Cherry blossoms make annual appearance

Cherry blossoms make annual appearance

By Juliette Coulter Every spring at the Dallas Arboretum’s Dallas Blooms floral festival, there’s a magical moment when the 125 Japanese cherry trees begin to bloom along with the 3,000 azaleas. A wave of delicate pink and white cherry blossoms on the cherry trees are now starting to emerge, indicating that springtime is here in […]

Run to benefit J.L. Long finally returns

Run to benefit J.L. Long finally returns

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 24th Annual Long Run is back. The certified 5K and 1K Family Fun Run and Walk starts and finishes at Willis C. Winters Park (previously known as Randall Park — across the street from Woodrow Wilson High School) located at 100 S. Glasgow Drive in Historic […]

Cancer survivors find strength in teamwork

Cancer survivors find strength in teamwork

By Rachel Rossler  If you have been around White Rock Lake on a Saturday morning, you may have seen a group of women paddling in unison on a 40-foot-long boat to the rhythmic beat of a drummer who is perched on the bow. Meet Dallas United PINK — the area’s first Breast Cancer Survivors’ Dragon […]

New location has same great vendors

New location has same great vendors

The 14th Good Local Markets season opened this past weekend with back-to-back markets in Little Forest Hills and Lakewood. The markets are special because organizers (pictured) work only with local vendors who come from within a 150-mile radius of Dallas and are carefully vetted to ensure they are local. The markets support local farms and […]

New glasses bring color to visitors

New glasses bring color to visitors

By Carrie Sanger The Meadows Museum, SMU, is the first museum in Texas to offer eyewear by EnChroma, Inc., to visitors with color vision deficiencies, or “color blindness.” Thanks to EnChroma’s Color Accessibility Program, which helps public venues, schools, state parks, libraries, museums and other organizations purchase and loan EnChroma glasses to students and guests, […]

Powerful exhibition part of new schedule

Powerful exhibition part of new schedule

The African American Museum, Dallas welcomes spring with an array of activities plus a powerful exhibition featuring the works by celebrated Oak Cliff artist Arthello Beck Jr., the first African American to open an art gallery in Dallas — and considered one of the city’s best artists. Also, a conference on the underground railroad in […]

Virtual event reveals monster season

Virtual event reveals monster season

By Shari Goldstein Stern A little rain, hard hats and a two-year pandemic could not keep Theatre Three (T3) patrons and newbies away from celebrating the theatre’s 60th anniversary season announcement Monday night. The dress-up affair that was planned for the Norma Young Theatre was thoughtfully replaced with electronics including laptops, desktops, cell phones and […]

Group says: ‘Row away your excuses’

Group says: ‘Row away your excuses’

By Katrina Craycroft Ten weeks of 2022 have passed. New Year’s resolutions have become habits — or not, and bathing suit season is just around the corner. So, it’s a good time to either reward yourself for setting and meeting goals, or take a hard look at reasons you don’t exercise and come up with […]

Local owner has passion for pedals

Local owner has passion for pedals

By Judy Babb The guest bedroom at 40-year-old physical education teacher and volleyball and track coach Heather Cohen’s home is not what people would expect. When she opens the door, instead of seeing a bed, dresser and the accouterments of a cozy bedroom, she sees her pride and joy — her stable of bicycles. Ten […]

Sponsors make Spruce-up happen

Sponsors make Spruce-up happen

The For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) office will be open Saturday, March 12 at 8 a.m. for a drive-thru only (do not get out of your vehicle) to pick up supplies for the Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up event. The offices are located at 1152 N. Buckner Blvd. Suite #123 in Dallas. Volunteers will […]

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