By Juliette Coulter At a celebration at Mary Kay’s headquarters earlier this month, The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation awarded $175,000 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations that support the African American community. Grants included the following: • Advocates for Community Transformation (Act): Expansion of Act’s Resident Empowerment & Legal Advocacy Program to […]
By Susan Friedman Equest’s Hooves for Heroes veterans’ program is hosting a day of Horsemanship 101 (H101) for veterans, active duty military members and their families for free on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. at Equest at Texas Horse Park (811 Pemberton Hill Road, #4, Dallas, 75217). Registration is required through equest.org/events/free-h101-for-veterans-active-duty-military-their-families. […]
Six East Dallas teachers received Teacher of the Year awards by the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon on Nov. 19 at Lakehill Preparatory’s Alice and Erle Nye Family Environmental Science Center. The event was sponsored by Oncor and Comerica. The winners are: Jennifer Edoghotu, L. L. Hotchkiss Elementary School; Michael Jones, […]
By Jason L. Evans Dallas Fire-Rescue formally recognized firefighter Peter “Pete” Hartnett, and the crew riding DFR Engine 28, for his life-saving actions on the morning of Monday, May 21, 2018, while responding to an “Aggravated Assault” call. Upon arrival, Engine 28 found a woman, who had been doused with kerosene and set on fire, […]
By Gigi Ekstrom Lakehill senior Koby Watkins (pictured below) has earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest advancement award, the Eagle Scout Award. He is the 155th member of Troop 259 to attain the rank of Eagle. Only around six percent of all Boy Scouts achieve this honor. Each candidate must earn 21 merit badges […]
By Christine Finnegan The Orchestra of New Spain (ONS) will perform its annual Baroque Christmas concert at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7611 Park Ln. in Dallas, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. and Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. at St. Philip The Apostle Catholic Church, 8131 Military Parkway. Admission is complimentary; donations are appreciated. This unique […]
Doubling down on dual language learning is a smart bet for students in Susan Moreno’s classroom at J.L. Long Middle School in Dallas, where Spanish and English are used interchangeably. Yet Moreno (pictured above) was momentarily speechless in two languages this past week at a surprise school assembly where she was presented with a Milken […]
By Sujata Dand Lakewood resident Courtney Mathews sets a giant three ring binder on her dining room table. “This is the binder of Jackson,” Mathews explains. Jackson is Mathew’s 13-year-old son. He’s currently a student at the Travis Vanguard School for the Academically Gifted. “He’s twice exceptional,” Mathews says with a smile. “He has special […]
By Julian Bowman Free programming and activities return to Fair Park this holiday season! Fair Park First, a non-profit organization created to oversee the management and stewardship of Fair Park, will host Fair Park Pop-Ups, a series of park days and movie nights on Fridays and Saturdays in November and December. The first park day […]
On Veteran’s Day, Martha Turner Reilly Elementary had a special assembly for veterans from all branches of service. The veterans were welcomed by students and staff, and enjoyed coffee and refreshments. Following the welcome, the veterans were introduced to the assembly. Each gave a short description of their rank, branch of service and experiences in […]