By Dr. Beth Leermakers While you’re thinking about your new year’s resolutions, consider what you can do to improve your pet’s health and well-being. Instead of making several changes at once, focus on one behavior or action step at a time. Here are a few suggestions: Check their ID. Too many pets that wind up […]
The ladies of Elle Realty recently held their first winter coat drive in their offices. The Wednesday before Christmas, all the items were packaged and delivered to the White Rock Center of Hope. The Center will distribute the coats to those in need during the coming winter months. The Center also experienced a criminal break-in […]
At the recent For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) celebration of 25 (plus one!) years, President Z. Zohar (pictured with the couple) and the FTLOTL board awarded Ben and Jean Andresen a newly created honor — Volunteers of the Decade! Since the inception of the Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Ups in April 1996, with no […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers “Rudolph the red-nosed polar bear” just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Santa has limited options for delivery team members, given his remote location. If Santa hadn’t offered excellent health insurance and retirement benefits, Rudolph and his friends wouldn’t have relocated to the North Pole from the tundra in Greenland. […]
By Nancy Black The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business of the Year Awards ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 9. Business owners and community members gathered at the Alice and Erle Nye Family Environmental Center on the Roger Perry Campus of Lakehill Preparatory School for the luncheon. After a family-style, three-course meal, […]
By Jan Norton Start the New Year with a laugh at Backdoor Comedy’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Celebration with Paul Varghese & Friends on Friday, Dec. 31. The club’s annual comedy event, now in its 15th year, will take place at Backdoor’s new digs in Richardson. The club will present two shows, one at 8 […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern Just as life imitates art, theater imitates television in Kurt Kleinman’s “Prime Time for Murder,” the playwright’s 21st “Living in Black and White” adventure. Kleinman, artistic director and founder of Pegasus Theatre with his wife Barbara Weinberger, present Kleinmann’s 44th season opener, which will run through January 16 at the Charles […]
From Staff Reports For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) recently celebrated its 25th (plus one year) anniversary! The non-profit organization has been around since 1995 doing everything it can to help keep White Rock Lake clean. The event, held at the Bath House Cultural Center on Dec. 5, was a way to recognize, show […]
‘Mad Scientist’ of glasses still helping generations see clearly By Judy Babb Malerie Tribble served as the face of Tom Barrett Optical in Old Town in the Village. Her father Rob Tribble, the current owner, was off for the day. The 25-year-old is third generation family in the store and while she is full of […]
By Juliette Coulter On November 7, The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation celebrated with its members and supporters and announced that it had given a record $260,000 in funds to 16 nonprofit organizations whose missions support the African American community in North Texas. Grants included the following: • At Last Inc. — Operational […]