Harissa Glazed Salmon

Harissa Glazed Salmon

4 (6-ounce) salmon filets 1 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons harissa Salt and pepper  Heat oven to 400F. Line a baking pan with parchment.  Season salmon filets with salt and pepper and place skin side down on the prepared baking sheet.  In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and harissa. Season with salt and pepper […]

Plant trials proved successful

Plant trials proved successful

By Juliette Coulter Known internationally as one of the premier places to test plants for extreme weather conditions, especially high heat and humidity, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden held its annual Plant Trials Field Day on June 26, where more than 300 industry professionals attended.  Thousands of plants are tested annually, including bulbs, perennials, […]

Blythe wins Callas Award

Blythe wins Callas Award

By Suzanne Calvin The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the winner of the 2019 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” Award: the incredible, one-of-a-kind American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe (pictured at right), for her saucy, scene-stealing portrayal of Mistress Quickly in the critically-acclaimed spring production of Verdi’s “Falstaff.”  This prestigious award, named after one […]

Direct path to police department now open

Direct path to police department now open

The Dallas Police Department is proud to announce the Dallas Online Reporting System. The Dallas Online Reporting System was publicly launched on June 17. This reporting system provides a fast and efficient way for community members to report a variety of low priority incidents such as theft, identity theft, vandalism, and other low level crimes […]

Juul of Denial

By Nancy Black “You’ve come a long way, baby!” I was just a wee child of 15 when I embraced that famous cigarette advertising campaign for Virginia Slims. I was young, invincible and could do anything I wanted in life. Those ads told me so. They showed the women of olden days, hunched over wash […]

DART’s safety, security programs win honors

DART’s safety, security programs win honors

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) its 2019 Gold Award for Security for light rail and streetcar systems at the annual APTA Rail Conference in Toronto, Ontario.  “Congratulations to the award winning public transit systems for their successful safety and security transportation programs that are models of excellence for […]

Norton treats audiences to ‘penny candy’

Norton treats audiences to ‘penny candy’

By Shari Goldstein Stern Jonathan Norton has a compelling story to tell about fear, empathy, conflict, compassion, angst and unconditional love. His play, “penny candy” is the playwright’s autobiographical story of growing up in Dallas’ Pleasant Grove neighborhood. “Jon-Jon” was a 12-year-old Norton in the summer of 1988 when his story takes place. The writer […]

Giving Circle connects, inspires Latinas

Giving Circle connects, inspires Latinas

By Juliette Coulter On June 19 at Latino Arts Project, the H100 Latina Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation officially launches and joins three other giving circles hosted at Texas Women’s Foundation: Orchid Giving Circle, HERitage Giving Fund and The Village Giving Circle.  The H100 Latina Giving Circle was formed by the Hispanic 100 Network […]