It is perhaps one of the most profound and widely known passages in our nation:

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

These words still ring as true today … more

In Hollywood, it takes dozens of seasoned professionals, a group of name-drop-worthy producers and months of planning and execution to create a screen-worthy film.

But for Lake Highlands High School’s Lake Cinematique club, creating a quality movie takes only 21 students, one advisor and 24 hours.

Joel Rosenzweig, the high … more

Scores of Dallasites pause to listen to him each morning as he pinpoints accidents and sheds light on gridlock situations around the metro area from his post high in the sky. When Chip Waggoner isn’t hovering over the latest breaking news scene or advising commuters on alternate routes, he just … more

When Kimberly Wiley first walked the halls of the Presbyterian Hospital’s neonatal ICU, she sensed something was missing.

A little more than a year ago, the walls were stark — nothing unusual for an intensive care setting. Staff and visitors concerned with life and death matters, she recalls, probably weren’t … more

Good things come (and go) in threes

With a set of triplets, life for the Wilsons has been pretty intense for the past 18 or so years.

“Around here, it’s feast or famine,” says Valarie Wilson, mother of the three.

Case in point, her home is about to go from … more

Food at Flavor is almost as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palate. Items on the classic combo platter are fashioned into the shape of a flower — California rolls arranged to create the stem, tuna and salmon sashimi equal red and pink petals, and a dollop … more

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
Serves fried chicken, catfish and Chinese food, so you can get a drumstick with your moo goo gai pan.
Chicken Frenzy Incorporated
9960 Audelia
 
ALL THAIED UP
This BYOB spot has more than 70 Thai dishes, such as curried chicken and Thai omelets, scrambled eggs with … more

The Crime: Criminal Mischief
The Victim: Lois Parrott
Location: 11000 block of Yorkmont
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:30 a.m.

Lois Parrott, a professor of humanities at Richland College and DISD’s former board president, has seen sub-human behavior firsthand.

She says her 2006 Mercedes-Benz recently was vandalized at NorthPark Center, … more

Taste of White Rock is kicking off its second year, with the Peninsula Neighborhood Association announcing that the 2008 Taste of White Rock Dinner Club Book is now on sale. The $12 book is a buy-one, get-one-free dinner club good until Oct. 31, 2008, with proceeds benefiting organizations that support … more