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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 […]
By Christine Mann Texas Health and Human Services is seeking to hire for hundreds of available positions, including psychiatrists, nurses, psychiatric nurse assistants, and direct care support staff, at its state supported living centers and state hospitals throughout the state. “People who want to make a difference and help others will find a meaningful career […]
Whether you were born and raised in Dallas or you’ve recently moved here from another city, you most likely know that Dallas has more than 300 beautiful parks and 160 miles of urban trails. Some destinations are well known while other sites you may not know exist. In addition to the park loop trails listed below, […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports This historic time of social distancing is unique and challenging to everyone. The Dallas ISD Special Education Department is here to ease those worries through student and parental support and innovative teaching resources designed to meet the needs of every diverse learner.At-home learning resources are available on the district website to […]
Parkland hospital needs the publics’ help. It needs donations of personal protective equipment (PPE). This equipment is vital for medical staff as they care for patients who have COVID19. Hospital officials are asking for new and unopened PPE for Parkland’s medical staff on the frontlines of coronavirus. These are the items needed: · N95 masks […]
By Karissa Condoianis No April Fool’s joke here. The State Fair of Texas really is looking for the next Voice of Big Tex. Do you think you have the perfect voice to fit our Texas-sized cowboy? We know, it’s a tall task, (55-foot tall to be exact,) but if you’re up for the challenge, head […]
By Taylor Mayad Did you miss meeting “Karabo,” your nearly 2 million-year-old ancient human relative or “Neo,” your much younger ~250,000-year-old relative, at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science? Even though the world-first Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind exhibition has closed, here’s your chance to virtually explore REAL fossils that belonged to […]