What started out as several friends wanting to collect toys for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s (DCAC) toy drive in 2020, has magnified into a huge community effort. This year marks the fifth FaLaLa Lakewood Christmas Toy Drive. But it’s not just any toy drive. It’s a parade that travels through the Lakewood streets, collecting thousands […]
Congratulations to the 2024 Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year winners. The awards ceremony was during a luncheon at the Lakewood Country Club. Community and chamber members celebrated and recognized the accomplishments of these local East Dallas Businesses: Business of the Year — Half Price Books; Chairman’s Award — Comerica BusinessHQ; […]
By Andy Morgan Drivers on Garland Road going south near the Dallas Arboretum — and those on foot or bike on the nearby White Rock Lake Trail — can expect traffic and trekking woes until at least fall 2025. In early November, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) began replacing a chain of temporary barriers […]
By Chuck Kobdish Boy Scouts of Troop 43 returned to defend their title at the St. Thomas Aquinas Fall Food Festival on Saturday, Nov. 9 benefitting St. Vincent de Paul. This annual culinary clash, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, drew fierce competition, but Troop 43 took home the “Stanley Cup of Cuisine” for a […]
By David Mullen When the SMU Mustangs football team officially began their run as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in July 2024, winning college football games was supposed to get a lot more difficult. It’s as if the Mustangs decided to take all of their tough classes at once, having already aced the […]
By Andy Morgan Jake Jarrell is that guy who always has a quip, a funny story or a spot-on observation. He’s also got a good singing voice, which is why he found himself last August at the Lichfield Cathedral in England. Jarrell was there with his fellow choristers from the St. John’s Episcopal Church in […]
The Dallas Academy community came together in vibrant style on Saturday, Nov. 9 for the annual DAwg Run, which featured a burst of color as participants in the one-mile race were showered with bright, colorful powder. Every runner left with medals, T-shirts and big smiles — and even some furry friends got in on the […]
By Michelle Metzger For CC Young, Veterans Day has become more than a holiday on the calendar. For the past 18 years, the CC Young team has gone to great lengths to honor and recognize the U.S. veterans who call the CC Young campus home. This year, CC Young will host 55 resident veterans with […]
By Becky Mayad Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery visited the Crow Museum of Asian Art where they constructed a magnificent mandala sand painting of Akshobhya — The Unshakable Victor — depicting conflict resolution and peace. A lecture was also held titled “The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Why Do We Need Each Other?” […]
By Christine Rogers ChildCareGroup, Dallas’ largest early childhood education provider, announced a $125,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to develop an Outdoor Learning Center at their Early Learning Center at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Fair Park. Representatives from PNC and ChildCareGroup plus pre-K students will break ground by “bulldozing” the first […]