Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense located at 2114 Kidwell St. in Lakewood, will be conducting a FREE Cold Weather Boot Camp Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 from 6-7 a.m. The event will also be a benefit for the North Texas Food Bank, as the entry fee is a can of food for each day of the boot camp. The workout will be general fitness, beginner martial arts, a short jog and circuit training. Participants need only come in workout attire along with a hat, glo...

The holidays are over and the only greenery you’ve had indoors has been the Christmas tree. Now that it has been taken to the recycle lot, you might be thinking of some foliage and blooms to brighten up the winter homestead. After all, holly bows, juniper branches and pinecones can get a little boring. To keep the post-holiday spirits up, welcome some cheery plants and distinctive containers to complement your interior. Post holiday bargains ...

Twenty SMU communication and journalism students will travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Jan. 21 inauguration festivities and gain valuable experience inside the Beltway. Students will be tweeting about their Washington, D.C. experiences at @SMUHilltop1 and blogging about their experiences at smu.edu/adventures. SMU’s student newspaper The Daily Campus also will report from the inauguration. The students will gather at noon, Fri...

The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University has announced the recipients of its fourth annual Meadows Prize arts residency – violist Nadia Sirota and interdisciplinary artist Tania Bruguera. The Meadows Prize is awarded to pioneering artists and scholars with an emerging international profile, active in a discipline represented by one of the academic units within the Meadows School. “The aim of the Meadows Prize is to conne...

For the third consecutive day, a threatening note has been found in a Highland Park High School restroom. According to Park Cities People, one of the notes said, “Bomb hidden in building call 911... I made a homemade bomb and I have a pistol" in printed block lettering Highland Park is considering the notes "a continued hoax" and is "proceeding with the school day as usual," not realeasing students early or initiating a school lockdown. Aft...