By Juliette Coulter As the Dallas Arboretum prepares for Dallas Blooms, the Southwest’s largest floral festival, many may wonder when spring arrives in 2021. What better way to find out than to bring in everybody’s favorite meteorologist — the groundhog! The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden hosts its third annual Groundhog Day celebration on Tuesday, […]
By David Mullen It appears that the world of sports is not immune to the adage “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” So far, 2021 looks strikingly similar to 2020. We have seen teams adversely affected by COVID-19, prompting the cancelation of games by the Dallas Mavericks and a postponement of […]
Jan. 5 – 12:40 a.m. 9000 Block, Vantage Point Dr. (75243) Arson: The suspect set the complainant’s vehicle on fire. Jan. 5 – 1 a.m. 9600 Block, Forest Ln. (75243) Deadly Conduct: An unknown suspect pointed a gun at a security officer. Jan. 5 – 2:17 p.m. 10700 Block, Ruth Ann Dr. (75228) Aggravated Robbery […]
By Mary Wilonsky Karen Blumenthal, the acclaimed writer and a fierce advocate for libraries, loved her nearby Forest Green library, but knew that her Northeast Dallas neighborhood deserved better. Her years of lobbying for the Dallas Public Library system included an emphasis on the need to replace the small, inadequate Forest Green branch, and her […]
The AT&T Performing Arts Center announced the 2021 online application submission period is now open for the Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) and will remain open until noon on Friday, Jan. 29. MFA provides grants to small Dallas-based arts organizations (budgets under $1M) supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. […]
Visitors to Greenville Avenue Pizza Company throughout the past few years have surely been greeted with a smile by David Stigall. The kind, hardworking manager makes GAPCo one of the best spots in Dallas to eat and also to work. Sadly, Stigall unexpectedly lost his wife Ashley on Christmas Day, and Stigall’s three children lost […]
By Beth Leermakers Is Fluffy too “fluffy”? Is Zorro under-tall? Being overweight isn’t healthy for your cat. In 2018 The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) classified obesity as a disease — for good reason. Overweight cats are at greater risk for health problems — including diabetes, arthritis and urinary disease — and a shorter life […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern Nothing can throw a wrench in the works like a deadly, world-wide pandemic. With hundreds of thousands of deaths and those infected in the millions, when will life as we knew it return to some sense of normality? Local establishments have felt the pain of the past year as have others […]
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY By Tristan Holman In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will co-host “Looking Back at 2020: Racism, Antisemitism and Public Safety Challenges in Dallas.” The virtual event is scheduled for 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. […]
