WEEKLY UPDATE Weekly Review This past week the stock market ended “mixed” with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indexes recording marginal gains while the NASDAQ Composite Index slipped modestly lower. Investors were wary of continued rhetorical threats between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un who boasted North Korea would test…
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Travel Thursday: Scenic Drives
If you straightened out Texas’ 80,000 miles of highway and set them end-to-end, they would lap the Earth more than three times. But the real fun of Texas roads is the endless variety. The winding drives of East Texas are lush with roadside forests, while on the other side of the state, stretches of West…
Dallas and Fort Worth rank among top U.S. markets for housing recovery
As a testament to the region’s healthy economy, both the Dallas and Fort Worth housing markets have fully recovered — and then some — from the price declines they sustained during the Great Recession. A new index from mortgage website HSH.com shows Dallas-Plano-Irving ranks third among the 100 biggest U.S. metro areas for the level of home price recovery…
Top 10 ways to have the ultimate State Fair of Texas date night
With its twinkling lights, heart-pounding rides, and ample opportunity for snuggling up with your SO, there’s no more quintessential Lone Star date than the State Fair of Texas. Even LeeAnne Locken agrees — the Real Housewife of Dallas got engaged at the Fair on a recent episode of the Bravo reality show. The Fair runs September 29 through October 22…
Sweet New Startup Scores Dallas Its First Taste of Edible Cookie Dough
Cookie dough has graduated from childhood pleasure to an official food group. Travel and Leisure magazine calls it “all the rage,” with shops in big cities like New York and Los Angeles that are dedicated to it entirely. Of course, people stand and wait in line. Dallas joins the trend via a new company called The Dough Dough, launched by…
Best Patio Restaurants in DFW
My favorite thing about our amazing Texas weather is dining “alfresco”. Perhaps it is my Oregon roots, but I have always been a big fan of the patio dining experience. A good patio must have a relaxed atmosphere, aesthetically appealing decor and reasonably priced good food and drinks. Since having kiddos 10 years ago, my…
Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
REGIONAL PREMIERE The Majestic Theatre 17–19 Nov 2017 Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Peter Parnell From the Oscar®-winning team of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance, and what it means to be a hero. Based on the Victor Hugo…
This Week’s Non-Profit: Feed Lake Highlands (FLH)
Feed Lake Highlands (FLH) serves the Lake Highlands Community by feeding the body, mind, and spirit of its residents. We focus specifically on those who live on fixed, limited, and low incomes. We believe that hunger is a community problem and requires a community solution. We partner with the North Texas Food Bank, Lake Highlands United Methodist…
Techy Tuesday: Hear Who’s At Your Door
If you have a doorbell at your home or office that hasn’t evolved since 1970, today’s $12.99 upgrade is the absolute best tech deal in the country. In my continued quest to save you time and cash, this deal – which sold out this spring – is back with loud wireless functionality. Click the play button…