified, restaurants must adhere to the initiative’s requirements for certain menu items as well as practices, such as not offering free soda refills, for example.
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    Fort Worth community focusing on health

    By Monica Dziak | October 30, 2016

    Cowtown is making a huge push to be a health-conscious city. Continue Reading

    Human trafficking in Fort Worth has a much bigger effect than many may know.
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    Human trafficking: closer than we think?

    By Monica Dziak | October 17, 2016

    Local members of law enforcement and experts suggest the issue may occur in Fort Worth more than reported. Continue Reading

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    Bluebonnet Place, Blue Zones Project to host free concert in park

    By Monica Dziak | October 16, 2016

    Members of Bluebonnet Place Neighborhood Association are working to improve Bluebonnet Circle Park. The first step to doing so? A free concert in the park. Continue Reading

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    FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, file photo, police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer on Aug. 9, in Ferguson, Mo. The national legal standards that govern when police officers are justified using force against people trace their lineage to a 1984 case from Charlotte, N.C. Brown's shooting has prompted multiple investigations and triggered days of rioting reflecting long-simmering racial tensions in a town of mostly black residents and a majority white police force. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
    To protect and to serve: The growing militarization of America’s police force

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    A single-story home sits next to a two-story duplex on Lubbock Ave. Photo: Justine Grace
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