If it’s Friday, it must be SMU good news day. The latest Mustang blast is a $5M gift to the university’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business from Katy A. and Kyle D. Miller. The monies will be used to “establish the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, part of the future Cox School renovation and expansion project.” Plans call for the Courtyard, with enhanced landscaping and … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Katy And Kyle Miller Gift $5M To Create Courtyard For SMU Cox School
Outdoors
UPDATE ALERT: Dallas CASA’s Champion for Children
Even though the torrential storms hadn't hit the DFW neighborhood earlier today, Dallas CASA CEO/President Kathleen LaValle and her crew aren't taking any chances with their Champions for Children fundraiser at The Rustic Thursday night. Instead of building a ho-hum ark, they're "erecting a tent over the seating area," and all systems are go come rain or shine with Austin … [Read more...] about UPDATE ALERT: Dallas CASA’s Champion for Children
SPCA Patron Party Was A Howling Success As Animal Lovers Prepared For North Texas Giving Day And Fur Ball
Another outdoor gathering on the evening of Wednesday, September 22, that lucked out when it came to perfect weather conditions was the SPCA of Texas' patron party at Mimi and Bill Vanderstraaten's home. While four-legged friends were taking the night off, two-legged best friends of the animals were getting charged up for the next day's North Texas Giving Day (that ended up … [Read more...] about SPCA Patron Party Was A Howling Success As Animal Lovers Prepared For North Texas Giving Day And Fur Ball
New Friends New Life’s 2021 ProtectHer Award Recipients Announced At Outdoor Launch Party
Somebody wished upon a lucky star for the New Friends New Life Annual Luncheon Launch Party on Wednesday, September 21, to have clear skies. And what do you know? Their wish was granted for the invitation-only outdoor gathering at NFNL's headquarters, where Ruthie's Rolling Cafe and Baldos Ice Cream filled the menu bill for guests at socially-distanced tables. But the news of … [Read more...] about New Friends New Life’s 2021 ProtectHer Award Recipients Announced At Outdoor Launch Party
All For The Hall Patron Party Had Perfect Skies For An Overwhelming Turnout Of Boots, Beauts And Barbecue
A half hour before the barbecue and country-music performance was scheduled to get underway in their beautiful backyard, Anne and Steve Stodghill’s estate was well fortified for the "All for the Hall Dallas" patron party on Tuesday evening, September 21. Between State Troopers and security types in black cowboy hats, the property’s perimeter and interior were as secure as the … [Read more...] about All For The Hall Patron Party Had Perfect Skies For An Overwhelming Turnout Of Boots, Beauts And Barbecue
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: All For The Hall Dallas Patron Party
When Anne and Steve Stodghill have folks over for a backyard barbecue, they’re not going to just light up the grill and have a tub filled with ice and beer. That’s just not the Stodgie way. That why when they opened their place for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's “All for the Hall Dallas” patron party on Tuesday, September 21, more than 200 showed up, and … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: All For The Hall Dallas Patron Party
SOLD OUT ALERT!: 2021 Party In The Park
When Klyde Warren Park’s Siamese twin events Park and Palate’s two-day fundraiser — an evening seated dinner Party in the Park and a daytime Food And Wine Festival — were officially separated by seasons, some wondered how successful the two would be on their own. It looks like the wondering is over for Party in the Park. The elegant evening of supping at Klyde Warren on … [Read more...] about SOLD OUT ALERT!: 2021 Party In The Park
There Was A Needle Somewhere Among That Maze Of Orange And White Cones
It’s not every day that you meet a great father-and son team. But last Monday was the day. Still don’t know their names but do know that they had each other's back. The come-together took place at the Parkland drive-thru for Pfizer boosters in the Ellis Davis Field House parking lot in South Dallas. After a half-hour drive to the site, the sight of the lot with a series of … [Read more...] about There Was A Needle Somewhere Among That Maze Of Orange And White Cones
2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Review Partying At Bachendorf’s Started Curbside
That Lawrence Bock sure knows how to stop traffic. On Thursday, September 16, instead of having valet parkers at his Dallas Bachendorf’s for the annual Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction reveal, he had a mobile bar set up serving Topo Chico cocktails. As the crowd grew outside the jewelry salon in Preston Center East, Lawrence smiled. Had the temperature been ten … [Read more...] about 2021 Cattle Baron’s Ball Live Auction Review Partying At Bachendorf’s Started Curbside
Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
While many think of Dallas as a place where skyscrapers rule with jets passing overhead and highway traffic sounds filling the air, there is an oasis just ten miles southeast of the CBD area on the edge of the Great Trinity Forest — the Trinity River Audubon Center. Sure, you’ve heard the stories how its 120 acres were transformed from an illegal dump site into an … [Read more...] about Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
SMU Launched Its $1.5B Campaign With Dallas Hall Serving As A Backdrop At High Noon
If the Olympics organizers are ever shopping for a special events expert, SMU VP of Development and External Affairs Brad Cheves should be their go-to-man. For Friday’s announcement of the wallet-busting, $1.5B "SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow" campaign, he and his team managed to pull off a mega launch utilizing the university's iconic Dallas Hall as the backdrop for … [Read more...] about SMU Launched Its $1.5B Campaign With Dallas Hall Serving As A Backdrop At High Noon