Nonprofits and NGOs

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At WRR, Dallas' Classical Music Station, Employees Blame the Bloodletting on City Hall

A few weeks ago, one of the digital billboards on I-30 leading west into downtown flashed a message congratulating Sarah Colmark on a successful first year at WRR 101.1 FM, Dallas' classical music radtio station. Colmark was hired as general manager last January, nearly a full two years after the de ... More >>

The Best Foodie and Beerie Events of the Week (December 12-17)

Wednesday, December 12 The new bar and craft beer retailer, Craft and Growler (3601 Parry Ave.) is hosting a little gathering for Friends of Fair Park today. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawling's deputy chief of staff, Shawn Williams, will take 20 minutes worth of Q&A regarding the #GrowSouth Initiative at 6 ... More >>

Downtown Dallas Inc. to Host Pop-Up Beer Gardens Thursdays in August (Sans the Beer from Local Breweries)

Each Thursday in August the folks at Downtown Dallas Inc. (DDI) are hosting pop-up happy hours at different parks in downtown. Last Thursday they met at Pegasus Plaza. The idea is to bring more exposure to downtown parks and, hopefully, business to surrounding restaurants and shops. DDI reveals the ... More >>

They Ain't Heavy ...

Planned Parenthood Wins Battle in War on Women as Judge Puts Off Exclusion from WHP

The scuffle between Texas and the feds over women's healthcare was supposed to get real tomorrow, when Planned Parenthood was scheduled to be barred from being a provider for the state's Medicaid Women's Health Program. But earlier today, Federal District Judge Lee Yeakel granted the non-profit its ... More >>

Today is Alcohol Screening Day. Really.

Today is National Alcohol Screening Day, a day on which almost 1,000 community-based organizations, colleges and military installations will offer free, anonymous screenings to help people determine whether or not they have a drinking problem. The website HowDoYouScore.org is sponsored by another s ... More >>

Support Kids, Hate Cancer and Gawk At Cheerleaders

Black Swan Saloon's Gabe Sanchez Will Host a Girls Rock Dallas Happy Hour

​Deep Ellum's Black Swan Saloon (2708 Elm Street) has attracted cult-like fandom in the past year, in addition to being our 2011 pick for Best Drink in a Plastic Cup. Owner Gabe Sanchez, quite possibly the nicest guy in the history of time, has upped his coolness factor by planning a happy hou ... More >>

Some on City Council Continue to Pit Charters Against DISD. For the Children, Of Course.

​A little after 2:30 the council got 'round to that Uplift briefing, which was supposed to be about the city's creating a nonprofit corporation to help the charter school sell tax-free bonds for its expansion into Deep Ellum and Fort Worth. Which, as the council's been reminded over and over, will ... More >>

Mardi Gras Oak Cliff 2012 Promises a Little Workout and Lots of Gluttony

MardiGrasOakCliff.com​With the Super Bowl out of the way, our attention now turns to the next excuse to eat, drink and be gluttonous: Mardi Gras. The non-profit organization Go Oak Cliff is hosting the third annual Mardi Gras Oak Cliff February 18 and 19 with several different events planned ... More >>

Americans United for Separation of Church and State Wants IRS to Investigate Jeffress, FBD

From First Baptist Dallas's home page​Robert Jeffress endorsed Rick Perry Friday, but it's the gift that keeps on giving. As in: The Americans United for Separation of Church and State has sent a letter today to the Internal Revenue Service insisting that the First Baptist Dallas pastor's endorsem ... More >>

Fort Worth's The Moon Bar Set to Move to Ridglea Theater Complex

​Fort Worth's The Moon Bar is moving on up, literally. Sometime in mid-November, the bar, currently located on the Texas Christian University campus, will move northwest to a spot in the Ridglea Theater complex. But it won't just be a few doors down from the historic theater, according to The Moon ... More >>

Dallas's Bishop Kevin Farrell Takes on An Old Latino Community Center in West Oak Cliff

​That sure happened fast. Behold, the Three Stages of Lawyering Up: Stage 1: A perceived injustice occurs -- in this case, a July 29 letter from attorneys representing the Diocese of Dallas and Kevin Farrell, the recently installed, Dublin-born Bishop imported from a titular see in Algeria, ... More >>

Irving Shouts Freebirds: A New Location and A Sneak Peek

​Freebirds World Burrito, you know, the other 'FB' you love besides Facebook, is bringing its "hippie-inspired burrito concept that originated in Santa Barbara, CA" to Irving, TX. Jason Daniel, Director of Operations for Freebirds, along with his team, is working hard to bring restaurant #49 ... More >>

Wanna Own Davy Crockett? The School, That Is.

Photo by Patrick Michels​On and off last year we took a look at the sad state of the 108-year-old Davy Crockett School on Carroll Avenue, a designated city historic landmark since 1993 and almost all but empty since the Dallas Independent School District moved its students to close-by Ignacio Zara ... More >>

Going Underground for a Good Meal

​I had the luck to attend one of chef David Anthony Temple's Underground Dinners. Temple began his career in Louisiana and traveled around the world before settling here in Dallas, where he started working with Tom Spicer. His passion is using the best local and regional ingredients to make di ... More >>

Chick-Fil-A Goes Green, but Keeps the White Napkins

Chick-fil-A's first store designed to meet environmental design standards, opening this week in Fort Worth, will feature energy efficient appliances, low-flow restroom fixtures and a cistern for plant irrigation, but the fast food chain's still isn't ready to institute unbleached paper napkins.  ... More >>

Foodways Texas and Smoke Let You
Step Out of Your Shell

​One of the best invitations I've received this year was an e-mail beckoning me to College Station for the founding of Foodways Texas. Now, you too have the opportunity to support the organization, as august a group of chefs, food writers, scholars, fishermen, pitmasters, chuckwagon cooks and ... More >>

Hear Me Roar

Texas Folklife Wants to Know
What's on the Lone Star's Menu

​Texas Folklife, a nonprofit organization that got its start documenting folk art across Texas, has launched its first food-focused research project. The group plans to spend the next four years collecting information about eating habits statewide. "Food is the centerpiece of festivals and c ... More >>

On The Right Trak

Musical Mercy

Take A Look, It's In A Book

The City's Still Trying to Skate on Southern Skates, But HUD Will Have Last Word

​No need to recap the sad history of Southern Skates -- our October 19 item about the beleaguered roller rink on East Ledbetter Drive should bring latecomers up to speed, while old-timers know the song by heart. With that, second verse same as the first: The council's Economic Development Committe ... More >>

Sons of the Shining Star

Hash Over: Braveheart Star Talks Scotch, Dogs Star At Sushi Joint, And Single Gourmets Get Discount

Braveheart child actor Andrew Weir (left) is finally old enough to drink Scotch--and guide you through a tasting Wednesday night.​Tired of beer and wine dinners guided by brewmasters and sales reps? How about a Scotch dinner with a Braveheart actor as host? Pappas Bros. Steakhouse (10477 Lombardy ... More >>

At Life in Deep Ellum, Help For Iraqi Refugees Tackling Life in America

Megan Feldman Teresa Nguyen and her sister, soldier Ty Reed, are partnering with area non-profits to help Iraqi refugees in the DFW area. ​Earlier this year, Southern Methodist University graduate Teresa Nguyen and her sister, soldier Ty Reed, began importing handicrafts made by female Iraqi artis ... More >>

The River Wild

Dallas Wants to be a Green City, So Why Not Save Some Trees?

In The Doghouse

Barkitecture raffles off pup mansions

Fight Song

The Dance Continent

The Majestic hosts an evening of African dance

Joyeux Anniversaire

La Reunion celebrates a big first

Casual Saturday

Let your neck breathe for charity

Magpies Wanted

Winged Wonders

Art Humbug

Come for the drinks, stay for the pity

John's Movement

For cafe, it's not "goodbye" but "until we meet again"