Messy Playtime is Healthy Playtime!

Messy play is healthy play

Kids will be the first to tell ya: Water PLUS dirt equals no end of thrilling fun! How else could a kid experience The Mudslides of Madness, the Quick-Sands of Death or the Raging Rivers of Revenge? But sadly, just when a kid learns the tricks of maneuvering through the Sludge of Despair, we parents step in and botch up the entire excellent adventure. … [Read more...]

Want to Work at the Zoo?

Want to work at the zoo?

Do you have what it takes to work at the zoo? Right now, The Dallas Zoo is seeking qualified individuals who have experience with amphibians and reptiles, Aquariums, birds, mammals and small exotic or domestic animals. Do you have what it takes? While the Aquarium is being renovated, new opportunities are popping up for exciting careers at the Zoo. Some … [Read more...]

New Taco HOT SPOT in Dallas

Good 2 Go Taco - Just 10 minutes east

Dallas is home to a new taco hot-spot in its Lakewood neighborhood. Good 2 Go Taco has been at its location off of North Buckner in Dallas, Texas for almost a year now after opening its new location on August 20th, 2009. Run by two chefs, Colleen O'Hara and Jeana Johnson, Good 2 Go Taco offers their customers a different menu everyday. It just depends … [Read more...]

Lee Ann Womack Plays Billy Bob’s Texas

July 31, Lee Ann Womack plays Billy Bob's at the historic Forth Worth Stockyards! Lee Ann Womack, a native Texan, was born in Jacksonville in '66.  You may know her best for the video I've posted here, I hope You Dance, her cross-over hit that she recorded in 2000.  Five time winner of Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association … [Read more...]

Meet Local Author Sue Ellen Haning

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Meet local author Sue Ellen Haning as she signs her book, Two Nuts in Italy at the Lincoln Park Barnes & Noble Bookstore on West Northwest Hwy on Saturday July 17 at 1. Her book is the recounting of a trip her backpacking journey through Italy with her daughter  one summer. The madcap adventure is funny, whimsical and heartwarming as the two bond in … [Read more...]

Aerosmith Plays the Superpages August 3!

Rocking it right since 1970 and still goin' strong! Who plays rock-n-roll any better than Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer? Of course, that's a rhetorical question. Aerosmith's 40 year history is one of smashing highs and down-n-dirty lows but they still manage to rise to the top taking their fans to the next level of … [Read more...]

Where’s Your Favorite Coffee Shop?

Where's the best JOE near The Village?

With so many great coffee shops just outside our door, it's hard to decide which place to visit! What's a coffee lover to do? The standard and outrageously awesome Starbucks comes to mind but there's also Black Forest Coffee and Le Cafe Central. If you want something sweet, like a brownie to with your hot cup-o-joe, Bliss Cafe' is the place to grace or … [Read more...]

Showing July 28 at the VCC: Hot Tub Time Machine

4 friends go on your average road trip weekend and discover a 'new level of awesome' in a HOT TUB TIME MACHINE. Our present day unsuspecting victims take a dip in a hot tub for a party of male bonding unlike any other.  The next morning, they find themselves in a time before iPods, texting, Facebook and Twitter - back to a time when leg warmers were … [Read more...]

Forth Worth Fireworks!

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Headed to Forth Worth this weekend? Don’t miss the 4th of July festivities on Sunday at LaGrave Field on NE 6th Street! Beginning at 4:30, you and your family can enjoy music, games, bands, food, frozen treats and so much more while you await the Fort Worth Fireworks extravaganza! Take a picnic lunch (no alcohol, beer is available for purchase) and a … [Read more...]

Mesquite Championship Rodeo

The Mesquite Championship Rodeo celebrates our nations INDEPENDENCE DAY with a Fireworks Extravaganza immediately following the PRCA rodeo held on Saturday, July 3rd. Enjoy the beauty of air-conditioned Resistol Arena for the rodeo and then celebrate the 4th with an amazing Fireworks show immediately following. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and stake … [Read more...]