Culture

Movie : ESPN – First Pitch
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This past Saturday I attended a screening of this powerful moment in time captured by this incredible documentary, which was produced by my cousin, Linda Carlson and directed by her husband Angus Wall, who won two academy awards for editing Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. George and Laura Bush were in [...]

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Lakewood Office Unveiling
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When I sold my company to Robbie Briggs and Sotheby’s, I sold a vision which I’m excited to say has now come to fruition. We have completed the Lakewood office expansion and renovation. Beautiful, austere, simple, and elegant plus still In the best office location in Deep Lakewood. Our market penetration is up over 40% [...]

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Book : Linda Gray – The Road to Happiness
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When the actress Linda Gray, a native Californian, was cast as Sue Ellen Ewing in the late ’70s, her character was a bit part on what was supposed to be a five-episode miniseries. But Dallas exploded, becoming one of the most popular and iconic shows in the world. Gray became famous, Sue Ellen—the well-coifed, long-suffering, [...]

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Shoreline Spruce Up at White Rock Lake Park
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The second Saturday of every month is “Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up” at White Rock Lake Park. Join the clean-up effort put on by For the Love of the Lake and our Adopt-A-Shoreline groups, never missing a month since April 1996! We meet between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the FTLOTL office in Casa [...]

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Lakewood Country Club
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Since 1912 the Lakewood Country Club has served as a social hub and entertainment hotspot for the families of the Lakewood area. I grew up going to LCC, learned to play golf and how to swim there. My sister’s wedding reception also took place at the Country Club. With the recent renovations to the Club [...]

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DFW Restaurant Week
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The highly anticipated 18th annual charity-dining event, DFW Restaurant Week, presented by Central Market, is now upon us. Benefiting organizations North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and Lena Pope are celebrating more than 125 restaurants and tens of thousands of diners who participated in the 2014 campaign, raising more than $715,800 to support the organizations’ life-changing [...]

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Book : Shantaram
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Shantaram … A sanscript name meaning MAN OF GODS PEACE. I was visiting my cousin Christian Carlson Macdonald at the beach who is a fashion photographer and he was reading this book SHANTARAM. I was so excited that I kept asking him where he was in the book. Even the man in the bookstore was [...]

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Sara Hickman Live
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WOW! Sara’s back in Dallas performing her break out album “Equal Scary People” this Saturday at Poor David’s Pub along with AMY MEYERS. Sara is a former Lakewood gal that moved to our neighborhood after graduating from UNT in the early 80′s. I was fortunate enough to meet Sara and instantly fell in love with [...]

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Decks in the Park
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Music is playing. People are dancing. Kids are laughing. Yes, the city is coming alive again on July 30th!. Are you ready to delight your senses? Grab a blanket, a few friends and come soak in the city. It’s a cultural affair bringing together people from all corners of the Metroplex. Featuring DJs and musicians [...]

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Restaurant : Armoury D.E.
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  Deep Ellum is back. It now has another craft food and mixology bar called Armoury D.E. It is going in the old Kettle Art Gallery which moved to Main Street last year. Named for an old sign stenciled on the inside brick wall, Armoury will be a restaurant-bar with craft beer, cocktails, and Hungarian [...]

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