Merge will give young girls tools they need

Merge will give young girls tools they need

From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Young Women’s STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD’s first all-girls legacy school, began the 2024-2025 school year with an inaugural freshman class as part of its expansion — and the Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s newest members. In support of YWSA’s integration to the network, Texas Instruments Foundation donated a $2 million grant in […]

Crime Watch — Vol. 15, No. 33

Crime Watch — Vol. 15, No. 33

August 13 — 10:30 a.m. 13600 Block N. Central Expy. (75243) Assault with Bodily Injury: The suspect picked up a credit card machine and threw it at the complainant, cutting his arm.  August 13 — 1 p.m. 12100 Block Garland Rd. (75218) Theft of Property: The suspect removed the license plate from the vehicle he stole.  August […]

Know your options when saying goodbye

Know your options when saying goodbye

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Putting a beloved furbaby to sleep is one of the most painful responsibilities of pet parenthood. I will never forget taking my first dog, a 6-year-old (too young!) Golden Retriever who had bone cancer that spread throughout his body, for his last trip to the vet. A friend helped me carry […]

East Dallas is cleaning up

East Dallas is cleaning up

The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce welcomed one of the cleanest and smartest laundromats around into East Dallas this past week. Every Tide Laundromat is locally owned and operated. Patrick Elverum is the CEO of the new Dallas Location and was on hand to greet the guests at the ribbon-cutting. The machines wash and […]

College football looks very different

College football looks very different

By David Mullen Despite a whirlwind of changes over the recent years — like expanded playoffs, NIL (name, image and likeness) issues and the loosening of transfer restrictions — 2024 may be cited by sports historians as the year that college football changed forever. “This is an extraordinary new era for college football and it […]

Sister team brings flavor to community

Sister team brings flavor to community

Lubbie’s Bagels just celebrated their one-year anniversary! Sisters Jen and Andrea Lubkin have created something special. Described by the owners as an artisanal bagel shop with a big personality, great things are happening for this local East Dallas business. The clever logo of Lubbie’s pays tribute to the legend that bagels were once thought of […]

Like father, like son? Nope. Reverse that

Like father, like son? Nope. Reverse that

By Lisa Miller Off the water, Robert Sneed specializes in sales, is married and the father of two children, one of which rows competitively with Dallas United Crew (DUC). After watching his son row and race for many years, he decided to jump in a boat himself. He mentioned that learning a new sport at […]

Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze

Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze

3 cups flour, divided 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 cups fresh blueberries 2 cups granulated sugar  1 cup unsalted butter 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar Juice of 2 lemons Heat oven to 325F. Spray a 10-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, […]

Concerned neighbor sends newspaper to investigate

Concerned neighbor sends newspaper to investigate

CLEAR THE SHELTERS By Abigail Isett Last week, White Rock Lake Weekly received a call from a concerned citizen that the SPCA of Texas off of I-30 was dealing with an air conditioning outage. With fear that they could be using wet fans, which can cause distemper, I went down to the Dallas location to […]

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