Community Counts! Keep it Local! We publish White Rock Lake Weekly as a free, family-friendly community newspaper. Our goal is to inform, entertain and help bring together the people in many diverse demographics who live and work in the neighborhoods around White Rock Lake. The newspaper is placed in local businesses, and other select locations, […]
By Nicola Longford The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, in conjunction with Dallas Arts Month, announces a series of special programs to complement its special temporary exhibit, Art Reframes History — on view through Sunday, May 9. Art Reframes History is a special installation comprised of works of art drawn from the Museum’s collections […]
By Haley Harrington Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) announced the organization’s first-ever virtual fun run and step challenge, Bolt to Broadway and Back, from May 8 through May 31 with a goal to raise $15,000 and complete 3,000 miles, equaling one round trip from the Music Hall at Fair Park to Times Square in New York […]
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is hosting a virtual Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Event. The event will honor the 24 Dallas County children who died in 2020 due to abuse or neglect and recognize the Child Protective Services caseworkers who work on the frontlines of child welfare. Downtown Dallas buildings will be lit […]
Friends of the Arboretum, the membership group that supports the Dallas Arboretum, had its annual dinner during the height of Dallas Blooms on March 24. About 250 guests attended and enjoyed cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres. Tram drivers gave tours throughout the garden to see the Japanese cherry trees and the 500,000 spring flowers — […]
The city council just unanimously approved $1.3M to be used toward a $7.4M redevelopment to revitalize a dilapidated shopping center, which will include El Rio Grande Latin Market and a full-service restaurant at John West and Buckner Blvd. This deal brings not only a substantial investment to a high-crime area, which will include a grocery […]
By Kimber Westphall On Thursday, April 29 at Klyde Warren Park, Dallasites and many of Dallas’ most influential leaders will come together for an evening to raise funds and awareness for Austin Street Center, at the sixth annual No Place Like Home event. As one of Austin Street Center’s signature (and most celebrated and anticipated) […]
By Juliette Coulter From a chance meeting in an algebra class at Fort Worth’s Texas Wesleyan College, Mary and Jerry Chandler have enjoyed the fun they have had together. Now they take pleasure in adding to the volunteer hours they have given as this year’s Dallas Blooms festival chairs. So far, they have racked up […]
By Rosanne Lewis Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will honor the North Texas Cares Funders Collaborative with the 2021 Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award for the group’s dedication to helping nonprofits and Dallas children during the challenges presented by the pandemic. Benefiting Dallas CASA, the virtual Cherish the Children event, hosted by […]
From City Staff Reports Mayor Eric Johnson is asking businesses in the city to fill out a brief online form to publicly state whether they are requiring face coverings on their property. The survey responses will populate a map and searchable database that will be available to the public. Mayor Johnson asked the City of […]