“Pretend that you just found out that you’ll have to be in a wheelchair for a year, possibly longer. What adjustment would you have to make to your home to accommodate this change? ” the instructor asked us. “ This week, crawl around your house, through every room, and make a list of changes that you would make. That’s […]
(Addison/Dallas)Leads Over Lunch, a networking series sponsored by the Dallas Business Journal, is designed to help you expand your business network in one short hour. The next event is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at Truluck’s Seafood, Steak and Crab House, 5001 Beltline Road in Addison. The round-table set-up includes a luncheon […]
(Rockwall) Those eyes! Coby is as handsome as they come. No one is sure what happened to him before he came to the Rockwall Animal Adoption Center, but he must have led a difficult life. He’s a little timid, but a patient and loving touch soon brings him out of his shell. Coby is currently […]
(Lewisville) Lewisville City Council will host a public hearing on the upcoming budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at the Lewisville City Hall Council Chambers, 151 W. Church St. The proposed budget calls for a property tax rate of 0.44021, which is unchanged from the current year, and a 0.65 […]
Cindy Castaneda (Garland/Rowlett) Dr. Cindy Castaneda, Garland ISD board trustee, Place 4, will address the Rowlett Democratic Club at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at Dos Charros Restaurant, 5203 Rowlett Road. Castaneda, a government professor at Eastfield College, has a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of North Texas. She previously served as executive […]
(Lewisville) Texas Smooth Groove Tour will visit Lewisville Friday, Sept. 2, for an evening of elegance and smooth jazz at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater. Featured performers are Tom Braxton, Fingerprints, and Mark Harper. The show will be hosted by Lynn Briggs, formerly of the Oasis. The show will start at 7 p.m. […]
(Richardson) While the Charles W. Eisemann Center serves as a performing arts and corporate event venue in Richardson, Texas, it is also home to a necessary and well-established volunteer program. “The people who volunteer at the Eisemann are incredible – retirees with significant careers; people with jobs who want to serve; students with a desire […]
(Rowlett) At Brendals Bakery & Cupcake Couture in Rowlett, they specialize in baking special creations for special occasions – everything from anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, Quinciñeras, retirement parties, wedding cakes, groom’s cakes – and anytime there’s a reason to celebrate. “It is an honor and privilege to create a centerpiece for your special […]
(Dallas) Changing times are proving to be catalysts for changes in the workplace, and perhaps no one knows that better than members of the Dallas Regional Chamber. Join them from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Adolphus Hotel as they present the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. The […]
(Lewisville) Greater Lewisville Community Theater will hold its annual fundraiser show with its first production of “Tuna Does Vegas” at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St. in the heart of Old Town Lewisville. The play, which will be the first full-length GLCT show at MCL Grand, will be performed four […]