August 7, 2012 – The modern world seemed to get a hitch in its giddy-up late Sunday night through early Sunday morning as mankind’s largest ever planetary explorer hurtled toward the Red Planet, Mars, at a top speed of 13,201 mph. Throughout the weekend anxiety increased as rapidly as the Mars Science Lab’s velocity to […]
Unearth secrets about Fall vegetable gardening (Lewisville) August 6, 2012 – Keep Lewisville Beautiful will hold their August Garden Secrets class from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 16 at the Lewisville Library’s Crawford room, located at 1197 W. Main St. This informative class on “Fall Vegetable Gardening” is the perfect class for learning why […]
Dear Sassy, My Australian Shepherd is shedding all over the house. Should I shave him during the summer? Signed, Hairy Dear Hairy, Australian Shepherds and other double-coated breeds have a dense undercoat. Changes in the seasons and weather can cause them to shed. Even though summer weather will increase the shedding, Sassy does not recommend […]
Your Friday Funny by Forney artist Donald Frederick. (Click comic strip to enlarge) Get inside Donald Frederick’s head and see what inspires him. He’s the subject of a Blue Ribbon News “Good People” profile.
(Dallas) August 2, 2012 – Lake Pointe Medical Center, based in Rowlett, recently announced new features for its mobile app to further connect new and expectant mothers with health-related information. The hospital app, powered by WorldLink, is available as a free download for iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Android and Blackberry products. “We have been pleased to provide […]
(Allen) August 1, 2012 – Jesse S. Alvarez has been appointed Executive Chef of the Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Allen. Chef Jesse most recently served as Operations Manager / Executive Chef at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. A multi-year hospitality veteran with extensive experience in banquets, Chef Jesse began his career in Tulsa OK, after studying […]
(Dallas) July 31, 2012 – Dallas By Chocolate presents the “Taste of Opportunity” Chocolate Tour from 1 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 2012. It’s a chance to taste the best of Dallas’ chocolate and help out at-risk youth at the same time. A portion of each ticket will benefit Café Momentum, the Dallas-based restaurant and culinary […]
Dallas yards featured wide cracks in the summer of 2011. This summer, they’re more likely to display roofing company signs—hundreds dot some neighborhoods. There’s been relief from extreme drought in parts of Texas, though the extreme remains. As in too many places across the U.S. in recent months, rains come by way of dangerous storms […]
July 18, 2012 – On July 4th, in an obvious European/Democrat conspiracy to trump 4th of July Celebrations in America, scientists with funny accents announced that a subatomic particle resembling the long-sought Higgs Boson has been detected at the world’s most complicated and powerful machine, the Large Hadron Collider in Cern, Switzerland. I’m obviously kidding […]
Society of Women Who Love Shoes to host fundraising event to help victims of domestic abuse July 18, 2012 – Domestic abuse is the leading cause of injury to women and the most likely way a woman will be murdered. It is also the most likely way a police officer will die in the line of […]