Community
‘We Want a School There’
Neighbors of Walnut Hill Elementary have been anxious about its fate since a tornado struck it in 2019. But they say they’re worried Dallas ISD”s plans for the site may be too outsized for an area still reckoning with a great deal of storm destruction and change.
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YMCA Opportunities: Get Paid To Go to Camp
The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is hiring for such part-time positions as lifeguards, swim instructors, and camp counselors and paying retention bonuses to those who work all summer.
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Let’s Roar for Mothers and May
All mothers who survived this past year without succumbing to depression from severe cabin fever deserve applause.
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Virtual Texas Town Hall Seeks Input On U.S. Tech Policy
The Future of Tech Commission is convening a series of virtual town halls to collect recommendations for a comprehensive U.S. technology policy. The findings will get released by the end of the summer.
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‘A Big City Can Have a Small-Town Feel’
The Hart family home in Hillcrest Estates was hit by an EF3 tornado in 2019, and then last Sunday, the unthinkable happened — their home was struck by an EF1 tornado. But in the aftermath, Cherie Hart said her neighbors jumped in to help.
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George W. Bush Presidential Museum Re-Opening
The George W. Bush Presidential Museum permanent exhibit (including steel from the World Trade Center, a full-scale replica of the Oval Office, and the Decision Points Theater) will fully re-open to the public May 25.
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History Lessons: What Railroads Can Teach Us About Texas’ Electric Grid
“We’re stronger together than we are on our own. I may be a fourth grader, but making sure we all have electricity all the time should be a really big goal. But we’re a really big state, that does really big things. So we can do this, too.”
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UP Taking Nominations For Citizen of the Year
The city of University Park is taking nominations for the 2021 Citizen of the Year award until June 1.
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Camp Summit Focuses on Abilities Rather Than Disabilities
Camp Summit, committed to serving people of various abilities and ages, never turns a camper away, not even in a pandemic.
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After ‘Overwhelming Week,’ Dr. Tiffany Moon Tells Students ‘We Must Lead With Love’
Anesthesiologist and Real Housewives of Dallas cast member Dr. Tiffany Moon told Dallas ISD students Tuesday as part of a virtual panel discussion for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month that “we must lead with love.”
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82-Year-Old Studies Economics, Asian Environments at Harvard
Even skeptics of the phrase, “It’s never too late,” may have to reconsider when Barbara Ingram speaks those words.
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