Dallas 24 Hour Club (The 24) — a nonprofit that provides transitional living, support services, and essential life skills for homeless alcoholics and addicts so they can embrace long-term sobriety and become contributing and self-supporting members of the community — received the prestigious Nonprofit of the Year award at the Center for Nonprofit’s Management’s “A […]
By Jeff Smith White Rock Center of Hope (WRCH) announced this week that it received a $63,000 grant from the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) for capacity building through improved Food Pantry infrastructure. NTFB is the primary source of food for WRCH’s Food Pantry and around 500 others across a 13-county region. “Over the last […]
By Deborah Brown The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce recognized the 2023 winners of its annual Business of the Year Awards. The winners were recognized at a luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Lakehill Preparatory School Alice and Erle Nye Family Environmental Science Center on the Roger L. Perry Campus. The winners in the […]
By Gordon Shattles The annual Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) “Stuff a Bus” program has returned to help our North Texas residents in need. With the holiday season just around the corner, the Stuff a Bus program will deliver socks and blankets to The Senior Source — as well as new and unwrapped toys and […]
Well Grounded gets well-deserved donation By Nancy Black EDENS and Casa Linda Plaza, in collaboration with the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the Live Local committee, created an amazing evening for the community to ring in the holidays. The shopping center transformed into a winter wonderland this past Monday evening for the Casa […]
Celebrating Black artists, businesses and local music, the annual “Christmas Music Under the Dome and Christmas Marketplace” will take place Saturday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas. The Museum is located at 3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, 75210, in historic Fair Park. The holiday extravaganza will offer visitors a variety […]
By Natalie Merrill Prior to becoming a successful business owner and respected philanthropist in the Dallas area, Kim Chen had to endure and overcome multiple hardships and obstacles in order to experience the freedom she longed for as a young woman in Vietnam. Only 21 years old and two months pregnant with her first child, […]
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce will partner with EDENS and Casa Linda Plaza for the annual tree lighting and holiday party. The celebration is on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Casa Linda Plaza, located at Buckner Boulevard and Garland Road. The tree lighting will occur at 7:15 p.m. The event is […]
By Juliette Coulter Holiday at the Arboretum, presented by Reliant, features three large-scale outdoor exhibits ready to dazzle and get people in the holiday spirit. They include The Christmas Village, The 12 Days of Christmas and the 50-foot-tall Dazzling Musical Tree. These displays are creatively designed for the 66-acre garden and are open to the […]
The 2023 Spirit Is Ageless Art & Writing Contest culminated with an awards presentation Fri., Oct. 27 at CC Young Senior Living. Artists from all throughout the Dallas community were recognized, and a special art appreciation presentation was given by Dr. Laura Evans, a UNT College of Visual Arts and Design professor. The Best in […]