Our Great City

Stein Mart had its "soft" grand opening on March 6th for only invited customers. What made this opening special was the support offered to the Community Enrichment Center.

Savings card sales were brisk for the CEC

From 10 AM to 4 PM, Stein Mart customers were offered the opportunity to purchase a discount card for $5 that gave them $5 off their purchase and 20% off another item. All of the proceeds from the card sales went to the CEC.

The Colleyville Lions Club, the North Texas Library Partners and the Colleyville Library sponsored a Vision Fair on March 6. The library showcased their new equipment designed to help the visually impaired get full use of library resources. In addition, the Lions Club performed free vision screening.

Walt Rozanski performs a vision screening on T.J. Durkin, a 6th grader at CMS. Kim Burton is assisting

The Grapevine Relay for Life Chili and BBQ cookoff was held at Toyota of Grapevine this past Saturday. Dozens of cooking crews had the place wafting in smells of chili and barbeque. Teams could compete by making a donation, and locals could try the mouth watering concoctions by paying only $5 per bowl. All of the proceeds go to the Grapevine Relay for Life.

The Grapevine Heritage AMBUCS, aka "The Red Hot Chili Chicks"

Once a year, Weinberger's Deli in Grapevine holds their March Madness month, and just like the NCAA, they have a bracket board. They take 64 sandwiches and seed them 1 through 16 in four divisions. The sandwiches battle it out until there is a Sandwich of the Year.

This year, local businesses and residents can ‘adopt’ a sandwich for the tournament. For a minimum donation of $50 to the American Red Cross you can adopt one of the 64 sandwiches. By random drawing, OurGreatCity.com adopted the "Cheese Steak" sandwich.

If the OurGreatCity.com "Cheese Steak" sandwich wins, the funds will go towards our chosen charity, the Relay for Life/American Cancer Society.

Several dozen dog owners converged on the Law Offices of Jeff Foust for the first ever "Doggies and Drinks". The networking event was to raise awareness of the SPCA and the Humane Society and was sponsored in part by Bark Avenue in Colleyville. Dog owners have at least one thing in common...they all LOVE their dogs!!

Patrice Ciaccio of Cambridge Homes and her dog, Annie

The Grapevine Colleyville Education Foundation recognized its teacher grant recipients and its donors at its Annual Celebration Reception, held at the Colleyville Center on February 25.

Dana McCormick welcomed the crowd, and oUtgoing Superintendent Dr. Kay Waggoner addressed the audience, reflecting on her past years at GCISD and remarking on the strong leadership of the administration and the community involvement.