If dressing up in your finery and strolling with your pooch on Easter Sunday at Turtle Creek Park has become a tradition, you're gonna be out of luck this year. Turtle Creek Conservancy President/CEO Gay Donnell Willis has just sent word that this year's Easter in the Park and Pooch Parade on Sunday, April 12, are canceled. According to Gay, "This is heartbreaking for … [Read more...] about Turtle Creek Conservancy’s Easter In The Park And Pooch Parade Are Canceled
Outdoors
Dallas Arboretum Has Developed Plans That Will Allow It To Remain Open At This Time
While the Dallas Zoo and the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park are closed until Friday, March 20, Dallas Arboretum VP Terry Lendecker reports that "based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization and applicable public health agencies, we've developed plans that will allow us to respond timely." Those plans include the … [Read more...] about Dallas Arboretum Has Developed Plans That Will Allow It To Remain Open At This Time
JUST IN: Dallas Cancels Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Parade And Festival Due To Coronavirus Concerns
If you’re hustling around getting your errands and business along Greenville Avenue done between Blackwell Street and SMU Boulevard because of Saturday's 41st Annual Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival , relax. The parade and festival have just been canceled. But it's not because of the weather forecast of rain and showers. The City of Dallas just quashed the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas Cancels Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Parade And Festival Due To Coronavirus Concerns
Klyde Warren Park’s Park And Palate Evolves Into Party In The Park In October And Food And Wine Festival In May 2021
While some spring event planners are taking a wait-and-see stand due to the recent coronavirus, fall fundraisers are moving right ahead in the hope that things will have calmed down. One of those positive groups is Klyde Warren Park's team that just announced plans for its annual Park And Palate. In the past it's been a two-part food and wine get together with an seated … [Read more...] about Klyde Warren Park’s Park And Palate Evolves Into Party In The Park In October And Food And Wine Festival In May 2021
Saturday’s Weather Will Be Ideal For PCHPS’s Landmarking Of Five Homes
With the rain and gloom in the rear view mirror, the next few days are going to lovely for getting outside of your gopher hole. Whether it’s walking the pooch or checking out the hundreds of thousands of tulips at the Arboretum's Dallas Blooms, Friday, Saturday and even possibly Sunday are going to be “get-out-and-enjoy” North Texas. But if you more inclined to be a lover of … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Weather Will Be Ideal For PCHPS’s Landmarking Of Five Homes
Arboretum Annie Is Just A Part Of The Dallas Arboretum’s Extending $5 Admission Special
With temperatures dancing in the 40s and 50s, the Dallas Arboretum’s extension of its $5 admission special until Friday, February 28, seemed like a pretty good deal. Ah, but with the thermometer rising to the 60s and even 70s Sunday and Monday, it’s incredible. And it only gets better. This Sunday (aka Groundhog Day), Arboretum Annie will be on hand at A Tasteful Place … [Read more...] about Arboretum Annie Is Just A Part Of The Dallas Arboretum’s Extending $5 Admission Special
Families Will Have A “Day To Play” For The Benefit Of Family Gateway’s Children
Since the late Annette Strauss founded Family Gateway, the Strauss name has continued to be part of the mission to help the plight of homeless children. So it makes perfect sense that Family Gateway’s 2020 Day to Play will not only be returning to the Annette Strauss Artist Square in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, but that Whitney Strauss along with Sarah Katherine Zavala … [Read more...] about Families Will Have A “Day To Play” For The Benefit Of Family Gateway’s Children
Children’s Medical Center Dallas’ Tree Lighting Had Unicorns, Santas And A Dream Team Pitcher
Children’s Medical Center Dallas celebrated the start of December with its annual tree lighting in the courtyard on Monday, December 2. Despite the 50-degree weather, young patients arrived with IVs, in wheelchairs and even in red wagons to see the mammoth tree decorated with Santas, reindeer and angels. To ward off the evening's chill, there were blankets, heat … [Read more...] about Children’s Medical Center Dallas’ Tree Lighting Had Unicorns, Santas And A Dream Team Pitcher
MySweetWishList: Cattle Baron’s Ball
According to 2020 Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Diana Hamilton and Heather Randall, “After much thought and heartfelt consideration, The Cattle Baron’s Ball Committee will honor the memory of our beloved Callan Elizabeth Harrison with a bench to be placed in the Outdoor Garden of Hope at Hope Lodge Dallas. Our wish for 2020 is anyone who knew Callan would consider a … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Cattle Baron’s Ball
Downtown Dallas Street Closures Announced For New Year’s Eve
North Texas is preparing for the start of a new decade with loads of entertainment and fireworks Tuesday night. Two of the top celebrations will be taking place in downtown Dallas — Reunion Tower Over the Top Fireworks Show and Dallas NYE Party on the Plaza. Needless to say, it’s gonna be a big turnout. For those taking mass transit, DART and Coors Light are partnering up to … [Read more...] about Downtown Dallas Street Closures Announced For New Year’s Eve
NORAD Has Once Again Created A Christmas Eve Survival Website For Parents And Grandfolks
'Tis the night before Christmas and the kids are going absolutely bonkers waiting for the gent in the red suit with white trim to hit their ZIP codes. To help the household survive the anxiety of “Is he here yet?,” NORAD has once again created a marvelous website tracking Santa and his herd of reindeer around the world. You can view his journey on your computer using 2D or … [Read more...] about NORAD Has Once Again Created A Christmas Eve Survival Website For Parents And Grandfolks