By Nancy Black I think it’s time for a little alien shake up here on Earth. We humans are all way too set in our ways. We go about our day-to-day lives expecting everything to be status quo. Sure, as people, we hit bumps along the way, but we are a resilient species. We bounce […]
By Nancy Black “A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. The speech is arranged in such a way as to hopefully cause the audience to accept all or part of the expressed view.” — […]
By Dan Micciche Student achievement depends on a number of factors that include academics, extracurricular involvement, and social and emotional well-being, to name a few. Student life in Dallas ISD is filled to the brim with vibrant opportunities in all of these areas. That’s the power of a great public school system, one that is […]
By Naïma Hill I have been avoiding the subject. Many have asked me, but I have skated around answers. I was waiting for it to play itself out before I had more to say. This weekend, I hit the breaking point. Let’s talk about bike shares. Yes, there are a ridiculous amount of bike share […]
By Sara Newberry Spice in the City is an Indian-Tex Mex fusion restaurant helmed by a chef and dietitian whose focus is on recreating Indian flavors and recipes with a healthier twist, as well as incorporating some local Tex-Mex flavor into some of the dishes. The result is somewhat successful, in that it’s not a […]
By Nancy Black Red birds are the best. Blue birds are mean. Those big, black birds? They are bullies. Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) and Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). They are all birds, right? But I found myself sitting in my backyard one morning this week, judging the birds that were fluttering by. They […]