Rain or shine, the 2012 Tour of Gardens, a project of the Rockwall County Master Gardener Association, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, featuring six standout gardens. Four gracious homeowners will open their private gardens for tours: 2725 Promenade Place; 1975 Hidden Valley; 657 Mission Drive; and 704 Lake Meadows Court (all located north […]
Rockwall turns 158 Join the celebration in the historic downtown square Saturday, May 19 as Rockwall celebrates its founding in 1854 with The Little River Band, The Jeanne Lay Band, Jolie Holliday, and Clay McClinton. The day begins with “animal edutainment” from Critterman. There will be food, arts, crafts and plenty of activities for the […]
Start your engines! The Metro East Division of the Home Builders Association is revving up for the annual Cars for CASA event coming Sunday, May 20 to The Harbor in Rockwall. Hosted by Rods & Relics, the rain-or-shine car, truck and motorcycle show offers a lively day of family fun, good food, rock ‘n roll, and […]
(Lewisville) May 18, 2012 – Lewisville’s pool season begins with Splash Day from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at the Sun Valley Aquatic Center, 801 S. Valley Parkway. Admission is free. The special free day marks the opening of the Sun Valley facility for the Memorial Day weekend, May 26-May 28. Sun Valley […]
(Rockwall) Helping Hands selected Juan Castillo’s family to receive a $50 gift card from the Rockwall Dress Barn as part of the shop’s “To Mom, with Love” program, which provides the gift cards to less fortunate children across the nation. “We are so grateful to Dress Barn for allowing Helping Hands to be a part […]
Maggie Fuller, Director of the Health Center at Helping Hands, happily displays her “diploma” and class photo presented to her for completing the Leadership Rockwall program. The mission of Leadership Rockwall is to identify and motivate emerging leaders and develop their potential for community leadership by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of […]
(Royse City) May 16, 2012 – Occasions at Stone River provided a beautiful venue for the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Luncheon this week. Emceed by Bobby Montgomery of Lake Pointe Health Network, the luncheon honored outgoing board members, inducted new board members, and celebrated the efforts of several outstanding members and volunteers. […]
(May 15, 2012) – Legacy Plumbing was voted best plumber in the Home and Garden Issue of the Allen American, a Star Community publication. Star Community Newspapers serve 15 growing communities in the DFW area, including Allen, Plano, McKinney and Farmers Branch. Each year, readers are invited to vote for their favorite companies and vendors via […]
Third annual bicycle race offers entertainment for everyone (McKinney) May 17, 2012 – McKinney Main Street is teaming up with local cycling organization McKinney Velo once again to host the Third Annual Historic Downtown McKinney Bike the Bricks Criterium race on Friday, May 25. Bike the Bricks features several interval races, food, spirits, festivities and […]
(Rockwall) May 17, 2012 – Sara Whittle, owner, Hilton Bella Harbor Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, announced today that Hilton Senior Managers from the hotel will instruct 25 teenagers from the Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall in hospitality programs this summer. This newly formed Hilton Leadership Program will further the reach and scope of the Boys & […]