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Society
Zoo To Do: Penguins, Flamingoes, and Dallas’ Best Restaurants, Oh My!
With apologies to parents who can’t get enough of watching their offspring make faces at monkeys and snakes, I can’t imagine any better way to see the Dallas Zoo than the annual Zoo To Do fundraiser.
Don’t Let Your Kitchen Backsplash Be a Missed Opportunity
Even though backsplashes can make great focal points, many people save picking their backsplash tiles for last.
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Texas Needs a Lone Star Space Plan To Keep Its Advantage
Just outside Van Horn, four private crewmembers – including actor William Shatner – lifted off in a rocket built by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space flight company.
U.S., Mexican Conservationists Underscore Value of Hunting
Hunters and conservation may sound like an odd coupling, but Teddy Roosevelt knew they made an ideal match, according to fws.gov.
ESD Tennis Buddies Up to Teach Down Syndrome Athletes
Dallas’ growing Buddy Up Tennis program had a need. Episcopal School of Dallas had facilities and people who could help.
SMU Exhibit Explores Life of Icon Carrie Marcus Neiman
Many people know of Stanley Marcus and his genius for retailing, but many of the women who helped establish the Neiman Marcus reputation for excellence are much less familiar.
‘Be Happy’ And Huge
See mural-sized reproduction of Jina Lee’s winning painting.
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If You Build It, They Will Learn
TCA middle school building construction offers on-site engineering lessons.
Dallas Woman Meets with Pope
Scholar, Pontiff seek global harmony through climate action.
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Artificial Intelligence Not Just For Computer Mavericks
Mark Cuban Foundation ‘Bootcamps’ introduce teens to basics, possibilities.
Shannon Wynne: Restaurateur, Preservationist, Conservationist
Shannon Wynne has been called many things over the years, most notably “successful restauranteur” and perennial “cool kid.”
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Space Camp Alumnae Discovers Her Out of This World Passion
I was only in sixth grade when I discovered my fascination with space.
Romcom Screenwriter Got Her Filmmaking Start at Parish
Young filmmaker Alex Yonks, whose new holiday romcom Candy Coated Christmas features Ree Drummond of The Food Network’s Pioneer Woman, got her ambitious start at Parish Episcopal High School.
Comings and Goings
Looking for some new places to shop, dine, and more? We have the businesses that are coming, going, and have just arrived in this month's Comings and Goings.
Voices
Resolution Revelations
Creating my list of New Year’s resolutions nags at me like a petulant child, and with four kids, I am familiar with the feeling.
Botanical Business Blossoms With Studio Opening
Courtney Goldberg’s low-maintenance botanical arrangements business began out of a desire to decorate her Preston Hollow home with greenery.
SMU Moves a Little Earth, Begins Graduate School Construction
SMU’s eighth degree-granting school, which began operations in 2020, doesn’t have its fancy new home yet, but December dirt piles signal one is coming.
Society
$11 Million Raised at 22nd Two X Two For Aids And Art
Preston Hollow’s Cindy and Howard Rachofsky welcomed back art-loving philanthropists to the Rachofsky House in a big way, raising $11 million for the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
Former SMU Rower Details College Struggles in Directorial Debut
Introspective drama examines the physical and psychological toll of athletics.
Head to Healdsburg for Domestic Imbibing, European Vibin’
Pandemic still have you not quite ready to go to Europe? Healdsburg, California, offers endless options for feeling like you are abroad without leaving the USA.