A group of concerned citizens began to raise questions about a rushed-through ordinance change resulting in serious questions of economic justice for our most vulnerable citizens. They subsequently convinced nearly 900 registered voters of their position. Surely in light of a trend of low voter turn-out and minimal citizen participation in municipal affairs such an energized citizenry would be welcomed, encouraged, commended, and brought to the table? Not in Denton…

While most of the city’s commercial focus is directed at either the square or the Loop, this unassuming spot in between has continued to nourish a culture all its own. Here’s a list of reasons to spend some quality time in Southeast Denton…

In the wake of last Spring’s Denton City Council elections, we provided an analysis of voting trends and behavior within the Denton citizenry that demonstrated differing political preferences that tended to follow one’s geographical location in town. Tuesday’s election involving a combination of county, state, and national tickets, provides us additional data in this continuing analysis…

When a group of flashy consultants rolled into town with a flashy plan to tear out the Civic Center pool and replace it with an Amphitheater, it provided a great example of why we shouldn’t entrust the envisioning of our city to outsiders. The plan, seemingly a minor issue from the consultant’s perspective, nearly derailed approval of the entire Downtown Implementation Plan last night at the Planning and Zoning Commission.

What was supposed to be a routine public forum quickly became an evening of blunt criticism leveled at the DCTA staff for announcing that there will be no evening, weekend, or special event service on the much anticipated A-Train when it begins servicing Denton in just under a year…

Fifteen women gathered in the home of Mrs. W.A. Ponder on a typically hot Denton afternoon on July 26 of 1899. Just about everything you can love about Denton was conceived that day with a peculiar joining of forces that would confound most feminist literary critics of the last 40 years.

How did Eli Gemini manage to get 515 votes? Why is District 4 so powerful, while District 1 and 3 lose substantial influence? What’s up with this voter turn-out? Read on for thinkdenton.com’s analysis of this race…