Fifteen graduating seniors will receive scholarships totaling $44,000 from the Adamson High School Scholarship Foundation in a ceremony Thursday. The awards include a $6,000 four-year scholarship and a $2,000 one-year award, which is renewable.

The foundation has been awarding scholarships to Adamson students since 1950. Since then, it has awarded … more

Taste Addison, the three-day food festival, kicks off this Friday, from 6 p.m. to midnight. This year’s event will feature food from more than 60 Addison restaurants, live music, celebrity chef demonstrations and wine tasting seminars, carnival rides, midway games and more.

The 5th person and the 10th person to email “I … more

The fourth-annual Brew Riot is Sunday, May 20, from 4-8 p.m. More that 80 home brewers will compete for prizes and bragging rights. Taste as many of them as you can handle for $20. Tickets are available online, and proceeds go to Go Oak Cliff, a neighborhood nonprofit that benefits … more

Diorama-O-Rama raised more than $7,500 for Cafe Momentum Saturday. Artists and amateurs alike created dioramas, which were auctioned. The Cafe Momentum guys passed tasty dessert bites, and the room was filled with stylish people. It was a good time.

Here are a few pictures from the event, which volunteers from … more

I didn’t set out to eat tacos in New York City, but I happened to be there on May 5 weekend, and you guys, tacos are super trendy in New York. On our first day there, my Texan pal Nick D. told us we should try Habana Outpost in Fort … more

Here’s a question for Mayor Vision: How did he get to Fair Park for last week’s Texas-OU announcement? He didn’t need to take a signature bridge.

Nothing illustrates the short-sightedness that dominates the thinking of those who run the city better than Fair Park. They whine and bellyache about the … more

For women older than 40, getting regular mammograms can be life saving. Dallas pastor Dr. Sheron Patterson knows this all too well.

Five years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because she was diligent to have regular examinations, it was caught early. A hard fight and a mastectomy later, … more

What a fabulous Spring we have enjoyed! This time last year, we were already in the furnace. However, our luck won’t be with us much longer and the temps will rise consistently after the next couple of weeks.

So how can you help protect your vegetable and ornamental plants, bushes and … more

Rebirth Brass Band performs at the Kessler Theater Friday, May 11.

The Texas Theatre is showing “The Avengers” all weekend.

The Trinity River Wind Festival is from noon-6 p.m. Saturday at Commerce and Riverfront. Fly a kite, plant wildflowers, listen to the Dallas Wind Symphony. It’s free.

Diorama-o-rama, a fundraiser … more

Dear boss:

I know I haven’t had a very good last year or so — not much writing on the blog, out of town a lot so I couldn’t keep up with what was going on around here, and the like. But I would like a raise, and I think … more