Immersive pop-up designed by students now open

Immersive pop-up designed by students now open

By Sylvia Bodell SPARK! PRISMATIC, a pop-up experience built entirely by local public high school students, takes place from now through August 27 at SPARK! located at Southside on Lamar in Dallas. The colorful exhibition showcases students’ one-of-a-kind artwork in an immersive experience with a variety of festooned rooms all done in one single color […]

Community pride part of free camp’s agenda

Community pride part of free camp’s agenda

With school officially out and summer camps across the Metroplex in full swing, a special east Dallas organization is providing the summer camp experience for children who are vulnerable and/or homelessness. Interfaith Family Services’ (IFS) summer school program is a vital piece of its curriculum for children, as leaders focus on mitigating any chance of […]

Continuing care AWARE grant recipient

Continuing care AWARE grant recipient

By Kim Lehman CC Young Senior Living, a non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community with a long history of excellence, announced it is the recipient of a grant from AWARE Dallas to further provide premier care to its residents living with Alzheimer’s.  Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that affects memory, thinking and behavior, according to the […]

Summer lineup begins

Summer lineup begins

With a jam-packed lineup, the African American Museum, Dallas in historic Fair Park rolls out an array of exciting happenings this summer. Highlights include the North American debut of a stunning Southern African art exhibition, If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, the beloved Texas Black Invitational Rodeo, a Father’s Day cookoff, […]

STEM grad thanks BA for great start

STEM grad thanks BA for great start

From Dallas ISD Staff Reports When Che’la W. walks across the stage to signify the culmination of high school, she’ll be standing next to her twin brother as she has done for many milestones in life. But this moment will be different. After high school, Che’la and her twin will go their separate ways as […]

Residents treated to fancy tea party

Residents treated to fancy tea party

By Olivia Rathle Dallas 24 Hour Club welcomed 200 guests to its second annual Tea for Recovery, co-chaired by Dr. M. Joan Terry and her daughter Rev. Tiffany Wright, on Thursday, May 4, at the Dallas Woman’s Forum. The event benefited Residents of Dallas 24 Hour Club, which has been providing transitional living, support services […]

Young artist ready to ‘Go everywhere!’

Young artist ready to ‘Go everywhere!’

By Gordon Shattles Sophia Wilson, an eighth-grade student at Charles M. Blalack Middle School in Carrollton, is this year’s Best of Show winner in Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) annual Student Art Contest. Sophia’s artwork, based on this year’s theme “Go here. Go there. Go everywhere” gave students from kindergarten through 12th grade an opportunity […]

Pecan Grove site of community picnic

Pecan Grove site of community picnic

By Terry Lendecker The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month with its second Pride in Bloom celebration on June 10 and 11. The event returns with a full weekend of LGBTQ+ artisans, entertainers, chefs and small businesses. Guests are invited to shop items at the curated vendor market, pack or purchase a […]

Y awards scholarships

Y awards scholarships

Twenty-five North Texas high school seniors will collectively receive academic scholarships of $226K during the next four years through the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation. The funds are part of the 2023 Annual College Scholarship program. For more than two decades, the foundation has given nearly $4 million dollars to support area students to attend […]

New musical not just for His believers

New musical not just for His believers

By Warren Black From the time we drove up on the gigantic complex with the Broadway Tent at Grandscape in the Colony I was impressed. If you haven’t experienced the grandeur of the explosive growth of The Colony, Texas you are missing out. From the massive Nebraska Furniture Mart, the enormous Ferris Wheel and the […]

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