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Slam Bang Theater presents two (very!) nostalgic acts on Dallas iMedia Network

Icky Twerp lives! (Fondly, in our memories.)

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009

Burleson Police honor DFW Airport officer for saving the life of Burleson Police Sgt. Sean Bolton

Frisinger is credited with saving the life of Burleson Police Sgt. Sean Bolton during an off-duty trip one year ago.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Carrollton girl spells tonsillitis correctly to win regional bee

Mouctika Paluri finished 25th in last year's national spell-offs, hopes to do better this year.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Man saves two children from drowning at Lake Ray Hubbard

Oh and he didn't just pull them out of the water. He performed CPR and literally brought them back to life. Bravo.

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009

Cuban and Wagner’s Magnolia Pictures buys rights to Humpday at Sundance

The Lynn Shelton-directed film stars Mark Duplass, and represents Magnolia's first buy at Park City this year.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009

Dallas makes Yahoo! frontpage as a least-favorite city for living, working

Git a rope.

Big D ranked #9 on the list of metropolitan areas survey respondents said they were least-willing to move to - and it has to do with the people.

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

City of Dallas looking at creating task force on animal cruelty

Dallas Police Department says timing is right for such a task force.

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008

DMN names Craig Watkins as 2008 Texan of the Year

Local newspaper finds the Dallas County DA deserving of their recognition.

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

Plano man catches radar detector thieves via Craigslist

The guy found his stolen radar detector on Craigslist and caught the thieves. THAT is awesome.

Friday, Dec. 26, 2008

Former Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Waltrina Stovall died on Tuesday

She was also well known in collectors' circles for her trove of vintage memorabilia, including more than 3,000 cookbooks.

Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008

Former Pantera bassist joined King’s X in a song at the Door on Friday

Rex Brown currently plays for Down, who will reportedly perform in Dallas in spring 2009.

Monday, Dec. 22, 2008

Nominations open for Arlington’s MLK “Sharing the Dream” Awards

From now through Jan. 5 you may nominate individuals in four categories to be recognized for their service to the community.

Monday, Dec. 22, 2008

Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk in the late running front-runner for U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Obama likes him (and vice-versa), sources say - and he's already filling out that pesky vetting form.

Friday, Dec. 12, 2008

Fort Worth ISD volunteer to be honored by State Board of Education

Stuart volunteers four days a week tutoring students and holds a once-a-week spelling session with dyslexic third graders. Quite the inspiration to all of us that spend our free time watching reruns of House.

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Dallas father and son veterans rescued from burning home

Neighbors ran into the burning home to pull the veterans to safety

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

North Texas crisis team aiding Hurricane Gustav evacuees

Victim Relief Ministries chaplains are trained for crisis intervention and coordinate their work with the authorities in charge.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008

Photos: On the scene at the Nastia Liukin victory parade

On hand were multiple dignitaries, including the mayors of Parker, Plano, Allen, Murphy, Wylie, Frisco, and Richardson.

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008

Plano mega-graffiti artist tops Britain’s Cerne Abbas giant for phallic rudeness

You can't really call this chap a "wag," now can you?

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008

Veterans’ group donates Richardson home to injured U.S. army translator

Neighbors and friends came out to surprise Razan Saied, Iraqi-born Army Specialist and mother of three.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Dallas artist Jesus Chairez moving to Mexico City, selling his stuff

His Dallas apartment building is likely going to be razed.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Two women pull children from a burning car

The children were left in the car while their mother went shopping.

Thursday, March 6, 2008


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