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 […]
Dallas Fire-Rescue helped celebrate the 100th birthday of DFR Retiree Driver Engineer Johnny Rothfus this past week. Officer Rothfus worked for the department for 27 years before retiring in 1974 and, despite his age, the current team are willing to bet he still could have driven the engine that came out to help with the […]
By Collin Kim The Dallas Mavericks announced this week the launch of MavsTV, the team’s official new telecast destination for the 2024-25 NBA season. In its inaugural season, MavsTV will carry more than 70 games not exclusively televised nationally directly to fans within the team’s local broadcast footprint, for free over-the-air on WFAA Ch. 8 […]
The 2024 Business of the Year Winners have been selected by the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce. The awards will be given at a luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Lakewood Country Club located at 6430 Gaston Avenue. Networking and check-in starts at 11:30 a.m. with the program and luncheon at noon. The program […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK This beautiful photograph of the bridge over White Rock Lake near Mockingbird Lane was taken by White Rock Lake Weekly reader Germaine Kropilak. Congratulations, Germaine! You just won a $25 gift card to a favorite area restaurant. Submit your original photograph of the lake or its surrounding areas to editor@whiterocklakeweekly.com. You […]
Tietze Park, a treasured park in East Dallas, caps off its centennial year with a blowout celebration on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. There will be live music, local vendors, demonstrations, a silent auction, bounce houses, face painting, gaming trucks, balloon artists, snow cones and more. It’s an opportunity to see the transformation of […]
The opening night reception of the 2024 Dia de los Muertos exhibit at the Bath House Cultural Center welcomed the family of Dallas-based actress Jeanne Evans to the event. Long-time family friend and artist Angie Bolling created an alter in tribute to Evans, who died earlier this year. The packed crowd at the annual event […]
By Warren Black There would be no argument that BBQ is the official food of Texas, and no one represents BBQ at the State Fair of Texas (Fair) like the king of BBQ — Smokey John’s BBQ. John “Smokey” Reaves was a career entrepreneur from the time he turned 18. He started in the home […]
By Taylor Mayad The 76th Annual Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction stole many hearts at this year’s State Fair of Texas. The Auction kicked off on Friday, October 4, with the sale of the Grand Champion Market Steer. This year’s prize-winning steer was purchased by longtime State Fair donor, Frank Deel, with his generous bid […]