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Clayton Neville, 5-25-2017; Back to the Big City

Clayton Neville, 5-25-2017; Back to the Big City

As a Dallas native I found myself lost looking up to a skyline of stars set behind towering pine trees when I moved to East Texas six years ago. In pursuit of a career in news and sports broadcasting, my wife of less than a year and I watched Reunion Tower fade from the rear view mirror as we…MORE

Nicole Osei, 5/16/2017; The Importance of Being “Outdoorsy”

Nicole Osei, 5/16/2017; The Importance of Being “Outdoorsy”

I know that the title of this blog will illicit eye rolls from some but I try and spread good energy whenever and wherever I can. I really do think that there is something healing about being in nature and I am always encouraging people to get off the couch and go outside. I can…MORE

Eric Bushman, 4-25-17; Look Up From Your Phone

Eric Bushman, 4-25-17; Look Up From Your Phone

You can see it in the office, you can see it in your neighborhood and most dangerously you can see it in the streets and sidewalks. All of us walking around with our faces buried into our phones. I recall surveillance footage from a mall somewhere of a person so engulfed with whatever was on…MORE

Alan Scaia, 4-20-17: All Tamales are Valuable

Alan Scaia, 4-20-17: All Tamales are Valuable

The Texas Rangers have started their defense of their consecutive division titles. In both cases, they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the playoffs because they mistakenly converted the baselines to metric and 90 meters (or “metres”) made it more difficult to let out an infield single. The Rangers, as usual, have introduced some new dishes…MORE

Nicole Osei, 4/12/2017; An Ode to Milo

Nicole Osei, 4/12/2017; An Ode to Milo

Yesterday was National Pet Day and I started thinking about how important my dog Milo is to me. My boyfriend and I adopted him almost ten years ago and our lives have never been the same. I remember when Stephen, who used to volunteer with Paws in the City in Dallas, asked me if he could…MORE