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    November 28, 2011

    At the Tomato Fight, Someone Should Have Chucked One at the Organizers

    UPDATE: On November 29, the North Texas Food Bank received an $800 check from the organizers of Tomato Battle. More updated details are in Gubbins' article. Back in October we told you about the Tomato Battle, a new event that featured people throwing old tomatoes at each other. Seemed like the so ... More >>

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    October 26, 2011

    The Unfair Park Auction: One and Only One of This Year's Very Rare Ron Washington T-Shirts

    ​Speaking of fashion statements printed on tees ...Last year, round this time, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's face graced many an unlicensed T-shirt, most of which also featured his then-inescapable catchphrase. But for whatever reason -- the threat of cease-and-desists from the ball club ... More >>

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    April 20, 2011

    With a Tailgate Party Like This, Who Needs a Game?

    Lauren Drewes DanielsRathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen served up buffalo sliders, white cheddar cheese, Dr Pepper barbecue sauce and spicy bread & butter pickles.​Well, everyone played nice. There were no incidents of belligerence to report. No picket lines were formed. No stones were thrown. Inste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    The Ultimate Tailgate Party: It May be the Closest Thing to Pro Football This Year

    ​Remember the last scene of Casablanca in which Rick and Renault come together in the end for the good of humanity then walk off into the fog contemplating "... the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Well, that's basically what's happening between the NFL owners and players this weekend at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    NTFB Launches Young Professionals' Group

    The North Texas Food Bank is borrowing a strategy from arts agencies, launching an organization for young professionals. ​While a spokesperson says the group's target demographic isn't underrepresented in NTFB's volunteer ranks, the program is designed to help turn sometime supporters into lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Sip, Savor and See How You're Making a Difference

    ​Sip wine and feel good about more than the antioxidants this week in Dallas. Read on. The Event: Savor Dallas The Cause: North Texas Food Bank The Scoop It will be a feel-good festival of premier chefs, food and drinks at the seventh Savor Dallas event on March 18 and 19. Said premier chefs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Soup's On! Get Your Rear in Gear and Volunteer for MLK Jr. Day

    WWMLKD? We bet he wouldn't sleep in on Monday.​Monday, January 17, is when we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in honor of a courageous man who believed in all of us and believed we all deserve an equal share of the American dream. It's no wonder then that MLK Day is an official Day of Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    This Holiday Be Good, Be Full, Be Timely

    ​Lest we forget our fellow man in the flurry of cookie baking and online shopping, here are a few goings-on in Dallas to tickle your good-will lobe. The Thing: Deep Ellum Outdoor Market The Cause: Local artists, crafters and businesses The Deep Ellum Outdoor Market is setting up shop this Sat ... More >>

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    December 9, 2010

    Filling the Bank with Rock

    ​Lest we forget our fellow man in the flurry of cookie baking and online shopping, here are a few goings-on in Dallas to tickle your good-will lobe. The Thing: Deep Ellum Outdoor Market The Cause: Local artists, crafters and businesses The Deep Ellum Outdoor Market is setting up shop this Sat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    North Texas Food Bank's Text Donation Program Falters

    ​Mobile giving, which was touted in the wake of the Haiti earthquake earlier this year as a high-tech way of invigorating philanthropy, hasn't panned out for the North Texas Food Bank. The hunger relief organization rolled out its text-to-give program this month, and has thus far collected on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    North Texas Food Bank Looks to Set Can Collection Record

    The North Texas Food Bank is on track to set a record for most cans collected during the State Fair of Texas. Canstruction 2010​Today's the third "It's a Fair Deal" Wednesday, on which three canned food items are redeemable for $2 admission. The food bank's haul last week was a record-breaking 64 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Food Bank CEO Says Hunger Report Reveals Chasm Between "The Two Dallases"

    ​Food-relief agencies across the country spent the better part of today poring over documents that tell them what they already know and have known for months, if not longer: There are more people going hungry in this country than there were in 2006, the last time Feeding America commissioned a Hun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Another Unfair Park Auction for the North Texas Food Bank: A Very Special Rockers vs Mods Hardcover Coffee-Table Book!

    Danny Hurley made three hardcover books featuring Rockers vs. Mods photos. One of them can be yours.​Good Friend of Unfair Park Bill Holston just returned from a tour of the North Texas Food Bank's operations in advance of a KERA-FM (90.1) commentary he's writing for broadcast next week. He sends ... More >>

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    November 26, 2009

    Feasts of Plenty

    Danny Hurley made three hardcover books featuring Rockers vs. Mods photos. One of them can be yours.​Good Friend of Unfair Park Bill Holston just returned from a tour of the North Texas Food Bank's operations in advance of a KERA-FM (90.1) commentary he's writing for broadcast next week. He sends ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Damaged Good$ Offer Free Single Download, Play Free Charity Event At Fallout Thursday

    ​Damaged Good$ performs at Fallout Lounge Thursday, November 5, with Billingham's Defense System and DJs Schwa and Genova, and you can get in free as long as you bring donations in the form of canned goods. A single food item will get you in, but the more you bring, the better your chances of gett ... More >>

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    November 20, 2008

    The Giving Time

    ​Damaged Good$ performs at Fallout Lounge Thursday, November 5, with Billingham's Defense System and DJs Schwa and Genova, and you can get in free as long as you bring donations in the form of canned goods. A single food item will get you in, but the more you bring, the better your chances of gett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Are You Still Celebrating the Willenium? Then Are You Ever in Luck, Dallas!

    After the jump, the complete details on how to meetlook at Will Smith on Tuesday, when the formerly Fresh Prince comes to Dallas to not only sneak his latest feelgood redemption story, Seven Pounds, but to help fill the North Texas Food Bank's pantry before Thanksgiving. The trailer's also after ... More >>

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