A few years back my assistant Christopher London dragged me out of my “Lakewood hibernation” and introduced me to the uptown area…and this beautiful and yet laid back restaurant in what was fast becoming The New Dallas. Coal Vines has become one of my favorite restaurants. Simple …beautiful and elegant. Delicious New York Italian food [...]
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Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider these aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can [...]
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The USA Film Festival is a 43-year-old, Dallas-based, year-round organization dedicated to the recognition and promotion of excellence in the film and to bringing filmmakers and audiences together. Members receive free screenings every month. This month we had the opportunity to advance screen the hilarious film, The Stand Up Guys. Stand Up Guys stars Academy [...]
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This is the year of “The Brothers”…. My little bro went to Cistercian Prep School here in Dallas and then on to play football for the United States Naval Academy…GO NAVY!!! He met a girl from Philly and we lost him to Annapolis, Maryland and The Ravens. I’m excited …he’s going to New Orleans for [...]
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This year the USA Film Festival will present the 29th Annual KidFilm. This is the oldest and largest children’s film festival in the United States. Film and video are our most accessible art forms and some of our most valuable teaching/learning tools. KidFilm gives audiences of all ages an important opportunity to see and discuss [...]
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This neighborhood bar inside the old-school Montaigne Club holds a torch for John F. Kennedy, with a portrait of JFK and Jackie over the bar. The space is small, only 350 square feet, but packs in tons of character, with a gas fireplace, bar stools made of office chairs and a bar-top covered with glued-down [...]
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Dedicated to the art of dance, Dallas Ballet Center continues to be a thriving and driving force in the Dallas dance community. Under the artistic direction of Judy and Brent Klopfenstein since 1987, Dallas Ballet Center excels in technical training, full-length ballet productions, and advance performing while maintaining a positive learning environment. Dallas Ballet Center [...]
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In State of Wonder, pharmaceutical researcher Dr. Marina Singh sets off into the Amazon jungle to find the remains and effects of a colleague who recently died under somewhat mysterious circumstances. But first she must locate Dr. Anneck Swenson, a renowned gynecologist who has spent years looking at the reproductive habits of a local tribe [...]
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Last year, the Port Authority issued a proposal to turn JFK’s landmarked TWA Terminal into a boutique hotel, and Andre Balazs, developer of the Standard, was on the list of interested parties. Now, nearly 22 months after those rumors, the Journal is reporting that Balazs is in negotiations with the Port Authority for the project. [...]
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This is a fun CD with chants both in Sanskrit and English. It reminds me of classic sing-alongs from when I was a kid in camp. My two favorite songs are Fortunate and I AM which are in English and are perfect for the Holiday season to sing around the fireplace with friends, family, and [...]
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