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Park Place Land Rover DFW was one of only 12 dealerships in the United States to receive the coveted Land Rover Pinnacle Retailer Excellence Award. In addition, the Grapevine dealership also received the Wilks Elite designation for being the top in sales in the largest volume group nationwide.

“Achieving the Pinnacle Award is a testament to the dedication and performance of our entire team,” said Matt Woolsey, Land Rover DFW General Manager.  “We are all committed to delivering unparalleled service to our clients and I am incredibly proud of the team’s hard work and relentless pursuit of excellence.”

The Land Rover dealerships which received the Pinnacle Award were selected based on their performance in core business categories including exceptional sales, service and customer satisfaction. Park Place Land Rover DFW has earned the Pinnacle Awards multiple times over the years.

Park Place Land Rover DFW is located at 1300 E. State Highway 114, just West of Main Street, in Grapevine.

Park Place Dealerships was founded in 1987 and has been engaged in the community through its support of the arts, medical research, children’s advocacy, and education. Park Place employs more than 1,400 members and operates nine full-service dealerships representing luxury brands including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Land Rover, Acura, and Sprinter Vans. Park Place BodyWerks Collision Centers in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Plano and the Park Place Auto Auction, round out the company’s offerings. Park Place was acquired in 2020 by Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Duluth, GA. For more information, visit parkplace.com. 

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Balekian Hayes, PLLC is proud to announce that partners Kris Balekian Hayes and John Withers, Jr., have been honored in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® peer review guide. This prestigious recognition celebrates Hayes for her expertise in family law and family law mediation and acknowledges Withers for his exceptional work in family law. Their inclusion in this distinguished list highlights their continued dedication and exceptional contributions to the field.

The Best Lawyers® guide, renowned for its thorough peer-review process, highlights exceptional legal professionals across 150 practice areas based on feedback from fellow attorneys. This esteemed recognition is a testament to the dedication and high regard in which the partners at Balekian Hayes, PLLC are held by their peers.

“I am immensely grateful to be included along with my partner John in the list of top family lawyers by Best Lawyers®  in America,” said Hayes. “This acknowledgment by Best Lawyers® is particularly meaningful because it comes from the feedback of our peers in the legal community. Our firm takes great pride in our integrity and dedication to our clients, and this continued recognition is a testament to our steadfast commitment and the trust we have built with both our clients and colleagues.”

Hayes, who earned her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a Master of Business Administration from St. Mary’s University School of Business. With over two decades of experience in family law, Hayes is distinguished by dual certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in family law and child welfare—an honor held by only 47 family lawyers in Texas. She is also a credentialed mediator in all civil, family, and CPS matters and is licensed by the Supreme Court of the United States, highlighting her exceptional qualifications and expertise.

Withers, a dual board-certified attorney, has earned recognition as a Super Lawyer and a nominee for Best Lawyers due to his commitment to excellence and advocacy for his clients. A Dallas native, he holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and attended the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as part of the U.S. Army Reserve. He later earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University. Withers' extensive legal background includes serving as an assistant district attorney and co-founding a successful law firm. His dedication extends beyond the courtroom through his military service and involvement in the State Bar College and the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists.

At Balekian Hayes, PLLC, based in Dallas, the leadership and commitment to clients are central to the firm's reputation. The repeated recognition by Best Lawyers® not only underscores the individual excellence of each partner but also reflects the high standards maintained by the firm. For additional information about Kris Balekian Hayes and John Withers, Jr. and the services offered at Balekian Hayes, PLLC, please visit Balekian Hayes, PLLC.

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Students and Parents Can Help Outstanding Teachers Get the Recognition They Deserve with the Teachers on the Rise Program

This school year students and parents can recognize outstanding teachers through the Teachers On The Rise program. This program recognizes educators who go above and beyond in their commitment to shaping the minds and futures of their students, particularly as they begin another year of learning and growth. As the new school year begins, Mrs Baird’s Bread and Market Street Supermarkets are excited to bring its Teachers On The Rise program to North Texas for its fourth year. Teachers On The Rise is a heartfelt initiative to honor the unsung heroes of our communities.

Teachers play a pivotal role in our society, often going unnoticed despite their tireless efforts and dedication. The Teachers on the Rise program seeks to change that by shining a spotlight on exceptional teachers who make a significant impact in their classrooms and communities. By acknowledging these educators, Mrs Baird’s and Market Street Supermarkets hope to inspire others to follow in their footsteps and elevate the standard of education across North Texas.

How the Program Works

The nomination process is straightforward and community-driven. Students and parents are encouraged to nominate deserving teachers, past or present, who have made a positive difference in their lives. Nominations can be submitted online at www.NorthTexasTOTR.com, where participants share stories and experiences that highlight the teacher’s extraordinary contributions. A tip—please be as detailed as possible!

Each month, judges review the nominations and select three outstanding teachers to be honored—one elementary, one middle school and one high school teacher. These teachers receive a special recognition package, which includes a $100 American Express gift card from Mrs Baird’s Bread, a $100 Market Street Supermarkets gift card, a certificate and a basket of goodies from Mrs Baird’s. There’s also a great incentive for students to nominate their teachers. All students who nominate a winning teacher receives a $50 American Express gift card!

The program is open to most all school districts in the North DFW Metroplex including: Allen, Coppell, Frisco, Lewisville, Lovejoy, McKinney, Plano, Prosper and Celina.

A Community Effort

The success of the Teachers on the Rise program relies heavily on community participation. By encouraging students and parents to nominate outstanding teachers, the program fosters a culture of appreciation and recognition within the community. This collaborative effort not only highlights the importance of teachers but also strengthens the bond between schools and their communities.

As the Teachers on the Rise program continues to grow, Mrs Baird’s and Market Street Supermarkets remain committed to celebrating the remarkable contributions of North Texas educators.

The nomination portal to the 2024-2025 school year is now open. Nominate your favorite teachers today at www.NorthTexasTOTR.com. Join us in celebrating the incredible educators who make North Texas a better place to live, learn, and grow, especially as we begin another exciting and promising school year.

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DENTON - It's back to class for college and technical school students, and North Point Cafe in Denton wants to celebrate as students dive into those long days of books, tests, and papers. For the second year, the restaurant's Back-to-School Bargain offers free coffee to college students and technical school students who show their IDs on Wednesday, Aug. 28. One cup per customer between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Each customer is required to purchase a meal. The coffee deal also is offered to faculty and staff of area colleges and technical programs.

For more information about North Point, go to northpoint-cafe.com. The restaurant is at 2000 W. University Drive and includes both a spacious patio and a large community room for meetings, study sessions, and parties.

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Sheraton Dallas located at 400 Olive Street, Dallas, TX 75201.

Sheraton Dallas Hotel is ready to welcome dedicated fans for the infamous Texas/OU Weekend in Dallas with savings up to 30% with their special football fan rate.  The rate can be booked online with the promo code W36. 

Sheraton Dallas is located in Downtown Dallas at 400 N. Olive St, Dallas, TX 75201. 

The DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) train makes it easy to travel to and from the big game from Sheraton Dallas, with the Pearl/Arts District train station just steps away from the hotel’s entrance and the Fair Park stop right by the Cotton Bowl.

With the hotel’s special offer, guests can enjoy free Wi-Fi and a late 2pm checkout. This offer is available October 10 - 13, 2024 and must be booked by September 30, 2024. A two-night stay is required for the offer.

Sheraton Dallas offers stylish guest rooms and suites with everything needed to relax, a pool with views of downtown, state-of-the-art fitness center, and several dining options including:

  • Draft Sports Bar & Lounge, a 4,000 square-foot sports bar with 25 TVs to watch college football on, a private karaoke room, 30 local and international beers, and tasty dishes

  • The Parlor, an upscale cocktail lounge with speakeasy vibes

  • Open Palette, the hotel’s signature restaurant and bar

  • Open Mkt., a convenient grab-and-go food and drink market

Bloody Marys and Margaritas will be available “to-go” on Saturday of Texas/OU Weekend at Open Palette and Open Mkt. 

 Cheer on your home team to victory with Sheraton Dallas.

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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra League is pleased to announce that Mr. and Mrs. William Stokes McIntyre IV will serve as the Honorary Chairs for the 2025 DSOL Presentation Ball. Forty-six Debutantes will be presented at the Thirty-ninth Annual Ball which will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. 

Shirley and Bill are Dallas philanthropic community leaders who have been longtime advocates for the arts in Dallas and have supported the DSO since 1988. Shirley has served on the DSO Board of Governors, the Gala Committee, the Stradivarius Patron Committee and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League.  Bill has been on the DSO Executive Board and has served on the Gala Committee.  

Most recently, the McIntyres provided a generous gift to the DSO to improve, beautify and increase musical programming in the park formerly known as the Betty Marcus Park. The newly renovated park, which sits just west of the iconic Meyerson Symphony Center, is the perfect tranquil setting for DSO patrons to gather and is a hidden gem in the Dallas Arts District.  The park has been renamed the Shirley & Bill McIntyre Park in their honor.

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Limited Space available for October 19 and 20, 2024

 

Are you a local fan group, cosplay club, theater/symphony, dance troop, or community institution? Then the FAN EXPO Community Zone is the place for you! Participants in this space must support the local community in some way and be committed to making FAN EXPO a fantastic experience for attendees, guests, and fellow Community Zone participants.

Space is limited, so please be as detailed in your application as possible. Applications for the Irving Convention Center event are available here: https://fanexpo.festivalpro.com/form/cTrjpOWStiSjgjfUldfr/69

Things to know before you apply:

  • Applications are open until approximately 60 days prior to show.
  • Applying does not guarantee space until confirmation is issued.
  • Booths must be appropriate for fans of all ages. Any booth activities are subject to management approval.
  • Participants must be available for load-in, all three days of the convention (from open to close), and load-out.
  • A standard booth is 10x10. Additional space or nonstandard booth requests are subject to management approval and are not guaranteed, even if the Group/Organization is accepted.
  • Power may be requested but is not guaranteed in community spaces.
  • Space is limited. Applicants who engage with other programmatic features or offer unique engagement opportunities are prioritized. Community members are encouraged to host a panel(s).
  • Replies for applications will be provided approximately 60 days prior to show.

 

Dallas FAN FESTIVAL is this Fall’s premier pop culture celebration, offering the ultimate playground for fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming.  Highlights include celebrity photo ops and meet-and-greets, opportunities to interact with legendary comic book creators, a one-of-a-kind shopping experience and family-friendly fandom and cosplay fun! Dallas FAN FESTIVAL features programming that celebrates the vibrant pop culture community thriving in North Texas and beyond. You’ll feel out of this world—and right at home.

 

DETAILS:  Dallas Fan Festival Dallas runs Saturday, October 19 and  Sunday, October 20, 2024

Saturday, October 19  from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, October 20  from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

 

The Irving Convention Center is located at 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 76039

 

 

ABOUT FAN EXPO HQ:

With over a million fans and counting, FAN EXPO HQ attracts pop culture enthusiasts, locally and internationally, to come together to celebrate all things fandom. Collectively it hosts nearly one million fans annually at FAN EXPO Dallas™, FAN EXPO Canada™, MEGACON Orlando, FAN EXPO Boston™, FAN EXPO Denver, FAN EXPO San Francisco, CALGARY EXPO, FAN EXPO Chicago, FAN EXPO Philadelphia, FAN EXPO Portland, FAN EXPO New Orleans, FAN EXPO Cleveland, FAN EXPO Vancouver™, Toronto Comicon, Dallas FAN FESTIVAL and EDMONTON EXPO. The latest schedule of events is available on the Website, along with up-to-date ticket information. Discover. Celebrate. Belong. 

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Sandy Ha, DDS, MD, has joined Stonebriar Facial and Oral Surgery. She will be treating patients at the flagship location in Frisco, as well as at the practice’s second Collin County location, which is slated to open next month at N. Lake Forest Drive, Ste. 712, in McKinney, Texas.

“Dr. Ha has extensive education and experience in a wide range of OMS procedures. She’s also highly focused on delivering exceptional patient care, which is extremely important to us,” said Kirk E. Scott, MD, DDS of Stonebriar Facial and Oral Surgery. “In addition, Dr. Ha speaks English, Korean and Spanish. She will be an excellent addition to our team, particularly in McKinney, where there is an increased demand for OMS services.”

Dr. Ha earned her bachelor’s degree in public health at the University of California, Berkeley and her DDS from the University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry. Afterward, she earned her MD at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and completed her OMS residency through the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

During her residency, Dr. Ha received extensive experience in dentoalveolar surgery, office based IV anesthesia, bone grafting, implant reconstruction services, immediate implant placement, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, TMJ surgery, management of benign and malignant pathology and more.

In addition, Dr. Ha is certified in pediatric advanced life support, advanced trauma life support, advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. She is a member of a number of professional organizations and has published research articles on a variety of OMS-related topics, such as cleft palate treatment, orthodontic and craniofacial research, and dental management of hypertensive and diabetic patients by general dentists.

“I look forward to connecting with and helping patients in both the McKinney and the Frisco communities and to working with the Stonebriar Facial and Oral Surgery team,” said Dr. Ha. “The practice has built a well-earned reputation for excellence, and I look forward to continuing that tradition.”

Dr. Ha is a resident of Collin County.

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Reporting by Janae Rogers

Prosper, TX — More than a hundred Prosper area children, young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gathered at an Olympic-themed event on July 19 to celebrate community and unity through a day of service.

“We love giving our children the opportunity to get together to have fun, establish new friendships, build community, serve others, learn of Christ, and be introduced to new things,” says Julie Clark, the ministry’s leader and event organizer. “??With the Olympics coming up in Paris, we thought it would be exciting for the children to have an event with that focus.”

The young participants were divided by age group and cycled through stations where they played games, learned new skills, and listened to a variety of stories about Olympic heroes who overcame adversity and pushed through hard things.

“We learned about someone who got hurt during his race,” says Archer Rogers (9), a ministry participant about Derek Redmond who tore his hamstring during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. “But his dad came to him and helped him finish. We learned we can help people too, even if it’s just being a friend to someone who is having a hard time.

Another participant explained that the Olympics reminds her that we are all brothers and sisters, no matter where we are from — just like Jesus teaches.

“We are so lucky to have so many great children from wonderful families in our area who were willing to donate food and decorate lunch bags for the homeless in Dallas,” says Clark. The children decorated 500 bags in all and collected cereal, snack bars, fruit cups and applesauce. These donations will benefit Salvation Army North Texas and Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors in their efforts to relieve hunger in our area.

If you would like to help the Salvation Army or Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors with their ongoing needs, visit their websites or JustServe.org. Find specific projects here and here.

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Dallas-based Revere Capital recently added Timothy Lister, Vice President of Specialty Finance and Tiffany Rippa Culwell as Vice President of Asset Management. 

Tim Lister of Carrollton brings more than eight years of experience as a Finance Associate, specializing in revolving lines of credit, risk management, and underwriting.

“Even established businesses can have challenges with financing,” said Lister. “With the current high interest rates, this is the golden era of specialty finance. Revere Capital is the lender to lenders. Their emphasis is on culture, and they have a great reputation for doing the right thing.”

Prior to joining Revere, Lister worked at Primalend Capital Partners, EZCORP, Inc. and Santander Consumer USA. He holds a master’s degree in finance from St. Edward’s University and a BBA in Finance from UT San Antonio.

As VP of Asset Management for Revere, Tiffany Rippa Culwell of Lake Highlands sees herself as the “eyes and ears of a living loan.”

"Once a deal closes and the loan agreement is signed, it’s up to my team to communicate every move going forward with the borrower,” explained Culwell. “I chose Revere Capital because I was attracted to its intimate size. Everyone has a seat at the table here. I’m looking forward to working with this amazing team.”

Culwell recently worked as an asset manager at ACORE Capital where she managed an investment portfolio of up to 20 complex loans totaling more than $1.1 billion. Prior to ACORE, she spent five years at Trammell Crow Residential as a Development Analyst. 

Founded in 2006, Revere Capital is an institutional private credit manager with expertise in the lower middle-market commercial real estate bridge lending and specialty finance. Revere’s team has more than $3 billion of transaction experience across real estate and specialty finance. More information is available at reverecapital.com

 

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