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So What's Up With This Texas Texting and Driving Ban?

Think Pink: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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So What's Up With This Texas Texting and Driving Ban?

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/21 9:00A Riley Heruska

As most of us probably know, Texas implemented a "no texting and driving" law that went into effect on September 1. It seems pretty straightforward, right? No more quick messages to friends while...

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Spark Memories for Retired U.S. Coast Guard Officer

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/21 8:31A Lauren Witt

On an average day, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) conducts 45 search-and-rescue operations, saves 10 lives and protects over $1.2 million in property. But lately, the USCG has been hard at work...

Funky Fisher Road Heights home making big waves near White Rock Lake

CultureMap Dallas 9/21 7:02A Diana Oates

Just when you all northeast Dallas neighborhoods had been taken over by new constructions, remodeled ranches, and totally transformed Tudors, a quiet enclave of midcentury modern homes in Fisher Road...

Woodrow Raises Record Funds on North Texas Giving Day

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/20 5:50A J. Kyle Rains

http://www.woodrowfoundation.org/index.php raised $82,000 on Thursday as a participant in North Texas Giving Day. Funds raised on the day are enhanced by a multi-million dollar pool from the...

50% of Chipotle Fundraiser Sales from the DFW Area on September 19 Will Benefit the SPCA of Texas

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/18 11:41A Victoria Albrecht

50% of Chipotle Fundraiser Sales from the DFW Area on September 19 Will Benefit the SPCA of Texas (DALLAS/MCKINNEY, TX); September 18, 2017 -- The SPCA of Texas and Chipotle Mexican Grill are...

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Lakewood Library Book Discussion Group

Dallas Public Library (Events) 9/21 11:33A

When: Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Where: Lakewood Branch Library at In Library The book for this month is "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett.

Related: Lakewood Library Friends June Leftwich Annual Book Sale - 2ND DAY!! Dallas Public Library (Events)

Think Pink: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/21 5:10A Shelia Huffman

The women of Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are turning fellowship hall pink for the October meeting of Disciples Women to help encourage breast cancer awareness and early detection. ...

In Honor of Stephen King’s Birthday: 5 Ways to Get Your Clown Fix

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 9/21 7:43A Pauline Stacchini

While for some, September signals the beginning of pumpkin-spice flavored everything, for others, this means we can officially start our celebration of all things horror – not...

2017 La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Team Handed Out A Whopping $462,750 To 15 Park Cities...

My Sweet Charity 9/21 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

Rebecca Gregory and Nancy Monning As the sun was slowly switching place with a perfect full moon on Thursday, September 7, the North Texas Food Bank ’s Harvest underwriters were gathering at Mud Hen...

Reverse Mortgage Seminar

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/20 11:23A Paula Bonney

Don't forget to RSVP for our Reverse Mortgage Seminar on 10/5 @ 2:30pm in the Boardroom at the Dallas Country Club. Its a free event where will go over the benefits of a Reverse Mortgage followed by a...

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Details of coming improvements to be shared at trio of community meetings

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 9/21 7:29A Lawana Porter

Architects and project managers for proposed renovations and additions at three schools will be on hand to talk with parents, students, staff and community members at a series...

Sixth Grade Students Making a Difference in the Community

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/20 11:46A Melani Pippins

With the recent devastation to our neighbors in the south, there is an overwhelming desire to want to help without the knowledge of where to begin. Often, helping begins in our own backyard....

Kramer Elementary School obtiene distinción del programa IB

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 9/20 9:28A The Hub

Los maestros y administradores de las escuelas se esfuerzan por ayudar a los estudiantes a lograr una A en todas sus calificaciones, pero cuando su escuela recibe una...

Student Perspectives on Lakehill’s New Space

Lakehill Preparatory School 9/20 8:50A lakehillprep

The following are thoughts on Lakehill s newly enhanced campus, written by students in Mark Guerra s Middle School Creative Writing class. “I walked on the steps of the new Lakehill stairs and looked...

Dallas ISD’s Kramer Elementary earns first-of-its-kind IB distinction

The Hub (Dallas ISD) 9/20 6:46A The Hub

Teachers and school administrators strive to help students achieve all As , but when their school receives a B designation, it can’t get better that that! What exactly makes a...

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Easy Packed Lunch Ideas Your Kids Might Actually Like

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/13 9:00A Riley Heruska

Packing lunches for school kids is never easy, especially if you're packing for picky eaters. It's often tempting to just send kids off and let them fend for themselves in the school lunchline. The...

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Best Friends Holly Peyton And Hannah Francis Launch Drifters Vintage

DFW Style Daily 9/21 5:00A Elena Alvarez

Autumn is the ideal time to fill the voids in our wardrobe left by your cutoffs with vintage goodies. Cue: Drifter’s Vintage. The Curated vintage shop was created by best...

StyleCon Taps Into Dallas’ Millennial Market

DFW Style Daily 9/19 5:00A Amber LaFrance

Calling all fashion and beauty lovers! The first-annual StyleCon is hitting Dallas this Saturday, Sept. 23. An army of young fashion and beauty obsessees will descend upon...

The Anti-Aging Ingredient You Should Know About: Marine Collagen

DFW Style Daily 9/15 6:00A Milan Merlo

When it comes to skincare, collagen is the basically the holy grail and a new formula hitting the markets is already making waves in the beauty industry. Marine collagen is...

Best In Dallas: Kelcher Entertainment Group Owners Dish on Dallas’ Best Filet, Old Fashioned, And...

DFW Style Daily 9/14 5:00A Kali Ah Yuen

The list goes on and on with another addition to Best in Dallas! Today, the native Dallasites behind uniquely crafted food and drinks of restaurants throughout the metroplex,...

What to Wear to Dallas Sunday Funday: The Pink Party with the Fat Jewish

DFW Style Daily 9/12 5:00A Milan Merlo

The Ultimate Dallas Sunday Funday is happening this weekend at the W Hotel; The Pink Party featuring social media sensation The Fat Jewish. Put on by Victory and Social...

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Lakehill Varsity and Middle School Football Open Seasons with Strong Wins

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/15 7:10A Gigi Ekstrom

The Lakehill Varsity Warrior football team ran their record to 2-0 on Friday with a 58-12 victory over Savoy. The Varsity Warriors were led by Ben Palmer and Gerard Franklin , who combined for...

JL Long principals visit soccer practice

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/13 4:07A Victor Aves

During Tuesday's practice, the JL Long 6th grade soccer team received a special visit from school principals! Mrs. Barnett, school principal and Mr. Cardenas, 6th grade vice principal, made an...

JL Long 6th grade soccer and a tennis ball?

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 9/10 7:10A Victor Aves

As the JL Long 6th grade soccer team gears up for an exciting 12th season, the players anxiously ask what they need to do to be ready for the first game! Although the majority of the players come...

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3503 Hillbrook St, Dallas, TX 75214, $2,589,000 5 beds, 8 baths

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5964 sqft, 5 beds, 8 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Lakewood

939 N Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75218, $215,000 2 beds, 1 bath

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1310 sqft, 2 beds, 1 bath, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Lakewood

6924 Redstart Ln, Dallas, TX 75214, $649,000 4 beds, 3 baths

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2164 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Lakewood

6934 La Vista Dr, Dallas, TX 75214, $500,000

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Single-family home in Dallas, TX - Lakewood

7155 Wildgrove Ave, Dallas, TX 75214, $999,000 3 beds, 4 baths

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3469 sqft, 3 beds, 4 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - Lakewood

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Tenet Healthcare stock rises on news of possible sale

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 9/14 6:11A Korri Kezar

Facing shareholder pressure, for-profit hospital chain Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) could be considering a sale. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Wall...

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Take a Peek at How Green Energy Living Looks

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 9/21 7:00A Bernice Butler

The 2017 DFW Solar Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 7, by the nonprofit North Texas Renewable Energy Group. The public is invited to visit select innovative homes and buildings...

Coca-Cola Sucks Wells Dry in Chiapas, Forcing Residents to Buy Water

Alternet 9/20 4:13A Martha Pskowski, Truthout

People sometimes walk two hours a day to get water. The water is disappearing in San Felipe Ecatepec, an Indigenous town three miles outside of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, in southern Mexico....

From Coal to Kale: Saving Rural Economies with Local Food

Civil Eats 9/19 11:00P Steve Holt

Coal Country USA has seen a very bleak few years. As mines have shut down around the nation, local economies have suffered. In fact, 77 percent of the 196 coal-producing counties in America had not...

The National Chicken Counsel Is Trying to Con Shoppers

Alternet 9/19 9:59A David Coman-Hidy, AlterNet

New guidelines are an attempt to deflect consumers’ real concerns. Lying big is a tried-and-true practice of big business. Reports from August on a disturbing Harvard study found that ExxonMobil has a...

Big Corporations Like Nestle Are Aggressively Making People Even Fatter Across the Globe

Alternet 9/18 10:35A Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet

Developing countries are a hot market for Big Food s high-calorie junk food. There are now more than 700 million obese people worldwide, 108 million of them children, reported the New York Times...