By Rachel Rossler The members of Dallas United Crew’s PINK Dragon Boat team may seem like an unlikely assembly of women. They vary in age from 35-75 with diverse backgrounds, views and affiliations. Most came to the unique sport with no previous experience and little athletic background. The one defining factor that brought them together […]
By Terry Lendecker 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 […]
Greenland Hills United Methodist Church is holding its 16th annual Global Village Market on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The two-day event brings together charitable organizations and fair-trade retailers to offer a truly unique holiday shopping experience. Shoppers can buy napkins from a sewing school in Eastern Congo, tamales from Emanuel Community Center, […]
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Casa Linda Plaza for the annual tree lighting and holiday party. It is on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Casa Linda Plaza, located at Buckner Boulevard and Garland Road. There will be food and gift specials throughout the center and activities for kids […]
By Carrie Dyer Communities Foundation of Texas’ 14th North Texas Giving Day presented by Amazon closed out its annual 18-hour day of giving, with more than $62 million raised by givers near and far. More than 94,000 donors rallied together for more than 3,200 participating nonprofits across a 20-county region. “We are honored to serve […]
By Collin Kim Friday, Sept. 30, marks the beginning of the 2022 State Fair of Texas season, and the opening of Mavs Vault, presented by ShiftKey, at the Hall of State at Fair Park. The history of the Dallas Mavericks will be unlocked, with highlights from the past 42 years, featuring never-before-seen artifacts, a short […]
THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS By Shari Goldstein Stern There’s a new kid on the deep-fried block at the State Fair of Texas (SFOT), and he can’t wait to offer you his Frose, Nanner Pudding and, his specialty, Nashville’s Hot Chicken Sammich, the MotherClucker. Palmer Fortune and his wife, Amanda Fortune, have worked painstakingly to […]
By David Mullen At the podium, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson was beaming like a kid who just opened a fresh pack of baseball cards and found his favorite player on top. On September 19 at American Airlines Center, Johnson revealed the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program, an initiative created to welcome local youth to area […]
Reunion Tower is once again doing its part to help protect birds migrating south through North Texas. Starting this week and continuing through Oct.10, between 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Reunion Tower will join other buildings in dimming its lights to 50-percent. To raise awareness as part of the “Lights Out Texas” initiative, led by […]
Benny C. Plunkett has been serving this community since he was 23 years old, first in service to his country with his military duty in Vietnam. Born in 1945, Plunkett was raised as a Master Mason on Aug. 22, 1972 at 26 years of age. For 50 years he has been a stalwart member of […]