Reservations underway for KRLD Restaurant Week, August 13-19

Reservations underway for KRLD Restaurant Week, August 13-19

Dine out at regional hot spots, help others and enjoy tasty Prix Fixe menus, only $35 for dinner and $25 for new lunch experience at select spots   2012 Restaurant Participant List available at CBSDFW.com (Dallas) July 17, 2012 – The eagerly anticipated “Reservation Day” kick-off for the 15th Anniversary of KRLD Restaurant Week presented by Central […]

Destination Weddings: Wedding and Honeymoon in One

If you haven’t attended a destination wedding yet, you probably know someone who has. What’s the attraction of being married far from home? Well, there are a few attributes that make a destination wedding an excellent choice for a growing number of couples. Not least among these is the feeling that you’re stealing away from […]

Bon Appétit: Celebrating Julia’s Centenary

Julia Child, the legendary chef who died in 2004 at age 91, did food lovers a great service when she introduced French cuisine to American audiences. Her television show “The French Chef” premiered in 1963, and the likable chef soon had cooks across America serving julienne-style vegetables, beef simmered in red wine, rich casseroles, creamy […]

Today’s Hong Kong: unique blend of Eastern, Western cultures

July 7, 2012 – July 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong from Britain to China, making Hong Kong one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China (the other is Macau, located across the Pearl River delta from Hong Kong). The city is celebrating the anniversary with […]

‘Dr. Bob’ to donate eye exams, prescription eye wear to chronically ill children

‘Dr. Bob’ to donate eye exams, prescription eye wear to chronically ill children

Eye Pieces Plano Partners with Kidd’s Kids Charity (Plano) June 28, 2012 – Dr. Robert Birenbaum, owner of Eye Pieces – Plano, announced today that he has partnered with the Kidd’s Kids charitable organization by extending his practice’s products and services at no cost to the children served by the charity.   Beginning immediately, every child […]

Walk your talk

Our children are inundated with demands from the adults in their lives. At times all those words may sound like a never-ending torrent. I’m reminded of a YouTube video that made the rounds a couple years ago of The Mom Song, three minutes of commands sung to the William Tell Overture. What an exhausting way […]

Think before you talk

“You throw that ball and you’re grounded for a month.” “You talk back one more time and I’ll give your bicycle away.” “You don’t eat your peas, you won’t be able to have dessert.” The traps we can fall into as we work with children.  In our efforts to have our children change their behavior, […]