Sprouts

Dallas store director Michael Caufield oversees one of three Texas locations belonging to the Sunflower Farmers Market chain, a less-pricey alternative to Whole Foods and Central Market. The mission is much the same: to provide consumers with natural and organic foods for a healthier, more environmentally conscious lifestyle. The produce is fresh. Bulk options can […]

Starbucks

Since its founding by a trio of aspiring coffee roasters in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks has grown to become the largest coffeehouse in the world, with upwards of 20,000 locations in Dallas / Fort Worth and around the world. Named for the chief mate on the whaling ship from Moby Dick, the company didn’t begin […]

Statler Hotel

We can admit when we’re wrong. (It’s easy after so much practice.) So we confess we had doubts the Statler Hotel, built in 1956, would ever come back to life. We had watched it sit vacant in a neglected corner of downtown for nearly two decades. But it’s amazing what people with vision, dedication and […]

Stevens Park Golf Course

This municipal golf course in the picturesque Kessler Park area of Oak Cliff gets mighty crowded on the weekends, when the bargain course fees draw golfers of all skill levels from across the city to play 18 holes. The rather compact course is very hilly (yes, hills in North Texas) so expect to feel the […]