May 22, 2013
Local News
Photos courtesy of Dallas Lutheran School Wheel barrel pic caption- Dallas Lutheran eighth grade boys compete and dominate in the middle school wheel barrel races.
Dallas Lutheran rolls out the fun
Dallas Lutheran celebrated Valentine’s week with special dress days, competitions and challenges, and ended with a country dance on Friday night, where girls ask the boys. The special dress days included wearing red and gold for the Chinese New Year, denim day, plaid day, heart day for Valentine’s and ended with Sadie’s t-shirts and jeans. The first challenge was to see who could fit the most students into a DLS van. The seventh and eighth gr...
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Doctors names new CEO
Jay Krishnaswamy has been named chief executive officer (CEO) at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, where he has served as interim CEO since November 2012. In this position, Krishnaswamy will be responsible for providing overall strategic direction and leadership to ensure the operation and success of the hospital. Krishnaswamy started his career in healthcare as a quality consultant at Kaiser Permanente. Throughout his 10-year tenure at T...
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"Journey Man" - Mixed media by John Kingerlee
Kingerlee collection comes to Bath House
The Bath House Cultural Center presents “John Kingerlee: Turning to the Light,” an exhibition of paintings by John Kingerlee, who is widely considered as one of Ireland’s top contemporary artists. The exhibition will run from March 9 to April 13, 2013. A gallery reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. This exhibition is presented with the generous support ...
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Winkler spells out the five f's during SMU lecture
Co-founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Bloomberg News Service Matthew Winkler gave the O’Neil Lecture on business journalism Feb. 26 at SMU on the problems and benefits of instant transmission of information in the field of journalism. Winkler, who worked previously at the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine, spoke briefly about how he came into the position almost a quarter of a century ago. Recounting the phone call with co-founder Mich...
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Shakespeare Dallas receives TACA support
Shakespeare Dallas has been awarded a $35,000-grant by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), Dallas' premier umbrella arts organization. After setting fundraising records in 2012, TACA was able to allocate $1.3 million in grants to diverse and deserving North Texas performing arts organizations in 2013. Nearly all of the money was distributed on Jan. 28 at the TACA Grant Awards Presentation at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas. These g...
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Highland Park High School in lockdown after .22 caliber bullets found on campus

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Scholarship deadline set for March 22
The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of 16 college scholarships for 2013. The application is available through counselors at the school and online at the Foundation website, woodrowfoundation.org/scholarships. All applications are to be scanned and e-mailed by March 22. Altogether, the 16 scholarships range from $250 to $2,500 and have a wide variety of criteria, such as financial need, ...
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Tour features innovative homes
The Dallas Modern Home Tour returns for a second time on Saturday, March 2. See some of the city’s best examples of contemporary, sophisticated homes from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The self-guided driving tour will feature innovative homes that exemplify progressive living and modern architecture. From towering trees and koi ponds to light-filled living rooms and a convertible indoor-outdoor dining room, discover how homes are incorporating eco-friendl...
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Photo courtesy of Dallas Parks Foundation Pictured from left to right are Mike McCoy, Meadows Senior Program Officer; Linda P. Evans, Meadows President and CEO; Joanne Fay, Dallas Parks Foundation Board Member; and Craig S. Reynolds, Dallas Parks Foundation President.
Meadows grant helps Parks Foundation continue mission
The Dallas Parks Foundation continues its mission of supporting the Dallas Parks system with a $63,000 grant from The Meadows Foundation. The acceptance of this grant provides necessary general support to the Dallas Parks Foundation, an organization committed to the stewardship of Dallas parks through contributions and advocacy. "The continued support of The Meadows Foundation recognizes the benefit of the Dallas Parks Foundation to our commu...
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Miles makes surprise visit
DISD Superintendent Mike Miles paid a surprise visit to parents, administrators and faculty attending the February Woodrow Wilson PTA meeting held on Feb. 11 in the school library. The superintendent was present at the school for an “Open Mike Live” community meeting held earlier in the school auditorium. Although Superintendent Miles did not stay at the PTA meeting for very long, he did give an overview of his vision for DISD and some changes...
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