From City Staff Reports The City of Dallas participated in the national Memorial to Lives Lost to COVID-19, synchronizing the ringing of bells in conjunction with the same memorial, which took place in Washington D.C. on January 19, also occurring that day in cities and towns across the country. The memorial featured the lighting of […]
WHITE ROCK BOAT CLUB White Rock Boat Club reopens on Friday, June 5. Organized events are now permitted at the club with social distance guidelines recommended. It is advised that lake lovers use common sense when in the general area of others, wear a face covering, gloves, stay six feet apart, and whatever other protection […]
By Juliette Coulter As the Dallas Arboretum prepares for Dallas Blooms, the Southwest’s largest floral festival, many may wonder when spring arrives in 2021. What better way to find out than to bring in everybody’s favorite meteorologist — the groundhog! The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden hosts its third annual Groundhog Day celebration on Tuesday, […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern Nothing can throw a wrench in the works like a deadly, world-wide pandemic. With hundreds of thousands of deaths and those infected in the millions, when will life as we knew it return to some sense of normality? Local establishments have felt the pain of the past year as have others […]
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY By Tristan Holman In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will co-host “Looking Back at 2020: Racism, Antisemitism and Public Safety Challenges in Dallas.” The virtual event is scheduled for 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. […]
4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 chicken (around 3 pounds), cut into 8 pieces 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 2 celery stalks, sliced 1 yellow onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 cup flour 1 bottle red wine, preferably a Cotes du Rhone or pinot noir 2 cups […]
Rosa Yabur Holguin (pictured) is combining her teaching talents and her Instagram following to brighten up the holidays for dozens of children in Dallas. Holguin has been a Dallas ISD educator for the last four years and is currently teaching at a Dallas ISD Pre-K Partner Site called For Keep’s Sake Learning Center. “Ms. Holguin […]
By Jacqui Nickell The Lakehill Warrior football team completed an undefeated season by defeating Allen Academy 42-34 in the TAPPS Six-Man Division II State Championship game Friday afternoon at Midway ISD Panther Stadium in Hewitt, Texas. The Warriors jumped out to a strong start with senior running back Ryan Henry scoring the first touchdown of […]
By Jennifer Collins To meet the growing demand for affordable housing and care and services for the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) population in the Dallas community, Resource Center has launched a $4M capital campaign for the construction of LGBTQ-friendly affordable senior housing. The campaign is led by community advocates Lynn McBee […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. Most people can name most, if not all, of Santa’s reindeer. I had to look up a few names. Keep reading if you can’t remember them all. Just for fun, I’ll delve into the history of Santa’s reindeer (family-friendly version). Did Santa […]