Rick Stroot and Brenda Houghton of Grapevine couldn't wait for a break from the gloomy, rainy winter weather to take a walk in the park with their dogs Ricky and Scout.Read more

The 12-year-old Colleyville Center will get an interior facelift this summer to make it more modern and, possibly attract more users. Among the changes will be improved acoustics, new wall coverings, better energy efficiency and a durable, low-maintenance floor.Read more

Chesapeake Energy plans to drill 25 to 30 wells in Grapevine, one of a handful of cities atop a large area of high-grade Barnett Shale gas, a company representative said.Read more

A group of Jewish high school students from Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville recently got a first-hand lesson in politics and government during a recent trip to Washington, D.C.Read more

On Feb. 6, volunteers from Grapevine, Colleyville and other nearby towns planted cold weather crops in raised beds in the Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange (GRACE) gardens.Read more

As a boy, Ronny McPherson and his sister, Vickie, had the early morning chore of rounding up the family's Holstein cows and herding them to the milking barn. The younger McPherson children fed the calves.Read more

People had fun in our winter interlude last week, especially young people, judging by these photos.Read more

A group of Grapevine High School students is connecting with the older generation, and it's an effort that has been picking up momentum since Lea Coligado began volunteering at a local retirement living facility last summer. "I started volunteering last summer at South Colleyvine Ranch," said Lea, a GHS sophomore, who said she found the seniors "have very interesting lives and were very appreciative" of the volunteer work.

By July, Lea knew she wanted to make the effort more permanent, and she and five other students formed an organization called Club Generations Connect.Read more

The crime control board may vote to tax Colleyville residents on gas, electric and telephone service, but first officials want to get more information and hear from the public.

A vote on the proposed half-cent local sales tax on residential utility bills was scheduled last week, but the Crime Control and Prevention District Board, made up of Colleyville's City Council, delayed action. Some directors seemed reluctant to support the measure.Read more

If school trustees follow an advisory committee's recommendations, Colleyville and Grapevine voters will cast ballots in November on two school-related pocketbook issues.

The committee advised the board to place both a $125.9 million bond package and a 13-cent tax rate hike on one ballot. Committee members also recommended moving the date of the bond election from its original May date to the fall to better develop the package for votersRead more