Something happened to love, maybe recently and maybe decades ago. We re-wrote it, changed its rules. Made it our own and pretended that doing so had no consequences. As long as we love the way we want to and others do the same, what’s the harm, right? But then something else happens. We forget to…

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We hear a lot about Cities nowadays. Sports franchises play for them, superheroes fight to save them and talented people put them on the map. There’s something about a city — a place defined as much by its people as it is by geography or infrastructure — that inspires. It elevates us beyond a sense…

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There’s a tension in almost every human being between the things they want to do and the things they have to do. It’s the heart of our favorite sayings. “Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.” “To find out what one is fitted to do, and…

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As Homeowner Liaisons, Dale and Joyce TurnsĀ are perhaps the most important element of the Community Powered Revitalization program. They personally meet with homeowners in the city of Euless to chronicle their need, the state of their home and the scope of work required forĀ its repair. In their retirement, they are the connecting point between 6…

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RICHLAND HILLS– The interior design at Smith Lawn & Tree is somehow not what you’d expect from a landscape company and yet perfectly fitting for one. It’s an open concept, with gorgeous stone floors and rustic wooden installments that make it feel both old fashioned and modern. Russell Simpler, the managing partner here, sits in…

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