Businesses team up for Peace Pantries

Businesses team up for Peace Pantries

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Lakewood office is leading a food drive to collect non-perishable food items to help stock the Dallas Independent School District’s (Dallas ISD) Peace Pantries. Agents will collect the items at open houses through Saturday, Aug. 31 to help provide meals and healthy snacks for students in need. In addition, the following […]

Time to tee up for Hope After Loss 2019

Time to tee up for Hope After Loss 2019

The Grief and Loss Center of North Texas is hosting its second annual Hope After Loss Charity Golf Tournament, Monday, Sept. 30 at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland. The Grief and Loss Center, located in the heart of White Rock, provides individual grief support, group grief support, SAM’s place (a program designed to help kids […]

Garden invites girls to walk runway

Garden invites girls to walk runway

By Krista Gabbert To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden features its second annual Quinceañera Fashion Show on September 14, and those 15- and 16-year-old young ladies interested in participating can apply online now through August 23 at dallasarboretum.org/quinceanera.   At 10 a.m., selected participants walk the stage in Rosine Hall, showcasing […]

One 90 opening new store

One 90 opening new store

By Ariana Hajibashi It’s been four years since One90 Smoked Meats opened its storefront on Northwest Highway in East Dallas. Since then, the enterprising team of local meat aficionados has been serving customers a variety of delicious meats, sandwiches and sides at its shop and catering events around town. Now, the company is proud to […]

Obama, Lee part of ‘hearhere’ season

Obama, Lee part of ‘hearhere’ season

The AT&T Performing Arts Center announces the 2019/2020 season of its speakers series hearhere. From the White House to stage and screen, and through space and time — with this series you will hear the imaginations, passion, humor and knowledge of iconic personalities who shape the way we experience our world and each other. The […]

Love of the area keeps Benny inspired

Love of the area keeps Benny inspired

By Shari Goldstein Stern Casa Linda’s Lover’s Pizza & Pasta groupies don’t panic. Benny would never leave us without our veggie pizza or lasagna with his homemade pasta. In March, owner Benny Zeqiri packed up the popular restaurant’s warm atmosphere, great memories and fabulous food since 2005 to turn the key, locking up the popular […]

‘Count Her In’ aims to influence women

‘Count Her In’ aims to influence women

By Juliette Coulter The year 2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. To mark this milestone, Texas Women’s Foundation is launching “Count Her In,” a social media campaign celebrating 100 people, organizations and milestones that have advanced voting rights for Texas […]

City asks corporations to help plant trees

City asks corporations to help plant trees

By Andrea Hawkins In the aftermath of recent storms that roared across the metroplex, leaving mass tree devastation in numerous Dallas parks, city officials are reaching out to area Fortune 500 companies and businesses to encourage their support of citywide reforestation initiatives. “The weather has brutally impacted the landscape and environment of Dallas’ parks and […]

Historic magazine covers exhibit extended

Historic magazine covers exhibit extended

By Laurie Ivy The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will extend its popular temporary exhibit 55 Years to remain on display for an additional 10 weeks. The exhibit of five decades of magazine covers featuring President John F. Kennedy opened November 13, 2018 and was originally scheduled to end August 4, 2019. The new […]

Cale’s goals reflect culture of community

Cale’s goals reflect culture of community

By Shari Goldstein Stern When the expressive actress Kateri Cale talks about Dallas’ Echo Theatre (Echo) and its origins, her big brown eyes puddle up. The actress/vocalist/director/producer carries her passion for Echo on her costume’s sleeve. Her sentiment for the now-dark-but-not-for-long Echo’s mission is apparent. Echo is dedicated to, in short, producing plays written by […]

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