Month: October 2012

PHOTOS: Rain washes out Lone Star Ride; makeup ride planned for Oct. 21

A weekend of bad weather and other natural disasters wiped out this year’s Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. The epicenter of the 3.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Irving on Saturday night was on MacArthur Boulevard, just blocks from the NYLO Hotel, the host hotel for the Lone Star Ride. Most riders were asleep when the quake hit and did not feel it.

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Midway Monday: visit the State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas just got underway this weekend but Monday is always a great day to visit and avoid the crowds. Park free at a DART station and take the Green Line to Fair Park Station, which drops you at the front gate....

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