Questlove’s Hip Hop Brunch Benefits Two Dallas Organizations
Hip-hop fans have the chance to catch a master of the genre and benefit two local nonprofits next month.
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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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Two Sisters Shutters on New Years Eve
Like many hospitality businesses these days, Two Sisters announced that 2021 will be the last year for the 32-year-old catering company.
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The Newsmakers
Meet some of the neighbors that made the headlines in 2021.
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TACA Names Altabef, Angelilli as Silver Cup Honorees
TACA announced that Jennifer Burr Altabef and Larry Angelilli will be honored as recipients of the 44th annual TACA Silver Cup Award in April.
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‘Fourth Founder’ of UT Dallas, Peter O’Donnell, Dies at 97
Peter O’Donnell Jr., a longtime philanthropist whose efforts have been described as “visionary” on a frequent basis, died Oct. 10 at the age of 97.
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Dallas ISD Passes Resolution Against So-Called ‘Critical Race Theory’ Bill
Dallas ISD trustees met in a special called meeting Monday afternoon to discuss a bill headed to the Texas House floor Monday night that will bar schools from teaching Critical Race Theory.
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Building Solutions Forms Advocacy Committee for Equity Campaign
After 30 years of helping schools assess their facilities, Dallas-based Building Solutions has seen what inequities in education look like. Now they’re taking up the social justice work of addressing that inequality.
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Topgolf Sees Starrs For CEO
Topgolf has tapped a new local as CEO, the company announced Tuesday.
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Perot Unveils Its ‘Bold and Inspiring’ Steps
Calling it a “bold and inspiring tribute to African American leaders who made momentous contributions to science,” the Perot Museum of Nature and Science announced that local architect and emerging artist Daniel M. Gunn is the winner of the Staircase Project design competition.
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Dallas Philanthropist Edith O’Donnell Dies at 95
She’s described by the Dallas Museum of Art’s Eugene McDermott Director Dr. Agustín Arteaga, as having a “warm and enormous heart,” and that heart led Edith Jones O’Donnell, along with her husband Peter, to embrace philanthropy that benefitted education and the arts in Dallas.
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