Forget Harvard and Stanford. It really doesn’t matter where you go to college. By Jeffrey J. Selingo | Grade Point* In the coming weeks, college acceptances will start rolling in for a select group of high-school seniors vying to get into the three dozen or so most-selective colleges and universities in the…
Concerts by the Creek. Saturdays, April through October, from 7 – 10 pm. Crank Up the Fun at Watters Creek. Whether it’s family night or date night, the return of this popular free outdoor entertainment series is sure to bring the community together. Visit watterscreek.com for complete listing of bands….
At LIGHT FARMS in Celina, part of the master plan includes a commitment to healthy living. by Tricia White | Managing Editor Beginning March 21st, families in and around Prosper, Frisco and Celina can partake in a new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that will offer local, organic produce…
FREE DRESSES & ACCESSORIES Prom season is a costly time for everyone. St. Andrew United Methodist Church has been helping teen girls with these expenses for the last seven years. Their Prom Closet provides dresses and accessories at no charge to girls who might not otherwise be able to swing…
Building a Home Gym is a Snap with Busybody and Fitness HQ Sure, home gyms are great for avoiding driving to a club and paying membership fees. But there’s another motivation behind the transformation of basements, garages, and spare bedrooms into home fitness centers: They’ve become a way to gather…
TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION The use of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs (APEDs) is a tremendous problem among teens today. Studies show that over 1.5 million teens admit to using anabolic steroids. The median age for first time use is 15. The family of Taylor Hooton, a promising teen baseball…
New Friends New Life (NFNL) was born in 1998 when a women’s church group helped a woman who was an exotic dancer and was looking for a way to get out of that life. Over fifteen years later this organization now provides access to education, job training, interim financial assistance,…
March is National “Save Your Vision” Month Vision plays an important role in daily life. Every waking minute, the eyes are working hard to view and process information. In fact, according to the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) annual American Eye-Q® survey, 40 percent of Americans worry about losing their eyesight…
Rainbow Days, Inc. (RDI) was founded in 1982 as a support group for young children of alcoholics. The need for this type of service was so great that RDI soon began to open these groups in schools, shelters and other community locations. Since then, they have broadened their assistance to…