Taste farm to table at the Dallas Arboretum: free samples!
The Dallas Arboretum’s new building is architecturally beautiful and the view is captivating. Follow a seed’s journey at the new development’s farm-to-table mission. A Tasteful…
The missing mother and the podcaster who is trying to find her
Lakewood native George Hale was on the way to work one day when his phone rang. He answered as the app on his phone…
Why you’ll laugh your face off on Lower Greenville with Four Day Weekend
Let’s all quit our jobs and start a comedy troupe! Yes, and even though we usually perform in Dallas, let’s take our show to…
East Dallas confidential: mapping hipsters to yoga moms
As scene in East Dallas Comedian Trent Gillaspie enjoyed more than his 15 minutes of fame with his series of judgmental maps. Inspired, we…
$10 a week for after-school child care, college guidance, homework help and meals
It’s 3:15 p.m. and the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club is quiet as the staff prepares the space for the invasion. The screams…
Where to eat the cheesiest pizza late at night: GAPCo
How am I going to make this work?” Sammy Mandell thought to himself. He had poured everything into starting Greenville Avenue Pizza Company on…
What do Beck, Snoop Dogg and Norah Jones have in common? Copperphone
Beck may have two turntables, but Mark Pirro’s copper microphone is where it’s at. In addition to Beck, Jack White, Sam Smith, Snoop Dogg,…
Something keeps him going, not miles and miles away, but in my sandwich shop
Guitar man It’s rare to find a restaurant that doesn’t have a television, or 10 televisions, blaring sports or news programs. People seem more…
Eruptions are evident in Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and the angry middle class
Blowing our tops Unstable fissures in the earth, unaddressed fractures in the heart, and unattended factions within society are all of a kind. You…
Past and present: Model T lake trip
In Lakewood’s early days, neighbors could look at the intersection of Lakewood and Tokalon and see open land. In 1926, this picture was taken…
Paws and claws: Fluff alarm
Mambo is a pup who knows how to live the life. This three-year-old Goldendoodle is even named for an East Dallas favorite. In honor…
7 things to do in East Dallas this June
June 2 EXOTIC PETTING ZOO Kick off the Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge at an exotic petting zoo with a kinkajou, lemur, polecat, wallaby and…
