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Paige Drummond Just Shared a Very Exciting ‘Life Update’ with David
Paige Drummond is officially an Oklahoma girl again!. On Sunday, Ree’s youngest daughter announced that she and her husband, David Andersen, have moved from Dallas to Tulsa, with their chocolate Lab, Murphy, along for the adventure. And apparently, the whole thing started with a little browsing on Zillow!. “David...
TheDailyBeast
Actress Who Became Famous at 60 Dies at 91
CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images Irma. P. Hall, known for her matriarchal roles, has died at 91 in Dallas, Texas, her family announced on Wednesday. Hall was renowned for her role as Big Mama in the 1997 film Soul Food , which won her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She also received a Cannes Film Festival Prize for her performance as Marva Munson in the Coen brothers’ 2004 film, The Lady Killers . After more than 20 years as a teacher in Dallas public schools, Hall landed her first major film role at age 60, playing Aunt T. in A Family Thing , opposite James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall. Raymond St. Jacques noticed her reciting poetry in Dallas and cast her in the 1973 film A Book of Numbers . She would eventually make acting a full-time career in 1980 and went on to establish the Dallas Minority Repertory Theatre, where she developed young talent. She was a longtime member of the Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, where she read to children and was active in theater ministry. “She started as a teacher in the classroom but ended up being a
Graham Leader
Ginger Rogers got her start in Texas
Fourteen year old Ginger Rogers danced circles around the competition at the Baker Hotel in Dallas on Nov. 9, 1925 to win first place in the state Charleston contest. Virginia Katherine McMath was born in Independence, Missouri – Harry Truman’s hometown – but like most “naturalized” Texans came to the Lone Star State just as soon as she could. In the case of Ginger, a nickname from a cousin who could not pronounce “Virginia,” it was in 1922 at the age of 11 that she moved to Fort Worth with her mother and stepfather, John Rogers.
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mySanAntonio.com
The Cross Timbers Gazette
Launch Family Entertainment center now open in Denton
Indoor fun is booming in Denton, starting with the launch of a new indoor entertainment center. Launch Family Entertainment opened its new 30,000-square-foot entertainment center Friday inside Golden Triangle Mall at 2201 S. Interstate 35. The facility features a variety of attractions, including trampoline courts, a ninja course, rock climbing,...
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Dallas Observer
Gallery 19C’s ‘The French Fashionista’ brings 19th-century Paris to North Texas
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Dallas one of a kind, Dallas Observer is there. Help us raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. In 1880, William Kissam Vanderbilt walked into Alfred Stevens’ Paris home, saw...
The Cross Timbers Gazette
Traveling veterans memorial coming to Denton in December
A traveling memorial honoring thousands of American service members who died in wars and terrorist attacks will be on display at Golden Triangle Mall in Denton from Dec. 11-13. The American Veterans Traveling Tribute’s Voices of Valor HD Tribute, along with the Texas Veterans Hall of Fame’s Pearl Harbor and...
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This Texas Tea Room Serves Authentic British Tea With Fresh Scones That Feels Straight Out of London
A woman who won Netflix’s Is It Cake? now pours proper English tea in a cozy room near Dallas. She also guards a bright red telephone booth. The owner grew up in Essex, England. She calls herself an adopted Texan, and she wants every guest to feel like they hopped a flight to London.
retrofitmagazine.com
Two 1940s Residence Halls Are Connected and Modernized, Setting a Precedent for a Dallas University
Smith Hall and Perkins Hall at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas were two separate residence halls built in 1946 and 1947. By 2022, the well-proportioned Georgian-style buildings designed by Mark Lemmon Architects were in substantial need of renovation after years of heavy use. Neither residence hall was designed with...
Axios Dallas
Grassroots effort aims to keep the Granada Theater open
A grassroots effort is trying to keep the 80-year-old art deco Granada Theater functioning as a theater in Dallas. Why it matters: New York-based Bathhouse plans to buy the property and convert it to a wellness space with saunas, steam rooms and pools. Catch up quick: Granada Theater owners Mike Schoder and Julia Garton said in late October that the Lower Greenville theater would stop hosting shows and events after April 17. They cited dramatic changes to the live music industry for the decision, per a statement posted to Facebook. The adjacent restaurant, Sundown at the Granada, closed in early October. "Rising costs, shifting audiences, and corporate consolidation have made life increasingly difficult for independent venues," Schoder and Garton said in their statement. The latest: Two days after the announcement, a group of residents started the "Save the Granada Theater" Facebook group. More than 600 people have joined since then. Between the lines: There's another sense of urgency for the group: The Granada does not have landmark protections, Preservation Dallas executive director Sarah Crain says. Bathhouse previously said the theater's marquee and facade would remain but that the Sundown at Granada restaurant would be torn down, per the DMN. What