Future of trail unknown as construction begins

Future of trail unknown as construction begins

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 […]

Boy Scouts rule over Food Fest

Boy Scouts rule over Food Fest

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 […]

Mustangs enjoy success despite difficulty

Mustangs enjoy success despite difficulty

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 […]

Journey creates ‘opportunity of lifetime’

Journey creates ‘opportunity of lifetime’

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 […]

Community supports colorful celebration

Community supports colorful celebration

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 […]

CC Young honors veterans with annual event

CC Young honors veterans with annual event

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 […]

Monks share mystic art of compassion

Monks share mystic art of compassion

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?” […]

Tonka Trucks to move dirt

Tonka Trucks to move dirt

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 […]

Driver Engineer honored for service

Driver Engineer honored for service

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 […]

MavsTV launches this week

MavsTV launches this week

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 […]