By Bryna Thomson The community can now watch the local eagles Nick and Nora and their eaglets LIVE during daylight hours on WRLeagleTV! Lake Park Estates neighbors Bryna Thomson and Nancy Daniels have set up a livestream of the nest using a spotting scope, a spare cell phone, WiFi service and a streaming app, which […]
Grant Halliburton Foundation hosted its 16th annual Beacon of Hope Community Luncheon on March 25 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Nearly 600 guests gathered in support of the Foundation’s mission, helping to raise $300,000 for youth mental health and suicide prevention programs across North Texas. Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers Radio Broadcaster, served as the moderator […]
By Lisa Loera Dallas Academy is deeply grateful to the Hillcrest Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, for their generous grant of $25,000 in support of providing transportation for students with learning differences. This transformative gift will enable Dallas Academy to purchase a new school van, ensuring that students have safe and reliable access to […]
The African American Museum, Dallas will present The Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra of Houston in Concert on Saturday, March 22 at 5 p.m. at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Bruton Theater (1309 Canton St. in Dallas). The orchestra’s ninth Dallas appearance will honor one of the most notable saxophonists of all time — […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports “One of my favorite things about jazz is how it brings people together. You can go across the world to a country that doesn’t speak anything close to your language. You can play with another person, and you don’t speak, you can’t interpret each other’s words. But then, if you sit […]
By Nicole Rosales White Rock Family YMCA college scholarship recipient Eric Berry (pictured above) is one of 20 seniors awarded prizes last week as part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and the Dye Foundation Scholarship. Berry says his goal is to obtain a master’s degree in occupational therapy to help transplant patients on their […]
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations for its annual Teacher of the Year Award. The purpose is to recognize educators K-12 who are providing outstanding education for their respective students. Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that are serving to improve and […]
By Lauren Wyatt Dallas Mavericks’ guard Jaden Hardy joined children at the Hampton-Illinois Branch Public Library this week for a Mavs Reading Timeout as part of the Mavs Reading Challenge, presented by Whataburger. Hardy was accompanied by the team’s in-arena host, Chris Arnold, in reading aloud two basketball-themed picture books, “Goodnight Basketball” by Michael Dahl […]
By Jennifer Hargrave A team of 17 dedicated high school students from nine different schools across North Texas have united their efforts for a life-changing cause. Under the leadership of Evellyn Hargrave and Lyla Zicarelli, both juniors at the Episcopal School of Dallas, this group — Team Cure Quest — is rallying the community to […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Beverly Tillmon, elementary math teacher at Personalized Learning Preparatory at Highland Meadows, represents the best of what it means to be an educator. Recently selected as the school’s 2024-2025 Campus Teacher of the Year, her leadership, guidance, and 55 years of experience have rewarded Tillmon with the unofficial title of matriarch […]