It’s easy to take for granted the incredible emergency response teams we have available to us by simply pressing “911.” Scores of individuals commit their lives to helping others by answering phones, dispatching services, monitoring our streets, putting out fires, rushing victims to hospitals, and...
Battalion Chief Clint Long has been with the Little Elm Fire Department for over fifteen years. He’s watched the city grow from a population of less than 4000 to one over 35,000. Initially, yearly calls were about 1000 and now they are four times that....
The Forney City Council took an extensive stride in attracting unique office and boutique-style retail tenants during the May 1 City Council meeting. Council members unanimously approved an agree- ment with the Garrett Moore Company to construct four 3-5,000 square foot buildings, modeled after the Victorian...
Knowledge is increasing like never before and as educational opportunities grow, it’s important to understand the many programs available to our children and teens to help them find those best suited to their needs. Chief Rogerio Garcia and Lieutenant Colonel Phlecia Geary of the Air...
Though only opening in 2017, Celina Star Café is a restaurant name on everyone’s lips! Some have called young Tony Mehmedi’s restaurant the best place to have breakfast in Celina. Though only twenty, Tony has beaten the odds in the restaurant industry by opening not...
The joys of childbirth and family are numerous, but pregnancy, especially multiple times, takes a serious toll on a woman’s body. The abdominal skin and muscles can stretch out and remain bulging, despite returning to pre-pregnancy weight. Breasts engorge, then shrink leaving the ligaments stretched...
As parents, we are all filled with good intentions. We enroll our children in the best school districts, we encourage them, we preach the importance of homework and studying, and we even chauffeur them around to what feels like an endless schedule of games, recitals,...
TURN RIGHT ON CASS LANE… “There comes a time when we must expose our weakness. When our secrets can no longer remain private, when our solitude can no longer be denied…” Mary Alice (character from Desperate Housewives) Back in 2005, Sunday night viewers would tune in to...
Today is Wednesday and my friend, Cyndi, and I have arrived from Tours, France by TGV (Train de Grand Vitesse). This translates into English as, "Hold on to your hats and don't even think of crossing the tracks." The train travels at about 190 miles...
The fact that Michelle Ray is alive today is nothing short of miraculous. In October, the longtime Forney resident experienced an episode of sudden cardiac arrest, during which she had no heartbeat and did not breathe on her own for more than 15 minutes. Were...
Anyone who has lived very long knows life is rarely fair and things can change in an instant. Ian Baldwin, a retired marine, received a debilitating blow while in service assigned to the Marine Core Joint Task Force-Reconnaissance Battalion; he was severely wounded during a mission...
The end of 2017 and 2018 will bring exciting new businesses, office space, and amenities to Prosper. The Class A, three-story, 41,000-square-foot FUSE building will open in March, and will provide additional, much needed office space in Prosper. The Prosper Economic Development Corporation will be a...
Almost two years ago Dr. Ann Snyder and Rhonda Hopkins, MD, FAAFP, owners of Prosper Family Medicine welcomed Dr. Manju K. Pandey to their practice. Specialists in family medicine in Prosper since 2007, the doctors are grateful to have Dr. Pandey onboard as part of...
The holidays are here, and with them come more stress to get the shopping, decorating, baking, and other preparations completed. The New Year is traditionally a time when we review, resolve, and react to what we feel should have been accomplished the previous year. To...
New Year's Resolutions—people either love them or hate them. Oftentimes, people make grandiose resolutions that are rarely sustained beyond February, and the majority of resolutions are abandoned altogether. After all, we know ourselves, right? Good intentions often falter in the midst of everything else that...
You know your guests. They will arrive hungry to your Christmas or New Years feast and it is not going to be served for over an hour. What can you provide for your guests that is more appealing to the eyes and appetites than a...