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...

Education

Best Sleep Today

When Better Sleep Becomes a New Beginning Article by Samantha Farris | Photography by Best Sleep Today For more than 32 years, Mason Dental has cared for families across Grapevine with the kind of patient-centered treatment that grows from decades of listening, learning, and truly understanding the needs behind every smile. From bi-annual pediatric cleanings to advanced restoration, the practice has always believed that oral health is directly connected to overall wellness. Often, what begins...

Education

Texas Lung Care Associates

Helping North Texans Breathe Easier and Rest Better Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Texas Lung Care Associates Most people think of sleep as something the body naturally slips into when the day ends. For many, that is true. But for millions of Americans, breathing becomes disrupted the moment they fall asleep, and the effects reach far beyond feeling tired in the morning. At Texas Lung Care Associates, the focus is on restoring healthy breathing patterns so patients can sleep...

Education

Maverick Medical Care

Redefining Women’s Health, One Conversation at a Time Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Provided by Maverick Medical Care There is a moment many women can pinpoint, even if they never say it out loud. A season when the mirror feels unfamiliar, when energy slips away without reason, when the mind feels foggy in a way rest can’t fix. For some, it begins after childbirth. For others, it arrives quietly in the early years of perimenopause. And for many high-achieving women, it...

Education

When Your Child Finds Their Voice

A Mother’s Perspective on Support, Dignity, and Community Article and Photography by Julie Criscuola When you're raising children with communication differences, your world becomes both incredibly small and overwhelmingly large. Small, because so much of life revolves around the basics—meals, routines, emotions, sleep. Large, because every decision feels heavy and every milestone carries questions most parents never have to consider. This is the world my family lives in, and it has reshaped...

Fitness

Pugville at Creekside

Where Healing Begins Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Samantha Farris There’s something about a pug that captures your heart the moment you meet one. Maybe it’s the round, soulful eyes or the way their entire body wiggles when they’re happy. Maybe it’s that they love so big without asking for anything in return. Whatever it is, the team behind Pugville has felt it from the very beginning. Located inside Creekside Pet Care Center, one of the area’s most trusted veterinary...

Fitness

Move, Smile, Repeat

The Heartbeat of Jazzercise Southlake Article by Jennifer Brown-Thomas | Photography by Samantha Farris If you walk into Jazzercise Southlake, you feel it before you even step onto the dance floor. Music fills the room, laughter bounces off the walls, and the energy is contagious. It’s not just a workout: it’s a celebration. A celebration of you, being you.Exactly who you are, no restrictions and no requirements. Just a place you can unwind and be yourself. At the heart of it all is...