IF YOU BUILD IT, FIDO WILL COME

Posted on 10 May 2013 at 11:00am

  CASH FROM THE DASH  |  Dash for the Beads 2013 presents its beneficiary, FIDO Oak Cliff, with a check for $12,500 representing proceeds from its Feb. 9 event in Oak Cliff. Pictured are, clockwise from top left, DISD student Carlos Colon, DASH overall 5K winner; David Sassano, 2013 DASH co-chair; Chris Shultz, 2014 DASH co-chair; Taylor Catalano, [...]

Local briefs: Black Tie announces beneficiaries for 32nd annual LGBT fundraiser

Posted on 29 Mar 2013 at 10:30am

Black Tie announces beneficiaries for 32nd annual LGBT fundraiser The Black Tie Dinner Board of Directors has selected 17 North Texas beneficiaries that will receive proceeds along with the Human Rights Campaign from the 32nd annual November fundraiser. “After a thorough review of the programming and services provided, and the short- and long-term goals that these [...]

Local Briefs • 11.09.12

Posted on 09 Nov 2012 at 12:30pm

World AIDS Day Dallas set for Dec. 1 at Main Street Garden downtown More than 30 sponsors and partnering organizations will participate in World AIDS Day Dallas on Dec. 1, according to the event’s steering committee. The businesses, individuals, nonprofit organizations and community groups will come together with the goal of “getting to zero” — zero [...]

ANNIVERSARY

Posted on 02 Nov 2012 at 12:45pm

  SWINGLE-MUMEY  |  Clinton Swingle and Brian Mumey, pictured with Tanner and Digby, planned to celebrate their 15th anniversary on Wednesday, Nov. 7, with a trip to New York City. Swingle is from Ohio, and Mumey is from Iowa. Both have been in Dallas for more than 20 years, and they live in East Dallas. [...]

Death • 11.02.12

Posted on 02 Nov 2012 at 12:00pm

Roland B. Maldonado, born Aug. 20, 1960, passed away suddenly in his sleep Oct. 4, 2012, at his home in Richardson. Maldonado held associate degrees from El Centro and Brookhaven colleges. He was employed at Brookhaven for many years as assistant to the dean and in various other administrative positions. Maldonado was very active in [...]

Stonewall Dems host Election Night watch party at Round-Up Saloon

Posted on 02 Nov 2012 at 11:45am

Stonewall Democrats of Dallas will host an Election Night watch party at the Round-Up Saloon along with DFW Pride Movement, Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats and LULAC — The Rainbow Council. The groups will begin to gather at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 when polls close in Texas and early voting returns are released. The Dallas [...]

How big is the Halloween Street Party? So big it’s downright scary

Posted on 26 Oct 2012 at 1:35pm

Everyone knows the annual Halloween Street Party on the Cedar Springs strip draws some big crowds. But in the last few years those crowds have become so big that organizers may have to consider limiting access or expanding the fenced-in perimeter for the event in future years, a police official said this week. DISD Detective [...]

Bravo star to emcee B4 Black

Posted on 26 Oct 2012 at 1:15pm

Madison Hildebrand from the Bravo TV series Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles will emcee the 2012 Black Tie Dinner B4 Black Silent Auction Preview Party. B4 Black will be 8-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive St. The B4 Black Silent Auction Preview Party has been held the Friday [...]

Death • 10.05.12

Posted on 05 Oct 2012 at 11:45am

Dr. Daniel Brent Whitworth — beloved partner, son, friend, brother, cousin, nephew and grandson — passed away on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the age of 43. Born in Canyon, Texas, Whitworth attended Amarillo schools and was valedictorian of his class at Caprock High School in Amarillo. In 1991, he graduated from Rice University and [...]

Death • 09.28.12

Posted on 28 Sep 2012 at 11:30am

Shawn Gregory Miller of Dallas, formerly of Clayton, Del., passed away on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. He was 21. Miller was born April 5, 1991, in Dover, Del., the son of Neil Ford of Felton, Del., and Melissa Ann Miller of Townsend, Del. Miller worked as a male entertainer for several clubs in the Dallas [...]