(Wylie) July 23, 2012 – There will be a garage sale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 in the parking lot of Wylie United Methodist Church, 1401 FM 1387 in Wylie, benefiting 20-month-old Sophie May Sewell. Sophie May is the daughter of Whitney Sewell, a kindergarten teacher at Tibbals Elementary. Sophie was […]
(Wylie) July 23, 2012 – There will be a Vendor Fair Fundraiser and Bake Sale from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 23 at the Summit Private School, 216 N. Rustic Trail in Wylie, benefiting Sophie May Sewell, daughter of Whitney Sewell who is a kindergarten teacher at Tibbals Elementary. Sophie was recently diagnosed with […]
Pre-registration required, Open Houses set for July 23, 30 (Wylie) July 23, 2012 – Wylie is H.O.P.E. will host a Back-to-School Fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, August 11, providing school supplies for children who need financial assistance. The event will be at the First Baptist Church Event Center, 200 N. Ballard Ave, downtown Wylie […]
(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 […]
Ballard School of Performing Arts is Searching for a Star for NBC’s ‘The Voice’ (Wylie) July 5, 2012 – NBC’s “The Voice” selected Ballard School of the Performing Arts to pre-audition singers to attend “The Voice” auditions in Dallas on Monday, July 30. Four of the biggest names in music – Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee […]
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 […]
Celebrate with lions and tigers, support In-Sync in Twitter-based fundraising contest (Wylie) June 13, 2012 – Thanks to local bloggers (Wylie is “Wild for In-Sync Exotics”), In-Sync Exotics will be participating in a huge Twitter-based fundraising contest. To help generate donations, and possibly win thousands of additional dollars in awards, the wildlife sanctuary will compete […]
(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, […]