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Escape Dallas In Dallas

July 31, 2019November 15, 2019 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Café Madrid, Dallas, Food, Life, Living Well, Rise N° 1, summer, The French Room Bar

The best way to avoid the August doldrums is to leave Dallas but if that’s not an option, check out these restaurants that have created environments and menus that are transformative, if only for 90 minutes.

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Thermostat Gender Wars

July 8, 2019March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, Fourth of July, Hot Temperatures, Len Bourland, memorial day, summer, Thermostat

From Memorial Day until the Fourth of July, Americans are happy and proud, as both events are bookended with a salute to our troops over the centuries, our freedoms, dining on burgers while watching fireworks.

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Tips To Stay Safe This Summer in the Water

July 5, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments drowning, Emler Swim School, Living Well, pools, safety, summer, swimming, USA Swimming Foundation

With school out of session and summer in full swing, neighborhood and backyard pools are teeming with children and families trying to stay cool and active in the summer heat.

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Gas or Charcoal? Beef, Chicken, or Seafood? It’s Grilling Season

June 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Christy Rost 0 Comments Christy Rost, Food, Grilled Beef Skirt Steak Fajitas, Grilling, Living Well, Recipe, Seasons, summer

One of the things I love about grilling is its simplicity. Preheat, cook, enjoy, with very little cleanup. And then there’s the fun factor.

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Summer Fun at Perot Museum

May 17, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Asteroid Day, Dallas, Dino Fest, Discovery Camps, Museum, Perot Museum, summer, The Art of the Brick

With the sweltering Texas summer imminent, the Perot Museum will offer a cool retreat with seriously smart, amaze-your-brain fun.

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Empty Nest Syndrome? No Worries

May 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, Empty Nest Syndrome, Helene Abrams, schools, summer, Tips, Tips on Trips and Camps

Be confident in your decision to send your child to camp. Camp will be a wonderful experience, and you wouldn’t have made that decision if you didn’t believe your child was ready for it.

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Great Summers Start With Right Questions

March 6, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, community service, schools, summer, Tips on Trips and Camps

How will you fill your child’s summer? Does he or she need to develop new interests, get a dose of self-esteem, improve skills in sports or arts?

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Leave Those Cell Phones Behind

February 27, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, Community, John Morgan, Sky Ranch, summer

A couple of memories standout for John Morgan about his boyhood experience attending a sleep-away summer camp: The cabin where he bunked lacked air conditioning, and the scheduled activities were few.

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Summer Gripes

August 8, 2018March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, columnist, Community, Len Bourland, summer, Summer Grips, Vent

Maybe it’s the August inferno or the ubiquitous negative news, but even minor nuisances can group up, making life seem