Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken

Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken

Brine: 4 cups buttermilk  12 fresh thyme sprigs, roughly chopped  3 bay leaves  2 tablespoons Tabasco 2 tablespoons kosher salt  2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 (4-pound) chicken, cut into 10 pieces In a large bowl, whisk together brine ingredients. Add chicken pieces and turn to coat and submerge in brine. Cover and refrigerate […]

Variety show, auction part of Pie project

Variety show, auction part of Pie project

By Kersten Rettig More than a dozen of Dallas’ top chefs will gather together for one night to raise money for FestEvents Foundation, an organization dedicated to workforce sustainability and development in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Piehole Project Live! The Variety Show will include award-winning chefs such as Anastasia Quiñones-Pittman, Bruno Davaillon and Matt […]

Adaptive program helps rower overcome fears

Adaptive program helps rower overcome fears

“It’s easier to just keep going than to stop and rebuild your momentum.” That’s what Lisandre (Dre) DePaz’s rowing coach told him, and it’s what he has held on to when things got hard. And for Dre, life has been anything but easy. Dallas area resident Dre DePaz came away from a car crash that […]

Stars begin hoping to play at full strength

Stars begin hoping to play at full strength

By David Mullen The objective for the 2021-22 National Hockey League season might be summarized by a common hockey term. For the Dallas Stars and 31 other teams in the United States and Canada, pro hockey is ready to “return to full strength.” The new season is not without some curiosities, but nothing that resembles […]

Crime Watch — Vol. 12, No. 41

Crime Watch — Vol. 12, No. 41

Oct. 5 – 7 a.m. 12300 Block, Dandridge Dr. (75243) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s motorcycle from the complainant’s front driveway.  Oct. 5 – 9 p.m. 100 Block, S. Brookside Dr. (75214) Burglary of a Residence: An unknown suspect jumped over the complainant’s balcony and stole his property. Oct. […]

Advocates for positive change honored

Advocates for positive change honored

By Karissa Condoianis For the fourth year, the State Fair of Texas and the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum Steering Committee are proud to announce the recipients of the Juanita Craft Humanitarian Awards. Juanita Craft was a tireless activist for civil rights and played a crucial role in integrating many places across […]

World traveler calls Little Forest Hills home

World traveler calls Little Forest Hills home

By Judy Babb Verena Mahlow perches behind her desk, jotting notes on index cards and then arranging the cards as she prepares to research for her next novel, a sequel to her recently published “Island of Dead Gods.”  Her office surrounds her with what she has identified as her muse — bookcases full of literature. […]

Join MAVS for soiree

Join MAVS for soiree

With this year’s reimagined tipoff event, fans are invited to a VIP first look at the upcoming season with the 2021-2022 Dallas Mavericks team, Head Coach Jason Kidd, GM and President of Basketball Operations Nico Harrison, CEO Cynt Marshall and hosts Mark Followill and Chuck Cooperstein for a sunset soiree with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails […]

Volunteer workshops ready for park project

Volunteer workshops ready for park project

By Juliette Coulter Imagine a rundown shopping center transformed in one week into a public park with amenities that enhance the surrounding neighborhood, such as green space, sport courts, a children’s play area, a walking path and dynamic programming from the community, for the community. That vision is about to become reality from October 15 […]

Food drive part of fall open house

Food drive part of fall open house

Celebrate fall with art, music, yummy food, live music, a ukulele singalong, personalized poetry on demand and more. The Mix Creative Space and The Mix Kitchen, located in the Little Forest Hills neighborhood of East Dallas, will host a Fall Open House on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. The event will feature local […]