Spice in the City brings India to downtown

By Sara Newberry Spice in the City is an Indian-Tex Mex fusion restaurant helmed by a chef and dietitian whose focus is on recreating Indian flavors and recipes with a healthier twist, as well as incorporating some local Tex-Mex flavor into some of the dishes. The result is somewhat successful, in that it’s not a […]

Mayor’s call for action aimed at businesses

Mayor’s call for action aimed at businesses

By Becky Mayad Urging businesses and nonprofits to sign up by March 15, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings this week kicked off the 11th year of the Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program with an aggressive campaign to increase the number of businesses providing eight-week paid internships to Dallas public and charter high school students this summer. […]

Vol. 9, No. 39: March 16-22, 2018

March 6 – 2:06 p.m. 9200 Block, Vinewood Dr. (75228) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle. March 6 – 7:02 p.m. 5800 Block, Richard Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Residence: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s open garage and stole property. March 7 – 6:50 a.m. 3100 Block, […]

Judging birds

By Nancy Black Red birds are the best. Blue birds are mean. Those big, black birds? They are bullies. Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) and Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). They are all birds, right? But I found myself sitting in my backyard one morning this week, judging the birds that were fluttering by. They […]

Theater brings new light to Chekhov’s classic

Theater brings new light to Chekhov’s classic

Undermain Theatre presents Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters.” Discover the humor and heartbreak of one of the world’s greatest plays revealed through a lyrical translation by one of the leading voices in contemporary theatre: Macarthur fellow Sarah Ruhl. Chekhov’s tragicomic masterpiece tells the story of the daughters of a revered commander of a Russian military outpost […]

Exhibit rooted in historical collectives

The Pollock Gallery of the Division of Art at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts will present Let’s See Action, an exhibition featuring works by contemporary Japanese artists, from Feb. 3 to March 10. Let’s See Action focuses on a group of artists active within Japan and abroad during the past 10 years; however, the […]

Bunting means your new cat is bonding

Bunting means your new cat is bonding

By Dr. Beth Leermakers “Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” — Mary Bly. Cats have a reputation for being aloof and, indeed, some cats are shyer and more stand-offish than others. If you’ve recently adopted a new cat, you may be wondering how to encourage Fluffy […]

Strategic plan to serve more visual arts

By Patricia Gaffney Forty-one organizations gathered to receive the grants from TACA, The Arts Community Alliance, at a reception sponsored by the Louis L. Borick Foundation in the lobby of One Arts Plaza this past Monday evening. Arts organizations large and small applied for the funds to support a portion of their annual costs. They […]

Battle cannons reveal 300-year-old secrets

Battle cannons reveal 300-year-old secrets

By Brittany Eck This week, the Alamo welcomed the return of two historic cannons used during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo back to the Alamo grounds. The battle cannons revealed some surprising secrets during their conservation at the Texas A&M Conservation Research Lab in College Station, Texas. The cannons were sent to […]

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