By Juliette Coulter Texas Women’s Foundation’s is excited to present the first of a four-part series of Virtual Viewpoints, which will focus on the four essentials to a woman and her family’s economic security: childcare, housing, health care and education. The first Virtual Viewpoints is on April 30 at 10 a.m. The positive long-term impacts of […]
Shirley Ogden Walker transitioned to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 18, 2020 while in hospice care from a condition unrelated to the current virus pandemic. She was in the presence of family members when she died. John and Shirley had two children: John Wesley Walker who predeceased her, and daughter Beverly Walker of Dallas, Texas. […]
By Haley Harrington Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) is pleased to announce Deborah Ann Trimble as its new Vice President of Development. Trimble is a seasoned fundraising executive with over 20 years of experience and has held senior management development roles in presenting and producing theaters across the country. “I am thrilled to be joining the […]
By Mark A. Ball Amber Li, a student at the Hockaday School in Dallas, is this year’s best in show winner in Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) annual student art contest. Amber’s work, based on the theme “PAINT THE TOWN _______. RIDE DART” was selected from 1,174 entries from students in kindergarten through 12th grade. […]
By Josh Ault Seventh grade students at Robert T. Hill Middle School, just like all other students around the country, are adjusting to online learning. On April 16, they were able to have two guest speakers talk to them about racial inequality. Adam Murphy, a staff attorney, and Trey Walk, a justice fellow with the […]
From Kershaw’s Challenge Kershaw’s Challenge, and its founders Clayton and Ellen Kershaw, have announced an initiative to support their beneficiaries most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kershaw’s “hometowns”; Behind Every Door in Dallas and the Dream Center in Los Angeles. Both organizations are helping members of the community during these unprecedented times. The […]
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By Julian Bowman The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), in conjunction with the Texas National Guard, Fair Park First, Spectra, and In the City for Good, is returning to Fair Park to distribute free food on Thursday, April 16 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM, or until all available food has been distributed. WHEN: Thursday, […]
By Mark Ball Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) are partnering to deliver weekly meals for students. The first busload of food arrives for distribution at Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center tomorrow, Thurs., Apr. 9, at 11 a.m. DART buses will pick up food each Thursday at DISD’s distribution center […]
By Mark Ball Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has partnered with the City of Dallas to assist in delivering care packages to senior residents who participate in the Dallas Park and Recreation Active Senior Adult Program (ASAP). With 40 recreation centers in Dallas that offer senior programs, as well as three dedicated senior centers, the […]