2012 Holiday gift guide
Gifts for friends and loved ones might be even closer — and better yet, made locally. We found a few crafty neighbors who are hard at work this holiday season.
An old club with a new tradition
The woman’s forum started its annual holiday home tour and European tearoom at the 10- year-old Alexander Mansion.
Q&A: Laurie Justus Pace
Laurie Justus Pace, the painter famous for her color-dripping ponies also is interested in helping artists gain exposure through marketing and contemporary salesmanship.
Outsider art
Smoke and Mirrors is a gallery, which specializes in outsider and folk art, but it’s not just about art,Jessica Luther says.
‘East Dallas original’
Lakewood Theater’s tower and façade were the start of the inspiration for Walter Soza’s line of Dallas-centric illustrations.
Bolstering yoga practice
When Marj Rash has a headache, she does yoga. Nausea? High blood pressure? Allergies? Yoga, yoga, yoga.
Big and little
Mimi Siebert-Bowen’s dogs, Drama and Pickles, love to play hard and sleep hard.
What gives?
Small ways that you can make a big difference for nonprofits: Donate an unwrapped toy; Buy a custom beaded bracelet; Buy a handmade ornament.
Out and about
Formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon, the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon and Half Marathon begins this year on Main. The full run makes its way through Uptown, across Lakewood, around the east side of the lake and back toward the Dallas Convention Center. Not a runner? Consider volunteering or providing much-needed sideline cheering.
MetroPCS Dallas Marathon, 972.498.1136, $125-$275 registration, $25 mayor’s race 5k
Delicious: It’s crab season
The menu at Fish Bone Grill varies from the popular Mexican shrimp cocktail to a crab cake burger that can be ordered grilled or crispy on a toasted bun.
Champagne explained
Never has one kind of wine been so confusing to so many people; Ask the Wine Guy; and Texas pecan cake.
Business Buzz
The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses : New White Rock YMCA plans; Debate on Dallas United Crew Boathouse; and more.
