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Leading Off (3/28/12)

Lauren Scruggs Settles With Insurance Company. Scruggs is the Plano fashion blogger who lost an eye and her left hand when she walked into an airplane’s propeller in December. She sued the company that covers the two planes owned by the pilot who was f... »

The Wilson Building, As Seen Through Justin Terveen’s Lens

Ever since I friended photographer Justin Terveen on Facebook, my newsfeed has been filled with the amazing images he’s able to capture. Last night, he posted this gorgeous photo of the Wilson building. He took this shot early Sunday morning during a b... »

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Leading Off (3/12/12)

DART Service Extends to Mesquite at a Steep Discount: Some neighboring cities are not happy that Mesquite is getting bus service today for the first time. Mesquite doesn’t participate in the 1 percent sales tax that funds the public transit organizatio... »

Leading Off (3/9/12)

Inmate Escapes While Cleaning Up Courthouse Flood. Dallas County inmates were cleaning up “brown water” from a flood at the Frank Crowley Courthouse Thursday when one of the prisoners decided to absent himself from the courthouse. Juan Ramirez, as of t... »

Things To Do In Dallas This Weekend: Feb. 24-26

Whatever your weekend plans entail, make sure brunch is on your list. The fine folks at D did a whole lot of eating to bring you 24 of the best hangover helpers in town. Friday The weekend is making me curse the day I gave up ballet class for good. Not... »

Leading Off (2/17/12)

So Many Juvenile Jokes, So Little Time. Houston drinks our poo water. Granted, it’s our treated poo water. But then I read the rest of the story and basically we’re saving our treated poo water now in case we have a drought, so we could be drinking poo... »

Dallas’ Skyline Glows

Woke up this morning to find my Facebook feed overloaded with this picture by Justin Terveen. I agreed with Patrick when he wrote this column about the Lite-Briting of Dallas. But I don’t mind it so much when the lights are all reflected in a very full... »

Leading Off (12/12/11)

Terrell Owens Financial Troubles Shine Light on Dallas Real Estate: From the look of the photo on TMZ, the condo that the mercurial Dallas wide receiver purchased for nearly $2 million in 2008 was in The House. Owens was forced to part with the condo f... »

What I Learned About Dallas From Watching Top Chef: Texas

As mentioned earlier, last night’s episode of Top Chef: Texas was the first set in Dallas. A sampling of what outlets across the country learned about our city. Esquire:   “What we learned here is that rich people in Dallas are freaking weird. One coup... »

Where To Find Christmas in Dallas

During the holiday season, two things are certain. One, you will get into a fight with a family member. Two, “Last Christmas” by Wham! is the greatest Christmas song of all time. Considering that neither of these things are especially uplifting, we’ve ... »

DISD Board Member, Principal, and Teachers Discuss State of Education

Last night, I attended an education panel that was hosted by a young professionals group called Dallas Engaged Professionals. (Full disclosure: my husband started DEP and he coordinated the panel as well). Panelists included Nakia Douglas, principal of... »

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