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Santa to visit Firewheel Town Center
Simon®, a leader in shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, announced the beginning of the holiday season where families can make memories by taking photos with Santa as part of the Simon Santa Photo Experience at Firewheel Town Center. Santa...
Tornado recovery classes at Richland College
Richland College is offering tuition-free continuing education classes on storm recovery in response to the Oct. 20 tornadoes and resulting damage that has impacted employees, students and the local community. These free sessions will be offered 8 a.m. - 5 p.m....
Interfaith Alliance creates hats, scarves for needy
With a goal of creating 100 sets of warm hats and scarves, multiple houses of worship of the Interfaith Alliance of North Texas knitted, crocheted and sewed a combined 2,835 hours to create a total of 217 sets and single items. Volunteers gathered at the Dialogue...
Dallas Harley Owners Group hosts quilt raffle, toy drive
The Dallas Harley Owners Group, founded in the mid-1980s, is involved in numerous charitable and fundraising activities. One of the main events is the MotorCops for Kids Toy Run. The owners’ group, the Dallas Harley Davidson dealership and the Garland and Grand...
James Robert Leavelle: Navy veteran, homicide detective
This Veterans Day is the perfect time to celebrate the life of James Robert Leavelle, U.S. Navy veteran and former Dallas Police Department detective. His recent death brought sadness and grief to so many and prompted heartfelt tributes and memories of the respected...
NAACP Garland Unit hosts Freedom Fund Brunch, Silent Auction
By Gwendolyn H. Daniels, Unit Historian. Photos by HRB Photography. An audience of 249 filled the ballroom on Sept.21 at the Hyatt Place Garland Hotel to enjoy the NAACP Garland Unit’s 29th year of Freedom Fund events. National recording artist Reuben...
Spring Creek Preservation Society offers fall, winter activities
The Spring Creek Preservation Society has some great activities planned for the rest of 2019. Check the list below to decide which ones to attend! Sunday, Nov. 24 – 4th Sunday Nature Walk - Regularly scheduled guided walk, every 4th Sunday of the month. These are...
Spreading Hope Peanut Butter Drive enjoys tons of success
Over two tons of peanut butter was just donated to the North Texas Food Bank – 5,189 pounds to be exact! Congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout North Texas gathered peanut butter during the month of September with 527.25 of those...
Christmas tour features homes in historic areas
Eight homes in two historic neighborhoods near downtown Garland will be decorated in Christmas finery and open to the public during the 2019 Magical Christmas Candlelight Home Tour from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Six of the dwellings are in the Travis...
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