The 14th Good Local Markets season opened this past weekend with back-to-back markets in Little Forest Hills and Lakewood. The markets are special because organizers (pictured) work only with local vendors who come from within a 150-mile radius of Dallas and are carefully vetted to ensure they are local. The markets support local farms and […]
By Kristi Bare VolunteerNow announces the 15th annual Hearts of Texas Luncheon, which showcases the importance of volunteerism in the community, on Friday, April 28, at noon at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Celebrating 50 years of transforming lives through volunteers, the luncheon is chaired by Charles Knight and Peter Jacobson, with The Hoglund […]
By Carrie Sanger The Meadows Museum, SMU, is the first museum in Texas to offer eyewear by EnChroma, Inc., to visitors with color vision deficiencies, or “color blindness.” Thanks to EnChroma’s Color Accessibility Program, which helps public venues, schools, state parks, libraries, museums and other organizations purchase and loan EnChroma glasses to students and guests, […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Is that a really big cat on your roof, or could it be a bobcat? Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Bobcats may be living in your North Texas neighborhood. A friend — and his German Shepherds — recently spotted a bobcat in his fenced yard in Coppell. According to a 2019 […]
BA students show their skills in Portfolio Defense I was honored to participate recently in the Bryan Adams Leadership Academy’s Portfolio Defense, where students defended their scope of learning and academic achievements before a panel of teachers, staff and community members. As part of the defense, students were tasked with showing that they have acquired […]
St. Andrew United Methodist Church invites the community to come together for “United with Ukraine: A Benefit Concert,” on Monday, March 21, 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Andrew, 5801 W. Plano Parkway, in Plano. The concert will feature songs of solidarity from some of the finest orchestral musicians across Dallas and Fort Worth, […]
The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands spent the morning honoring first responders from the Dallas Police Department’s Northeast Division and Dallas Fire and Rescue on Friday, March 11. The Club thanked them for their service to the Lake Highlands community. Since 1961, the men and women of the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands have made […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Quick! Let me hear the speech you’d give if you’d just won an Oscar, or what you’d say if you met the president. Tell me the winning words a coach would use to rally his losing team. Answer a few questions to land the job of your dreams, or give me […]
By Tristan Hallman Mayor Eric Johnson’s crime reduction plans received another boost Wednesday with the City Council’s unanimous approval of a plan to allocate funds from a special district to improve lighting in a northeast Dallas corridor. The Skillman Corridor Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District set aside $572,000 for the lights, which the City Council […]
March 1 – Midnight 9500 Block, Liptonshire Dr. (75238) Theft of an Auto Accessory: The suspect stole the catalytic converter from the complainant’s vehicle. March 1 – Midnight 9900 Block, Parkford Dr. (75238) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole bikes off of the complainant’s porch. March 2 – 7:20 a.m. 4100 Block, N. Central […]