From P.O.P. Staff Reports Promise of Peace Gardens (P.O.P.) began its journey on the road to food equity 10 years ago, and immediately encountered some of Dallas’ best chefs in the process. The annual Okrapalooza event was born in 2009 as Elizabeth Dry and local chefs — including Graham Dodds, Janice Provost, Sharon Van Meter, […]
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY By Maria Eichhold Imagine this first scenario. You find out you are pregnant and begin to tell your family and friends. They hug you, congratulate you, give you gifts, make offers to babysit. They shower you with love and encouragement. As the pregnant mother, you may feel some uncertainty, some fear, […]
Twenty-two members and guests of The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands gathered at Flag Pole Hill on Saturday, July 27 to perform a general clean up of the area. This included picking up limbs that had fallen in the June storm, mulching flower beds and the removal of many bags of litter. The pavilion also […]
Shell Shack is hosting a school supply donation drive from Aug. 19-23. During these dates, stop into any location with new backpacks, pencil pouches, binders, calculators, markers, notebooks, construction paper, folders or other helpful supplies, and you’ll get something for your generosity: a free bowl of delicious Chicken and Sausage Gumbo or New England Clam […]
By Lindsey Lyons EarthX is encouraging diners to Go NOCO Loco! by saying NO to plastic and Styrofoam containers during DFW Restaurant Week. Running through Sept. 1, DFW Restaurant Week is the single largest culinary event in Dallas-Fort Worth, offering diners special menus at more than 140 participating restaurants. With nearly 90,000 local residents making […]
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Lakewood office is leading a food drive to collect non-perishable food items to help stock the Dallas Independent School District’s (Dallas ISD) Peace Pantries. Agents will collect the items at open houses through Saturday, Aug. 31 to help provide meals and healthy snacks for students in need. In addition, the following […]
The Grief and Loss Center of North Texas is hosting its second annual Hope After Loss Charity Golf Tournament, Monday, Sept. 30 at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland. The Grief and Loss Center, located in the heart of White Rock, provides individual grief support, group grief support, SAM’s place (a program designed to help kids […]
By Krista Gabbert To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden features its second annual Quinceañera Fashion Show on September 14, and those 15- and 16-year-old young ladies interested in participating can apply online now through August 23 at dallasarboretum.org/quinceanera. At 10 a.m., selected participants walk the stage in Rosine Hall, showcasing […]
By Ariana Hajibashi It’s been four years since One90 Smoked Meats opened its storefront on Northwest Highway in East Dallas. Since then, the enterprising team of local meat aficionados has been serving customers a variety of delicious meats, sandwiches and sides at its shop and catering events around town. Now, the company is proud to […]
The AT&T Performing Arts Center announces the 2019/2020 season of its speakers series hearhere. From the White House to stage and screen, and through space and time — with this series you will hear the imaginations, passion, humor and knowledge of iconic personalities who shape the way we experience our world and each other. The […]