The Friends of the Dallas Arboretum recently celebrated the holiday season with a cocktail buffet and viewing of the exhibit, “Artistry of the Nativity,” the crèche collection of George Dvorsky, Broadway actor and traveler. The event was held in the DeGolyer House at the Arboretum. Pictured at right are Vera Thornton (left), Mary Brinegar and Tom Thornton. Pictured below, left are Mary Spencer and Randy Hopkins. Pictured below, right are Dana ...

In the 21st century, the word “green” takes on a whole new meaning. Green can translate into taking action; doing something about the environment; taking steps to preserve our natural resources; saving the earth’s ecosystem; mobilizing at the grass roots level; giving back to the community. East Dallas neighbors Sharon Tucker, Penny Truelock and Annemarie Marek took those challenges in earnest when they founded “Shared Focus on Urban Environme...

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) employees and agency consultants hosted a “friendly food fight” from Dec. 3 – 18 that gathered nearly 68 tons of food in support of Union Gospel Mission and their efforts to feed the hungry in North Texas. The result was a sizeable increase over previous years thanks to a large donation from Dallas based Schepps Dairy, a subsidiary of Dean Foods Corp. Also collected were $5,250 in cash donations. The total amou...

The Upper School Debate Team at Lakehill Preparatory School competed in the YMCA Youth and Government District Tournament at Jack Singley Academy in Irving on December 1. Three Lakehill teams competed in the State Affairs Forum, and all three teams will advance to the state tournament in Austin on Jan. 31-Feb. 3. Two of the team’s proposals were ranked in first place. In addition, John Devine, Clayton Drazner and Gaby Gonzalez (pictured abo...

St. John’s Episcopal School students, fourth grader Chase Frutos and his second grade brother, Cole, received honors in prestigious chess competitions this fall. The Frutos family had a busy month of chess-related travel in November. First, the family traveled to Maribor, Slovenia, where Cole competed in the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships. Cole was selected as a member of the United States delegation based upon his chess rating and nat...