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Vogel Alcove Launches Dallas’ First Sensory Lab for Homeless Pre-Schoolers
Dallas-based Vogel Alcove, which provides childcare and therapeutic services for homeless preschool children, unveiled the new Vogel Sensory Village.
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance Preparing For Annual Homeless Count
It takes hundreds of volunteers to help take the annual count of people experiencing homelessness in the area, and the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance is recruiting volunteers for that effort.
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State Fair of Texas Spring Grant Cycle Applications Open
Applications for the State Fair of Texas’ spring 2022 grant cycle are available online.
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Scots Support Hometown Hero
After the Los Angeles Rams beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, excitement began building in the Park Cities about the prospect of hometown hero Matthew Stafford leading the Rams into the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Voices
Ski-Tastic
During the endless pandemic, my antsy and outdoorsy spouse has stored up more energy than a field of solar panels.
Philanthropy
Doing More: WOW Raises Money for Guatemalan Orphans
Mothers and daughters from Preston Hollow, the Park Cities, and other parts of Dallas returned from a 2009 Orphans Outreach mission trip to Guatemala wanting to do more.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Names New CEO
Luis Gonzalez was recently announced as the new CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas.
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Coronavirus
Writer Finds Love of Exercise During Pandemic
The pandemic made one writer find his love of fitness.
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Brian Cuban Talks Brotherly Love
Mavericks owner’s sibling explores addiction, recovery in new novel.
Snow Day
The lights stayed on, the ice and snow came down, and we (mostly) stayed home - but that didn't stop dedicated crews from keeping sidewalks shoveled and streets safe.
Comerica Bank Prom Dress Drive Returns
After a hiatus, Comerica Bank is again collecting new or gently used formal dresses and accessories as part of its seventh-annual prom dress drive benefiting Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas and Dallas CASA.
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How to Help the Homeless During Winter Weather
What should you do if you are concerned about a homeless individual as winter weather approaches? We asked.
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Friends of the Katy Trail Welcomes Five New Board Members
Friends of the Katy Trail welcomed five new board members in 2022.
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New Fitness Center Under Construction
The Dallas Country Club is getting a new fitness center, per documents filed with the town of Highland Park.
Charity Dinner and Auction to Benefit Christ’s Family Clinic
Christ’s Family Clinic, a nonprofit clinic in the Park Cities that provides healthcare services to the uninsured, is gearing up for its biannual dinner and auction.
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Spann Preaches at His Own Funeral
Brian Spann, by all accounts, was a man who found his ministry in what many would consider suffering, and his calling in the faith that also gave him strength.
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Mary M. Jalonick Women’s Philanthropy Institute Awards $300K+ To Nonprofits
The Dallas Foundation’s Mary M. Jalonick Women’s Philanthropy Institute awarded more than $300,000 to five Dallas-area nonprofits.
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Bestselling Author Amor Towles To Kick Off HP LitFest
HP LitFest will return in person after the COVID-19 pandemic took events online last year. The 26th-annual literary festival will kick off with a free keynote address by New York Times bestseller and multiple-award-winning author Amor Towles.
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Extend Your Waistbands, Girl Scout Cookie Season Is Here
If you haven't noticed, there's a new scent to the air, a new oversugared bounce to everyone's step: It's Girl Scout cookie time.
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