East Dallas chamber awards longtime neighbor with community service award
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce awarded its annual community service award to longtime neighbor and volunteer Jesse Simmons. Simmons, owner of Jesse’s…
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Start the new year with $5 admission to the Dallas Arboretum
There’s not a lot you can purchase today for $5 — except, perhaps, a Starbucks drink or a hidden treasure at the thrift store….
Listen: Dallas Arboretum ’12 Days of Christmas’ holiday playlist
If you’re one of those “no Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving” purists, then Black Friday is not just a whirlwind of sales…
Foodiepalooza brings you all of the food and none of the guilt
Want to stuff your face and not feel guilty about it? Foodiepalooza invites you to eat and drink until you have to undo the…
Here is how to support East Dallas for North Texas Giving Day
It’s the most generous time of the year here in North Texas, and the giving spirit has nothing to do with the holidays. Communities Foundation…
Lakewood Home Festival will showcase the neighborhood’s rich architectural variety
The 42nd annual Lakewood Home Festival will feature seven homes in the neighborhood whose styles range from mid-century to coastal modern farmhouse, and will take…
How to clean out your garage and help out our furry friends at the same time
Ready to throw out that old VCR? Have some furniture that doesn’t work with your living room redesign? There is a new business in…
City budget Town Hall, Granada Theater bday, sweet treats and back to school this week
Head to Moody Performance Hall for a District 14 and District 1 Town Hall tomorrow evening at 6:30 p.m. Councilmen Scott Griggs and Philip…
One last Tietze swim, 90’s prom, back-to-school drive and more this weekend
Celebrate 70 years of fun at Tietze Splash this Saturday from 2-4 p.m. There will be a groundbreaking for the new facility as well…
A Little Free Library to match the house in Lakewood
Neighbor Suzy Collins had been asking for a Little Free Library for years. Her husband David, an architect, was not as excited about the…
How a wedding at the Filter Building could pay for new toilets at White Rock Lake
This story has been updated with comments from Assistant Park Director Oscar Carmona. The Filter Building is a 1920s-era structure that used to be…
A new 4-H club in East Dallas: It’s more than just horses
It’s 6 p.m. in the meeting hall of the the VFW on Garland Road and 12-year-old Margaret Lewis calls the East Dallas 4-H club…
