DIVE IN: A closer look at the role of public swimming in our city’s history
t is summer in Texas, our world is a sauna, everything’s sticky. The urge is fierce to cannonball into the nearest pool, splash around…
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Budding education: 20 years in the Stonewall Garden
Earlier this year, a common garden spider spun an intricate web that stretched across a section of the garden at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School….
Saving the little girls lost to human trafficking with New Friends, New Life
Every night, thousands of teenage girls in Dallas are tucked safely into bed, but about 400 get ready to go to work, arduous nights…
Angela Hunt: City’s unstable house of debt
Built by the city, this money pit takes regular maintenance to control Debt can be a useful financial tool, for cities as well as…
Making sweet music: Violin maker Antoine Nedelec
East Dallas violinmaker Antoine Nedelec looks exactly like you’d expect — a young Geppetto from “Pinocchio” — and his workshop is lined with woodworking…
Past & Present Looking back at the Lakewood Theater
At left, the Lakewood Theater as it stood in 1946. This shot was saved from the dumpster by neighbor Lovita Irby, who worked for…
White Rock Que for a cause
At the first White Rock Que, four barbecue-obsessed buddies vied for the best-brisket title. In pouring rain, 40 or so acquaintances assembled to sample their savory submissions, recalls…
Paws and claws: Parking lot princess
Christopher, better known as Chris, was found in a vacant parking lot next to the Fireplace Lounge on a warm day in July. After…
Sweet recipe: Berry Slab Pie, a taste of summer
Berry Slab Pie As we dive into summer with its backyard barbecues and pool parties, easy and fresh are what we want in dessert….
Sk8r boys: Tracy Weller and Jimmy Coleman aren’t hanging up their boards any time soon
Long before kids could learn how to do an ollie or a kickflip from YouTube, old school East Dallas skaters Tracy Weller and Jimmy…
10 things to do in East Dallas in June
Through June 18 ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ This is the play that brought Carol Burnett back to Broadway. It’s a comedy about the backstage shenanigans…
Rick Wamre: Pillow Problems
When staying in bed feels so much better than fixing the world’s ails Do you ever wake up and just wish you hadn’t? I…
