(Dallas/Richardson) August 13, 2012 – Ice Training Center Richardson (ITC) recently unveiled its new Jr Oilers Youth Hockey Development Program, aimed at helping young players (birth years 2004/05/06) grow aggressively and smartly in the sport through targeted skills training and conditioning, competitive game play, high-intensity practices, and a fall/winter season packed full of more ice time […]
August 9, 2012 – Parents and teachers are invited to a Tax Free Weekend Open House at Costco, from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 17; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, August 18; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, August 19. Present your employee badge or this invitation at entrance. For more […]
(Richardson) July 19, 2012 – Due to their knowledge and experience, commitment to client service and retention, and ethical standards, Tyson King and Charles King of Inspire Financial Group have been named one of the 2012 Five Star Wealth Managers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The award lands the father and son in the top […]
(Lewisville) July 16, 2012 – The 2012 Texas Firefighter Summer Games opened Sunday in Lewisville and will continue for a week of fierce but friendly competition in dozens of events among more than 2,000 firefighters from around the state. The games, formerly called the Texas Firefighter Olympics, previously came to Lewisville in 2000, 2005 and […]
June 25, 2012 – More than 120 people competed in the inaugural TollTag Triathlon, held June 17 at Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park. The event, organized by the Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club, raised more than $7,000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County. “We were pleased to raise a sizeable donation for CASA, […]
July 3, 2012 – Here are just some of the sizzling hot fireworks shows, parades and patriotic parties happening in and around Dallas-Fort Worth today and tomorrow. (If your event is not listed, please share the details in our comments section!) Kaufman’s 4th of July Parade, Picnic Wednesday, July 4. Parade at 10 a.m. Picnic […]
Finding places to go in DFW just got easier (Frisco) June 23, 2012 – AroundTownKids.com, an online resource for parents in the DFW area, is excited to announce the release the newest version of their app which lists Fun Places to go in the metroplex. This App is the only one of its kind and […]
(Wylie) June 4, 2012 – Thursday, June 7 began the first elimination rounds in the Searching for a Star 2012 vocal competition in Wylie. Fifty-one young performers entered the competition, representing 16 cities. Performers came from as far away as Winnsboro, Texas to audition for the sixth year of the competition. Cities represented include Allen, Coppell, […]
(Richardson) May 2, 2012 – The 98 Dallas Oilers AA Bantam hockey team will host a “garage sale” fundraising event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 in the parking lot of their home rink, the Ice Training Center in Richardson. Everyone is encouraged to stop by the ice rink to discover deals […]
Mark Fowler had seizures as long as I’ve known him, which is more than 10 years. I guess I knew they could be harmful to him. But mostly I thought he might get hurt if he collapsed in the wrong place or hit his head on the way down. I honestly never thought they would […]