Archive for June, 2011
By Bruce Felps The adage and the Geico commercial are correct: It takes two to tango. Be one of them after taking a free tango lesson at Danceology in Lake Highlands.
By Bruce Felps The Great Earth Experiment — a band made up of Woodrow students — will provide musical entertainment for the community during the after-party of the Lakewood Fourth of July Parade. The band includes mandolin player Sam Shearin, who portrayed Danny in the spring musical production of “Grease,” and guitarist Gus Miller, who joined [...]
By Bruce Felps During the course of the year the White Rock Racing organization puts together no fewer than one and a half dozen — that would be 18 — foot races. Independence Day happens to provide the occasion for one of the group’s competitions. The Flagpole 8K hits the starting line at 7:30 a.m., July [...]
By Bruce Felps Could have sworn we published an item on this before but I can’t find it. “This” being the Friends of Terilli’s who’ve worked to help the iconic Greenville Avenue restaurant reopen its doors after last year’s fire.
By State Rep. Kenneth Sheets, HD-107 [Editor’s note: East Dallas Times published regular updates from the Texas House of Representatives during Allen Vaught’s tenure as District 107 representative. The same forum was offered to freshman Rep. Kenneth Sheets, who graciously accepted.] While so much has happened during this 82nd Legislative Session, I wanted to share [...]
By Bruce Felps Speaking of staking out a good spot from which to watch Monday night’s Fourth of Fireworks, the word just arrived from Whole Foods-Lakewood about its soon-to-be third annual Party on the Patio. The grocer invites customers to hang out in the parking lot, set up with lawn chairs and blankets, and take in [...]
By Bruce Felps Most imbibers likely would agree that a margarita, particularly a frozen concoction that helps them hang on, hits the right happy hour spot when the temperatures continually hover at about 100 degrees. East Dallas entrepreneur Anna Brindley conducts a margarita seminar starting at 7 p.m., June 30, at the Downing Hill Garden [...]
By Bruce Felps Crime Stoppers again increased the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person who violently attacked and sexually assaulted a woman June 13. The Crime Stoppers reward, according to the Dallas Morning News, now stands at $15,000. A news brief published in this morning’s Metro section stated [...]
By Bruce Felps Elizabeth Dry and her co-conspirators at the Promise of Peace Community Garden treated the community to all manner of okra-intensive culinary creations during Okra Fest, which took place June 18. The afternoon food-drink-and-music party helped raise funds for the nonprofit group’s stated purpose of working to keep kids at Woodrow Wilson High [...]
By Bruce Felps Dallas Country earlier today issued a 90-day burn ban that covers aspects such as fireworks, which presumably includes dealings inside the Commissioners Court. OK, seriously, the fireworks ban extends to private use not the big professional pyrotechnical shows like the one emanating forth on the Fourth from Lakewood Country Club. I spoke [...]
