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Marfa, Texas is both weird and wonderful. Here's your 3-day itinerary.

Marfa, Texas should be unremarkable. It should be one of a thousand little towns, summoning up visions of tumbleweeds in tired deserts, old cars growing weeds and abandoned houses with rusted “For Sale” signs.
Fresh from the Field: Farmers and chefs in North Texas offer a better way to eat—and live.

Fresh from the Field: Farmers and chefs in North Texas offer a better way to eat—and live.

The Farms Under a pair of protective awnings, peppers, beets, basil and tomatoes small enough to fit in red solo cups have sprouted. “We start it off from seeds,” Megan explains, easing a tomato out of its cup to show off its network of pale roots.

Aptitude: From diagnosis to inclusion and acceptance: helping people with special needs flourish.

The Early Years When Diego turned two, his development slowed and then began to regress. “He was no longer counting numbers aloud or saying words ‘mama’ or ‘papa,’” his mother explains.
Behind Suburbia: Homelessness in Collin County

Behind Suburbia: Homelessness in Collin County

It started when Anne noticed her son Jared rubbing his chest, short of breath. On his yearly wellness visit, she discovered the cause: scoliosis. His spine curving at 17 degrees, Jared was referred to a specialist.
Shake Shack now open at Legacy West Plano

Shake Shack now open at Legacy West Plano

The Plano Shack, Shack Shack’s second DFW officially opened on Wednesday March 29…and there have been lines out of the door ever since. Of course, Plano Profile was among the first to try Legacy West’s first restaurant.
Love him? Hate him? Top Chef Tre Wilcox kills it in the kitchen

Love him? Hate him? Top Chef Tre Wilcox kills it in the kitchen

When Tre Wilcox was 16, he needed to buy a car. So he did what any teenager would do and walked into Boston Chicken , now Boston Market , and asked for a job.
Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation (TMWF) rescues, empowers, and protects women

Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation (TMWF) rescues, empowers, and protects women

All names and identifying details have been changed or removed to protect the privacy of individuals helped by Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation. Nadya Just to reiterate, if, at any point, you don’t want to continue, we’ll stop. Okay? Yes.
Your Personal Spa: A utilitarian master bed and bath suite transformed

Your Personal Spa: A utilitarian master bed and bath suite transformed

This recently remodelled master bed & bath suite features an oceanic color scheme, big windows and natural light that lifts you up out of the city.
Paige Pierce: Plano’s disc golfing World Champion

Paige Pierce: Plano’s disc golfing World Champion

Plano’s own Paige Pierce first picked up a disc golf with her father when she was just four years old.
His Heyday: Celebrating the long legacy of a Navy veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War

His Heyday: Celebrating the long legacy of a Navy veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War

Howard and Doris Alzheimer’s has dimmed his memory and some of his speed, but not his smile. Full of life, Howard Oscar Gilcrease is known for his quick-wit and joyful nature. According to his son-in-law, Kevin Dutra, “there’s never a dull moment.