Make Easter fun while supporting a great cause

Make Easter fun while supporting a great cause

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Give your pet a special Easter celebration — and help Spay Neuter Network (SNN) create compassionate communities free of homeless pets — by ordering an Easter Bone Hunt Box ($25). Proceeds support SNN’s three nonprofit clinics, which help people care for their pets by offering low-cost/no-cost spay/neuter and affordable wellness care […]

‘Boundless compassion’ changes lives

‘Boundless compassion’ changes lives

By Rosanne Lewis Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will honor the North Texas Cares Funders Collaborative with the 2021 Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award for the group’s dedication to helping nonprofits and Dallas children during the challenges presented by the pandemic. Benefiting Dallas CASA, the virtual Cherish the Children event, hosted by […]

Long-running Dallas drama ends

Long-running Dallas drama ends

By David Mullen The lengthiest melodrama in Dallas — since “Dallas” — mercifully concluded as the Dallas Cowboys baron J. W. Jones and the Jones family inked franchise quarterback Dak Prescott to a reported four-year, $160 million dollar contract after years of negotiations.  Fans had begun to boil as the media continued to toil and […]

Ready for road trip? Remember to restrain Rover

Ready for road trip? Remember to restrain Rover

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Most people don’t think twice about wearing a seatbelt or strapping their toddler into a car seat every time they drive somewhere. Yet many people routinely skip these car safety measures for their dogs. According to a 2018 study, 97 percent of dog parents travel in a car with their pet, […]

Challenge World Records at Perot

Challenge World Records at Perot

Just in time for Spring Break and making its U.S. debut, The Science of Guinness World Records exhibition is now open at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. And to give guests plenty of time to visit, the museum is offering daily extended hours through Sunday, March 21, with reduced capacity and safety protocols […]

Mask wearing still encouraged at lake

Mask wearing still encouraged at lake

Mark your calendar! Second Saturday is coming up on March 13 from 8 a.m. until noon. Join volunteers from For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) and make new friends. This will be a drive through event. Pick up supplies at the lake office. The necessary supplies (trash grabber, bags and gloves) will be provided […]

Big Tex looking for new concessionaires

Big Tex looking for new concessionaires

By Karissa Condoianis The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce that the 2021 food and beverage concessionaire application and the 2021 commercial exhibits application are now open. Do you have a super creative product and a seasoned history of serving folks by the masses? Then we’re looking for you! The annual State Fair […]

Catnip bubbles? Who knew?

Catnip bubbles? Who knew?

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Your cat races around wildly before rolling onto her back, drooling, licking the catnip-filled toy and rubbing it on her face. She may look like she’s high after sniffing catnip, but is she really? Yes, according to a recent study.  Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a common herb that belongs to the […]

Fund created to help fallen officer’s family

Fund created to help fallen officer’s family

From DPD Staff Reports Officer Mitchell Penton of the Dallas Police Department was struck by a drunk driver and killed during the early morning hours of February 13. Penton was on duty, providing security for an accident scene when his patrol vehicle was struck. The impact of the crash caused Officer Penton’s vehicle to hit […]

Mother Nature delays opening of Blooms

Mother Nature delays opening of Blooms

Named by Southern Living as one of “The Best Places to See Stunning Spring Blooms Across the South,” the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents Dallas Blooms, the largest annual floral festival in the Southwest. Presented by IBERIABANK/First Horizon, the festival runs now to April 11. With the theme “America the Beautiful,” the spring festival […]

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