Once in a blue moon you’ll meet someone who boldly creates his or her own path, even if it is beyond the boundaries of “normal.” Known by many in East Dallas and beyond as “Moonlady,” Amy Martin has spent more than 20 years creating that path and connecting people of like minds. On her tax return, she is a journalist. But off the paper, she is not only that, but also one of the leading local figures among those in non-mainstream faiths. Hersel...

For the Love of the Lake’s (FTLOTL) Jan. 12, Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up will start early in the morning cleaning up throughout White Rock Lake Park, then be followed by the planting of 150-200 trees in the Stone Tables area (east side of the lake near Buckner & Lake Highlands Drive). A good deal of the trees in this part of White Rock Lake Park have reached maturity, and are starting to die out. With the help of volunteers, citizen ...

Congressman Pete Sessions will be the featured speaker for the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lakewood Country Club. Sessions will give an update from Washington detailing how small businesses in Dallas will be affected. Sessions will also present the 2013 Sessions Award recognizing a chamber member for exemplary service given to the organization. $30 for chamber members, $35 for non-members. ...

It’s as American as apple pie and baseball. Red Cross is a name readily associated with service to victims and survivors of natural disasters, like hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and fires. When the hurricane known as “Sandy” devastated America’s East coast and surrounding areas in October 2012, becoming the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, American Red Cross’ North Texas Region deployed more than 150 disaster relief volu...

On Dec.13, the Woodrow Wilson High School Band put on its Winter Holiday Concert. Directed by Mr. Chris Evetts, the beginner band and symphonic band played old Holiday favorites, “Jingle Bells,” “Up on the Housetop,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “Angels from the realms of Glory.” The concert closed with a wonderfully arranged piece called “A Christmas Festival.” Evetts said, “A Christmas Festival is probably one of the most difficult pieces any b...