Welcome Webster to your home
Hi there! Webster here, and I’m looking for my perfect match. I’m around two years old and I tip the scales at about 15 lbs. – give or take a few. It’s time for me to find my forever home, but in the spirit of …
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Shiloh Place
By Joseph Honescko Collin County has a reputation of affluence and prosperity, but not all residents share in this experience. A 2019 report from the Collin County Homeless Coalition recorded 558 homeless individuals across Collin County, a 31% increase from the 427 documented in 2018. …
Foodie Road Trippin’
By Sydni Ellis Sweet, sticky peach juice dribbled down my arm. The sun was beating down on my family and me on this nearly triple-digit summer day, but nobody noticed—we were too busy feasting on soft, Southern peaches that we had driven nearly an hour …
Past & Present
Raymond Cooper talks about early years, business By Sonia Duggan Not many people have witnessed progress in eastern Dallas and Collin Counties the way Raymond Cooper has. Land he once farmed in his youth is now populated with a network of roads, homes and businesses. …
20-Minute Italian
10-Minute Seafood Couscous to Feed a Crowd Serves 4 to 8 | Dairy-Free Need a fast, tasty meal to feed a large crowd? This couscous appetizer feeds up to eight people, and it’s just perfect to share. Inspired by a traditional Sicilian recipe—Couscous alla Trapanese—this …
For the love of fall gardening
By Carrie Dunlea Tending to backyard vegetable gardens can fill many hours of enjoyable downtime in the great outdoors. What’s more, the bounty produced by such gardens provides healthy, fresh foods to gardeners and their loved ones. Although spring and summer are widely seen as …
Give Loki some love
What kind of dog is that?” is the question we get asked the most! This handsome guy is Loki and he’s a 4-year-old Swiss Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix weighing 70 lbs. His fluffy white coat and blue and brown eyes are sure to make people stop …
Living the American Dream
By Sonia Duggan The United States is a nation built by immigrants. Some of the earliest settlers came in search of religious freedoms, while the majority of immigrants came to America seeking economic opportunities that would provide them hope for a better life. Today, not …
Fire Up your Fourth
with Tasty Backyard Recipes White Barbecue Sauce with Smoky Chicken Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 45 minutes | Servings: 6 White Barbecue Sauce: 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup cider vinegar 2 tablespoons Zatarain’s Creole Mustard 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Coarse Ground Black …
St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas
Neighbors helping Neighbors By Sonia Duggan A Catholic priest’s ministry to the poor, and his ability to organize groups of volunteers at the turn of 17th century to do the same, set the tone for what would later become the Society of St. Vincent de …