It’s been 50 years since East Germany (under the direction of the former Soviet Union) constructed the Berlin Wall, an imposing concrete barrier with guard towers and other defenses designed to isolate the city of West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of surrounding East Germany. The wall stood until 1989, when the East […]
Each October, visitors flock to the world’s most-photographed event: the International Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, N.M. This year marks the 40th anniversary of this celebration of the beauty and thrill of hot-air ballooning. During this year’s event, Oct. 1-9, there are mass ascensions of hundreds of beautiful balloons from Balloon Festival Park on the mornings […]
The Wylie High School Choir Boosters’ Third Annual Arts and Crafts Fair will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Wylie High School, 2550 W. Highway 544. Admission is free. Fair-goers will have access to more than 60 vendors displaying arts and crafts including handmade items, quilts, jewelry, handbags, accessories, children’s clothing, garden items, […]
(Wylie) Mark your calendars to attend the Open House and ribbon cutting ceremony for Achieve Academy fr0m 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Refreshments and tours of the new building will immediately follow the ceremony. Achieve is Wylie ISD’s 19th academic campus and is located at 400 Pirate Drive next to Burnett Junior High School. […]
(Rockwall) HomeBank Texas has announced the relocation and expansion of its Rockwall branch to 105 E. Ralph Hall Parkway in Rockwall, effective Tuesday, Oct. 11. “Due to our continued growth, we’re very pleased to be relocating and expanding our Rockwall branch,” said JT McDonald, President and CEO of HomeBank Texas. “This is an ideal location […]
Your Friday Funny by Forney artist Donald Frederick.
The Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce invite members and their guests to the Annual Golf Classic from noon to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at The Tribute Golf Club, 1000 Lebanon Road, The Colony. The tournament includes lunch, dinner, two drink tickets, contest throughout the course, raffle prizes, winning team prizes/trophies, a goodie bag for all players […]
Arlington’s biggest all-you-can-eat sampling of the best restaurants and beverages will celebrate its 29th year with Trick or Taste, Part Boo: the Taste of Arlington from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Arlington Convention Center, 1200 Ballpark Way. There will be a silent auction, a Big Board auction with celebrity auctioneer Jim […]
(Dallas) The Brookhaven Apothecary Health Fair 2011 is a community service nonprofit event featuring free and low cost health services, along with a blood drive by the American Red Cross. Free dental exams, free eye exams, free diabetes screenings, low cost flu shots and low cost mammograms are some of the services that will be available. The […]
(Richardson) In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival and China’s National Day, the Association of Chinese Professionals Foundation-DFW will present a performing arts show featuring the Florida-based Sino-Elite Group, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson. This famous group of top notch Chinese performers are professionally trained in Chinese traditional acrobatics and […]