Can YOU help keep a student warm?

Can YOU help keep a student warm?

Texans Can Academies Dallas is hosting a contactless winter donation drive to benefit the students at their six Dallas area schools who are in need of essential winter gear, personal protective equipment and food this winter season. With a few easy clicks on Amazon, donations can be made through Texans Can Academies’ Amazon Wishlist. Items […]

Phase III vaccine trial seeks participants

Phase III vaccine trial seeks participants

By Sydney Street Prism Health North Texas (PHNTX) is seeking participants for clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, that have resumed across the world after a temporary pause earlier this year. Seeking 250 participants in the Dallas Fort Worth area out of the 30,000 required across the study, the PHNTX Research Department […]

Crime Watch – Vol. 11, No. 49, Nov. 20 – Dec. 3, 2020

Crime Watch – Vol. 11, No. 49, Nov. 20 – Dec. 3, 2020

Nov. 10 – 4:09 a.m. 8100 Block, Forest Ln. (75243) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: Unknown suspects held the complainant at gunpoint and stole his wallet.  Nov. 10 – 8:15 p.m. 12500 Block, N. Central Expy. (75243) Aggravated Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon: An unknown suspect stabbed the complainant in the leg.  Nov. 10 – […]

Reliant lights up Arts District

Reliant lights up Arts District

The AT&T Performing Arts Center and energy provider Reliant have reimagined their popular annual event, Reliant Lights Your Holidays, so families can safely explore and enjoy this popular North Texas holiday tradition at their own pace! Each evening from Friday, Dec. 4 through Saturday, Dec. 20, the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre and trees in […]

Cue the happy dance: The ‘Peanuts’ gang returns

Cue the happy dance: The ‘Peanuts’ gang returns

By Rick Holder/KERA News The gang from “Peanuts” will have a free-TV home for the holidays after all. Apple TV+ and PBS announced Wednesday that “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air Sunday night on PBS — in North Texas, that means 6:30 p.m. on KERA-Channel 13. The “Peanuts” Christmas special and its indelible Vince Guaraldi […]

Brewery adapts to COVID times

Brewery adapts to COVID times

From Staff Reports “It’s 2020, so why not reopen on Friday the 13th,” joked Wim Bens, founder and president of Lakewood Brewing. “We’re super excited to welcome our guests again. We’ve really missed having our fans in the brewery.” Lakewood has partnered with two kitchen concepts to supply food for purchase: Oddbird Chicken Kitchen, which […]

Veterans get seat at the table

Veterans get seat at the table

By Tristan Hallman Mayor Eric Johnson on Wednesday announced a proposal to create a Veterans Affairs Commission to help address issues facing former service members in the city. Mayor Johnson has asked the City Council’s Workforce, Education, and Equity Committee Chairman Casey Thomas to work on an ordinance that would establish the new commission. The […]

Crime Watch — Nov. 13 – 19, 2020

Crime Watch — Nov. 13 – 19, 2020

Nov. 3 – Noon 11600 Block, Garland Rd. (75218) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect used a wrecker to steal a vehicle from the complainant’s driveway.  Nov. 3 – 1 p.m. 8900 Block, Vantage Point Dr. (75243) Burglary of a Residence: The suspect attempted to break into the complainant’s residence.  Nov. 4 […]

By land or lake, it’s time to help

By land or lake, it’s time to help

It’s time for the Second Saturday Clean-Up of White Rock Lake. Sponsored by For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL), a nonprofit group dedicated to keeping our lake clean, the event is on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, strict guidelines will be in place for volunteers wishing to […]

Police host virtual/in-person celebration

Police host virtual/in-person celebration

By Becky Mayad In lieu of a banquet dinner, Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall joins Friends of Dallas Police leaders to present Officer of the Year, Non-Sworn Employee of the Year, Rookie of the Year and other awards during a virtual/in-person “hybrid” celebration honoring those who went above and beyond the call of duty. […]

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