Another Round is ace in the hole

Another Round is ace in the hole

By David Mullen Another Round indoor mini-golf and bar, at 660 Fort Worth Ave. near Sylvan Thirty, is doing a number near Trinity Groves and the Dallas Design District. The number 12, to be exact. Owner Kendall Spence, 35, moved to Dallas from Houston 12 years ago and resides with his family in Oak Cliff. […]

Don’t suffer in silence

Don’t suffer in silence

By Nancy Black It came over me like a wave from one of those hurricanes finally hitting the shore. I was so sad. One minute, I had been sitting at my computer feeling fine, busily laying out this week’s newspaper, and the next I was overcome with sadness. Maybe it was the death of Ruth […]

Lily pond needs funding

Lily pond needs funding

The Stone Tables Pavilion and Picnic Area at White Rock Lake serves tens of thousands of Dallas residents a year. In 2012, the Board of Directors of the White Rock Lake Conservancy agreed to take on the renovation and restoration of the historic area for the Parks and Recreation Department. Volunteer architects and planners developed […]

Lake Highlands native has the scoop

Lake Highlands native has the scoop

By Shari Goldstein Stern Frozen yogurt is one of those little gifts in life — not quite as rich as ice cream, but far creamier than sherbet. While it was introduced in the late 1970s, it began topping the market in the 1980s. When the health-craze of the decade stirred in alternative sweets with some […]

SMU hosts events to inform all voters

SMU hosts events to inform all voters

By Stephen Fashoro The upcoming presidential election will be the first opportunity to vote for many students, including Southern Methodist University’s Wilson Russ, and SMU is lining up opportunities for these new voters to learn more about the process. But Russ is going to learn the election system from a very personal angle — by […]

CASA has critical need for volunteers

CASA has critical need for volunteers

Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs more Black volunteers to serve our community’s Black children living in foster care. Black children make up 21 percent of Dallas County’s child population, but account for 48 percent of children removed from homes due to abuse or neglect. Only 15 percent of Dallas CASA volunteers are Black. […]

Lake offers calm during COVID crisis

Lake offers calm during COVID crisis

White Rock Lake Weekly reader Lorin McGuire took this peaceful looking photograph of a duck floating past sailboats on White Rock Lake. Congratulations, Lorin! You just won a $25 gift certificate to a favorite local restaurant. Submit your original photograph of the lake or its surrounding areas to [email protected]. You could be our next winner!

Beef Tagine with Sweet Potatoes

Beef Tagine with Sweet Potatoes

2 pounds chuck roast or boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 onion, diced 2 teaspoons paprika 1 teaspoon turmeric  1/2 teaspoon each cayenne, ground cumin, ground ginger 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks  1/4 cup chopped cilantro or parsley, divided Oil, salt and […]