By integrating Community Lifeline Center’s food pantry and emergency assistance programs into its comprehensive services, The Samaritan Inn is strengthening homelessness prevention and response across Collin County.

Texas’s #1 Drive-Thru Holiday Light Show with millions of dazzling lights perfectly synced to holiday music, all from your car. The Light Park is a mile-long, drive-thru spectacular that has been heralded as “one of the coolest ways to brighten your holiday season.” At The Light Park, guests will witness millions of lights synchronized to an electric mix of music powered by DJ Polar Ice from the North Pole’s #1 Hit Radio station, K-GLO as they take in the brightest sights and sounds in the South. Priced per vehicle, rather than per person...

Attorneys Serving the Community invites shoppers to “Unwrap the Joy of Home” at its 5th Annual Fall Bazaar & Holiday Market on Saturday, November 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at FlexEtc Plano. The always festive shopping experience brings together more than 30 local vendors and artisans offering unique handcrafted gifts and seasonal treasures from the delectable to the darling. More than just holiday shopping, the Fall Bazaar helps give the gift of home, with 20% of every purchase supporting Shared Housing Center, a Dallas-based nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness.

More than 600 people are expected to attend the 15th annual Meat Fight®, a FUNdraiser benefiting people living with multiple sclerosis. Since its founding in 2010, Meat Fight has raised more than $3 million through the generosity of local chefs, pitmasters and supporters. In the meaty main event, 16 well-known North Texas chefs will compete in teams of four, in categories including brisket, sausage, chicken, and a wild card.

Jo-Ann is a 30-year teacher at Bailey Inglish and she has cancer. We are trying to raise money to cover her medical expenses.

We will have private and group seating available - Reservations only 903-583-2779

This Thanksgiving season, McKinney is puffing up with pride (and plenty of air!) as it proclaims itself the Inflatable Turkey Capital of Texas, a playful title celebrating the city’s growing flock of inflatable turkeys that have become an unmistakable fall favorite.

Women Rock, Inc., a community-centered organization dedicated to empowering and supporting women affected by breast cancer, proudly announces the groundbreaking and blessing of the land for its new facility. The event marks a major milestone in the organization’s mission to continue critical work and deepen its impact across the region.

Optimal time to plant bulbs are the months October-November, ensuring good root structure necessary to sustain your plants. Planting later in the winter doesn’t give enough time to establish the strong roots needed. Once the blooms have faded, be sure to let the leaves stay in place. This will continue the photosynthesis that the bulb needs as it stores nutrients for next year.

Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America are thrilled to announced that single tickets for the Tony Award® winning Best Musical, The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture, went on sale August 15. The Outsiders will play Dallas’ Music Hall at Fair Park November 4-16, 2025, as part of the 2025/2026 Broadway Series presented by Broadway Dallas. photo by Matthew Murphy

Activities for kids, teens and adults!

A crew from First Baptist Church in Bonham helps clean up Woodman Cemetery in Ravenna.

Hooper's Hope Women's Cancer Support Group supports all women that have or have had any type cancer. We meet the second Monday of each month.

Open to the public Monday - Friday! Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Leaves are free mulch and wildlife shelter. Many butterflies, moths, and beneficial insects overwinter in leaf litter.

I am often approached by Veterans and their dependents who have unrealistic expectations regarding potential benefits or, they are simply unaware of potential benefits.

As the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, food banks across Texas are ramping up emergency response efforts to support families facing missed paychecks and delayed nutrition benefits. With federal employees and members of the armed service in Texas at risk of income disruption, and SNAP benefit delays beginning November 1, the state’s emergency food system is bracing for a surge in need.

Raise your glass! Plano’s signature celebration of flavor and fun is back! The 8th Annual Plano Food + Wine Festival, presented by Kroger Delivery, returns to Legacy West on Saturday, November 1, from 12:00–6:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy tastings from over 30 restaurants, 100+ wines, and premium spirits, plus live cooking demos, shopping, and entertainment.

The City of Garland invites everyone to experience the color, culture, and community of Día de los Muertos on Saturday, November 1, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Downtown Garland during a free cultural celebration honoring the cherished Mexican tradition of The Day of the Dead through art, music, and family-friendly activities that celebrate life and remembrance.

Fannin County Republican Women will meet Monday, November 3, 2025 with guest speaker Randolph Russell presenting "American History in No Time."

Join us on Tuesday, November 4 at noon at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum for a program by Dr. Bryan Rank. He will be talking about his vision for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at East Texas A&M University.

The 20th annual Autumn at the Arboretum is in full swing, featuring more than 100,000 pumpkins, gourds and squashes that transport guests to a fall wonderland. Park Place Dealerships, the official automotive sponsor, is helping bring this highly anticipated annual event to life. (L-R) Kurt Fegraeus, NEW General Manager at Park Place Volvo; Amber Slayton, Chief Operating Officer at Dallas Arboretum; Robert Hinkle, General Manager at Park Place Motorcars Dallas; Tobie Smith, Chief Advancement Officer at Dallas Arboretum; Patrick Houston, General Manager at Park Place Porsche - Photos courtesy of Park Place Dealerships

The Ector Beautification Association’s annual Fall Festival is fast approaching. Make your plans to attend and enjoy a variety of mouthwatering chili’s, fixins’ and desserts. Sit back, visit with friends, bid on your favorite silent auction items and enjoy the fast-paced bidding on those “got to have” live auction items!

Guests celebrating in style at La Cabrona’s 2024 Día de los Muertos event. Join us again this year on Nov. 2 for live mariachi, vendors and much more. photo by Meredith Lucus

In celebration of the Music Hall at Fair Park Centennial, Broadway Dallas and The Dallas Opera partner together to bring audiences a surreal, one-night-only concert event—Maria Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour by BASE Xperiential on Friday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Tickets are on sale now.

Citizens Organizing for Resources and Environment (CORE) organized in November 2006 in response to the coal-fired power plant that TXU was requesting to build at Savoy, Texas. Once COVID started due to limited capacity to meet, CORE became inactive until it was decided that the need and the time has come to work on re-establishing it’s mission. As a result, there will be a meeting at Steve Crump’s house at 1702 Beavers Point, Bonham Texas 75418 on November 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

While some are cozying up to their pumpkin spice lattes, fuzzy blankets, and cinnamon scented candles, one unique crew of DFW creatives are working overtime on another kind of fall delight. The haunted house business has a long and fascinating history that reveals something unique about human nature. At the turning of the seasons, the itch for a good fright calls to many of us.

Webster Crocker, director of Theater For Hope, is looking for a cast for their latest play, It's a Wonderful Life December 18, 19, 20 at Hope on Houston. This show is sponsored by John and Debbie Markl. The auditions for this play are next Monday and Tuesday, October 27 and 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. There are parts available for 7 men, 4 women, and 4 children, plus extras.

Our guest speaker will be Precinct 4 Commissioner, Doug Kopf. In addition we will have a workshop on the 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments.