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8th Annual Gingerbread Stroll On View Through November 30

Avoid Getting Sick Over the Holidays With These 5 Tips

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Top Stories: ➊ – Book review: Girls Can Do Anything, by Caryl Hart (Saturday), ➋ – Resounding Success! Woodrow Homecoming and Senior Night (Friday), ➌ – Family Volunteer Opportunity at Hope Filled Holiday (Sunday), ➍ – Is North Texas quietly gaining another Fortune 500 headquarters from California? (Saturday), ➎ – When Is It Too Cold to Leave Your Furry Friends Outside? (Wednesday)

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8th Annual Gingerbread Stroll On View Through November 30

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 9:00A Kristi Bare

The Gingerbread Stroll, presented by Allie Beth Allman & Associates, will celebrate eight years this holiday season with its annual exhibition and silent auction of gingerbread houses created by some...

Business Council for the Arts Honors 2018 Obelisk Awards Recipients

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 8:00A Kristi Bare

Business Council for the Arts (BCA) hosted an evening reception on Wednesday, October 17 celebrating the 2018 Obelisk Awards honorees, nominators and host committee members. Obelisk Awards ...

Mercy Street Welcomes Clayton Kershaw to the Sports Complex

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 7:49A Mercy Street

On Saturday, November 10th, Mercy Street welcomed 400 athletes from West Dallas and surrounding zip codes to spend a day at the new Mercy Street Sports Complex with Clayton...

Aging Mind Foundation Hosts 2nd Annual Brews, Bites and Brain Research

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 4:50A Mary Jane Coker

Katy Trail Ice House and Aging Mind Foundation teamed up for the second year to raise funds for brain research, in hopes of finding a cause for Alzheimers and other dementias. The casual to-do kicked...

2018 St. Jude Evening Under the Stars Party & Golf Classic Raises Record $2,044,809

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 2:00A Gretchen Darby

EVENT RECAP 2018 St. Jude Evening Under the Stars Party Date: Saturday, November 3 rd , 2018 Time: 6:00pm 11:00pm Location: Omni Hotel Dallas Benefiting: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital...

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Avoid Getting Sick Over the Holidays With These 5 Tips

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/15 6:00A Riley Heruska

Although flu activity has been relatively low in Texas so far, we all know that diseases spread when we spend more time in airports and group gatherings. If you want to avoid catching a nasty bug at...

Strip Down To Your Skivvies

Dallas Tidbits 11/14 5:53A allison@gotidbits.com

There is evidence of how long it's been since you've been in a bikini. And you need to get rid of it. Prep for the holiday season at The Pretty Kitty with a Brazilian wax for $39 (regularly $59). The...

Community Celebration of Family Fun

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/11 9:59P Shelia Huffman

Steeped in local history and firmly embedded in the community, East Dallas Christian Church (EDCC) often referred to as an urban oasis, plays a vital role in the lives of the people who make up the...

Book review: Girls Can Do Anything, by Caryl Hart

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 11/10 4:00A Lauren Hough

Earlier this year I made it a goal to focus on strong female characters in children s literature. It wasn t always easy to find books that showed girls of different sizes,...

Equest Gala Co-Chairs Annie And Teal Griffeth’s Love Story Is The Stuff That Arabian Nights Are Made...

My Sweet Charity 11/9 3:30A Jeanne Prejean

Sometimes a friend’s setting you up on a date works… sometimes it doesn’t. In the case of Annie and Teal Griffeth , it worked bigtime and Equest is one of the beneficiaries. Backstory: Before Teal...

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Trending? Or Timeless?

St. John's Episcopal School (Head of School Blog) 11/14 5:15A noreply@blogger.com (Mark Crotty

In the section on journalism in his World Without Mind,Franklin Foer argues the primary force now is “trending.” Even more than clicks and views and likes and reposts,...

Girls From Young Womens Preparatory Network Schools Compete in STEM Competition

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/13 3:57A Lindsay Reynolds

Middle and high school girls from Young Womens Preparatory Network (YWPN) recently participated in a STEM focused science fair in Dallas at NorthPark Center. The Girls Innovate: YWPN STEM Challenge,...

Lakehill Middle School Enjoys Fall Day Out

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/9 8:53A Gigi Ekstrom

Fresh air, wide open spaces, and a day away from school to enjoy it all...who could ask for more? For Lakehill's Middle School students, it just doesn't get much better than Fall Day Out. The...

Resounding Success! Woodrow Homecoming and Senior Night

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/9 3:20A Mary Preussel

At Woodrow Wilson, it was a great week of homecoming festivities with daily themes for student attire including Alien Day (!), the traditional HOCO parade that winds through...

Elite Athlete, Lakewood Entrepreneur and Local Chef Empower Students at Bayles Elementary

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/8 5:00A Suzanne Chatham

Empower Your Future kicked off 2018 by motivating 90 5th graders at Bayles Elementary in East Dallas. Guest speakers included Jacqueline Harrill , sales professional and elite athlete, Rene Larrave,...

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Election Day 2018: Where to Score Free Food After Voting and Watch the Results Roll In

Eater Dallas 11/6 3:30A Alaena Hostetter

Find a watch party or discounted treat to celebrate doing your civic duty This year’s campaign season has been nothing short of contentious, hard-fought, and often stressful for those on the...

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Night of Stars Gala: Honoring Fashion Risk Takers

DFW Style Daily 11/9 10:50A Andi Benson

Fashion Group International (FGI) of Dallas, the local chapter of the global non-profit professional fashion organization, is preparing for the Night of Stars Gala on Friday,...

The Continental Gin Building’s Final Open Studios: One Last Hurrah!

DFW Style Daily 11/9 5:15A Grecia Gonzalez

We’ve got a bittersweet celebration lined up for all art lovers this weekend! The Continental Gin Building has existed for 130 years and has been the home to Dallas’ most...

Esé Azénabor Makes A Statement With The Second Annual Woman X Power

DFW Style Daily 11/8 10:15A Kenya Mavhera

Well-known Dallas designer, Esé Azénabor does it again with the second annual Woman X Power charity runway event. It s been a week since the show and we re still in awe. The...

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Shelton School Soccer Player Trinity Byars Represents USA at Age 15

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/13 8:00A Anne Thomas

Shelton School sophomore Trinity Byars, age 15, has joined 20 other U.S. Under-17 Womens National World Cup soccer team members in Houston, where they have gathered before departure to Colonia,...

Lakehill Warriors Claim Fourth Consecutive Victory

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 11/2 10:22A Gigi Ekstrom

The Lakehill Varsity Football team traveled to Waco on October 26, and won a decisive 60-14 victory over MCH High School, ending the game at halftime. Ben Palmer and Ryan Henry had big nights on...

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12 Must-See Open Houses This Weekend

Texas Real Estate Blog (Ebby.com) 11/8 10:30A Niki Fanara

If you’re in the market for a home in North Texas, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy your weekend with Ebby Halliday Realtors at these exceptional properties. 6243 Forest Lane | North Dallas |...

Sam's Club opening on Lower Greenville serves as test lab for cashierless shopping

Dallas Morning News (Commercial Real Estate) 11/15 10:12A Melissa Repko

Murder suspect arrested 6 months after deadly robbery at Far East Dallas apartment

Dallas Morning News (Commercial Real Estate) 11/15 7:26A Sara Magalio

A final say: Debate over TxDOT's remake of East Dallas' '3G' intersection intensifies

Dallas Morning News (Commercial Real Estate) 11/15 6:22A Ray Leszcynski

Looking for local coffee or honey? Try this East Dallas hardware shop

Dallas Morning News (Commercial Real Estate) 11/13 4:00A Kim Pierce

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Is North Texas quietly gaining another Fortune 500 headquarters from California?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/10 7:23A Mark Calvey

San Francisco quietly lost the headquarters of Core-Mark Holding Co., which disclosed on an earnings call that it's moving its headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth next year....

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TCU’s new concert hall will have a world-renowned name when it opens in 2020

DFW.com Chowtown 11/12 1:13P By Mitch Mitchell mitchmitchel

The concert hall in the new TCU Music Center will be named the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU to honor the memory of the beloved concert pianist, university officials Click...

Use Compost to Feed North Texas Soil the Natural Way

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 11/11 8:00A Bernice Butler

Here in North Texas, growing things can be difficult. Some of us struggle with black clay soil, while others have sandy soil. Construction debris and compaction, as well as buildup of chemicals in the...

EarthXFilm Strike Out Straws Campaign

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 11/8 5:00A Bernice Butler

EarthXFilm has launched Strike Out Straws, in which individuals and businesses can pledge to stop using single-use plastic straws. People can take the pledge online at...

Mansfield student needed a college miracle. Then he went to the Beyonce-Jay-Z concert

DFW.com Chowtown 11/8 9:35A By Rick Mauch Special to the S

Shaykeim Powe had never been to a concert before. He’d also never been in possession of so much money before. Now he can say he’s done both. Powe, a senior Click to Continue

Sustainability Summit Focuses on Partnerships

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 11/5 3:00A Bernice Butler

The 2018 Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) Sustainability Summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 9, with a theme of partnerships that cement relationships and...