Local teacher brings global learning home

By Sujata Dand There’s no way to avoid learning some Spanish in Akash Patel’s class at Rusk Middle School in Dallas. “In my school, I want to inspire my kids on a daily basis and be like — hey look, I’m not Hispanic. My family is from India and I moved to the United States […]

Old Doctors Hospital has new Pipeline

From Staff Reports Baylor Scott & White Health and Tenet Healthcare Corporation have reached a definitive agreement to sell Baylor Scott & White Medical Center — White Rock, a 218-bed hospital located in Dallas, to Pipeline Health, LLC. Formerly known as Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center — White […]

Community invited to ‘go all out’ on bridge

Community invited to ‘go all out’ on bridge

By Judy Schmidt With one of a kind events, including the 14th annual Trinity River Levee Run, the largest outdoor yoga class in Texas (Yoga on the Bridge), and one of the largest urban gravel bike rides in the U.S., All Out Trinity attracts a broad group of participants and spectators, from elite athletes to […]

Meadows Museum celebrates Chillida

The Meadows Museum will present Dallas’s first exhibition in nearly 30 years dedicated exclusively to the work of Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), pictured at right, one of Spain’s most celebrated modern sculptors. Sixty-six works of sculpture, drawing, collage, gravitations, graphic works, and a small selection of artists’ books demonstrate the mature phase of Chillida’s career, when […]

Recipe: Pork Chops with Pipiàn

Recipe: Pork Chops with Pipiàn

10 medium tomatillos, husked and rinsed 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 6 wedges 2 poblano peppers 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup toasted and salted shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas) 8 center-cut boneless pork loin chops 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish 2 tablespoons lime juice Salt and pepper […]

In Memoriam: Charles ‘Chuck’ Joseph Connor, Jr

In Memoriam: Charles ‘Chuck’ Joseph Connor, Jr

Beloved husband, father, brother and friend, Charles “Chuck” Joseph Connor Jr., passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on Sept. 25, 1950, in Dallas, Texas. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas and Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. Following graduation, he attended East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas, where he […]

Crime Watch: Jan. 23 – 30

Jan. 23 – 7:07 a.m. 5500 Block, Willis Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect broke out the window on the complainant’s vehicle, entered and stole his laptop.   Jan. 23 – 12:24 p.m. 9600 Block, Wickersham Rd. (75238) Home Invasion: The arrested person forced his way into the complainant’s residence, demanded money […]

The State of the Lake

By Nancy Black “A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. The speech is arranged in such a way as to hopefully cause the audience to accept all or part of the expressed view.” — […]

President Dan Micciche, District 3: It’s all about students

By Dan Micciche Student achievement depends on a number of factors that include academics, extracurricular involvement, and social and emotional well-being, to name a few. Student life in Dallas ISD is filled to the brim with vibrant opportunities in all of these areas. That’s the power of a great public school system, one that is […]