The Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Virtual Run for the Children is a simple, fun way to support children with cancer and their families. Get your legs moving and run or walk for the children (5K or 1 mile). Entry includes t-shirt, goodie bag, medal, eBib, and finisher’s certificate. Sign up at wokcrun.com. Cash prizes and […]
ENVIRONMENT By Nancy Black Shock. Tears. Anger. Environmentalist Kelly Cotton and his wife, Lisa, experienced all three this past weekend when they saw the recent destruction of the Old Fish Hatchery Nature Area. The ecological disaster was caused by Oncor. According to Cotton, “The energy transmission company brutally clear-cut a five-acre swath through the 50-acre […]
1 large or 2 small Honeycrisp apples, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 2 medium onions, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 1 (3- to 4-pound) roasting chicken, giblets removed 3 sprigs thyme, minced 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard, optional Oil, salt and pepper Heat oven to 450F. Line a baking pan with parchment. Scatter the apple and onion […]
By Nancy Black Mine was on Friday. Hers was on Wednesday. Mine was normal. Hers was not. We’d both gone in for our yearly mammograms. My friend is now facing surgery, a mastectomy, and months of chemotherapy and radiation. She has breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I would like to remind […]
BATH HOUSE CULTURAL CENTER The Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center organization (FOTBH) is hosting an outdoor art gallery Oct. 5-18 during daylight hours in White Rock Lake Park just north of the Bath House Cultural Center. The exhibit features more than 90 Dallas artists from the White Rock Lake Artists Tour, Goldmark Cultural […]
By Lisa Loera Dallas Academy’s (DA) Director of Music Therapy and Performing Arts Molly Phillips Grogan jumped at the chance to train Music Therapy (MT) interns. She was approached by Dr. Daniel Tague, assistant professor and chair of music therapy at Southern Methodist University, three years ago. Dr. Tague had observed the unique and effective […]
By Martha Tiller David Dike Fine Art presents the highly anticipated fall Texas Art Auction for the 24th straight year on Saturday, Oct. 3. Proceedings will be virtual with no live audience for the first time. Sale highlights include exceptional paintings by Jose Arpa, several works by Julian Onderdonk and works by early Dallas painter […]
The Stone Tables Pavilion and Picnic Area at White Rock Lake serves tens of thousands of Dallas residents a year. In 2012, the Board of Directors of the White Rock Lake Conservancy agreed to take on the renovation and restoration of the historic area for the Parks and Recreation Department. Volunteer architects and planners developed […]
By Shari Goldstein Stern Frozen yogurt is one of those little gifts in life — not quite as rich as ice cream, but far creamier than sherbet. While it was introduced in the late 1970s, it began topping the market in the 1980s. When the health-craze of the decade stirred in alternative sweets with some […]
Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs more Black volunteers to serve our community’s Black children living in foster care. Black children make up 21 percent of Dallas County’s child population, but account for 48 percent of children removed from homes due to abuse or neglect. Only 15 percent of Dallas CASA volunteers are Black. […]