Lakewood Online Local News

Tuesday, July 16, 2019Previous (Jul 13)Next Send to Friend

It's A PRIME Day To Read At Texans Can Academies

Boswell Family Garden Is Booming With Blooms Thanks To Nancy Pierce’s 200 Rose Bushes

Upcoming Events » see the full calendar

Jul 18 Thu

Coffee & Cabaret at CC Young
10:00 AM -
12:00 PM
Jul 20 Sat

Dallas Arboretum Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary
9:00 AM -
5:00 PM
Jul 20 Sat

Frontiers of Flight Museum Hosts Moon Day 2019
10:00 AM -
4:00 PM

Login to Personalize Your News - Follow contributors for customized updates. Click the "Follow" links next to contributors and on business and organization pages to create your own custom news.

Top Stories: ➊ – Now on the Market: State Rep’s Delinquent Tax Home in Lake Highlands (Saturday), ➋ – Lovely Lakewood Heights Spanish Bungalow Is Priced to Make It Your Own (Thursday), ➌ – UPDATE: Dallas Police confirm remains found believed to be missing 18-month-old (Thursday), ➍ – Lakewood Sparkler Offers Easy Access to Best of Neighborhood (Saturday), ➎ – Pristine Family Home in White Rock Elementary Area (Wednesday)

News » indicates external link

Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up

For the Love of the Lake Events 7/12 8:00P Deborah Finger

Join us every second Saturday of the month! We provide all the supplies, just come by the office and join your neighbors as we collect litter and trash in the park. The post...

Rory Meyers Childrens Adventure Garden Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Mission

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 7/12 11:01A Juliette DC

The public is invited to blast off on July 20 and 21 at the Dallas Arboretum's Rory Meyers Childrens Adventure Garden as the garden celebrates 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon and paved the...

Lyric Stage Announces Upcoming Musical Season: "The Wonder Women of Season 27"

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 7/11 2:00P June Parker

The Wonder Women of Season 27 Each production features an all-women cast: Evita -September 20-22 Mirette - November 15-17 Abyssinia - February 14-16 Cinderella - June 12-14 The Majestic Theatre,...

Texas Womens Foundation Launches Count Her In" to Celebrate the 2020 Womens Suffrage Centennial

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 7/11 12:37P Juliette DC

2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the 19 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. To mark this milestone, Texas Womens Foundation is launching Count Her In, a...

UPDATE: Dallas Police confirm remains found believed to be missing 18-month-old

DFW Scanner 7/11 11:01A dfwscanner

The Dallas Police Department has confirmed reports that remains found at a Rowlett landfill are believed to be Cedric Jackson, the missing 18-month-old child. The remains have...

Lifestyle » indicates external link

The Greatest Story Ever Told – And Then Some

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 7/13 5:28A Jo Anne Romero-Huerta

By Jo Anne Romero-Huerta To start, I am a bonafide Pride and Prejudice freak. I have re-read the book and watched various BBC mini-series and films since I was a child, each...

Boswell Family Garden Is Booming With Blooms Thanks To Nancy Pierce’s 200 Rose Bushes

My Sweet Charity 7/12 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

On Tuesday, May 28, Dallas Arboretum President/CEO Mary Brinegar admitted that there had been a drizzle on the grounds 66 acres. But by 4:10 p.m., there was only sunshine trying to break thru the...

Flipster: Free Digital Magazines

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 7/11 5:54A Visionaires

When you stand in line at the grocery store, do you ever look at the magazines and wish you could just stand there and read them? Have you looked for obscure magazines that...

Second Saturday Late Nites: The library after hours

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 7/10 5:14A Ann Bever

What happens in the library after hours when we’re closed? The lights dim, the hush deepens and every now and then you may hear the building creak or the distant sound of the...

A Passing: H. Ross Perot Sr.

My Sweet Charity 7/9 8:00A Glenn Hunter

H. Ross Perot Sr. (File photo) H. Ross Perot Sr. , the self-made billionaire businessman, patriot and philanthropist who died Tuesday at age 89, was among the most consequential Texans of the last...

Education » indicates external link

It's A PRIME Day To Read At Texans Can Academies

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 7/15 5:58A Culver Public Relations

It is a PRIME day to read at Texans Can Academies. Through the schools reading process, known by staff and students as Marquez Reading, Texans Can Academies focuses on helping students improve reading...

Create Your Perfect Summer with Lakehill Summer Camps

Lakehill Preparatory School 7/11 1:29P lakehillprep

Summer Camps are in full swing at Lakehill Prep! I ve been excited to see some of our new camp ideas find success already, and I m looking forward to seeing more new ideas come to life later in the...

Related: Summer Camps 2019 Week 6 Lakehill Preparatory School Photos, Summer Camps 2019 Week 5 Lakehill Preparatory School Photos

Lakewood July 4 Parade

Lakehill Preparatory School Photos 7/4 8:23A lakehillprep

lakehillprep updated gallery ' Lakewood July 4 Parade '

Food & Dining » indicates external link

Sundown at Granada Welcomes Marcus Kopplin and Justin Box

Crave DFW 7/15 5:19A Steven Doyle

by Alex Gonzalez For years, Granada Theater has been the best venue to catch a show on Lower Greenville, and their bar restaurant. Sundown at Granada , has become a launching pad for the careers of...

Dallas Arboretum releases newest plant recommendations — veggies included — for North Texas

Dallas Morning News (Kitchen Scoop) 7/10 1:00A Karel Holloway

More Food & Dining stories

Sports » indicates external link

J. L. Long 6th grade Soccer to kick off 16th season!

Lakewood BubbleLife iReporter 7/4 4:34A Victor Aves

What a time to be a soccer fan!! With fantastic play World Cup and Gold Cup Soccer still in play it might be easy to forget about local soccer, however, in its continuing tradition of giving new...

Real Estate » indicates external link

Now on the Market: State Rep’s Delinquent Tax Home in Lake Highlands

Candy's Dirt 7/13 4:45A Shelby Skrhak

There are two ways you probably know this week s featured Saturday Seven Hundred home located at 8580 Abrams Road in northeast Dallas. See More...

Lakewood Sparkler Offers Easy Access to Best of Neighborhood

Candy's Dirt 7/13 4:00A Bethany Erickson

Yes, yes, it s been a minute since the Fourth of July, but we d be remiss if we didn t point out this Lakewood beauty with perfect views of the Lakewood Country Club — and its annual Independence Day...

Lovely Lakewood Heights Spanish Bungalow Is Priced to Make It Your Own

Candy's Dirt 7/11 4:35A Shelby Skrhak

Lucky for us, this 2-bedroom, 1-bath Lakewood Heights beauty just dropped into our price sweet spot for the Thursday 300. See More...

Pristine Family Home in White Rock Elementary Area

Candy's Dirt 7/10 4:55A Joanna England

If you think it s too early to talk about moving before next school year, might I remind you that the school year starts on Aug. See More...

Keep It Cool With This East Dallas Midcentury

Candy's Dirt 7/9 4:45A Nikki Barringer

Midcentury homes are hot, but an updated one for $299,000? See More...

Health & Fitness » indicates external link

Everything is bigger in Texas — and now so is HCA

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/5 4:49A Joel Stinnett

Sam Hazen said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that he saw future opportunities for HCA Healthcare Inc. to make “sizable acquisitions.” On Monday, the company...

New pharmacy aims for equitable care in Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/5 2:14A Rebecca Ayers

Prism Health North Texas and Ohio-based Equitas Health plan to jointly open a new pharmacy in Dallas in October. The partnership centers around using an integrated patient...

More Health & Fitness stories

EatGreenDFW News » indicates external link

Celebration Day! 27 Years Strong

The Making of a Home 7/11 3:51A Holly K. Ross

Today is our Anniversary! 27 years ago I made the best decision of my life! As I sit here and think about what had transpired over these years, I am in awe. There is a phrase I like to use about Tony...

A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step

Civil Eats 7/9 11:00P Lisa Held

In his 20s, farmer Heinz Thomet recalls asking himself: “What do you want to do with your life? Are you going to purchase some mountain valley and live a hermit life or do you want to be in the world...

What Are GMOs and GM Foods?

Live Science 7/7 11:40P

GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are a contentious topic in science and politics.

Flowers I Pass

The Making of a Home 6/29 2:00P Holly K. Ross

When I moved to Galveston, I was determined to make the most of every spare minute and spend those spare minutes on the beach. I have been successful this far. From my home, the beach is just under a...