By Deborah Brown The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce (GEDCC) will host its 17th Annual Economic Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Lakewood Country Club. The Chamber, comprised of East Dallas community leaders and advocates, is thrilled to announce that this year’s Keynote Speaker will be the CFO […]
Local singer/songwriter Mike Randall takes centerstage at Lochland’s Food and Spirits on October 9 at high noon for the first of many Honky Tonk Beer Garden Brunches. Featuring love songs, heart break songs and drinking songs from his recently released album “Bakersfield, TX,” Randall delivers an authentic show every time. Now open at 10 a.m., […]
TRAINS AT NORTHPARK By Emily Hargrove Candice and Tony Romo are helping Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD) kick off the Holiday season as Honorary Chairs of its much-loved Trains at NorthPark, presented by the Bank of Texas. The Dallas Cowboys legend and his wife join 2021 chairs Kate McCoy and Kelley Schadt in bringing […]
Dallas Love Field’s Lead With Love presented its first live show along with its podcast on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Award-winning professional entertainers and magicians Dal and Cinde Sanders performed their family friendly magic show — the first live magic show ever shown on the Dallas Love Field Airport Stage — for airport guests and airport […]
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for its newest member, Solis Mammography, on Tuesday, Sept. 14. As a Dallas-based company, Solis Mammography was founded in 1986 on the premise that by focusing exclusively on breast health and advocating for early detection, they could produce significantly better outcomes for patients. With […]
By Ara Grimaldo Saintus The mission of After8toEducate is to improve life outcomes and promote self-sufficiency by giving unsheltered high school students a safe place and offering education as a pathway out of homelessness and poverty. The money raised from North Texas Giving Day will allow After8toEducate to stock its clothing closet, provide additional hygiene […]
By Juliette Coulter Texas Women’s Foundation continues to lead in advancing social and economic change for women and girls in Texas during a tumultuous year. During the organization’s fiscal year (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021), the Foundation invested $12.9 million in advancing its mission through research, advocacy, innovative programs and solutions and grantmaking. Texas Women’s […]
By Casey Cutler One critical component to a healthy community is a strong, local and vibrant food system; a food system rooted in improving quality and access. Throughout the last year, the community has seen that the infrastructure of the food system is fragile. In spring of 2020, neighborhoods saw the food supply chain tested […]
Mayor Eric Johnson on Wednesday issued a proclamation declaring September 2021 as “LGBTQ Business Month” in Dallas. Mayor Johnson issued the proclamation to highlight and promote the city’s LGBTQ-owned businesses, which are vital to the Dallas economy. The mayor gave the proclamation Thursday to the North Texas Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Chamber of Commerce. Here […]
By Susan Read In 1966, Dallas area mental health and public health professionals along with community leaders recognized the need for access to immediate intervention for individuals in acute emotional crisis in Dallas, Texas. After much deliberation and three years of planning by these leaders, the Suicide Prevention Center and 24-hour Crisis Line (with highly […]