By Gordon Shattles Sophia Wilson, an eighth-grade student at Charles M. Blalack Middle School in Carrollton, is this year’s Best of Show winner in Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) annual Student Art Contest. Sophia’s artwork, based on this year’s theme “Go here. Go there. Go everywhere” gave students from kindergarten through 12th grade an opportunity […]
By Terry Lendecker The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month with its second Pride in Bloom celebration on June 10 and 11. The event returns with a full weekend of LGBTQ+ artisans, entertainers, chefs and small businesses. Guests are invited to shop items at the curated vendor market, pack or purchase a […]
The students, educators and community members of District 3 are racing to the finish line with excellence and innovation in every step. Join me in recognizing some of their many accomplishments, and remember to cheer on our graduates as they cross the graduation stage. Celebrating excellence in robotics For the first time in school history, […]
The Magdalen House, a nonprofit organization helping women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles, held its third annual Game, Set, Match tennis event at Lakewood Country Club on April 29. This year’s event was co-chaired by Amanda Dickstein, Sloan Looney Dix and Kate Looney Walters. […]
Twenty-five North Texas high school seniors will collectively receive academic scholarships of $226K during the next four years through the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation. The funds are part of the 2023 Annual College Scholarship program. For more than two decades, the foundation has given nearly $4 million dollars to support area students to attend […]
Former Dallasite and 70th Secretary of the United States Navy John. H. Dalton was in town this week to promote his first book, At the Helm: My Journey with Family, Faith, and Friends to Calm the Storms of Life. In the book, the Naval Academy graduate writes with honesty and humility about his career in […]
Children’s Health has asked the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce (GEDCC) to fill an urgent need for Teenager’s Prom Clothes. There are patients at Children’s Health who are unable to attend their school prom due to their illnesses. So, the hospital is bringing the prom to them. Many of these patients do not have […]
By Juliette Coulter As May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, the national movement to raise awareness about mental health, Grant Halliburton Foundation has launched HereForTexas.com/espanol to ensure that mental health information and a provider database are available in Spanish. Already available in English at HereForTexas.com, this free community tool offers easy access for North Texans […]
Mr. Bob Ross, a CC Young Senior Living resident, has an amazing story. He is a 98-year-old, World War II Veteran fighter pilot, living independently and is sharp as a tack. Following an electrical fire in his home in Temple, he moved to Dallas to live with his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Dr. Richard […]
April 25 — 1:42 a.m. 700 Block Cantegral St. (75204) Reckless Damage: Complainant reported that an unknown female suspect crashed a vehicle into her vehicle inside a gated garage. April 25 — 2:30 a.m. 12800 Block Jupiter Rd. (75238) Violation of a Protective Order: Female complainant specified that the suspect violated a protective order by […]