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SMU Mustang Band Performs At Normandy D-Day Ceremonies
Fifty-nine members of SMU’s Mustang Band and director Tommy Tucker performed at the international D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
North Texas Giving Day Registration Launches With New Digital Platform
The 14th annual Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day nonprofit registration launched Tuesday in conjunction with the first of three nonprofit kickoff events.
State Board of Education To Mull New Teacher Certification Exam
HPISD’S Jean Streepey says change could address preparedness, retention
W.T. White Grad in the Navy Now Taking Care of Advanced Helicopters
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Naval service has taken W.T. White High School graduate Enrique Contereras to California, where the airman finds values learned in Dallas prove as valuable as ever.
Bush Sisters Talk Book, Family, and Superpowers
Former president shows up as daughters introduce their latest title
Honoring Fathers
The 46th-annual Father of the Year Luncheon, which honors fathers by raising funds for charities and scholarships, will be June 8 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
Voices
The Tennis Syndicate
In North Texas, female tennis lovers play in a league known as Tennis Competitors of Dallas (TCD).
Donors Needed For Dak (And Others)
Highland Park Middle School teacher and coach Adam Lopez is used to overcoming challenges when it comes to sports but is now facing a challenge of a different sort in finding a bone marrow donor for his 4-year-old son, Dak.
Philanthropy
Dallas CASA Hosts Cherish the Children Luncheon
WFAA-TV anchor Cynthia Izaguirre and Dallas Maverick CEO Cynt Marshall spoke before a sold-out crowd of 400 at Dallas CASA's Cherish the Children luncheon May 6 about their commitments and connections to children in foster care.
Big Texas BBQ Event Benefits Rise School
TouchDown Club of Dallas' annual appetizer and rib cookoff -- Big Texas BBQ -- is coming to the Cotton Bowl for the first time in eight years.
Four Distinguished HPHS Alumni Recognized
The Highland Park High School Alumni Association and the Highland Park Education Foundation recognized four as distinguished alumni at the 32nd-annual HPHS alumni awards April 21 at the Dallas Country Club.
Victor Vescovo Heading To Space
St. Mark's alumnus Victor Vescovo is set to become the first person to have gone to the bottom of the ocean, climbed Mount Everest, and gone to space when he joins the crew flying on Blue Origin's NS-21 mission.
Friends Of Katy Trail Spring Support Campaign Running Through May
Friends of the Katy Trail's annual spring support campaign is running until the end of May.
UP Firefighters Enjoy Taste of Appreciation
Want to show firefighters appreciation? Try serving them lunch from their favorite place, Bubba’s Cooks Country.
New Friends New Life Adds New Board Members
New Friends New Life recently announced four new board members for the 2022-2023 term.
North Texas Funders Form Initiative To Invest In Area Nonprofits
The Dallas Foundation and RevJen Group partnered with Jenesis Group, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, The George & Fay Young Foundation, and Rainwater Charitable Foundation, among others, to form the North Texas Funders Initiative.
Artist Launches New Products Benefiting DCAC
Artist Donald Robertson and Barrington Gifts have released a new line of bags and accessories to benefit the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.
State Fair Awards Nearly $150,000 In Grants
The State Fair of Texas recently announced more than $148,000 in grants and sponsorships was awarded to 23 organizations in the southern sector of Dallas during the first grant cycle of the 2022 year. Ten organizations are first-time State Fair of Texas grant recipients.