Dance, fashion part of Black Heritage

Dance, fashion part of Black Heritage

The Dallas Arboretum announces the second annual Black Heritage Celebration (BHC), presented by Bank of America, taking place on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15. The weekend will place the spotlight on the unique talents, art and businesses from the local black community. This event is open to the public and is included in […]

Event to raise funds for city’s most vulnerable

Event to raise funds for city’s most vulnerable

On Thursday, April 28 at Klyde Warren Park, Dallasites and supporters of the Austin Street Center mission will come together to raise funds and awareness for the nonprofit at the seventh annual No Place Like Home event. As one of Austin Street Center’s signature events, the nonprofit is committed more than ever to serve the […]

Prevention beats treatment for heartworms

Prevention beats treatment for heartworms

By Dr. Beth Leermakers More than a million pets in the United States have heartworms. As their name indicates, heartworms are parasitic organisms (worms) that live in the chambers of the heart and adjacent blood vessels. As the worms move through the animal’s body, they damage many organs, including the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. […]

Playwright brings swashbuckler’s life to stage

Playwright brings swashbuckler’s life to stage

By Shari Goldstein Stern Who ever heard of a grownup wishing to become a pirate? Don’t only lads and lassies fantasize about that? Aren’t pirate babies born that way? When you see Theatre Three’s (T3’s) hilarious new musical, “Stede Bonnet: a F*cking Pirate Musical,” running at T3 through May 1, you will discover how that […]

Educators awarded for contributions

Educators awarded for contributions

By Deborah Brown The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce named six Teacher of the Year recipients at their annual education luncheon held at St. John’s Episcopal School on Thursday, April 14.  The awards recognized local educators K-12 who are providing outstanding education for their respective students. Recipients of this award must have made significant […]

Descendant helps docents with historical facts

Descendant helps docents with historical facts

By Judy Babb Peter Flagg Maxson sits comfortably relaxed in a conference room at the DeGolyer Estate, looking like he owns the place. Reality is, he could have been part owner if his grandparents Everette L. DeGolyer and Nell Goodrich DeGolyer had decided to leave the estate to their four children and 16 grandchildren. But […]

Block party set for 4/20

Block party set for 4/20

Join neighbors and sample some of Lakewood’s local restaurants, artisans and local businesses at the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Building Blocks to be held on Wednesday, April 20 at Caddo Office Reimagined at 6301 Gaston Avenue from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This event is open to the public, family-friendly and free to attend. There will […]

New local business embraces health

New local business embraces health

Owner Melissa Sajjadi and her fellow Pilates 214 team members welcomed the community to the Grand Opening of their new, state-of-the-art studio this past week. The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon cutting at 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane. Visitors were treated to tours of the well-equipped facility, free Pilates classes all weekend, […]

All-female lineup comes to Moody

All-female lineup comes to Moody

By Becky Mayad The Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) will present Wonder Women of Brass, boasting an all-female guest artist lineup of composers and musicians from around the world, on Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m. at Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District, 2520 Flora St., Dallas, Texas 75201.  The featured guest artist […]