By Shari Goldstein Stern Everyone knows that Texas does everything bigger. When an already gigantic musical includes three Texans in the cast, it’s the biggest, most memorable spectacle on stage, which best describes Dallas Summer Musicals’ (DSM) current production of “Disney’s Aladdin” (Aladdin) at the Music Hall at Fair Park through June 23. The National […]
SUPER STORM SUNDAY Seventy-miles per hour straight-line winds caused havoc throughout the City of Dallas this past Sunday. Within minutes of the severe thunderstorm hitting, more than 350,000 homes and businesses lost power, entire trees were uprooted and most street lights stopped working. This trampoline flew from its backyard in East Dallas and was impaled […]
By Sara Newberry I’m a regular at Torchy’s. I’ve been to Rusty Taco multiple times. But for some reason, I had never visited Velvet Taco before a couple of weeks ago. Like the other two places, the flavors are mostly not traditional taco flavors: here you’ll see fillings like Chicken Tikka and Shrimp & Grits […]
By David Mullen “Lady and gentlemen, start your engines.” On Friday, June 7, top female NASCAR driver and soon to be reality star Angela Ruch will race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Ruch currently competes with Niece Motorsports in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet. On the track, she […]
By Harriet P. Gross With the ending of the school year, White Rock Rotary announced the winners of its six Molotsky Scholarships for 2019. They are given annually to graduating seniors at Lake Highlands High School in memory of the late Leonard Molotsky, a club member who served for more than a decade as deputy […]
Join a local farm-to-table dinner dedicated to goodness at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 at Trinity Groves. Enjoy cocktails and live music in support of the Collier Family and baby Rowan (pictured above), who is fighting Pediatric Endstage Liver Disease. All proceeds from the Gathering for Goodness event go directly to Rowan and his […]
By Shelia Huffman It’s that time, again! Central Community Dog Park “Spring Festival” is on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is nothing short of a dog-gone hoot with a bake sale, pooch pampering and more. Your dog will have the opportunity to run around the one-acre fenced park doing […]
By Sara Newberry I remember when the farthest southeast corner of Hillside Village was home to a Blockbuster Video. Now it’s home to Lakewood’s newest neighborhood favorite, Hillside Tavern. Open by the team behind local favorites Rapscallion, Boulevardier and Veritas Wine Room, it seems destined to succeed. Indeed, both times I visited, the dining room […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Animals have been used to wage wars for thousands of years. Starting in about 1500 BC, horses were first used to pull chariots in battle. Around 900 BC, warriors commonly rode horses into battle. Throughout the years, horses have played several important roles in military history, including transportation, reconnaissance missions, cavalry […]
By Kathy Beazley Run, walk and bring Fido to the Unleashed Paws’ Fur Fun Run on Saturday, May 25, 8 a.m. at White Rock Alehouse & Brewery. The Memorial Day weekend paw-triotic run and walk is a fantastic event for the entire family and a terrific way to kickoff the holiday weekend. The Fur Fun […]