The Grand Ole Opry joined forces with Women Rock for the Cure during the ninth annual Opry Goes Pink show on Oct. 24. Kelsea Ballerini and 10-year-old cancer survivor Chrissy had the honor of flipping the switch to make the Opry’s signature barn turn pink. Trisha Yearwood performed and introduced Chrissy as this year’s Women…… MORE
[Photo Gallery] Kenny Rogers Inducted Into Music City Walk of Fame: “Last Thing on My Bucket List”
Following in the footprints of country stars like Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and more, Kenny Rogers was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Oct. 24 by his longtime friends, the Oak Ridge Boys. “This was, believe it or not, my last thing on my bucket list,” Kenny said…… MORE
Tanger Outlets Grand Opening This Weekend: Property Brothers Will Appear
Tanger Outlets Big Grand Opening this FRIDAY, making an appearance from Jonathan and Drew Scott — of the HGTV show Property Brothers. This outlet mall is near Texas Motor Speedway with over 70 Brand Name & Designer Outlet Stores. Grand Opening Event on Friday and Festival on Saturday includes a dance party at 6pm then fireworks show…… MORE
Thursday 10/26 is National Chicken Fried Steak Day; Here’s the Specials
Thursday October 26th is National Chicken Fried Steak Day; Bone Daddy’s offering 50% off when you Dine-In on Thursday Norma’s Cafe is raising money for Dallas Stars Foundation. Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe is serving a $7.99 chicken-fried steak But also other places known for their chicken fried steak / chicken are worth visiting: Allgood Cafe in Deep Ellum, Horseshoe…… MORE
Magnum P.I. is Getting a Reboot
There will some things will remain the same as the original series such as; It follows Thomas Magnum (Selleck’s former role), a decorated ex-Navy SEAL but instead of the backstory that Magnum was a Vietnam Special Ops veteran — instead the new series says Magnum is returning home from Afghanistan, and using his military skills to become a private…… MORE
‘Dora the Explorer’ Live Action Movie in the Works
The man behind the Transformers’ Michael Bay is working on turning Dora into live action. Dora the Explorer from Nickelodeon debuted in 2000 and ran for 172 episodes, the show is about a Dora, a 7-year-old Mexican-American girl with her monkey and talking backpack, who goes on adventures and she talks directly to the audience to…… MORE
90 Cent BBQ Sandwiches for 90th Anniversary at Riscky’s BBQ
This BBQ Joint has made it on several ‘Best of’ lists, Celebrate their 90th Anniversary in business serving up Texas BBQ. Chopped Beef Sandwiches are only 90 cents till Thursday Oct 26th. In 1927, Riscky family began their BBQ business at the Stockyards but since have grown to eight restaurants. MORE STORY: HERE Riscky's…… MORE
Sears Will No Longer Carry Whirlpool Appliances
Whirlpool, sold its first washing machines to Sears, Roebuck & Co. in 1916. The company will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances. You will still find Whirlpool appliances in some stores but that’s only until all inventory is depleted. Sears also stopped carrying appliances from Maytag, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air. READ MORE: Here Whirlpool stops supplying Sears, ending…… MORE
Robert Guillaume, Star of ‘Benson,’ Dies at 89
Robert Guillaume best known for the sitcom “Benson” died at the age of 89. He also played the same role on “Soap” from 1977 to 1979, but his character moved on and a TV series spin-off began with the show ‘Benson” which aired from 1979 to 1986. He was also the voice of Rafiki in the animated movie “The Lion King”…… MORE
Local Businessman Buys Reba McEntire’s Former Nashville-Area Home for $3.1 Million [Photo Gallery & Video]
Local businessman Deron Lichte bought part of Reba McEntire’s former 83-acre Starstruck Farm estate in Lebanon, Tenn., (30 miles east of Nashville) for $3.1 million on Oct. 24. Deron’s new 18-acre property, which he has dubbed Starstruck Estate, features a 12,816-square-foot home with seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, chef’s kitchen, home theater, wine room, eight-car…… MORE
Playlist
WUWTWS Blog
Keep Those Texas Babies Reading
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…