spring

When spring arrives in East Texas, so do the festivals!

Why do lawn irrigation systems have to be so darned hard to program? If you'd rather have crispy grass than spend an hour of your life trying to make it work right, you are not alone.

Dairy Queen restaurants across East Texas will give you a free vanilla cone, and there's only one thing you have to do to get it.

We might be better off trusting an armadillo.

There's Tex-Mex everywhere you turn, but as far as authentic Mexican restaurants go, Texas has no bragging rights.

If you stand under a tree, that powdery substance around your shirt collar may be caterpillar droppings. Gross.

If your brood is anything like mine, the first thing the kids do when they walk in the door after school is grab the iPad or the Kindle. Spring is here, kids!  East Texas has plenty of things to do outside, and we're leavin' the house.  Here are just a few ideas.

We'll have great weather at times this week, and you might be looking for things to do outside to make the most of it.  Like eat!  Food can be even more fun when it's sunny and 75 and there's a great view to go along with the sandwiches and chips. See if you agree that this spot is Tyler's best picnic area.

The Arbor Day Foundation will send you ten free trees that are right for the East Texas climate, and they're guaranteed to grow in Tyler.  Here's how to get them.

Brookshire's will be introducing a new brand of grocery stores to East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas as early as August using the brand name of Spring Market.

I guess Punxsatawney Phil was right back on Groundhog Day!

After her family was killed execution style last Wednesday near Houston, people are coming out in droves to help the 15-year old sole survivor. Cassidy Stay's parents and four siblings were killed in the shootings at their home, but Cassidy survived after a bullet grazed her head and she played dead until the violence ended. Now almost $300,000 has been raised for her benefit, as she starts her ne