Classic musical returns to Fair Park

Classic musical returns to Fair Park

By Shari Goldstein Stern If you were singing, “I’m gettin’ married in the mornin’” leaving the Music Hall after Broadway Dallas’ production of “My Fair Lady,” you were not alone. The showstopper of the evening was Michael Hegarty as Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza Doolittle’s father, in the unforgettable, crowd-capturing, production number, “Get me to the […]

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani

1 cup basmati rice, rinsed and soaked for 30 minutes 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 large pinch saffron 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 3 tablespoons ghee  1/2 teaspoon brown mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 4 green cardamom pods 1 teaspoon cinnamon  2 bay leaves 1 yellow onion, thinly […]

Young-thinking Bochy made right move

Young-thinking Bochy made right move

By David Mullen Bruce Bochy spent his early life as an Army brat living in northern Virginia and grew up rooting for the Washington Senators. As a child watching a Senators game in the upper deck of D.C. (later RFK) Stadium, Bochy decided he wanted to play Major League Baseball.  After a nine-year MLB career […]

Gala raises $78K for lake

Gala raises $78K for lake

The White Rock Lake Foundation held its inaugural The Jewel of Dallas Gala fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 13 at The Granada Theater. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is instrumental in presenting the case for the maintenance and improvement of White Rock Lake, also referred to as “The Jewel of Dallas.” The event featured six top chefs […]

Food, crafts, parade will honor dead

Food, crafts, parade will honor dead

NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and Día de Los Muertos LLC invite the community to celebrate and honor loved ones who have passed away at the AT&T Dallas Día de Los Muertos Parade and Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29. This event will be held at Dallas City Hall Plaza in downtown Dallas. The festival takes place […]

‘Young Frankenstein’ stirs up giant sized laughs

‘Young Frankenstein’ stirs up giant sized laughs

By Shari Goldstein Stern Parker Gray has proven himself to be one of the most talented actors in Dallas area theater. If you were wise enough to have seen Gray in Nicole Neely’s “Stede Bonnet: A F*ucking Pirate Musical” at Theatre Three (T3), then you will remember what a brilliant comedic actor he is. Uninhibited, […]

Butternut Squash Turkey Chili

Butternut Squash Turkey Chili

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound ground turkey 2 cups diced butternut squash  1/4 cup chili powder 1 teaspoon instant coffee 1 (14-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes 3 cups chicken stock  1 (14-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup corn kernels  Salt and pepper to taste […]

Big markets rule today’s NBA

Big markets rule today’s NBA

By David Mullen More than any other professional sports league, the NBA has an undeniable major market bias. Supported by its suitors, the NBA philosophy is “the bigger the market, the more people there are to ‘Just do it’ with Nike products, ‘Do the Dew,’ dip the Doritos and insure that, like a good neighbor, […]

Half century of theater celebrated

Half century of theater celebrated

On Oct. 15 in Samuell-Grand Park after the final performance of “Hamlet,” with an all-female cast, Shakespeare Dallas (SD) celebrated the end of its milestone 50th anniversary. The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce held a special bench dedication ceremony for its founder, Bob Glenn, and a ribbon cutting ceremony as the nonprofit’s supporters look […]

Take precautions to protect your animals

Take precautions to protect your animals

By Dr. Beth Leermakers “Help yourself to a treat. Please do not ring the doorbell. Dogs will bark.” With four dogs who may dash out the door, it’s not safe to open my door to trick-or-treaters, so I leave cookies in bowls on the front porch. Yes, I could put my dogs in the bedroom […]

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