Holidays
Where: Generations Park at Boys Ranch, 2801 Forest Ridge Dr., Bedford What makes it special: The height of the fireworks and the venue! Last year was the first year Bedford shot their fireworks 200 feet higher into the sky, allowing viewers far and wide to see the display. It was a success that’s enthusiastically being…
Flag Day is June 14. Are you ready? It was 246 years ago on June 14, 1777, that the Continental Congress approved the first U.S. flag design. Then in 1915, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 Flag Day, followed by U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law that the president must deliver an annual…
Happy new year to you and yours! You planned the holidays from Halloween through Thanksgiving up to New Year’s Eve. Now what? Spending New Year’s Day at home could be a great way to start 2023. If you’ve planned and wrapped and baked until you can’t think, we’ve got some ideas on how to spend…
For our family, one of our favorite Christmas Eve traditions is making a thermos of hot cocoa, grabbing some caramel corn, and piling into the old V6 sleigh to tramp through some of our favorite neighborhood Christmas light displays. This year, our Christmas light coverage from contributors Joy Donovan and Marlin Weso spanned from Fort…
Some neighbors and neighborhoods wade into the pool of seasonal cheer. Then some dive straight into the deep end, head first. The latter would be Liz Simmons and Hollywood Heights. If you’ve never experienced Electric Lizzyland, well, you have not experienced the true spirit of Christmas. When I moved to Hollywood Heights in 1990, people…
