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Shop the old plantation in Corsicana 24 Aug 2013 | 03:36 am
Prolific author Carolyn Westbrook, who lives in a restored historic house near Corsicana, is clearing out the outbuildings on the property Saturday. You can rummage through yards visit site to read mo...
Neon shoes and flouncy dresses — should we add to our top back to school picks? 16 Aug 2013 | 06:27 am
What the well-dressed Sharley plans to wear on her first day of school. $9.99 from Children's Place (Ivy Kiefer) visit site to read more]
Today is sad day at the Dallas Arboretum 10 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
Have you heard? Jimmy Turner’s last day at the Dallas Arboretum is today. visit site to read more]
More than 100 line up as Trader Joe’s opens with fanfare on Lower Greenville 9 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
The line at Trader Joe's on Lower Greenville in Dallas streched the entire length of the building this morning as patrons waited for the doors to open at 8 a.m. (Ellis Heitzke Kirkdorffer/Special Cont...
Dallas’ loss is Australia’s gain as Arboretum gardener Jimmy Turner heads to Sydney 1 Aug 2013 | 04:37 am
Dallas Arboretum's Jimmy Turner (Dallas Morning News) Dallas’ favorite gardener, the Arboretum’s Jimmy Turner, is leaving his post as senior director of gardens next week to take up a similar positio...
Like a moth to a flame, the curious in Dallas are drawn to evening nature show 26 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
The ethereal luna moth, a North Texas native, is rarely seen now because of urban sprawl. (Dallas Morning News) Texas Discovery Gardens was stunned earlier this week when more than 200 members and vo...
Grapevine’s British Emporium shares mini-Victorias recipe to honour (as they spell it in Britain) the royal prince 24 Jul 2013 | 04:33 am
Looking for the proper cake to serve in honour (as they spell it in … [visit site to read more]
Dallasites can grow smaller versions of ‘corpse flower’ that drew thousands in D.C. 24 Jul 2013 | 01:46 am
Around 20,000 lined up Monday to see (and smell) the corpse flower at the U.S. Botanic Garden. (Matt McClain/Washington Post) Washington, D.C. got in line at the U.S. Botanic Garden’s conservatory Mo...
Do pigeons harbor itchy mites that also bite humans? 22 Jul 2013 | 11:35 pm
On Friday, roofers finally got around to replacing my roof ruined by the memorable hail storm of June 2012. As they shucked the old shingles off, they also removed the well-used pigeon nest right outs...
It’s all happening at the Dallas Zoo — and for just $1 on Thursday, too 17 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Holly, who is coy about her age, enjoyed a 'cake' of frozen fruit (pineapple base) with veggies on top, garnished with a carrot stick for her 29th birthday. Again. (Dallas Zoo) visit site to read mor...