Join East Dallas families in celebrating the start of the school year at Alex Sanger Preparatory’s annual Back to School Bash! This event is open to all neighborhood and community members and will take place on September 7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. inside and outside the school campus. The event will feature an inflatable obstacle […]
From Dallas Opera Staff Reports The Dallas Opera announces the selection of the 2024/2025 participants in the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors: Jiannan Cheng(China), Virginie Déjos (France), Anna Castro Grinstein (Spain/Argentina) and CJ Wu (Taiwan). These talented musicians were chosen from a worldwide applicant pool of 94 conductors — the second largest group […]
By Juliette Coulter Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has announced the keynote speaker for its 39th Annual Luncheon — Ann Curry — an EMMY-Award-winning journalist known for her national and international reporting. This year’s event will take place on November 1 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Omni Dallas Hotel (555 S. Lamar St., Dallas, […]
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY By Lexy McCarthy Jubilee Park & Community Center (Jubilee) is a catalyst for comprehensive community revitalization and enrichment in Southeast Dallas. A place-based organization, the agency serves the Jubilee Park neighborhood, a 62-block area south of I-30 and east of Fair Park, as well as surrounding zip codes. Jubilee’s multigenerational, wraparound […]
By David Mullen Since the 2014 NFL season, the AFC has won seven of the last 10 Super Bowls. Most recently, the Kansas City Chiefs have been as close to a dynasty as a 32-team league with an unbalanced schedule can get. Kansas City, led by head coach Andy Reid and the field magician QB […]
East Dallas is in an uproar about the sudden announcement of the permanent closing of the Dallas Public Library’s Skillman Southwestern Branch. The iconic library, located at 5707 Skillman St. in Dallas, is set to shut its doors forever after September 30. Outraged community members have started a petition at change.org to stop the closure. […]
The tastiest time of the year is here! The culmination of hard work, sweat and oil in creating the most appetizing Fair foods. The 20th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards was one to be remembered. After tasting all 10 foods and evaluating each time, the all-star panel of judges tallied their scores and made their […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK This beautiful photograph was taken by White Rock Lake Weekly reader William Fowler. It is of an older couple rowing on White Rock Lake as the sun rises. He calls it, “Rowing into the morning.” Congratulations, William! You just won a $25 gift card to a favorite local restaurant. Submit your […]
Salad: 2 cups cooked and cooled brown rice 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 Persian cucumbers, quartered and sliced 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1 1/2 cups shelled edamame 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1/3 cup peanuts, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons chopped mint Dressing: 1/4 cup soy sauce Juice of […]