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Institute to present education forum
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture’s Cowan Center for Education is hosting its second Education Forum, a program during which educators and citizens can consider and discuss together important topics concerning American public education. This year’s program is sponsored in part by A. Steven Raab & Ginny Jackson and by Laura Baldwin. The 2012 topic is “What is the Purpose of an Education?” The Education Forum will be conducted at ...
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Photo from the 2011 parade by Nancy Black
St. Mark saves parade!
Mark Cuban is the new Patron Saint of All Things Fun in Dallas. Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, agreed on Wednesday to pay the remaining $40,000 needed to put on Greenville Avenue’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade was in jeopardy of not being held for the first time in 33 years due to lack of corporate sponsorship. In the past, the Dallas Observer had sponsored the event but withdrew its considerable financial backing from th...
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Cheryl Ammeter, center, with Dallas Academy teacher Molly Grogan and librarian Diane Spear.
Dallas Academy welcomes noted author to campus
Dallas Academy hosted a “meet the author” event in the Lattner Family Library this week. Dallas Academy welcomed local author Cheryl Ammeter (pictured above) to campus in celebration of her new book, “Ivey and the Airship.” The book is being described as a “sci-fi steampunk fantasy for young adults and older.” Dallas Academy’s sixth through ninth grade students are among the first to learn about Ivey Thornton’s adventures in the steampunk ...
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These two are enjoying the “Adopt a Grandparent” Hour at the Juliette Fowler Home.
St. John’s Crusaders give back to community
The St. John’s Episcopal School Crusader Club sponsored its third annual parent/child community service day on Jan. 28. Nearly 150 St. John's parents, students and parishioners spent the morning helping at five local organizations: Reinhardt Elementary School, Mi Escuelita, CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries), Dallas Life Foundation and Juliette Fowler Homes. Children, working alongside their parents and St. John’s parishioners, c...
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The drive-by shooter caught on surveillance tape.
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Local’s ‘disease’ prompts drive-by shootings
“I swore I’d never be down here without my camera again,” was the statement given by long-time nature lover and photographer George Boyd. Boyd saw a bald eagle at White Rock Lake one morning four years ago on his daily walk – without his camera. Such a rare sighting captured his enthusiasm but escaped his film. Ever since then, Boyd brings his F1 Canon and its 30-pound lens and tripod with him each time he visits the lake. But because of its...
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From left to right, Dallas City Council member Sheffie Kadane, Assistant Chief Tom Lawrence, Police Chief David Brown, City Council member Ann Margolin and Rotary Club of Dallas President Ben Casey.
Caruths, Lawrence make Dallas ‘Safer’
Bill and Minnie Caruth and Dallas Assistant Police Chief Tom Lawrence were recognized for their support of the Dallas Police Department and public safety on Wed., Feb. 1 during the third annual recognition awards luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel, 400 N. Olive in Dallas. The Citizen’s Public Safety Leader Award goes to a citizen for distinguished service and unwavering dedication toward making Dallas the safest city in America. The DPD Distingui...
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Photo by rgphotog.com. The organizers of the event (from left to right): Ryan Holloway, Jesse Simmons, Darlene Ellison, Dr. Chuck Kobdish, Krista Hartman and Mark Smith enjoy the huge turnout at the MEET! event.
MEET! event brings groups together to better East Dallas
MEET! East Dallas, a collaboration of five major organizations from our community, held its first meeting this past week. More than 150 people attended the event at Another Broken Egg in Casa Linda. Members of East Dallas Networking, Lakewood-area Women in Business, the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands and Live Local East Dallas gathered to network with each other. Participants enjoyed light hors d...
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Photo by Cesar Ortega
DL students sing, spell their way to the top
Dallas Lutheran freshman Olivia Rutherford (above, left) won first prize singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at the DLS Talent Show on Jan. 21. She triumphed against 14 other talented acts involving 20 students, three friends, and three parents from the Dallas Lutheran community. The event was sponsored by SHINE, a select vocal ensemble at DLS that performs at nursing homes and elementary schools. Dallas Lutheran’s Music Director, Connie Gatl...
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Debs ready for 'Texas Dip'
The 26th annual Dallas Symphony Orchestra Presentation Ball being held Sat., Feb. 11, at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas features one of the largest number of Dallas debutantes in the history of the event—fifty. The stage at the Meyerson will find 2012 debs showcasing the famous Texas Dip (as taught to this year’s class by international fashion model and fashion show producer Jan Strimple). The Ball Chairman is Lillie Young...
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Dallas Institute to map political tradition
In the 2012 election year, the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture is inviting those who would like to learn more about the political character of America to join Dallas Institute Fellow Dr. Guy Story Brown, Prof. of Political Philosophy, and political appointee of President Ronald Reagan, as he leads his popular “Routh Street Irregulars” group in an ongoing dialogue about our political tradition. The third Thursday of February, March...
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