Mike Wills, owner of North Texas Truck Accessories in Lewisville, is a unique combination of qualities and characteristics. First, he fixes things. All kinds of things. Especially vehicular things. “I’ve had a tax-paying job since I was 15,” he shared. “I was adopted, and my mom worked crazy hours. I couldn’t stay home alone, so…
It’s been nearly 250 years since a group of rowdy colonists shoved hundreds of pounds of tea into the waters of Boston Harbor, declaring “no taxation without representation.” Now, in 2023, we’re apparently ready to allow bygones to be bygones, with High Tea events sweeping across the nation. As you probably suspected, High Tea is…
There are some things that are just too dark and too evil to talk about. So, we keep silent, and during that silence, the “thing” becomes darker, and the pain it causes becomes deeper and broader. The “thing” is human sex trafficking. It’s a multi-billion-dollar crime industry that is growing at unprecedented speed. It’s a…
Community college. Community center. Academic community. Retirement community. Community picnic. There’s an obvious common denominator in the above list. There was a time when a sense of community, a feeling of belonging in and to a certain location, was common. We knew the folks working and shopping in the local food market, as well as…
As you approach Brawley Farms from the road, the sight of more than 17 acres of lush pastures and top-of-the-line equestrian accommodations come into view. An impressive iron gate stands quiet guard just a few feet into the driveway. It serves as the perfect frame for the Brawley Farms’ family crest, a unicorn strutting proudly…
Worth the Pour liquor store opened just slightly more than one year ago in The Realm district of the Castle Hills development in Lewisville. For owners Michael Reyes and his wife Brenda, it is literally a dream come true. First is the location, location, location – the three requirements all realtors say are necessary for…
Never in the recorded history of man has anyone ever been quoted as saying, “Yippee! We’re in a flood zone.” The one exception to that statement is if you’re snoozing in one of the luxurious recliners, or enjoying a cup of coffee and friendly conversation, in the lobby/waiting room of Flood Zone Car Wash at…
There is no question about it; going on a Target shopping spree with a cop by your side is a bit unusual for most teenagers, but for kids at Journey to Dream (JTD) in Lewisville, it’s a fun and exciting way to do some Christmas shopping. Journey to Dream is no ordinary “help” organization. The…
We think automatically of names such as Leonardo da Vinci when we hear the term “Renaissance Man.” That, of course, is natural since da Vinci was the reason the reference was coined in the first place. There are times when the Renaissance-type personality is referred to as a polymath. They mean the same thing, although…
Billy Howell is Cajun-born and raised, growing up in New Orleans with a built-in love and respect for anything that tastes, smells, sounds, or looks like Cajun culture. He prefers to cook and eat Cajun, especially when it registers near the hot end of the scale. Billy loved kitchen sessions with his grandmother and continued…