Our Great City

There really are angels among us — and at the upcoming fifth annual GRACE Gala you might just meet a few.

Some of those who are receiving natural gas lease payments are giving back to the community.

Show off your creative — or spooky — side in Alliance Regional Newspaper’s first Pumpkin Decorating Contest and you could win prizes!

At 41, Donna Lackey of Southlake is in her prime. The married mother of two teen-age boys keeps busy taking care of her sons and volunteering on community projects. She is also a six-year ovarian cancer survivor.

The annual Nash Farm Fall Round-Up will give people a chance to get into the fall spirit.

Old Union Elementary School students traveled back in time to the first Old Union School last week.

I am a feminist. I want equal pay for equal work, I don’t want my gender considered when I apply for a job, and I don’t want to be treated like a sexual object. Of course, given my age, the likelihood of that occurring is slim unless I’m visiting the local assisted living community.

I have often said that fundraising events must evolve in order to stay interesting and exciting, yet at the same time stay in touch with the basics on which the fundraiser was founded — or risk losing its core base of supporters. I just recently I attended the 3rd annual Metroport Meals On Wheels Fall Fashion Show Extravaganza and Shopping Bazaar, and readers, those committee member who put this event together truly understood this rule and followed it to the letter.

Sarah Palin is causing me pain. I’m more of a feminist than anything else.

When Taylor Houtman takes the Roanoke stage on Oct. 11, the Southlake girl hopes to dazzle new audiences.

In observance of Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 13, Carroll ISD teachers, students and staff will get a day off. District administrative offices will be open.

Just minutes before midnight, the Southlake City Council approved a zoning change in a 6-to-1 vote for the 285-acre Carillon project on first reading on Monday.

The Montessori Institute of Texas hosted a conference of the Association of Montessori Internationale at the Hilton Hotel in Southlake this past weekend. The AMI was represented by President Andre’ Roberfroid of Belgium, and Executive Director Lynne Lawrence, of Amsterdam and London.

When Five Guys Burgers and Fries wanted to open locations in North Texas, their first choices were the Galleria Mall in Dallas and Southlake Town Square, said Joe Durand, director of operations for the restaurant.

After serving the DFW Metroplex for 27 years, Dr. Stephen Parker is pleased to announce the relocation of his dental practice to his home community. The new DFW Smiles office located at the corner of Timberline and William D. Tate Ave. in Grapevine is open and accepting new patients.

(NAPSI)-The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that in the United States the incidence of breast cancer has decreased significantly in recent years.

In 1986, Dr. Jerry L. Latham and Dr. Michael L. Grace saw the potential and the need for an optometric practice in the growing community of Grapevine. They names their practice 20/20 Vision Clinic. They wanted to provide their patients the finest quality eye care utilizing state of the art technology and training, but in a caring, friendly, and personal way.

Show off your creative — or spooky — side in Alliance Regional Newspaper’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest and you could win prizes!

For 35 years, Grapevine resident Fernando Candelario dedicated his life to law enforcement — with 30 years of service to the FBI and five years with the Federal Air Marshal Service. He loved his work.