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Imagine if someone walked up to you and said:

“I want to give you $100 million to transform our neighborhood, but you have to invest the money so it generates enough cash flow to pay me back.”

That’s essentially the question we posed to neighborhood resident and architect Raymond Harris, … more

This summer, the spanking new Churchill Residential retirement community will be complete — it’s the reason for those bulldozers and construction workers covering 13.5 acres at Northwest Highway and Lullwater.

But just beyond all that Sheetrock and sawdust is a structure that has stood since the 1980s, rallying seniors and … more

The dallas organic garden club will host their annual plant sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 11 at 4448 Twin Post Road. Featured plants are totally organically grown and include tomatoes, native perennials, succulents, ferns, and small trees. For details, call Mike Schmitt at 214.676.4326.

SeniorNet of Dallas learning center … more

THE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY MINISTRIES is a nonprofit dedicated to helping children, senior citizens, and low-income families in the Richardson ISD attendance borders, which includes Lake Highlands. Here are just a couple of ways the group could use your donations and volunteer time:

IF YOU’VE GOT
a sack of groceries … more

Neighborhood resident and dentist Melisa Christian started running to stay in shape while attending dental school, but it turned out she was pretty darn good, so she kicked it up a notch. She ran her first marathon, White Rock 2001, in three hours 30 minutes, and then just kept getting … more

“Kindergarten” is a word that carries deep memories and emotions.

Do you remember your kindergarten teacher? Can you feel the spectrum of emotions on the first day of school ranging from giddiness to fear? Can you see your kindergarten room? Do memories of your kindergarten include naps, cubbyholes, coat hooks, … more

Hopefully this month’s Advocate has reached your front doorstep, along with our annual Home Design issue. (If not, it should sometime this week.) One of the Home Design stories profiles a family who turned their ranch house into a bungalow, and when remodeling the house, homeowner Cari Kelemen drew her … more

The question posed in April’s cover story, "The $100 Million Question", might seem like it came out of left field. And perhaps it did, but we thought it might be good to explain the genesis of the story, and the discussion we hoped to provoke by writing it.

To hear … more

As promised, here’s the audio of our little talk this afternoon with Samantha Couch and Hannah Wedding, the captains of Lake Highlands Thunder, the high school girls team that will play the guys from The Ticket radio station. (It takes about 30 seconds to download and the segment lasts about … more