Email Author Leslie Minora

2011 Stories by Leslie Minora

• Does Jewish Culture and Religion Make Women Prone to Eating Disordersr

  published May 20, 2011

  Potato knishes, challah bread, rugulah pastries -- face it, Jewish people have some tempting food options. And with weekly Shabbat and tons of food-filled holidays, not to mention a widely held pen... More >>

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  Fine Art and Advertising Photography Blend Together in Juergen Teller's Man With Banana

  published May 19, 2011

  The title of Juergen Teller's Dallas Contemporary exhibit, Man with Banana, sounds like a tongue-in-cheek inside joke -- you get it, sort of, but not really. A mix of Teller's personal photos and adve... More >>

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  Theme of Today's Trinity Corridor Project Meeting: "Where's the Money Coming Fromr"

  published May 17, 2011

  Yesterday, we sneak-peeked a couple of the big-ticket items on the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee's agenda. Question is: How'd they sit with council membersr First up, let's visit that Belle... More >>

• Operation Heat Wave Takes Dallas Cops (And Unfair Park) to the Streets in Search of Friends

  published May 16, 2011

  rOver the weekend, media folk were invited to ride around in Dallas Police cars with officers of the Southwest Patrol Division in Oak Cliff to witness a summer crime-curbing program called  Opera... More >>

• Can Facebook Predict Dallas's Next Mayorr A Social Media "Psychic" Works His Magic.

  published May 13, 2011

  Not surprisingly, all four of Dallas's mayoral candidates have Facebook fan pages, some (David Kunkle) more active than others (Edward Okpa). But what, if anything, do Facebook numbers meanr Are they ... More >>

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  Warner Bros. Tells Texas Theatre to "Cease And Desist" Dallas Screenings. Now.

  published May 13, 2011

  The Texas Theatre began screening the Dallas TV series at the end of March, but this week, the new-found tradition ended abruptly -- with a voicemail, two faxes, and two emails from Warner Bros. order... More >>

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  Restrepo Screening and Photo Exhibit Take an In-Depth Look at Global Conflict

  published May 12, 2011

  Last night's screening of Restrepo at the Texas Theatre and the accompanying photography exhibit at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center lead the audience through a close examination of poignantly heartbreak... More >>

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  Johnny Pinchback's Now Free, In Part, Because of Help of Another Exonerated Dallas Man

  published May 12, 2011

  This morning, Johnny Pinchback sat in the Dallas County Jail, awaiting yet another stop in court. This afternoon, he will be at a steakhouse, celebrating with his family, friends and fellow exoneree... More >>

• He Never Was a Bad Boy: While Kids Are Away, NBA Great Bob Lanier Paints a Dallas School

  published May 11, 2011

  An oddly interesting scene unfolded on Inwood Road earlier today: NBA legend Bob Lanier and Key Coker, Executive Vice President of BBVA Compass Bank, chatting about banking globalization, financial di... More >>

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  Restrepo Screening Tomorrow Honors Tim Hetherington, Photojournalist Killed in Libya

  published May 10, 2011

  Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist and documentarian killed in Libya on April 20, was scheduled to speak at tomorrow's Oak Cliff Texas Theatre screening of his Oscar-nominated Afghanistan war docum... More >>

• Restrepo Screening Wednesday Honors the Late Tim Hetherington

  published May 5, 2011

  Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist and documentarian who was killed in Libya on April 20th, was scheduled to speak at tomorrow's Oak Cliff... More >>

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  Laura Bush Announces Million-Dollar Grant to School Libraries at Jack Lowe Elementary

  published May 05, 2011

  Former First Lady Laura Bush announced this morning that her foundation, which has provided more than $14 million in grants intended to fill school libraries with more and better books, is dispersing ... More >>

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  Deuell Language: Planned Parenthood Says Politics Messing With Women's Health Care

  published May 04, 2011

  The state Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted yesterday in favor of a bill that would renew the Women's Health Program, a Medicaid-funded program that provides basic women's health car... More >>

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  Landmark OK's Plans for 508 Park Ave., So What Nowr A Recording Studio, For Starters.

  published May 03, 2011

  The marble-and-concrete building at 508 Park Avenue, once the Warner Bros. Film Exchange and Brunswick Records's regional office, will get a much needed face lift after all, now that the Landmark Comm... More >>