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The Tinseltown in Grapevine and the Imax Theatre in Colleyville were packed late Tuesday night with muggles who wanted to be the first to see the new Harry Potter movie.

At Tinseltown, five showings were scheduled to being every minute at 12:01 AM. They were also doing a 3 AM showing. Tinseltown only offered online sales and the shows were sold out for all the midnight showings. Patrons started arriving at 1:00 PM to be first in line for the midnight shows. Some movie-goers really got into the part.

The Hilton DFW Lakes hosted the first "Grapevine Women’s 50K Tennis Classic" with players from over 30 different countries competing in the largest professional sporting event this year in Grapevine. It was broadcast worldwide on radiotennis.com.

Singles winner Valerie Tetreault does a fist pump after winning a tough point

The Colleyville Parks and Recreation department sponsored “Hop A Park” in recognition of National Park month. On Saturday, several dogs and their “humans” came to McPherson park to show off their Saturday best.

A retriever named Tessy took first place as the “flowery ballerina”. Tessy is part of Dasha’s family. Dasha, who is 7 and will be in the second grade at Bransford, was there with her dad, Doug. Tessy got some cool dog toys and treats.

Honorable mention went to Holly and Heidi Reichling from San Antonio who were in town visiting their grandparents, Jack and Rita Wisdom of North Richland Hills. They dressed up as dogs….VERY CREATIVE!

Hey Mom & Dad,

Do you NEED a night out without the kids? Well, we have the solution...

PARENT'S NIGHT OUT!

The kids will think it's "Kid's Night Out" at our Martial Art Family Center, and that's because it's really all about them anyway!

The Grapevine Mustangs and the Colleyville Heritage Panthers fall football schedules are available. Ticket sales will be resuming in August.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

--The Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776.

In Grapevine and Colleyville, Texas, Independence Day means watching one of the GREAT fireworks displays

and, spending time with friends and family

A local home builder, Cambridge Homes, has graciously offered to explain the home building process while allowing OurGreatCity.com to take pictures along the way. This article is the third in a series to help the local consumer understand the home building process. Please read the other articles already posted as well.

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