By Family Features | Contributor Extreme temperatures and booming sounds can have big impacts on pets. With record-breaking heat across much of the nation, the experts at Freshpet are helping pet parents with these tips to help keep their pets healthy and safe this summer. Heat Heat stroke can occur quickly…
By Family Features | Contributor Starting your career can be both an exciting time and a daunting experience. While there’s no secret formula to becoming successful in the workplace, there are steps you can take and skills you can build during the early stages of your career that can help…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor It’s the middle of the night and you’re in a deep sleep. You hear a loud cry of “Mommy!” or feel a touch on your arm. At first you’re not sure if this is all part of your dream. Eventually, you wake up and realize…
By Family Features | Contributor As temperatures rise during the summer months, the friction from your vehicle’s tires rolling, turning and braking combined with higher pavement temperatures could lead to potential trouble while on the road. While added variables like increased traffic due to summer travelers, construction, sun glare and…
By Katie-Rose Watson | Contributor North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the inaugural production of its NTPA Deaf Theatre, a new and innovative troupe focused on making theatre accessible to Deaf and hard of hearing performers and audiences in DFW. NTPA launched the troupe in summer 2022 with…
By Lisa Lee Freeman, Contributor | AARP.ORG Yes, you can save a lot by cutting out the little pleasures in life. Nonessentials like caffe lattes and premium channels can really add up. The good news is that not all money wasters bring you joy. Here are seven painless ways to stop…
By Family Features | Contributor The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The global death rate from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is increasing even more than…
New Friends New Life (NFNL) announces Kerry Washington, an Emmy-winning, and SAG nominated actor, producer, director and lifelong advocate and activist, will headline its annual luncheon, a celebration of the nonprofit’s Silver Jubilee, on Friday, September 29 at 11:30 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Luncheon co-chairs are Tracey Nash-Huntley and David Huntley and Elizabeth Carlock Phillips and Kevin Phillips. Honorary…
By Will Wellons | Contributor If kids in Frisco have any “spare” time this summer, they can head over to Strikz Entertainment every day for 25 minutes of free bowling. Strikz Entertainment, North Texas’ premier entertainment venue, is participating in Kids Bowl Free, a program that offers free bowling all…