By Rev. Mitchell Boone The Partners Council of Owenwood Farm & Neighbor Space and the Leadership Team of White Rock United Methodist Church are excited to announce a three-year grant from the QuadW Foundation to further their work in far East Dallas. The QuadW Missional Interns have partnered for the last four years with White […]
By Chris Kelley From Oct. 26-27, Sam Williamson, a board member of the non-profit group Bird’s Eye View Project, will put everything on the line when he attempts a 100-mile super walk around White Rock Lake to raise money for veterans and first responders. The anticipated 36-hour nonstop journey will send Williamson around the historic […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern There’s visceral response by Woodrow Wilson High School (WW) alumni when former teacher Marca Lee Bircher’s name comes up. Sixteen years after her retirement, she remains high on WW’s collective memory. Bircher (pictured) is among those alumni and faculty to be inducted into the WW Hall of Fame, joining such high-profile […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern A dedicated family, faithful clientele and devoted neighbors lost their husband, father and friend, Sergio, when he passed away suddenly from complications of an infection on Saturday, Oct. 10. He was the owner of Sergio’s Jewelry, which has been a Casa Linda staple since 1997. Prior to that, the luxury jeweler […]
David Dike Fine Art (DDFA) hosts the Fall Texas Art Auction on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Wildman Art Framing. Murad Auctioneers will conduct the sale. Established in 1996, David Dike’s Texas Art Auction has become a 23-year tradition for collectors of early Texas art. The auction will feature 300 lots of early Texas art with […]
By Carrie Dyer The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, Dallas’ only citywide home tour and the area’s only tour curated exclusively by architects, is back for its 13th year on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two-day tour showcases some of the area’s most innovative and outstanding residential design […]
HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE By Sujata Dand Dallas Artist Cristina Medina points to the Mayan symbols on her vivid watercolor painting. “They spell out warrior and protector,” Medina explains. “A lot of my work can be quiet, but I wanted this one to be stronger.” Medina is an art professor at Mountain View College in Dallas. […]
By Ariana Hajibashi Each Year, the Lowest Greenville Collective hosts a Fall Festival, which is an opportunity for area residents to hang out, support their local businesses and enjoy a fun-filled day of food, drinks and music. On Oct. 26, everyone is invited out to do exactly that, but this year’s festival will be extra […]
By Gordon Hunter Jack Jackson is an ambitious Sea Scout embarking on a unique project to test the water quality of White Rock Lake, including the levels of e-coli bacteria that at times pour into the lake. It’s testing that no group or individual on a regular basis has done before — until Jack came […]
Lakehill’s Homecoming celebration brought many former students back to campus. Alumni gathered prior to the game on the Alumni Patio for a dinner in their honor. The Homecoming Court nominees were presented at the pep rally and at the game on Friday. The Court consisted of freshman Emory Johnston, escorted by Samuel Rosen; sophomore Sydney […]