By Elizabeth Lenart New Friends New Life (NFNL) announces the 2025 ProtectHER Award recipients: Erin Nealy Cox, Chad Frymire, Eliza McCoy, and Laila Mickelwait. The honorees will be recognized at the annual NFNL Stand for Her Luncheon, on September 12 at the OMNI Dallas Hotel. The ProtectHER Awards are presented…
Big Tex’s iconic size-96 Lucchese cowboy boots have left Texas for only the second time in their history to be featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition State Fairs: Growing American Craft, opening August 22, 2025, at its Renwick Gallery. The yearlong exhibition runs through September 7, 2026. Standing…
By GLF Editors In a major step toward transforming Fair Park and advancing the Community Park in South Dallas, Fair Park First announced a $3 million appropriation from the State of Texas. This powerful investment — secured during the 2025 Legislative Session and led by Representative Venton Jones and Senator…
By Danielle Shermer | Contributor The four-time Broadway World Dallas and multiple Column Award-winning NTPA Repertory Theatre announced the cast of its upcoming summer production of Footloose, opening August 1st in the Rodenbaugh Theatre at the Willow Bend Center of the Arts, 6121 W. Park Blvd, in Plano, Texas. This high-energy production concludes…
By Anna Clare Payne | Contributor The 2025 Chi Omega Christmas Market Co-Chairs Karen Hunt, Debbie Lang and Nancy Woodall recently revealed the beneficiaries of the 48th annual Chi Omega Christmas Market (COCM), which will be held September 24-27, 2025, at Dallas Market Hall. COCM will grant critical funding for beneficiaries in key focus areas…
The State Fair of Texas concessionaires are off to the races with an exciting new lineup of edible innovations debuting this fall. The semi-finalists for the 21st Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards, presented by Karbach Brewing Company, have been revealed—and this year’s contenders are sure to satisfy every sweet tooth, savory craving,…
Article courtesy of DART / Contributor You don’t need to leave town to have an adventure. DART helps you discover the local institutions and off-the-beaten-path destinations that give neighborhoods their flavor. Download the GoPass® app; pick a DART station — and start exploring! Here are just a handful of choices. There…
The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund supports relief and rebuilding efforts after the flood of July 4, 2025. Kerr County, Texas, is currently in a local state of disaster, due to extreme, life-threatening flooding that occurred overnight from heavy rains that fell Thursday, July 3, and overnight into Friday, July…
By Tricia White With less than one month remaining, the State Fair of Texas is calling on all artists, crafters, and culinary creators to submit their work for the annual Creative Arts Contests. Whether you’re a detailed arts and crafts lover with a love for quilting, canning, or photography or a…