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. […]
By Warren Black Few family traditions run deeper at the State Fair of Texas (Fair) than the Winter family legacy. Fernie’s Funnel Cakes was the original funnel cake at the Fair and has been a long-time tradition for many families since the early 1980s. “We put the ‘fun’ in Funnel Cake,” Chief Frying Officer (CFO) […]
By Juliette Coulter The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden has named Amber Slayton as chief operating officer. A Texas native, she brings a passion for gardens and for the City of Dallas and its vibrant cultural community. Slayton has spent more than two decades practicing local government law, most notably establishing and leading an in-house […]
By Warren Black Sometimes, people need to just tell it like it is. That’s what Andy and Nina Salinas do. All they need to say is, “Darn Good Corn,” and, judging from the lines that surround their booth every year at the State Fair of Texas, lots of people come running. But good food is […]
The University of Texas at Dallas has taken major steps toward bringing to life an ambitious 12-acre cultural district — the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum. Upon completion, the multiphase master plan for the new arts and performance complex will include two museums, a performance hall and music building, a grand plaza and a […]