(Dallas) May 8, 2012 – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas honored 28 area volunteers at its 127th Annual Meeting held recently at the Belo Mansion. Volunteers were lauded for their continued dedication and generosity to the North Texas community. YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas President/CEO Gordon Echtenkamp was the evening’s speaker. During the business portion of […]
Joy Cruse pens “Hope Transformed” to help raise awareness of the dire need for childhood cancer research funding Joy Cruse is a mom with a mission. She is determined that her son Connor’s death from cancer is not in vain. And she’s committed to keeping her vow to Connor that she’d do everything she could […]
The Magic Music 2012 Dallas Summer Music Camps will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on June 18-22; July 16-20; and August 6-10 at Churchill Recreation Center, 6906 Churchill Way, in Dallas, 75230. Registration began April 14 for the camps, which are designed for children ages 6 through 12. No prior musical training is needed. Students […]
(Dallas) April 26, 2012 – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a Texas builder for 30 years, was awarded the No. 8 ranking on the Dallas Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers in North Texas list for its strong commitment to creating a healthy workplace. Numerical rankings for each honored company were announced on April 12 at a luncheon and […]
GOOD PEOPLE: Tina Klein of Wylie, aka ‘Super Coupon Woman’ (Wylie) April 27, 2012 – Tina Klein, a single mother of three teenage daughters, has found a way to turn coupons into significant savings – not only for her own family, but for struggling families in her community and across the country. When the Wylie waitress is […]
The storefront blends in with the surrounding buildings, modeled in the brick and mortar style of an earlier day. Perhaps the table and chairs visible through the front window beckons the passerby to enter. Maybe the fragrance of roasting coffee beans paints an aura of welcome. The Coffee Company, 6038 La Vista at Skillman Avenue in […]
I would venture a guess that when you think of premium places to enjoy delicious seafood, you typically conjure up an image of a restaurant that is attached to a retail store, or even a mall for that matter. Your thoughts probably instantly go to high end (and hence, highly priced) food, right? Well, the […]
Former Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson speaks on “Healthcare Champions Among Us” Lake Pointe Medical Center employee, Jackie Clifton, RN, among the 12 winners A salute to the North Texas hospital workforce, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon celebrated its 16th year April 19 with the announcement of the […]
Good People: Jack McGrael Financial representative services more than 350 active clients at Northwestern Mutual In this age when people seem to have little loyalty to the company for which they work, and companies seem more focused on the bottom line than building relationships, it is extremely rare to find someone who has worked for […]
(Dallas) April 25, 2012 – Trinity Christian Academy, an independent coeducational school in Addison which offers a demanding, college preparatory curriculum for its students, was presented with The Award for Energy Stewardship from Energy Education on April 19. The Award for Energy Stewardship recognizes an organization’s efforts to implement an innovative organizational behavior-based energy conservation and […]