By Chic DiCiccio Here’s an interesting fact: 2009’s “Zombieland” was the highest grossing zombie-themed movie of all time until 2013. That’s when “World War Z” and Brad Pitt’s flowing locks overtook it, and “Zombieland” was destined to be a well-received yet forgotten comedy. Then “The Walking Dead” happened. Its popularity has brought a decade long […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern There’s visceral response by Woodrow Wilson High School (WW) alumni when former teacher Marca Lee Bircher’s name comes up. Sixteen years after her retirement, she remains high on WW’s collective memory. Bircher (pictured) is among those alumni and faculty to be inducted into the WW Hall of Fame, joining such high-profile […]
By David Mullen Jason Lambert is president, CEO and portfolio manager of Northwest Financial and Tax Solutions and author of the upcoming book “The Retirement Trailhead.” He has believed that big money and big-time college sports have been entwined for some time. “If that [the NCAA] were a business, I would definitely invest in it. […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern A dedicated family, faithful clientele and devoted neighbors lost their husband, father and friend, Sergio, when he passed away suddenly from complications of an infection on Saturday, Oct. 10. He was the owner of Sergio’s Jewelry, which has been a Casa Linda staple since 1997. Prior to that, the luxury jeweler […]
David Dike Fine Art (DDFA) hosts the Fall Texas Art Auction on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Wildman Art Framing. Murad Auctioneers will conduct the sale. Established in 1996, David Dike’s Texas Art Auction has become a 23-year tradition for collectors of early Texas art. The auction will feature 300 lots of early Texas art with […]
By Carrie Dyer The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, Dallas’ only citywide home tour and the area’s only tour curated exclusively by architects, is back for its 13th year on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two-day tour showcases some of the area’s most innovative and outstanding residential design […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern You can have your cotton candy, hot dogs, candied apples and popcorn. But for those of us dyed-in-the-wool chocoholics with discriminating taste, chocolate nut bars are nice, sort of, but certainly not the to-die-for first thing you have at the State Fair of Texas. On a quest for more indulgent chocolate […]
HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE By Sujata Dand Dallas Artist Cristina Medina points to the Mayan symbols on her vivid watercolor painting. “They spell out warrior and protector,” Medina explains. “A lot of my work can be quiet, but I wanted this one to be stronger.” Medina is an art professor at Mountain View College in Dallas. […]
By Ariana Hajibashi Each Year, the Lowest Greenville Collective hosts a Fall Festival, which is an opportunity for area residents to hang out, support their local businesses and enjoy a fun-filled day of food, drinks and music. On Oct. 26, everyone is invited out to do exactly that, but this year’s festival will be extra […]