Christmas Holidays

Lakewood RE/MAX Agents Donate Bicycles to Wilkinson Center

By Leah Shafer / December 15, 2014 /

As part of a holiday philanthropy project, two Lakewood RE/MAX agents organized a drive this month to collect children’s bicycles for The Wilkinson Center. Barbara Reeves and Lee Dirickson, realtors at RE/MAX DFW Associates, collected 45 bicycles, helmets, and bike locks from other Lakewood RE/MAX agents and their business associates, and a Wilkinson representative picked them up last…

’Tis the season for Holiday Home Tour at Historic Alexander Mansion

By Leah Shafer / December 1, 2014 /

Feel festive this week at the seventh annual Dallas Woman’s Forum Holiday Home Tour at the historic C. H. Alexander Mansion, just blocks from the Dallas Arts District. The tour is part of a month of fun at the mansion, called “One Enchanted Christmas,” which will continue later in the month with a European Tea Room.…

Help a Homeless Pet For The Holidays: Rescue Seeks Digs For Dallas Dogs This Christmas

By Joanna England / December 18, 2013 /

We think homes full of love and pets sell faster than their empty counterparts, so why not give it a go this Christmas and help a needy dog find a warm spot to rest? Dallas Pets Alive is looking for fosters for two dogs whose full-time fosters for a brief stint this Christmas holiday. You…

Open Thread: Running Away For The Holidays — Where’s Your Favorite Spot to Spend Christmas Out of Town?

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

You know what’s exhausting? Shuffling to a million different homes throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to visit with relatives both close and distant. It gets tiring and old, and the environment rarely changes. This year, though, my family is considering running off to Colorado to take advantage of a friend’s vacation rental that fell…