The Gin Mill on Henderson Avenue now features Happy Hour all-night every Monday and Tuesday. Drink specials include $1 off all wines by the glass, beers and cocktails including seasonal specialties such as the Touch Me, Gintly, Autumn’s Apple, Sharp Dressed Man and more. Wines by the bottle are 20 percent off. Monday and Tuesday Happy-Hour also includes half off signature or “build your own” flatbread pizzas and appetizers including the popula...

It’s never too early to get a head start on your Holiday shopping. And when you’re selecting among unique pieces of art, it’s even better. So get to the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake for one of the best-loved art events and sales, the 2012 Winter Art Mart +Underground running Nov. 16-18. This year Art Mart will also feature the Art Mart Underground – an informal, eclectic group of art vendors in the lower level of the Bath Hous...

In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved the development of a new boat house at White Rock Lake. Dallas United Crew (DUC), a not-for-profit 501(c)3, plans to build the new facility, which will offer expanded oar and paddle sport programs for youth and adults, including those with disabilities. The city will own the 9,000-square-foot building and receive 10 percent of DUC’s yearly revenues, estimated to be approxi...

Katarina Humrichouse, a fifth-grader at St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Dallas, was recently selected out of thousands of applicants to participate in the 2012 Miss Pre-Teen Dallas pageant competition that took place Sunday, Nov. 4. Humrichouse learned of her acceptance into this year’s competition following interviews in the Dallas area. She submitted an application and took part in an interview session conducted by this year’s Dalla...

Area children descended on the Lake Highlands North Recreation Center for the annual Lake Highlands Exchange Club Halloween Carnival on Oct. 31. Exchange Club members with the help of the Excel Club and other service organizations from Lake Highlands High School, provided game booths, bounce houses, a disc jockey and food for area kindergarten through sixth-grade children. “The staff at the LH North Recreation Center was spectacular,” Brian Hu...