The 2018 Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival, presented by the Dallas Mavericks, is on Saturday, March 17, at 11 a.m. Dallas native Burton Gilliam, a character actor known for such films as “Paper Moon,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Back to the Future III,” is the 2018 Grand Marshal. The Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Parade […]
On March 24, citizens across Dallas will take to the streets in solidarity with the March for Our Lives and stand united in support of common sense gun laws. The event is being organized by local students. “The voices of the March for Our Lives movement will be heard across the country,” one organizer said. […]
By Haley Samsel The Texas Tribune At a bipartisan White House meeting on gun violence Wednesday, President Donald Trump pressed Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and other lawmakers to come together and create “one great piece of legislation” to address background checks on gun sales, in addition to other measures. The meeting was […]
By June Deibel The Alliance on Underage Drinking (ALOUD) and The Council on Alcohol & Drugs are pleased to open registration for the 17th Annual BuzzFree PROMises Dress & Suit Giveaway to be held on Saturday, March 24 at the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, 1700 E. Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, 75241. Check-in will begin […]
Join the dedicated volunteers of For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) for a special “after the rain” Shoreline Spruce Up. The group will be cleaning up the mess the recent storms left along the shoreline between Sunset Bay and Winfrey Point (marker WRT 181 and Sunset Bay) at White Rock Lake. Meet at the […]
March brings landscape artist Layne Johnson to Dutch Art Gallery with his solo show, “Chasing The Light.” The artist will be painting landscapes live on Saturday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inspired by the painters of the Hudson River School, Layne’s work is described as a blend of Luminism, Classical Realism with […]
Dallas City Hall is leaving downtown and coming to a neighborhood near you. On Friday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dallas City Hall on the Go! will be in the Lakewood Library parking lot. The program provides select city services at locations throughout the city in a convenient mobile unit. Information and assistance with […]
Feb. 5 – 6:35 a.m. 9500 Block, Forest Ln. (75243) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle. Feb. 5 – 4:34 p.m. 9800 Block, McCree Rd. (75238) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke into the complainant’s vehicle and stole property. Feb. 6 – 8:14 a.m. 9000 Block, […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Although I’m a blood donor myself, I never thought about dogs donating blood until I saw a Facebook post for a new canine blood bank in Grapevine. As the proud mama of an American Staffordshire Terrier (a bully breed), I loved reading that pit bulls make good blood donors. Perhaps my […]
Women’s health advocate Judy Norsigian, author of Our Bodies Ourselves, will speak at SMU, Thursday, Feb. 22 at a free lecture open to the public. Our Bodies Ourselves, first published in 1970, prompted dramatic changes in the treatment of women’s health issues. Journalist Lee Cullum will moderate a discussion of the book’s long history and […]