Our Great City

The Grapevine AMBUCS, a group of local business owners, held their annual benefit dinner/auction and golf tournament. Several hundred people attended the dinner/auction that was held at Austin Ranch at the Hilton DFW Lakes hotel, and included a barbecue dinner, live music, drinks, and a silent and live auction.The featured speaker was Rich Behm, the Dallas Cowboys coach that was paralyzed from the waist down when the training facility collapsed in a thunderstorm.

Main Street Days in downtown Grapevine is an annual event that attracts thousands of visitors every year. With a carnival and midway, live music from rock and R&B to bluegrass and country, demonstrations, contests and lots of food from funnel cakes to corn dogs, there's something for everyone.

Main Street Days is held annually in May. The 2011 event is scheduled for May 12-15, 2011. For more information, go to the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau website.

The Fever Futbol Club, a locally run competitive soccer club in the Colleyville area, is hosting a speed and agility clinic at Colleyville Heritage High School.

FASTforward Speed & Agility Clinic
Hosted by Kevin Mathis

Date: July 12, 13, 14
Time: 7-8pm
Place: Colleyville Heritage High School
5401 Heritage Avenue
Colleyville, TX 76034

Cost is $40 for the first child, and $35 for each additional sibling. To register, go to www.colleyvillesports.info

Excape the summer heat--go to a play! In the month of July, "Once Upon A Matress" plays at the Runway Theatre. In August, "Reel Men" begins

"Once Upon A Mattress"
In a land far, far away, Queen Aggravain has decreed that no one shall marry until her son finds a bride–and she thwarts every princess who comes along. Princess Winnifred brashly defies the odds in this rollicking spin on "The Princess and the Pea." Once Upon a Mattress is full of side-splitting shenanigans and toe-tapping tunes for the entire family. Rated PG.

It was standing room only Thursday as dozens of dogs brought their human owners to Bark Avenue for the "Patriotic Pooch" mixer. Activities included a dog costume contest, free treats for the dogs, and drinks and appetizers for the humans.

The crowd was so big, it overflowed into the parking lot!!

The winner of the patriotic doggie costume contest was Casey and Zoey.

Anyone who's played golf knows it can be a frustrating experience. Well, just imagine how frustrating it would be if you couldn't see the fairways, the bunkers, the green, or even the hole!

That's what it was like for a sold out tournament at Grapevine Municipal Golf Course this past weekend as over 70 golfers took aim and swung to benefit GRACE. The evening included silent auction items, dinner, free drinks, and an evening to remember on the course.

Putting required a lighted ball, a steady hand, and a partner to hold the flashlight

As a result of the economy, more parents are being forced back into the workplace and not always in a traditional 8:00am-6:00pm schedule. In an effort to make ends meet, both parents have jobs, with many traveling and working odd hours. How do you find safe, reliable childcare that doesn’t fit the traditional work schedule or cost a fortune?

Nannies on the Go, a Dallas based Nanny Placement Agency, announces a Sitter Soiree to be hosted at Chocolate Secrets located in Dallas, TX. The event will take place Thursday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m.