By Kristi Bare Wilkinson Center will launch its new Pantry2Go mobile food program at a special celebration on Friday, June 18, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., at its East Dallas food pantry, located at 3402 N. Buckner Blvd. in Dallas. The celebration will include recognition of Pantry2Go partners North Texas Food Bank, American Airlines and the Herbalife […]
Community Partners of Dallas announces Academy Award-winning actress, The New York Times bestselling author, producer, director and true children’s advocate, Goldie Hawn, as the featured speaker for the 15th Annual Chick Lit Luncheon presented by Dr. Robert and Lara Tafel on Friday, Sept. 24 at the Hilton Anatole. Hawn authored two best-selling books: a memoir […]
A very lucky birthday girl who lives off White Rock Trail in Dallas had a super special party recently. She and her friends enjoyed some good, clean fun with The Bubble Truck. According to their website: “The Bubble Truck parks in your driveway, turns on the amazing bubble machines and your crew is guided through […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Like human dads, animal dads vary widely in their parental engagement. Some male animals — like lions — have very little, if any, involvement with their offspring, while others share equally in childcare responsibilities. Male seahorses take their Mr. Mom role to the extreme; they accept the eggs, fertilize them and […]
By Tristan Hallman Mayor Eric Johnson will continue the work of the city’s Domestic Violence Task Force under a new name: the Mayor’s Domestic Violence Advisory Council. Domestic violence has been a growing challenge for Dallas in recent years. Family violence-related aggravated assaults in Dallas increased by 13.6 percent in 2020 over 2019. And so […]
By Katrina Craycroft The fastest youth rowers in the United States converged on Nathan Benderson Park June 10th-13th for USRowing’s Youth National Championship. Emerging from the Central Regional Championship with four golds and three silvers, Dallas United Crew (DUC) sent 37 athletes to compete — the most in program history, and the most of any […]
By Rebecca Aguilar A few weeks ago, Paxton Smith was a high school senior ready to graduate and quietly go off to college. But now, the valedictorian is a worldwide viral sensation after delivering a surprise commencement speech against the Texas “Heartbeat Bill.” “The speech has been blowing up everywhere, and I have been getting […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern Angie Griffin knew at an early age she wanted to be an entrepreneur. It was in her DNA. With three of her family members in the retail cosmetics business, she found it was also in her blood. Each of those entrepreneurs being a Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio owner apparently weighed in, […]