Join East Dallas families in celebrating the start of the school year at Alex Sanger Preparatory’s annual Back to School Bash! This event is open to all neighborhood and community members and will take place on September 7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. inside and outside the school campus. The event will feature an inflatable obstacle […]
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY By Lexy McCarthy Jubilee Park & Community Center (Jubilee) is a catalyst for comprehensive community revitalization and enrichment in Southeast Dallas. A place-based organization, the agency serves the Jubilee Park neighborhood, a 62-block area south of I-30 and east of Fair Park, as well as surrounding zip codes. Jubilee’s multigenerational, wraparound […]
East Dallas is in an uproar about the sudden announcement of the permanent closing of the Dallas Public Library’s Skillman Southwestern Branch. The iconic library, located at 5707 Skillman St. in Dallas, is set to shut its doors forever after September 30. Outraged community members have started a petition at change.org to stop the closure. […]
The tastiest time of the year is here! The culmination of hard work, sweat and oil in creating the most appetizing Fair foods. The 20th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards was one to be remembered. After tasting all 10 foods and evaluating each time, the all-star panel of judges tallied their scores and made their […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Young Women’s STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD’s first all-girls legacy school, began the 2024-2025 school year with an inaugural freshman class as part of its expansion — and the Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s newest members. In support of YWSA’s integration to the network, Texas Instruments Foundation donated a $2 million grant in […]
August 13 — 10:30 a.m. 13600 Block N. Central Expy. (75243) Assault with Bodily Injury: The suspect picked up a credit card machine and threw it at the complainant, cutting his arm. August 13 — 1 p.m. 12100 Block Garland Rd. (75218) Theft of Property: The suspect removed the license plate from the vehicle he stole. August […]
CLEAR THE SHELTERS By Abigail Isett Last week, White Rock Lake Weekly received a call from a concerned citizen that the SPCA of Texas off of I-30 was dealing with an air conditioning outage. With fear that they could be using wet fans, which can cause distemper, I went down to the Dallas location to […]
August 6 — 12:45 a.m. 4100 Block Roseland Ave. (75204) Driving While Intoxicated: The arrested person was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. August 6 — 2:50 p.m. 10400 Block Garland Rd. (75218) Obstructing a Highway Passageway: The arrested person blocked the normal flow of traffic for approximately one and a half hours. August 7 — 3 […]
By Becky Mayad Although the summer was a bit milder than expected, the hottest days of the year are here — and are expected to stay around for the next several weeks. With continuous 100-degree-plus days on the radar, Dallas’ 10,000-person homeless population — and specifically its aging homeless population and those with chronic illnesses […]
Wilkinson Center — a nonprofit agency transforming the lives of Dallas families by providing pathways to success with dignity and respect — announces the second annual Pantry in the Park, on Friday, Oct. 18, from 6-10 p.m. at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, located at 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, 75218. Longstanding supporters Jenn and […]