The big thing to do this weekend is eat … and eat — it’s Restaurant Week. Here’s a list of participating spots around town.

The Parade of Playhouses at Northpark Center all month — a good excuse to hit the mall. You can see here, a video I made about the showcase and the good cause it benefits. I received an e-mail today letting me know that Lake Highlands resident Don Scarborough, Sr. Project Engineer at Sherwin Williams, designed one of the houses — a bright blue paint truck-shaped playhouse (the one pictured here). Nicely done, sir!  

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Read to Rocky at the Audelia library Saturday, Aug. 15  — this event pairs children grades K-4 with Heart-of-Texas therapy dogs. The kids read to the dogs for fun and to improve reading skills. "The dogs are good listeners," say organizers. "Bring your own book or use ours."