Family works together and with community to help Beslan tragedy victims
When terrorists attacked the town of Beslan, Russia, a few weeks ago, one statement from news reports struck at MerriLee O’Brien’s heart.
Iron couple Jean O’Leary and Bobby Bonds
Their training began in March and consisted of swimming about seven miles a week, biking 230 miles and running 30.
Dallas Tigers baseball team goes to China
Neighborhood resident Jeffers Radar went halfway around the world away to play baseball.
Light up Lakewood making a comeback
For the third consecutive year, our neighborhood is going to have a tree lighting of its own, and organizers say it will be bigger than ever.
Giving back the years
“Seniors get out of the house by volunteering. I’m for anything that increases activity, builds up strength and is great for the muscles, especially when it’s also good for the heart.”
Fireside Pies
The atmosphere is just a bonus to the superstar menu line-up that includes crowd pleasers such as the Peta pie.
Thanksgiving wines
One can’t lift one’s noise in the air, suggest a $40 cabernet, and move on to the next subject.
Letters to the editor
I read with interest Jeff Siegel’s column (“Retail Redux,” October 2004) regarding the need for urban planning in Dallas.
Sometimes what we need most is a push
I met a friend for lunch recently, and after catching up on other things, our discussion turned to his oldest son.
Let this holiday season be about things that can’t be bought at the mall
Push away, rather than shoveling in. Lighten up, rather than pigging out. Carve off, rather than scarfing down.
How to lengthen the shelf life of that leftover turkey
as a public service, I tracked down of one of the world’s great leftover turkey experts, who just happens to live near Tietze Park.
