The Hershey Company announced a sweet partnership with Snoopy this Valentine's Day. Snoopy and his Peanuts friends, including Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Woodstock, will appear on 18 different foils in...
Local Organization Helps Abused Children
According to dcac.org, a total of 28,000 children were abused last year in Dallas County alone. DCAC, or the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, is an organization that raises awareness and advocates...
Film Friendly Goes Virtual
The 2021 Film Friendly Texas Forum kicks off in a virtual format to allow more attendance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-sponsored by the Texas Film Commission and AMP Studios, the event begins...
Lights On and Night Out Against Crime
The importance of involving the community to help local law enforcement officers combat crime is evident as more police departments rely on community-based programs to help maintain neighborhood...
Fur Ball 2021 Aims to be a Tail-Wagging Success
The Fur Ball, a major fundraiser for the SPCA of Texas, returns on Saturday, Oct. 2nd, with the hopes of raising awareness and money to help rescue and find homes for pets throughout North Texas. ...
Texas Foundation Gives Back to Elderly with Alzheimer’s
The specific medical reason behind Alzheimer’s is complicated, but the consensus is that it is unfortunately irreversible. One of the most heartbreaking things about this horrible disease is...
12-Year-Old Broadway Performer Gets Special Recognition from Dallas Mayor
12-year old Skye Dakota Turner from Dallas received special recognition for her work on Broadway and on the big screen. The honor came from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Turner is in the Aretha...
By Mary Dada | Sep 19, 2021
Are You a Poet and Don’t Know It?
The Dallas Public Library is calling all youth poets for its annual Express Yourself! competition that will name the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas and give the winner a $1,000 scholarship. ...
Local Organization Supports Deaf Community
The Deaf Action Center is located in Dallas, Texas. Through various services, the Center provides deaf or hard of hearing individuals with the extra help they need to live their best lives possible....
Study: Dallas Residents Pay More for Used Cars
The state of Texas ranked No. 6 in a new study about which states paid the most for used cars and Dallas was among the four Texas cities that paid the highest price. “That has to do with a high...
By Edgar James | Sep 18, 2021
Texan Creates Face Mask to Protect Pets from Toxins
After visiting his grandparents and their pet in Southern California when he was a child, Kirby Holmes often returned to Texas worried about their lives and health. “They had wildfires in a...
By Edgar James | Sep 18, 2021
Advocates Rip Dallas Children’s for Offering Transgender Drugs to Children
When Mary Elizabeth Castle learned that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) had issued guidance concerning “genital mutilation” being child abuse, she was pleased but also...
By Edgar James | Sep 17, 2021
Little Hands Book Bank Receives Awards Grant
The philanthropic arm of Marlin Medical Solutions announced on Sept. 14, 2021, a $1,000 grant to Little Hands Book Bank that will support the company’s mission. Little Hands Book Bank focuses on...
Keep Texas Recycling Honored for Rural Recycling Program
Since 1993, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has honored more than 250 successful environmental projects and efforts. By honoring these winners, the TCEQ hopes to encourage others to...
California Cat Missing for Eleven Years Shows up in Allen
When Chuck the cat wandered from his family home in California in 2011, his family did all it could to get him back, all to no avail. After a long search that proved futile, the family started...
By Mary Dada | Sep 17, 2021
Happy Lemon Opens First Texas Location in Richardson
International drink sensation Happy Lemon is celebrating the grand opening of their first Texas location this weekend. The new tea shop is located at 169 N. Plano Road, Richardson, and will have a...
By Shawn Cregar | Sep 16, 2021
Stock Show and Rodeo Returns to Fort Worth
After a year of hiatus, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is coming to Dickies Arena. “Stock Show rodeo is a Fort Worth tradition, and we’re working hard to take the fan experience in Dickies...
London’s Electric Shuffle is Dallas Bound
Dallas will soon see the launch of Electric Shuffle, a gaming themed bar originating from London. Electric Shuffle will open in Deep Ellum this fall. This will be the bar’s first location in the...
Dallas BBQ Partnership Plans for Future
Over the past decade or more, barbecue restaurants have become a staple in Texas. These restaurants have become huge parts of their communities, and pit masters are near celebrity-like status....
Parkland Officers Provides Disaster Safety Tips
“People plan for a vacation, they plan what they’re going to have for dinner, they plan who they’re going out with on Saturday night, but they don’t plan for negative things like tornadoes, floods,...
New Faces at Dallas Zoo
In early August, the Dallas Zoo was thrilled to announce the arrival of their new Sumatran tiger cub, Sumini. She is the first baby tiger born at the zoo in over half of a century, and her birth...
By Shawn Cregar | Sep 14, 2021