To celebrate their 65th anniversary in business, Golden’s Keys held a party for the community on October 2. The Goldens are a four-generation family whose patriarch and matriarch began a locksmith business in Casa Linda Plaza on October 3, 1961. Al and Perle Golden began the locksmithing business in the Casa Linda Plaza shopping center. […]
By Warren Black Every night at the State Fair of Texas (Fair) Mattress Firm’s Illumination Sensation presents a 15-minute live music, dance and laser light spectacular on a stage built in the very center of the Esplanade. The Original Esplanade is the 100-yard fountain in between the Centennial and Automotive Buildings in front of the […]
By Warren Black In the center of the State Fair of Texas (Fair) sits the Tower Building and, in the heart of the Tower Building’s air-conditioned comfort and ample seating area, are 28 extraordinary food vendors in a large food court. With all the attention on the outside vendors, these inside vendors could be overlooked. […]
By Gayle Goodman Lynch The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural East Dallas Chamber Classic on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 2–6 p.m. at TopGolf located at 8787 Park Lane in Dallas. The event brings together business leaders, entrepreneurs, community partners and local supporters for an afternoon of golf, networking and celebration. […]
By Angela Lang In less than one month, Klyde Warren Park’s annual signature fundraiser, Party in the Park Presented by PwC, will return, bringing together Dallas philanthropists, business leaders and community members in support of the Park. Now in its 14th year, the highly anticipated event on Thursday, Oct.8, will be led by Honorary Chair […]
By Warren Black The State Fair of Texas (Fair) always has a hidden treasures around every corner. One of the Fair’s favorite such attraction is the “Midway Barker,” or the “Man on the Pole.” Andy Mullins amazes fairgoers in front of the Cotton Bowl at the entrance of the Midway every year. Fair magic has […]
By Warren Black Since 1886, the State Fair of Texas (Fair) has been the Crown Jewel of Dallas. From its inception, the Fair has been the largest annual tourist event in the city. Celebrating all things Texan by “promoting agriculture, education and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family friendly environment” is the motto […]
The spillway at White Rock Lake isn’t spilling! The spillway, located near the intersection of Garland Rd. and Winsted Dr. in Dallas, is the latest victim to the brutal Texas summer heat and lack of precipitation in the area. The Texas Water Development Board states that “the spillway is a concrete, broad-crested, uncontrolled weir 450 […]
By Mia Terraciano-Spence Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day season kicked off on August 27 and culminates on Thursday, Sept. 17. Communities Foundation of Texas and White Rock Lake Weekly are once again highlighting nonprofits that serve the White Rock Lake area. For many children, a brighter future starts with something simple: a […]
By Veronica Young After traveling through the music history of Deep Ellum in the 1980s and 1990s, the Deep Ellum Community Center is set to unveil the final chapter in its unprecedented three-part series on the cultural district’s musical legacy. Behind the Music: 2000s opened September 2, at 2528 Elm Street, Suite A, and remains […]