The Funky East Dallas Democrats, aka The FEDDs, came out in numbers for the Second Saturday Clean-up, hosted by For the Love of the Lake. More than 110 volunteers removed trash and debris from the shores of White Rock Lake. Positive turnouts like this make a great difference. To volunteer for next month’s clean-up, visit […]
From City Staff Reports The City of Dallas participated in the national Memorial to Lives Lost to COVID-19, synchronizing the ringing of bells in conjunction with the same memorial, which took place in Washington D.C. on January 19, also occurring that day in cities and towns across the country. The memorial featured the lighting of […]
Poet Amanda Gorman calls for better America By Camila Domonoske KERA/NPR News When Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet from Los Angeles, took to the stage on Wednesday, it was immediately clear why the new president had chosen her as his inaugural poet. Gorman echoed, in dynamic and propulsive verse, the same themes that Biden has […]
WHITE ROCK BOAT CLUB White Rock Boat Club reopens on Friday, June 5. Organized events are now permitted at the club with social distance guidelines recommended. It is advised that lake lovers use common sense when in the general area of others, wear a face covering, gloves, stay six feet apart, and whatever other protection […]
Jan. 5 – 12:40 a.m. 9000 Block, Vantage Point Dr. (75243) Arson: The suspect set the complainant’s vehicle on fire. Jan. 5 – 1 a.m. 9600 Block, Forest Ln. (75243) Deadly Conduct: An unknown suspect pointed a gun at a security officer. Jan. 5 – 2:17 p.m. 10700 Block, Ruth Ann Dr. (75228) Aggravated Robbery […]
By Mary Wilonsky Karen Blumenthal, the acclaimed writer and a fierce advocate for libraries, loved her nearby Forest Green library, but knew that her Northeast Dallas neighborhood deserved better. Her years of lobbying for the Dallas Public Library system included an emphasis on the need to replace the small, inadequate Forest Green branch, and her […]
The AT&T Performing Arts Center announced the 2021 online application submission period is now open for the Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) and will remain open until noon on Friday, Jan. 29. MFA provides grants to small Dallas-based arts organizations (budgets under $1M) supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. […]
Visitors to Greenville Avenue Pizza Company throughout the past few years have surely been greeted with a smile by David Stigall. The kind, hardworking manager makes GAPCo one of the best spots in Dallas to eat and also to work. Sadly, Stigall unexpectedly lost his wife Ashley on Christmas Day, and Stigall’s three children lost […]
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY By Tristan Holman In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will co-host “Looking Back at 2020: Racism, Antisemitism and Public Safety Challenges in Dallas.” The virtual event is scheduled for 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. […]
Dec. 28 – 1 p.m. 12100 Block, Abrams Rd. (75243) Aggravated Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon: A known suspect shot a firearm at the complainants. Dec. 28 – 6 p.m. 2700 Block, N. Buckner Blvd. (75228) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: Unknown suspects pointed a gun at the complainant and stole his money. Dec. 28 […]