One of the ultimate favorite four-letter words in these parts is “free.” It means that something of value is available for the getting without gouging your bankroll. That’s why the Trinity River Audubon Center’s news is such a homerun for any and everybody in North Texas. Organizers decided to put in place a pilot free admission program for the first six months of … [Read more...] about What A Great Idea!: Trinity River Audubon Center’s Admission Is Free For The Rest Of 2023
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Break With The Usual: MySweetCharity Published The 10,000th Post This Morning
Today was a big day for MySweetCharity. It was what some would say was a milestone occasion. This morning at 11:30, MSC published its 10,000th post. While there were no champagne toasts nor celebratory luncheons, there were people and organizations that deserve recognition for this feat. One of the first businesses to support this “orphan blog” was Ebby Halliday. Despite … [Read more...] about Break With The Usual: MySweetCharity Published The 10,000th Post This Morning
Help Allen Premium Outlets Victims With Legitimate Life-Saving Means
North Texans were just emerging from the pandemic coma this past Saturday when a vile situation took place at a usually regarded family-friendly venue — the Allen Premium Outlets. It was just past 3 p.m. when a person took his anger out against the world on innocent strangers with at least eight murdered, dozens of other cruelly harmed and hundreds of others emotionally … [Read more...] about Help Allen Premium Outlets Victims With Legitimate Life-Saving Means
Jersey Mike’s Subs’ “Day Of Giving” To Provide All March 29th Sales For Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer
Over the years the Jersey Mike’s Subs owners and operators across the country “have raised over $67 million for more than 200 different charities including hospitals, youth organizations, food banks and more.” And it all started in North Texas. As Jersey Mike’s President Hoyt Jones explained to Forbes contributor Simon Mainwaring, “Around 2009, Dalton Stewart, one of our … [Read more...] about Jersey Mike’s Subs’ “Day Of Giving” To Provide All March 29th Sales For Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer
Texas Independence Day Celebrations Have North Texans Fundraising “With Valor And Swagger”
While newcomers to these parts may not know Texas history, anyone who made it through the state’s grade and/or junior-high schools can tell why Texas is called the Lone Star State. And besides their own birthday, the next most important date to a diehard Texas is March 2 (aka Texas Independence Day), when the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed creating the Republic of … [Read more...] about Texas Independence Day Celebrations Have North Texans Fundraising “With Valor And Swagger”
The Unsung Behind-The-Scenes Heroes Of North Texas’ Non-Profit Pandemic Recovery
Emerging from the pandemic hasn’t been all that easy. It’s been a bit like coming out of a coma or a hibernation. While the North Texas non-profits have regrouped raising funds for those in need, the vendors who service them have encountered challenges that many may not realize. To provide servers and behind-the-scenes workers for fundraising events, it’s been a tough go … [Read more...] about The Unsung Behind-The-Scenes Heroes Of North Texas’ Non-Profit Pandemic Recovery
Friday’s Dank Weather Is Just A Touch Of What Many Veterans Endured Serving This Country
Friday's Veterans Day will also be a day when the pasta days of lazy, humid conditions change to windy and cold, introducing a week of winter chill. And while parades and events like Saturday's Folds of Honor at AT&T Stadium will take place honoring those who served in the military, the conditions only hint at what these vets in many cases endured. From the punishing … [Read more...] about Friday’s Dank Weather Is Just A Touch Of What Many Veterans Endured Serving This Country
North Texas’ 2022 High And Dry Drought Has Been Replaced By The Mother Of All Rainstorms
Remember all that talk about a drought? Well, that talk is done with today’s deluge of dramatic rainfall. Overnight and into the morning it was if someone had taken a big old bucket of water and turned it upside down on North Texas for hours. It was so massive that one couldn’t see the raindrops... just the wall of water falling from above. Area underpasses turned some cars … [Read more...] about North Texas’ 2022 High And Dry Drought Has Been Replaced By The Mother Of All Rainstorms
After The Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Settle Back And Watch The Earth Swallow The Moon
While some folks may be claiming Friday is the really big deal because of the sold-out AT&T Byron Nelson Golf Classic with hometown sweethearts Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth teeing off at TPC Craig Ranch, they're missing the uber big deal that will have heads around the world turning upward — an absolutely total lunar eclipse when the Earth's shadow swallows up the … [Read more...] about After The Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Settle Back And Watch The Earth Swallow The Moon
Instead of Spring Blossoms, April Showers Will Bring A Flood Of North Texas Fundraising Events
The upcoming weeks are going to be heart-stopping. It was the result of a perfect storm created last year. Due to the pandemic, many 2021 fall and winter fundraising events were pushed off to the spring of 2022. The hope was that restrictions would have eased off by then. The good news is that cases dramatically dropped — and so did the restrictions. But then a look at … [Read more...] about Instead of Spring Blossoms, April Showers Will Bring A Flood Of North Texas Fundraising Events
After Colorado And Virginia Suffered Thru Fire And Ice, North Texas Is Tripping To The 20s Thursday
Clamp down your safety bars, because the North Texas roller coaster of temperatures is going deep diving Thursday. With only a 2% chance of the wet stuff, the good news is that snow, ice and all that frigid stuff aren't likely to materialize. That is, unless sprinkler systems weren’t shut off. Thursday's high will be in the 40s but the temperature will dip to 26 degrees … [Read more...] about After Colorado And Virginia Suffered Thru Fire And Ice, North Texas Is Tripping To The 20s Thursday