By Nancy George SMU broke ground Thursday, May 1 on the Rees-Jones Library of the American West. The library will house the Rees-Jones Collection of Western Americana, which consists of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps and other artifacts. It also will be home to the holdings of SMU’s DeGolyer Library and its complementary […]
By Nicole Rosales The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas in partnership with Grant Halliburton Foundation, Metrocare, Momentous Institute and Center for BrainHealth, have developed the “YES YOU CAN!” pilot program set to launch in June 2025. This project is made possible in part through support from Lyda Hill Philanthropies, the Hersh Foundation/Ken Hersh and Regen Horchow […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Nearly 19,000 students across Dallas ISD are embracing opportunities to engage in academic and competitive extracurricular activities. The district offers 12 extracurricular programs to elementary and secondary schools. These include cheer, chess, debate, decathlon, Designation Imagination, esports and UIL academics, to name a few. The number of students signing up […]
By Matt Flores Fourteen student artists from Texas Woman’s arts program will launch an inaugural group exhibit featuring works that explore the intersection of art and nursing, with a focus on health care issues faced by the elderly. The exhibit, “Vital Signs: Art, Health, and Aging,” opens May 9 and runs through May 31 at […]
Uptown Dallas, Inc. invites the community to a free, family-friendly festival to celebrate local heroes from Dallas Police, SWAT, bomb dogs and unsung City of Dallas champions like the Water Department, Sanitation and 311 services. The event will feature carnival games, festival food, face painting, a balloon artist, a pup cup bar and even a […]
By Rosanne Lewis Dallas CASA welcomed a full house of friends, partners and supporters to their East Dallas offices for the Child Abuse Prevention Month kickoff, hosted by the Child Abuse Prevention Coalition. The event paid tribute to the four children in Dallas County who lost their lives to abuse or neglect during the past […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports In preparation for life after high school, more than 220 Dallas ISD students from 11 high schools participated in a Financial Literacy Day event designed to strengthen their personal finance skills and economic understanding. Hosted by the district’s Social Studies department, it equipped students with foundational knowledge in key areas such […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Nearly 19,000 students across Dallas ISD are embracing opportunities to engage in academic and competitive extracurricular activities. The district offers 12 extracurricular programs to elementary and secondary schools. These include cheer, chess, debate, decathlon, Designation Imagination, esports and UIL academics, to name a few. The number of students signing up for […]
By Juliette Coulter On April 8, Texas Woman’s University (TWU) held a reception at Catherine and Sam Susser’s Preston Hollow home to introduce 100 Dallas community and business leaders to the university. TWU faculty, representatives and supporters also attended. TWU Dallas President Monica Christopher thanked everyone for coming and recognized the 35 generous donors of […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Dallas ISD is at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into educational spaces, ensuring educators and students can leverage digital tools responsibly and effectively. To ensure a strategic, well-supported rollout of AI tools for instructional and administrative purposes, Dallas ISD brought representatives from multiple departments across the district together to […]