Congratulations to the 2024 Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year winners. The awards ceremony was during a luncheon at the Lakewood Country Club. Community and chamber members celebrated and recognized the accomplishments of these local East Dallas Businesses: Business of the Year — Half Price Books; Chairman’s Award — Comerica BusinessHQ; […]
By Anna Kurian The DART team is excited to announce the launch of their 2025 Student Art Contest. Now in its 28th year, this beloved tradition invites North Texas students from kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork for the chance to win amazing prizes and potentially see their creations featured on DART vehicles. […]
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden announces the return of Holiday at the Arboretum from November 13 through January 5, 2025. This year’s celebration marks a significant milestone as the Arboretum celebrates the 10th anniversary of The 12 Days of Christmas, the exhibit that started it all. Throughout the season, Holiday at the Arboretum includes […]
By David Mullen Call it internal combustion. The Dallas Cowboys are imploding, and the eruptions are coming from within. The fire storm began with an early warning from media pundits and fans that this team had not addressed obvious issues at running back and on defense in the offseason. It has now led to a […]
The Spirit is Ageless Awards ceremony was held this past week in a standing room only auditorium at The Point on the CC Young Senior Living campus on White Rock Lake. In its 24th year, the awards named two recipients for its “Ageless Creativity” award, which honors the most senior artist of the exhibition. Both […]
By Martha Tiller David Dike Fine Art hosts the 28th Annual Texas Art Auction on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the gallery in Alpha Plaza. The sale will be a live auction and showcases more than 400 lots of Texas Art ranging from early and traditional to contemporary works. Highlights include works by Julian Onderdonk, Everett […]
The 2024 Business of the Year Winners have been selected by the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce. The awards will be given at a luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Lakewood Country Club located at 6430 Gaston Avenue. Networking and check-in starts at 11:30 a.m. with the program and luncheon at noon. The program […]
By Rosanne Lewis The Dallas CASA Classic raised $1.9 million for Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and the child victims of abuse and neglect served by the agency’s volunteers. The tournament, created 26 years ago, was jointly hosted by AT&T, Goldman Sachs and Pioneer Natural Resources. Since its inception in 1998, the tournament has […]
By Warren Black There would be no argument that BBQ is the official food of Texas, and no one represents BBQ at the State Fair of Texas (Fair) like the king of BBQ — Smokey John’s BBQ. John “Smokey” Reaves was a career entrepreneur from the time he turned 18. He started in the home […]
By Michelle Metzger As Baby Boomers face their own challenges with future care decisions and limited senior living options, their adult children also have their own concerns about planning for the future for their aging parents — often having their own priorities and concerns that can make the discussion about what to do a challenge. […]