By Katrina Craycroft As a Varsity Coxswain at Dallas United Crew (DUC), Pavi Paila is not afraid to speak up. On any given day, this high school senior directs the launch, practice, race and recovery of four- and eight-man shells. Responsible for steering and execution in a race, Paila knows that her voice — by […]
CANDY’S DIRT By April Towrey, Assistant Editor from CandysDirt.com The business office manager of Autumn Leaves, an East Dallas senior living community, is on unpaid leave after being accused of bilking residents out of more than $67,800. It doesn’t appear that the woman has been fired yet, pending the results of a police investigation and […]
By David Mullen In three months, SMU Athletics makes the move from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). One slight letter change in a conference acronym signals a red-letter milestone for the future of men’s college basketball at SMU. To that end, SMU has made a dramatic change on the […]
By Natalie Merrill In December 2020, Dallas resident Natalie Huscheck opened a coffeehouse that would not only change her life but also help transform the lives of women who were seeking second chances. Located on Garland Road just east of White Rock Lake is Well Grounded Coffee Community, an inviting local business that partners with […]
Fair Park is back with a new series of weekly free programming that will run from now until the beginning of July. Weekly fitness classes return with Fair Park’s newest partners, Transcend Wellness and Healing in my Hoops. Classes include yoga, mat pilates and Hula Hooping. Other returning programs include Art in the Park, led […]
By Natalie Merrill Dallas resident Brian Reid knows that it takes dedication and work to achieve career success, but he also knows that it doesn’t require a college degree to get there. Reid, who now runs his own air conditioning repair company, wants to ensure that the next generation of workers know what opportunities are […]
By Taylor Mayad Kick off spring with a colorful celebration of spirituality and Indian culture at the fifth annual Festival of Joy. The festival will take place at Klyde Warren Park (2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy., Dallas) on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 11 a.m. and culminating with a live headline stage performance at 7 p.m. […]
SOLAR ECLIPSE By Pat Sanchez Early next month, on April 8, a select group of Texans and other lucky earthlings standing outside on a 115-mile-wide strip of real estate stretching from Mexico up through the United States and into Canada will witness Mother Nature’s most magnificent magic trick — a total solar eclipse. Stay safe […]
Dallas Park and Recreation officials are suspending water-related activities at White Rock Lake Park. This decision comes as the City of Plano experiences a sanitary sewage overflow that has affected White Rock Creek and White Rock Lake. To protect public health, park officials advise residents and park visitors not to fish or enter the water […]
By Nicole Rosales The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is once again partnering with Scottish Rite for Children to support Y youth sports through education and exclusive, branded sports apparel. Previously, the collaboration focused on basketball teams only, but the YMCA and Scottish Rite are excited to grow this program by including soccer teams for the […]