As the bus hurried down Interstate 10, raucous boys overwhelmed our driver with their chant:  “Hurst is First, Hurst is First, Hurst is First.”  Over and over again they howled the catchy phrase, some dancing in the aisles while others simply rolled down their windows and shouted with glee.  Usually, the driver would have yelled…

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Text by Todd Boutte, Community Garden Volunteer It was early morning in July, the air as thick and warm as it always is, and I was preparing for a busy day in the Community Garden. We had seen a projected high temperature in upper 90’s, so we were all hoping to finish our projects before the summer…

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Text by Cindy Jones, Donor and Board Member One of the best meals I ever had came courtesy of a Chili’s in the Fall of 2008. There was nothing particularly memorable about the food. I can’t remember a thing anyone ordered, actually. The thing that made this meal special was the people I shared it…

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Text by Harry Zimmer, Euless City Council, Place 5 I’ve been a Community Powered Revitalization volunteer for several years. Though I’ve come away immensely proud of our community each time I take part in a blitz, I sometimes leave concerned about the long-term impact of the program. Fixing a house is one thing, but changing…

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