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Top Stories: ➊ – Police response to Texas school shooting remains unclear (Sunday), ➋ – Masked seniors rushed into school with water guns and firecrackers. It was a prank (Monday), ➌ – The Latest: Student: Friend died while trying to help others (Monday), ➍ – Moment of silence to be held across Texas for Santa Fe shooting victims (Sunday), ➎ – Dallas police identify body found in White Rock Creek (Tuesday)

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Dropout gets diploma and now he's running for judgeship

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (News) 5/26 6:12A The Associated Press

Jerry Gonzales finally got a high school diploma this year, and now he's running to be a magistrate judge for Santa Fe County. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the...

Dallas Spring Party 2018 Raises Over $317,000 for The Nature Conversancy in Texas

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/24 5:00A Kristi Bare

The Nature Conservancy in Texas announces more than $317,000 was raised at the 2018 Dallas Spring Party, held on Friday, April 13, 2018. Held at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden,...

Chick Lit Luncheon 2018 Featured Actress Katie Holmes

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 11:00A Kristi Bare

Community Partners of Dallas (CPD) hosted the 12 th annual Chick Lit Luncheon presented by Dr. Robert and Lara Tafel on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Luncheon chair...

Four Dallas Heritage Village Junior Historians Open New Photography Exhibit, Exploring Preservation

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 8:42A Elizabeth Lenart

The new exhibit at Dallas Heritage Village, which features Nash Farm in Grapevine, The Music Room in Duncanville, Frankford Church in Dallas, and the Opal Lawrence Farmstead in Mesquite, will remain...

Martha Stewart inspires budding gardeners at Dallas Arboretum luncheon

CultureMap Dallas 5/23 9:05A Stephanie Allmon Merry

What: Artscape Great Contributor Award luncheon honoring Martha Stewart Where: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens The 411: Martha Stewart, iconic name in gardening, decorating, and entertaining,...

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Things to do in Dallas with Kids

The Dallas Socials 5/26 5:15A Betsy

Do you ever feel stuck in a rut and don t know what to do with your children? Sometimes going to the park or Chuck E Cheese just isn t going to cut it. I ve gathered the Complete List of Things to Do...

Book review: The Truants, by Lee Markham

Booked Solid - Dallas Public Library 5/26 5:00A Mandy Reichelt

The Truants, a debut novel by Lee Markham, is a lot of things: part crime thriller, part horror story, and part social commentary. It takes place in post-apocalyptic London, a...

What to Do With Your Prom Dress After the Big Night

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/25 10:00A Riley Heruska

Most girls spend hours picking out their prom dresses. It's a big investment, and even though you only wear it for one night, you want it to be the perfect choice. The question is, what do you do with...

What Level of Sun Protection Do Your Kids Really Need?

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/24 11:00A Riley Heruska

The Texas sun can be pretty unforgiving. More than a half hour in its rays can lead to lobster-colored skin and crying kids, which is why it's so important to prep for days spent outside. Not only do...

Cedars Union and Dallas Heritage Village Present Art 'n' Facts - A New Monthly Art Class

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/24 6:31A Elizabeth Lenart

Artists from Cedars Union will teach attendees how to draw select artifacts from the Villages collection FIRST CLASS IS SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Cedars Union and Dallas Heritage Village have joined together...

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Dallas Womens Foundation Hosted #BestSelf 2018 for Middle School and High School Girls

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 10:28A Juliette DC

On May 5 at Southern Methodist University, Dallas Womens Foundation hosted more than 300 middle school and high school girls at the annual #BestSelf leadership event. A program of Dallas Womens...

Lakehill Lower School Enjoys Field Day

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 9:58A Gigi Ekstrom

In Lakehill's Lower School, it doesn't get much better than Field Day. With excitement high and a glorious sunny day, Lower School parents came out in force to put on a field day to be remembered. ...

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Is Your High School Student Interested in a Medical Career?

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/22 9:19A Susan Newhouse

Is your high school student interested in pursuing a medical career? Many colleges and universities are now requiring a CNA certification, Certified Nursing Assistant before a student can begin in...

I Wish I Were a Kid Again

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/17 8:27A Gigi Ekstrom

Its that time of year again, when the school year is winding down and summer camps are getting ready to launch. Im such a kid at heart, and poring through the camps catalog always makes me wish that I...

Why You Should Be Encouraging Your Reluctant Young Reader to Engage With Books

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/15 8:00A Riley Heruska

If you're like most parents in today's society, you're probably envisioning a summer filled with iPads, video games, television, and the occasional jaunt outside into the Texas heat. Most children...

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5 Recipes That Will Spice Up Your Burgers This Memorial Day

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 8:00A Riley Heruska

Nothing is more suitable for Memorial Day than a cookout with friends and family. If you're planning to whip up some grub for everyone, hamburgers are a surefire crowd-pleaser. Here are a few simple...

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House Of DIFFA: Alter Ego Raises $300,000 For North Texas Initiatives

DFW Style Daily 5/23 5:00A Amber LaFrance

May 12 marked another unforgettable event for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA/Dallas) as House of DIFFA: Alter Ego invaded the Omni Dallas Hotel for its...

Beat The Heat With Blushington’s Summer Beauty Picks

DFW Style Daily 5/18 12:29P Amber LaFrance

With summer right around the corner, we re stocking up on the best beauty products to beat the heat. Blushington, Dallas beauty haven, believes that every woman deserves to...

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Lakehill Sophomore Competes in National Triathlon

Lake Highlands BubbleLife iReporter 5/23 11:09A Gigi Ekstrom

Lakehill Preparatory School sophomore Hamed El-Feky completed his first high school national triathlon on April 27, 2018, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The 2018 USA Triathlon High School National...

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12420 Trenton Dr, Dallas, TX 75243, $319,900 4 beds, 3 baths

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2242 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - 75243

6900 Skillman St #F-602, Dallas, TX 75231, $88,999 2 beds, 2 baths

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1024 sqft, 2 beds, 2 baths, condo in Dallas, TX - 75231

10004 Silvertree Dr, Dallas, TX 75243, $369,000 4 beds, 3 baths

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2650 sqft, 4 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - 75243

9167 Rock Daisy Ct, Dallas, TX 75231, $615,398 3 beds, 3 baths

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2585 sqft, 3 beds, 3 baths, single-family home in Dallas, TX - 75231

7340 Skillman St #1216, Dallas, TX 75231, $115,000 1 bed, 1 bath

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663 sqft, 1 bed, 1 bath, condo in Dallas, TX - 75231

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More women than men diagnosed with lung cancer

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/25 2:17A Anne Stych

More women than men in some age groups are being diagnosed with lung cancer, reversing historical patterns, and researchers say altered smoking behaviors can’t fully explain...

As an insurer resists paying for ‘avoidable’ ER visits, patients and doctors push back

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/21 2:11A Reed Abelson, Margot Sanger Katz

To rein in emergency medicine costs, health insurer Anthem is reviving an old, contentious tactic: pushing back on patients who visit the emergency room for ailments deemed...

Shorter breast cancer treatment just as effective

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/21 1:46A Anne Stych

A shorter regimen of a drug used to treat early-stage breast cancer works just as well as using it for twice as long, saving patients thousands of dollars and sparing them...

?FDA names and shames drugmakers to encourage generic competition

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/17 11:48A Sheila Kaplan

The FDA says it will crack down on drug companies that are “gaming the system” in order to thwart generic manufacturers from bringing products to market.

Former Steward Health Care exec alleges sexual harassment, racial discrimination in lawsuit

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/17 5:09A Jessica Bartlett

Steward HealthCare and two of its top executives are facing a lawsuit from the organization’s former senior director for human resources, who alleged that she was the victim...

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Could You Use a Date With Nature?

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/24 9:56A Stephanie Jennings

Spending time in nature is beneficial to our health in so many ways. You may have observed this, but also study after study tells us that time in nature can offer one of the most effective boosts to...

The Horrifying Truth About Starbucks: It's Always Been a Symbol of Class Privilege and Social...

Alternet 5/20 11:36P Alex Henderson, AlterNet

The omnipresent Starbucks Coffee chain has been receiving a great deal of negative publicity in the African-American community in recent weeks. First, Starbucks came under...

Dallas developer creating new downtown district

Dallas Business Journal 5/17 6:14A Korri Kezar

A Dallas-based real estate development private equity firm is spending a “substantive” amount to create a new district inside downtown Dallas. Todd Interests announced...

How North Texas Ozone Season can Affect your Health

EatGreenDFW iPhone Reporter 5/16 8:00A Bernice Butler

The ozone season in North Texas runs from March 1 through the end of October. However, the height of the season typically occurs in May, when temperatures begin rising. The North Central Texas Council...

Chicago is Leading the Way Toward a Good Food Future

Civil Eats 5/13 11:00P Kristine Sherred

When Leslie Fowler asked America’s largest chicken producers to increase their supply of antibiotic-free poultry, they gave her the Heisman hand ” and turned down the chief...