By Alejandra Ortiz White Rock Rowing, the Dallas team that qualified three boats in the internationally renowned Head of the Charles last month, raced on the Brazos River at the Waco Rowing Regatta against the top junior programs in Texas and Oklahoma. On Nov. 6, Waco Rowing Regatta hosted masters, collegiate and junior teams in […]
By Angela Ricketts White Rock North School (WRNS) kicked off the holiday season with the WRNS Parent Community collecting and donating more than 550 canned goods to the Feed Lake Highlands, “a faith-based program that feeds the body, mind and soul of Lake Highlands residents who live on fixed, limited or low incomes.” White Rock […]
Holiday at the Arboretum, presented by Reliant, returns with a garden transformed to get people into the holiday spirit with The Christmas Village, The 12 Days of Christmas and the 50-foot-tall Dazzling Musical Tree. These three large-scale outdoor displays are perfectly designed for the 66-acre garden and are open to the public both in the […]
By Carrie Dyer Saigebrook Development and O-SDA Industries, two women-owned and HUB-certified real estate firms committed to meeting affordable housing needs in Texas, are breaking ground on a new mixed-income housing community that will bring 87 units of high-quality affordable and market-rate housing to the rapidly growing Old East Dallas neighborhood located in City Council […]
LEAVE A LEGACY By Katie Mudd The Magdalen House, a nonprofit organization helping women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles, held the annual Leave a Legacy “Live Loud and Free” community concert on November 3 at The Rustic, with guests decked out in their finest […]
The White Rock Lake Foundation held its inaugural The Jewel of Dallas Gala fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 13 at The Granada Theater. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is instrumental in presenting the case for the maintenance and improvement of White Rock Lake, also referred to as “The Jewel of Dallas.” The event featured six top chefs […]
From Staff Reports After serving the homeless since 2015, Bring the Light Ministries is expanding their reach to help those on the streets rebuild their lives. Bring the Light has seen tremendous growth in their ability to serve, and yet the need to serve the homeless has also grown. The recent acquisition of a building […]
By Deborah Brown The Greater East Dallas Chamber’s 18th Annual Economic Summit presented by CC Young was held October 18 at the Lakewood Country Club. Combining the community’s dedication to education, growth and development, this year’s summit centered around the theme “Flip Your Script: Finding Opportunity and Adventure Everywhere.” Featured speakers for the sold-out event […]
By Shelby Homiston The Dallas Opera’s (TDO) stage transforms into a fantasyland for Humperdinck’s magical “Hansel and Gretel” in a critically acclaimed, new-to-Dallas production. The second production in the company’s 65th Anniversary Season opens at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. For the first time in TDO […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers “Help yourself to a treat. Please do not ring the doorbell. Dogs will bark.” With four dogs who may dash out the door, it’s not safe to open my door to trick-or-treaters, so I leave cookies in bowls on the front porch. Yes, I could put my dogs in the bedroom […]