These are the 5 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
These are the 5 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
Photo courtesy of Cirque Italia AURORA presents Jan Tichy: Remote Pyramids, on view at Oak Cliff Cultural Center, January 23-February 6.
Photo courtesy of Jan Tichy and Fridman Gallery, NYC The USA Film Festival presents KidFilm on January 23 and 24.
Photo courtesy of USA Film Festival
Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell will provide live commentary for a virtual screening of the film on January 23.
Photo courtesy of Last Fan Standing While many events in and around Dallas have either been postponed or canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, organizations have pivoted to virtual or socially distanced events to continue offering the masses some entertainment while we need it the most.
Texas’ First and Only Public Charitable Pharmacy Is Going Statewide
In less than three years, St. Vincent de Paul s pharmacy has dispensed more than 32,000 prescriptions to North Texans.
By Will Maddox
Published in
Healthcare Business
December 21, 2020
9:00 am
St. Vincent de Paul launched the only charitable pharmacy that serves the public in the spring of 2018, and now the nonprofit is preparing to expand and serve the entire state.
Since the pharmacy launched, the rate of uninsured residents in Texas has increased, growing the need for the service it provides. Texas is the state with the highest rate of uninsured residents in the country, which means that medication must often be paid for out of pocket for many residents. Around one in five Texans is uninsured, and one third live on less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line, or $25,520 for one person. “With COVID-19, jobs are lost, income is lost, and insurance coverage is lost,” says Henry Hermann, managi
Volunteers at the Soulfood Greenhouse are working hard to put fresh tomatoes on empty tables.
Credit: Byron Harris / Special Contributor Author: Byron Harris (Special contributor) Published: 1:00 PM CST December 17, 2020 Updated: 1:00 PM CST December 17, 2020
The vines are 15 feet long right now, on their way to 50. As food banks across Dallas strive to feed thousands ravaged by the recessed economy, volunteers at the Soulfood Greenhouse are working hard to put fresh tomatoes on empty tables.
Just a few hundred feet from the roaring traffic of Central Expressway, across the highway from a Best Buy, the greenhouse flourishes from December to June. It nestles serenely along one east wall of North Park Presbyterian Church.
Finding myself on Shady Brook for maybe the first time since I lived in The Village last millennium, I recently diverted to a tiny spot highly recommended by a friend of Ethiopian descent: Abeba Foods To Go, also known as Abeba Grocery.
The first thing you notice upon entering is that Abeba is really a grocery store stocking Ethiopian staples like lentils and spices and prepared foods in a cooler case. These are also Eritrean and Sudanese staples because of the circular persecution of refugees in those three countries. Abeba takes the Lone Star Card like other grocery stores, and one patron used it while I was waiting on my food.