Creative spirits nourished through Soups On!

Creative spirits nourished through Soups On!

By Amity Thomas The 11th annual Stewpot Alliance Soup’s On! Luncheon and Art Sale is on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. in The Hilton Anatole Hotel. Proceeds benefit The Stewpot, which has served homeless and at-risk neighbors for more than 40 years, providing meals, medical and dental services, counseling and case management, youth and […]

White Bean Soup with Kale and Sausage

White Bean Soup  with Kale and Sausage

Recipe and photograph by Sara Newberry 4 cups dry white beans, quick-soaked per package directions 1 pound andouille sausage, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced 1 bunch kale, stems removed and cut into 1/2-inch strips 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes 6 cups chicken broth Salt and pepper […]

Gardeners tip toe through the tulips

Gardeners tip toe through the tulips

By Juliette Coulter The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden’s horticultural staff, with the help of up to 30 additional seasonal gardeners, are laying out and planting more than 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs throughout the 66-acre garden. As one of the city’s dirtiest jobs, these gardeners know that their hard work will result in the most spectacular […]

Player tells kids: ‘have good hearts’

Player tells kids: ‘have good hearts’

By Shelly Thibodaux, Athletic Coordinator, Robert T. Hill MS The holiday season is a time of the year fill with excitement for those of us who are on the receiving end of gifts and family time. For those who are less fortunate, the season can be somewhat less merry. Thanks to Dallas Cowboys Kavon Frazier […]

Blunt’s performance rescues ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

Blunt’s performance rescues ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

By Chic DiCiccio “Mary Poppins Returns” is a peculiar movie. It’s the type of movie that is impossible to dislike … while you’re watching it. Afterwards, you quickly realize that nostalgia, clever acting and the over-abundance of Disney-induced joy had overridden your common sense and caused you to overlook several flaws. It’s also about 30-minutes […]

Global musicians highlight festival

Global musicians highlight festival

By Anandini Ploktin Radha Kalachandji Hare Krishna Temple will celebrate 2019 with a kirtan music festival. The four-day Kirtan festival will feature internationally-renowned kirtan singers and local kirtan artists as well. Prayers, meditation, classes, concerts and meals fill 70 consecutive hours of celebration. “This age is characterized by short attention spans, shorter memory and a […]

Laugh your way into 2019!

Laugh your way into 2019!

By Jan Norton Start the New Year with a laugh at “Backdoor Comedy’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Bash with Paul Varghese & Friends,” Monday, Dec. 31. The club’s annual comedy event, now in it’s 12th year, presents two shows, one at 8 p.m. and one at 10:30 p.m. and it is the hot ticket for […]

‘Phantom of the Opera’ returns to DSM’s lair

‘Phantom of the Opera’ returns to DSM’s lair

By Shari Goldstein Stern For the “The Phantom of the Opera” (POTO) purist, the current run of the Tony award-winner at Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) will satisfy your ongoing desire to see the show again and again. For those who are hearing the magical score and enjoying the dark, ethereal musical for the first time, […]

Student’s project benefits pets

Student’s project benefits pets

By Gigi Ekstrom Seventh grader Lily Bracken has always loved animals. Her family has two rescue dogs and, some day, she would like to have her own animal shelter. She wants to be a veterinarian when she is older, and specifically to work with animal prosthetics. When Lily signed up for a Maker Space elective […]