Fitness

North Texas Community Foundation

Celebrating 45 Years of Community Impact Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by North Texas Community Foundation Forty-five years ago, a small group of North Texas civic leaders came together to establish a vehicle through which individuals, families and business could invest in the community they loved.That vision became the North Texas Community Foundation, and over the decades, it has grown into one of the region’s most trusted stewards of generosity—quietly shaping lives...

Fitness

Hinkle Family Dental

The Heart Behind the Smile Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Metroplex Headshots and Hinkle Family Dental The story of Hinkle Family Dental began long before the doors opened in 2024. It started with a young Roth Hinkle spending his childhood summers in his father’s dental office, watching how a steady hand and reassuring voice could change a patient’s entire day. Those early moments shaped his understanding of service and created the foundation for the dentist he would...

Sports + Recreation

More Than a Game

The Heart, History, and Home Ice of the Lone Star Brahmas Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Tony Haas The first thing you notice at a Lone Star Brahmas game isn’t the puck dropping or the roar of the crowd. It’s the feeling. The sense that this is more than a sporting event. It’s a gathering. Families arrive early. Friends claim their favorite seats. Kids press up against the glass, eyes wide, waiting for the moment the ice comes alive. From the second you walk into NYTEX...

Education

Lighting the Way for Little Voices

How Pediatric Speech Stars Is Changing Lives in Southlake Article by Julie Criscuola | Photography by Samantha Farris, Jenny Lea Photography Before a child ever kicks a soccer ball or joins a preschool class, they are already doing something far more meaningful: learning to communicate. It’s one of the earliest skills we develop, yet one many parents don’t realize is most powerfully shaped in the first years of life. That’s why Speech-Language Pathologist Marcia Church, M.A., CCC-SLP, has...