By Tristan Hallman To encourage people to wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Eric Johnson temporarily changed his official portrait Monday to a new photo of him in a mask. Mayor Johnson has recommended wearing masks amid the ongoing pandemic. He has also worn masks during virtual City Council meetings […]
Peaceful protests continued outside Dallas City Hall Tuesday afternoon as Texas Governor Greg Abbott met inside with city and law enforcement leaders. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, along with Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and both city’s police chiefs, joined Abbott in a press conference regarding the recent rioting in the State’s major cities. While the […]
By Nancy Black The Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center (FOTBHCC) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 26 to welcome the beginning of interior and exterior renovations. With a projected budget of $1.5 million, design consultants ArchiTexas, and contractors from Nedderman and Associates will update and improve Dallas’ very first cultural center. Dallas […]
By Haley Harrington Carter BloodCare and Dallas Summer Musicals open the theater for a second run of a three-day blood drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 26 to Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the Music Hall at Fair Park. After receiving a generous response to their first, social distanced blood drive in […]
By Michael Martin For the eighth consecutive year, The General’s Guard is holding its non-stop 24-hour bicycle relay rally to raise money for Heroes For Children (HFC), a remarkable Texas non-profit that provides vital financial and social assistance to families with children fighting cancer. HFC needs funds more urgently than ever now because COVID-19 has forced cancellation of some of their largest fundraising events and, because of the economic downturn, they are […]
By Mary Wilonsky Friends of the Dallas Public Library has established a fund to provide support to library staff furloughed in May as a result of the pandemic that has shut library doors and strained municipal budgets. HALO-Dallas, which stands for Help A Library Worker Out, is modeled after a national program to assist library […]
Dear Dallas Academy Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Mandi Skerbetz has been selected as the new Dallas Academy Assistant Head of School, effective June 1, 2020. Dr. Skerbetz was chosen from a national pool of impressive candidates after a very thorough search process. In selecting Dr. Skerbetz as our new […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Dallas ISD’s decision to honor our 2020 graduating seniors with virtual rather than in-person commencement ceremonies is based on one overriding concern: the safety of our students, their families and district staff. District leaders made this decision after much discussion and in-depth consultation with trustees, government officials and the area […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Luke Mock’s brother and sister were always big into acting, but when he started at Hillcrest High School as a freshman, he was a sports fan who joined the basketball team.But he didn’t enjoy playing basketball as much as he expected. And his junior year, he decided to follow his […]
“The plague created great catastrophe, but it also created cohesion” By Nancy George The last time SMU historian Bianca Lopez met with her “Medieval Family” class in person, the students were discussing the “Black Death,” the bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. Thanks to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, they are now experiencing […]