2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, thinly sliced 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 bay leaf 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 pound ground beef 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 cup whole milk 1/2 […]
By Sharon Adams Slated for Saturday, Dec. 21, thousands of southern Dallas families will gather at the Fair Park Automobile Building for the 21st Annual Christmas in the Park, which helps meet great needs where thousands of families struggle every day to provide basic necessities. More than 44,000 people were served in 2018 with basic […]
By Chic DiCiccio The finest moment of “1917” occurs while Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay) hides inside a bombed out French building. It’s nighttime, he’s injured, and hiding from German soldiers who are aware of his presence. He stumbles across a French woman, also hiding out, who helps him, feeds him and it’s all done […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern What will happen when Tony Award-winning Kevin Moriarty runs out of innovative adaptations of Charles Dicken’ 1843 classic, “A Christmas Carol?” (CC) He won’t. Regular patrons know Moriarty sets a high bar for himself, and look forward to his fresh take every year, like his 2019 production which opened last week […]
By Lisa W. Miller Dallas United Crew (DUC) welcomed alumni back to the boats for its third annual Alumni Row at White Rock Lake. The event rekindled memories of racing boats and winning medals throughout their high school rowing careers. While some may have not been in a boat since they moved on from DUC, […]
By Deborah Brown Former First Lady Laura W. Bush will be the keynote speaker for the Fifth Annual 4word Gala, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Dallas Renaissance Hotel, 2222 North Stemmons Freeway. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, and the gala will start at 7 p.m. Proceeds […]
By David Mullen Local cyclocross riders Tyler Cloutier, 31, and Abigail Yates, 16, share a passion for hitting the road, even if they are miles apart in life experiences. Both competed in the Resolution Cross Cup on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 at Winters Park Amphitheater in Garland, home to the North Texas Cyclocross group. […]
By Jef Tingley While many altruistic people wait until the holiday season approaches to start purchasing gifts for children in need, a local group of seniors started constructing their contributions to the Hobby Crafters toy drive earlier this summer. Hobby Crafters is a foundation of volunteers that strives to provide free handmade wooden toys for […]
By Carolyn Johnson Bernice Nicklas was born Bernice Pearl Hooks on Dec. 23, 1917, just a few months before the end of WWI. She is the 12th child in her family of six boys and six girls. When she was born, she was already an aunt twice. She went to school in a one-room school […]
Most of the time when people, especially children, think of going to court, it is in a negative situation. But for seventh grade social studies students at Hill Middle School, their views of court may have just changed. The students were able to questions judges and attorneys from the Dallas Bar Association in a kick […]