Vol. 13, No. 15 — April 15 – 21, 2022
Boeuf Bourguignon
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more as needed 4 ounces bacon, sliced crosswise into thin strips (1/4 -inch x 1-inch pieces) 2 pounds boneless beef chuck, trimmed, and cut into 1-inch cubes Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, as needed 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds 1 […]
Rangers come up dollars short
By David Mullen After a 60-102 season, the second worst in their 49-year history, the Texas Rangers ownership gave GM Chris Young and President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels a blank checkbook. Young and Daniels unloaded many players in the previous portfolio and did business the new-fashioned way. They bought them. After the epic crash […]
Crime Watch — Vol. 13, No. 14
March 29 – 5:20 a.m. 3300 Block Blackburn St. (75204) Failure to Provide ID: The lawfully detained arrested person gave a false name to officers. March 29 – 12:15 p.m. 3900 Block Samuell Blvd. (75229) Criminal Mischief: Arrested person broke the rear glass on complainant’s vehicle with an axe. March 29 – 4:42 p.m. 9100 […]
It was an honor
By Nancy Black Immediate respect. That is what I saw. Forget all the divisiveness around air travel and mask mandates happening in our world today. The moment the pilot told us of the situation, we all acted accordingly — with the utmost respect. I flew to Annapolis this past weekend to visit my midshipman. After […]
Rose are red, violets are blue, Dallas has new poets, and it’s poetry month, too
Dallas has appointed its first poet laureate! In a special ceremony Wednesday morning at City Hall, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson named Joaquín Zihuatanejo the city’s first Poet Laureate and Madison Rojas, a student at Greenhill School, was named Youth Poet Laureate. In making the announcement, Johnson also proclaimed the month of April as Poetry Month […]
Artists take over garden
By Juliette Coulter Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum, a juried fine art and fine craft show and sale, returns on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. Now in its 15th year, Artscape features more than 110 juried artists who will display their unique and one-of-a-kind creations throughout the Jonsson Color Garden and Lakeside Exhibit Area. Hours […]
Shape-shifting hare part of Easter folklore
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Have you ever wondered why the Easter Bunny — not the Easter Chicken — delivers eggs to children? According to neopagan legend, one winter a little girl found a wounded bird and called upon Eostre — the goddess of the moon, fertility and spring — for help. Eostre (aka Ostara) appeared […]
Rockin’ pair cleans up at WaterTower Theatre
By Shari Goldstein Stern The late playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner Neil Simon wrote more than 30 plays, like “The Goodbye Girl,” “Barefoot in the Park,” “Plaza Suite” and dozens of film adaptations of those. He received more combined Oscar and Tony Award nominations than any other writer. In 1965 “The Odd Couple” was Simon’s gift […]
Cherry blossoms make annual appearance
By Juliette Coulter Every spring at the Dallas Arboretum’s Dallas Blooms floral festival, there’s a magical moment when the 125 Japanese cherry trees begin to bloom along with the 3,000 azaleas. A wave of delicate pink and white cherry blossoms on the cherry trees are now starting to emerge, indicating that springtime is here in […]