History
In 1984, Ken Lampton discovered a collection of oral history recordings — called "The Lakewood Project" — in the Lakewood Branch of the Dallas Public Library.[...]
24 Apr 2013
Swiss Avenue neighbors scrambled to recover from the June hailstorm for the 40th anniversary of the Mother’s Day Home Tour this year[...]
24 Apr 2013
That is a painting by Munger Place-based artist Grant Smith, whose paintings often rely on baseball as a source of inspiration. The woman in the painting is Ruth Ann Steinhagen, wh[...]
18 Mar 2013
With the renaissance of Lower Greenville, the arrival of trendy craft beer gardens, major development deals and premonitions of soul-less suburban McMansions taking over, it is saf[...]
07 Mar 2013
We can thank Franklin D. Roosevelt for many of the improvements we enjoy today at White Rock Lake. Under Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps was organized t[...]
05 Feb 2013
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Around 1933 Garland Road was just a two-lane road, not the six-lane road it is today.[...]
21 Jan 2013
We drive the streets of East Dallas each day, giving little thought to the history behind names. Maneuvering to and from downtown during rush hour traffic, we memorize which lanes [...]
16 Jan 2013
I’ll bet your history books didn’t cover Marie Antoinette’s brief stint as an aeronaut and crazed scientist. Thankfully, the rock musical “On the Eve”[...]
27 Nov 2012
The woman’s forum started its annual holiday home tour and European tearoom at the 10- year-old Alexander Mansion.[...]
26 Nov 2012
Thanksgiving is a day of gluttony. For three days we dice and chop and brine and sauté and stuff and bake and roast preparing turkey and dressing and casseroles full of butter and [...]
To many Dallas folks, the Turkey Trot is the official kickoff to Thanksgiving Day activities. Running through the streets of downtown justifies the calorie-laden foods to follow. D[...]
14 Nov 2012
Editor’s Note: We just received word at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, that the Festival has been canceled due to high winds and the expected rain this weekend. Apparently, Porta Pot[...]
08 Nov 2012
