Each year, the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce recognizes teachers who have made significant contributions in the classroom and in the community. Two Lakehill Preparatory School teachers were selected as winners in their respective categories. John Trout was recognized as the Private Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Trout, who teaches fourth grade, discussed his feelings on receiving such acclaim. “There is something really magi...

Having a conversation with Kevin Page about his art is like drinking from a fire hydrant. Actually seeing it is an almost-irresistibly tactile experience. “You want to touch it, lick it… it’s bright and glistening. It’s yummy! ” he exclaimed, eyes gleaming. It is also big. Very big. Some of his works are as large as 6 feet-by-8 feet, but they need every inch of it to convey their pointillistic images. Pointillism is the painting technique devi...

Douglas Ballard Hulcy, of Dallas, died at age 65. Doug was born in Garnett, Kansas. He was a wonderful husband/best friend to his wife Juli Hulcy, and a wonderful dad to his daughter Alex Hulcy Rando. Doug fought a hard battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), but lost his life due to a fall. He was surrounded by family and friends and left this life peacefully. Doug touched so many people’s lives, and was a kind and generous man with a wicked...

Bill Hensley, pictured above left in the Hawaiian shirt, owner of Fish Bone Grill in the Medallion Shopping Center, celebrates the victory of his horse, Borego’s Barbarian, at Delta Downs on Nov. 3. The owner is Hensley’s Stonebriar Stables; the trainer is Brent Delahoussaye; and Borego’s Barbarian’s jockey is Kirk Paul LeBlanc. The horse covered the 6-1/2 Furlongs in 1:21.01 and paid $14.00 - $6.00 - $4.20. On Nov. 8, Hensley’s Stonebriar Sta...

If you grew up in Dallas, come cruising for some fun. If you’re a baby boomer who grew up in here, hang on for a joy ride. If you aren’t from Dallas or a boomer, put the top down and learn what was going on in Dallas during the boomer age, following WWII. On the heels of his collaboration with Kenny Daniels, “Stomp and Shout,” Richard Parker has done it again. Although Parker thinks he knows nothing about being a twerp, he knows a lot about ...