September 1945, 80 years ago this month, World War II came to an end. That conflict defined America as the greatest nation on earth.  In just 5 years, we transformed...

In the Spring of 1969, I was finishing my last year of college. I was hanging around with some friends at the pier in Port Jefferson Station, on the Long...

In 2025, I watched my oldest child turn 30 and, perhaps surprisingly, it really did not make me feel old. I also celebrated the birth of my first grandchild, which...

Here are the 2025 Arlington Area All Stars as chosen by our readers! (W = Winner, F = Finalist)

About 35 miles south of our great city, there is the charming “small town” of Waxahachie. Like all communities in North Texas, that small town is growing rapidly. Steve Chapman’s...

Five years ago, UT-Arlington had a big party planned for its 125th anniversary. COVID threw a wet blanket on it. Five years later, the party is back on. This time,...

Summer is almost over, but there’s still just enough time for the kids to be bored – and Downtown Arlington is ready to help make sure the summer fun continues. ...

We’re sitting at the dining room table, “Jane” and I, surrounded by enrollment paperwork for a charter school she isn’t sure she’s ready to sign. Her two pony-tailed daughters play...

Traveling from Interstate Highway 20 in Arlington to downtown Fort Worth and points in between and along the way is in the process of getting much better for all of...

About 35 miles south of our great city, there is the charming “small town” of Waxahachie. Like all communities in North Texas, that small town is growing rapidly. Steve Chapman’s...