Zoe Hastings’ murder: How a family survives the ultimate tragedy
Zoe’s best friend Beppy Gietema cut her hair off when Zoe died. (Photos by Danny Fulgencio). On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 11, 2015, Zoe Hastings…
NPR ‘s Wade Goodwyn has a voice “like warm butter melting over barbecue’d sweet corn”
“This is Wade Goodwyn for NPR,” booms the baritone voice weaving the news of the day into engaging stories on Morning Edition and All…
How many people do you know who’ve held their own hearts?
After a trip to the Philippines in 1996, Brad Rountree went to the cardiologist with chest pain and was told his heart may have…
Maggie’s House staffer: “Alcoholism is the best thing that ever happened to me”
SOBER SOLUTION Ainsley David was powerless over alcohol and her life had become unmanageable. She hadn’t finished school at Appalachian State University in North…
One man’s trash is another man’s Elvis-themed bathroom
Elvis’s dressing room. A 1920’s speakeasy. Sun Records studio. The iconic red Pegasus. Sights to see? Sure, if you’re visiting the Old East Dallas…
Craving Vietnamese dinner? How about a dive bar? Cosmo’s has it all
Walking into Cosmo’s is a step back in time. Low-slung furniture, barber chairs and translucent light-up tables are surrounded by walls that look like…
Wamre: Your perspective may change the weather
The power of pessimism For a long time, a friend liked his job. Then he loved it. Now he hates it. Same job. Same…
Mason: Does prayer work? We don’t know. But grandparenting gives us clues
How does prayer work? No one knows how prayer works or why. Some wonder if it works at all, and if it does, what…
Meet the pillow princess
“I fell in love with her instantly,” Katie Duncan says of Violet Olivia Frazer when she found her via Operation Kindness. Around her M-Street…
Go figure: Staying cool this summer
East Dallasites beat the heat in 2017 in many ways, including spending $1.6 million on ice cream. We found healthy ways to stay cool,…
On the cover: Aldredge House
The Aldredge House is one of the gems of Swiss Avenue, with historically accurate furniture and finishes highlighting the best of the historic district…
7 things to do in East Dallas this August
Aug. 8 Native cats There are no tigers in Texas, but there are felines galore inhabiting our state. Learn more about Texas wildcats at…
