The Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Virtual Run for the Children is a simple, fun way to support children with cancer and their families. Get your legs moving and run or walk for the children (5K or 1 mile). Entry includes t-shirt, goodie bag, medal, eBib, and finisher’s certificate. Sign up at wokcrun.com. Cash prizes and […]
One neighbor said eight-10 firefighters had to break down the back door before they could tackle the flames. Another resident of an apartment complex nearby said the smoke was overwhelmingly thick. Everyone agreed it was a terrible loss for the community. Barbec’s Restaurant, an East Dallas icon for more than four decades, burned down this […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern “Let’s try” could be multiple award-winning IMPRINT TheatreWorks’ (IMPRINT) mantra. The team works the theater like The Little Engine That Could. That has been the theatre company’s head space since its founding in 2014. At historic Samuell Grand Park (SG) in old East Dallas, IMPRINT TheatreWorks will present a new work, […]
COVID-19 By Alex Samuels and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that bars in Texas can reopen for in-person service next week — as long as their county governments choose to allow it. Effective Oct. 14, bars in counties that opt in will be able to resume in-person services at 50 […]
ENVIRONMENT By Nancy Black Shock. Tears. Anger. Environmentalist Kelly Cotton and his wife, Lisa, experienced all three this past weekend when they saw the recent destruction of the Old Fish Hatchery Nature Area. The ecological disaster was caused by Oncor. According to Cotton, “The energy transmission company brutally clear-cut a five-acre swath through the 50-acre […]
1 large or 2 small Honeycrisp apples, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 2 medium onions, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 1 (3- to 4-pound) roasting chicken, giblets removed 3 sprigs thyme, minced 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard, optional Oil, salt and pepper Heat oven to 450F. Line a baking pan with parchment. Scatter the apple and onion […]
By Nancy George The Ebby Halliday Foundation has donated real estate legend and philanthropist Ebby Halliday Acers’ papers, including letters, journals, speeches and scrapbooks, to SMU’s DeGolyer Library. The foundation also made a donation to the DeGolyer Library. The founder of the Ebby Halliday Companies passed away in 2015 at age 104. The DeGolyer Library […]
By Allison Wagner Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) announced this week that it is co-producing a three-part virtual concert series, Live from the West Side: Women of Broadway, Powered by PNC, featuring (pictured from left to right) two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone on Oct. 24, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti on Nov. 14, and critically […]
By David Mullen Chicago Bears running back and kick returner Gale Sayers turned the gritty, bloody and hard-nosed game of professional football into an artform. When he was on the field wearing his trademark No. 40 jersey, time stood still. Nicknamed the “Kansas Comet,” Sayers was born in Wichita, starred at the University of Kansas […]