When I go into a meeting these days, many of my co-workers — most of the young ones, anyway — do exactly the same thing.

They plop into a chair, pop some food or drink into their mouths, and crack open their laptops.

And so the meeting begins, with one … more

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Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

Get a facial…
…at Facelogic, 4518 Lovers, on Friday, April 16, during the Go Organic event. During this time you can learn about the benefits of organic face products and how to reduce your carbon footprint. Everyone who … more

It’s Tuesday afternoon and Taylor Yoss is helping a group of preschoolers pack their bags for a bear hunt. This is just one of the many imaginary trips she’ll take this week while teaching kids yoga during a Yogees class, a business she launched about a year ago. “It’s like … more

Click the photo to view a video>> You won’t find a stove, oven or microwave inside the kitchen at Bliss Raw Café. Like the name suggests, everything here is raw, which means it’s all made from unprocessed plant foods that haven’t been heated above 115 degrees.

Good wine is being made right here in the Lone Star State – now there’s something all Texans can raise a glass to.

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”

So said Booker T. Washington, who was born a slave and died an orator, author and educator. If his words are true, then these high … more

“Many people will come up to me and thank me for wearing my habit,” Sister D’Souza says with a gentle smile. “When I wear this, it might trigger off a calling in someone else who sees me.”

Her habit is a symbol of her Catholic faith, to which she decided … more

This Lenten season the church I serve has been using a daily devotional by Catholic priest Henri Nouwen — arguably one of the best Christian writers of the 20th century. His reflections were based on the parable of the prodigal son, and inspired by Rembrandt’s great painting, “The Return of … more

We Dallasites, on the whole, care about our trees. The good news is that the proposed update of the Dallas Tree Preservation Ordinance, which I wrote about last month, includes some much-needed provisions. However, some major problems remain unaddressed.

One of the worst problems we currently face is clear-cutting, … more