Allow me to tell you a story about how I took on the 2021 Texas Grid Wizard during the blizzard of 2021. It's gonna be a long one, but so was the journey. First let’s lay out the pre-battle setup, when weather predictors were claiming a doom-and-gloom “storm of the century” was headed our way starting Wednesday, February 10. They weren’t kidding. Why, even before the pre- and … [Read more...] about I Took On The Texas Grid Wizard In A Heated Battle During The Arctic Blizzard Of 2021
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There Have Been Some Definite Changes To Routines Thanks To The 2021 Snovid
There have definitely been some changes to the normal routine ... wait, North Texans haven't had a normal routine since the pandemic messed things up a year ago. But thanks to the addition of this week's blizzard tagged "snovid" in honor of the merger of COVID-19 and the polar vortex, even pandemic routines are requiring adjustments, including the following: Many … [Read more...] about There Have Been Some Definite Changes To Routines Thanks To The 2021 Snovid
Hints Of How To Get Ready For And Overcome The 2021 Deep-Freezer Days Ahead
Monday could be the first of a couple brutal days for North Texans. OMG! Predictions are even suggesting that Tuesday morning’s high will be five- to seven degrees! Shiver my timbers! Thanks to eyebrow-raising temperatures dropping to way below 20 degrees during the evenings, the daytime snowy dreamlike scenes will freeze overnight into traffic nightmares. So, why care? … [Read more...] about Hints Of How To Get Ready For And Overcome The 2021 Deep-Freezer Days Ahead
North Texans Brace For A Freeze-Mageddon With Closures And “Stay-At-Home” Warnings
Officials and weather guessers are staggering like a giddy teenager landing a hot date for the prom. Only this one ain't so hot. With the approach of a sub-freezing blast courtesy of a polar vortex, North Texans are more than encouraged to stay home for the next few days of freezing temperatures accompanied by snow, sleet and ice. Yesterday morning's 130-vehicle-pile-up that … [Read more...] about North Texans Brace For A Freeze-Mageddon With Closures And “Stay-At-Home” Warnings
Mother Nature Is Going To Take North Texas For A Dippity Doozy Of Temperatures This Week
The area weather guessers are all in a spin over this week’s roller coaster of temperatures ranging from Monday’s high of 62 degrees to a below-freezing 25 degrees on Thursday night. Could icy streets be in the future? If so, take it slow if you must get out. The long-term forecast is suggesting that starting this Thursday the temperature highs are going to stay in the … [Read more...] about Mother Nature Is Going To Take North Texas For A Dippity Doozy Of Temperatures This Week
Downtown Dallas Street Closures Announced For New Year’s Eve
North Texas is preparing for the start of a new decade with loads of entertainment and fireworks Tuesday night. Two of the top celebrations will be taking place in downtown Dallas — Reunion Tower Over the Top Fireworks Show and Dallas NYE Party on the Plaza. Needless to say, it’s gonna be a big turnout. For those taking mass transit, DART and Coors Light are partnering up to … [Read more...] about Downtown Dallas Street Closures Announced For New Year’s Eve
Tricks To Make Halloween Night A Treat
While it may be hard to get revved up for trick or treating Halloween night with so many homes looking pretty scary from the October 20 slam, the little ones will still be haunting neighborhoods in search of candy. According to weather-guessers, the temperatures will be in the nippy 40s and sunset will be taking place at 6:37 p.m. That means, the bundled up … [Read more...] about Tricks To Make Halloween Night A Treat
Tips On Getting To Saturday’s Dallas Komen Race For The Cure Around NorthPark Center
Due to Sunday night’s tornadic tear up, attendance at this week’s fundraisers has been a bit off. And, of course, today’s drizzle doesn’t help. However, tomorrow morning promises to be warmer and drier for the Dallas Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure around the NorthPark neighborhood. However, anyone who has tried to drive in North Dallas knows that it’s been a bit of a … [Read more...] about Tips On Getting To Saturday’s Dallas Komen Race For The Cure Around NorthPark Center
Nothing Could Stop The 2019 Blue Jean Ball From Raising Funds For Luke’s FastBreaks
Poor Olivia and Jeff Kearney. The Fort Worth couple had the best of intentions to head east to Dallas in time for Luke’s FastBreaks’ (LFB) 2019 Blue Jean Ball on the evening of Saturday, September 21. But first, they were waylaid by SMU fans leaving Fort Worth following the Ponies' win over TCU at Cowtown's Amon G. Carter Stadium. Then, after overcoming that slo-mo traffic … [Read more...] about Nothing Could Stop The 2019 Blue Jean Ball From Raising Funds For Luke’s FastBreaks
Equest Women’s Auxiliary Style Show Patrons Celebrated Equest’s Horsepower At Etro
It was no wonder that the Equest mini-ambassadors didn’t make it to the Equest Style Show and Luncheon patron party at Highland Park Village’s Etro on Wednesday, September 11. The parking lot was so jammed that it was the topic du jour. Even the use of the valet services had been slo-mo. One guest recalled how s/he had waited 30 minutes for their car to be found earlier in the … [Read more...] about Equest Women’s Auxiliary Style Show Patrons Celebrated Equest’s Horsepower At Etro
And The Celebration of Dallas’ “Dior: From Paris To The World” Continued Creating A Traffic Jam
The sidewalk along North Harwood was a true mix of opposites on the evening of Tuesday, May 14. As young people in t-shirts and shorts on scooters zoomed from Klyde Warren Park to Ross Avenue, the VIP set was stuck in a traffic jam trying to make it to the Dallas Museum of Art's "Dior: From Paris To The World" reception in the tent adjacent to the museum. But then what … [Read more...] about And The Celebration of Dallas’ “Dior: From Paris To The World” Continued Creating A Traffic Jam