Shop Local Saturday

By Nancy Black Which do you enjoy more? Going to Walmart on a Saturday morning or heading out to the local farmer’s market? If you are like me, you picked the latter. There is nothing that will fill you with a sense of community more than strolling along through the booths of homemade candles, baked […]

Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Dan Micciche, District 3

Dallas ISD Board of Trustees  Dan Micciche, District 3

By Dan Micciche Fall is in the air, and District 3 has been celebrating with homecomings, championship victories and, as always, academic innovation and excellence! Recognizing extraordinary athletes It has been an incredible month for our District 3 athletes. Congratulations to the Hill Highlanders cross-country team. The boys won the District 2 Championship, while seven runners […]

Cathedral welcomes opera

Cathedral welcomes opera

The Dallas Opera announces a free community holiday concert at the beautiful Cathedral Guadalupe at 2215 Ross Ave., in downtown Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. This is the first partnership between the two organizations and a continuation of Dallas Opera’s commitment to community engagement. The performance will be approximately one hour with […]

Adopting older pets has benefits for all

Adopting older pets has benefits for all

By Dr. Beth Leermakers November is Adopt a Senior Pet month. Often overlooked by adopters, senior cats and dogs are at high risk for being euthanized in full animal shelters. And that’s a crying shame. Senior pets make wonderful companions. Cats are considered senior when they are between seven and 10 years old; dogs when […]

Team to showcase talent at open house

Team to showcase talent at open house

By Alejandra Ortiz White Rock Rowing, the Dallas team that qualified three boats in the internationally renowned Head of the Charles last month, raced on the Brazos River at the Waco Rowing Regatta against the top junior programs in Texas and Oklahoma. On Nov. 6, Waco Rowing Regatta hosted masters, collegiate and junior teams in […]

‘Reverse’ food truck part of annual event

‘Reverse’ food truck part of annual event

Lake Highlands Junior Women’s League (LHJWL) is having its annual Light Up the Highlands event on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lake Highlands Town Center. This family event includes a Christmas tree lighting, ice skating, Santa and a reindeer, a snow luge, live performances and a “Reverse” food truck. The LHJWL Christmas […]

Canned goods drive supports community

Canned goods drive supports community

By Angela Ricketts White Rock North School (WRNS) kicked off the holiday season with the WRNS Parent Community collecting and donating more than 550 canned goods to the Feed Lake Highlands, “a faith-based program that feeds the body, mind and soul of Lake Highlands residents who live on fixed, limited or low incomes.”  White Rock […]

Autumn Apple Cake

Autumn Apple Cake

Streusel:  1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour  2 tablespoons light brown sugar  1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon  1/4 teaspoon kosher salt  1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature  Cake:   2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour  1 teaspoon baking powder  1 teaspoon baking soda  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt  1/4 teaspoon nutmeg  1/4teaspoon ground allspice  1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom  1/2 […]

Singer-songwriter joins champions of children

Singer-songwriter joins champions of children

By Roseanne Lewis Dallas CASA’s annual Champion of Children returned to The Rustic this year with a dinner and an outdoor performance by Cory Morrow, an Austin-based singer-songwriter with a heart for children. Friends in Austin introduced Morrow to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), and the mission appealed to him, so when Dallas CASA came […]