By Will Friend Roy Stanley Masonic Lodge #1367, A.F. & A.M. presented their 2024 Community Builders Award to Jessica Hernandez, executive director of Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space. The celebration took place last Saturday, April 13, during Owenwood’s Spring Festival on their campus at 1451 John West Rd. in Dallas. Hernandez is a first-generation immigrant […]
April 16 — 12:40 a.m. 12100 Block E. Northwest Hwy. (75218) Evading Arrest Detention with a Vehicle: The suspect ran red lights when arresting officers attempted to conduct a traffic violation stop. April 16 — 11:30 a.m. 5600 Block Live Oak St. (75243) Assault with Bodily Injury: The suspect used a stone to punch the complainant in the head […]
By Taylor Mayad The Meadows Museum, SMU, announces that Du Chau has won the 2024 Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least 10 years and has established a proven track record as a community advocate for the visual arts. […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Dallas ISD students who don’t have film programs at their schools are getting the opportunity to become filmmakers through a partnership with their school and a program through Pegasus Media Project (PMP), a nonprofit arts organization. The program, Youth Portable Film Program, is led by local filmmaker Christopher Sonny Martinez, […]
By Deborah Brown Each year, the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce (GEDCC) recognizes the top educators in East Dallas schools, K-12, who are providing outstanding education for their respective students. Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and progressive programs that are serving to improve and promote learning. The […]
April 9 — 10:07 a.m. 12200 Block Greenville Ave. (75243) Criminal Mischief: Suspect used a rock to break/cause damage to the complainant’s apartment door. April 9 — 11 p.m. 9200 Block Skillman St. (75243) Assault with Bodily Injury: The complainant told reporting police officers that the suspect struck her a number of times all over her body. April 10 […]
By Becky Mayad Taking a giant step toward growth and prosperity in South Dallas, leaders from the nonprofit Forest Forward and members of the community gathered this past week to break ground on the historic 75-year-old Forest Theater, marking the start of major renovations and an expansion to the iconic landmark. A proud beacon of […]
By Rebecca Aguilar Linda Bess-Cade’s coworker noticed two dogs tied to a bench at a baseball field outside their office building at the Village Dallas apartment complex on Southwestern Boulevard in Dallas. The white Husky and a small grey and white Aussie were left there to fend for themselves. It was Good Friday. “My coworker […]
By Paul Gerst Four friends who started in Cub Scouts, continued to Boy Scouts and attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Dallas recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout. All are members of Troop 719, from the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas. All became Eagle Scouts within a couple of months of each other. […]
By Rosanne Lewis Dallas CASA, along with Dallas County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition (CAPCO) partner agencies, hosted the annual Dallas County child abuse and neglect prevention awareness event featuring a moment of silence for the 13 children who died in Dallas County due to abuse or neglect during fiscal year 2023. That evening the downtown […]