FAIRVIEW — Former Justice David Schenck did not mince words last week as he shared a table on stage with incumbent Judge Sharon Keller, both of whom are vying to sit on the Texas Court of Criminal...
NFL Wide Receiver and Family Launch Mushroom-Enhanced Energy Drink
The daughter of former National Football League wide receiver Jerry Rice has relocated to Dallas from Los Angeles with her husband. Jaqui and Trevion Gold moved to Plano earlier this year to launch...
By Edgar James | Dec 18, 2021
How Mike ‘DeCo’ Turned His Crisis Into An Opportunity
Mike “DeCo” DeCoursey almost lost his entire leg due to a rare, life-threatening disease that he wasn’t aware he had. What was a crisis for DeCo turned into an opportunity, a mantra that he would...
By Amy Jones | Dec 16, 2021
Beef Company Partner, Orlando Salazar – Business Leader and Faith Leader
Orlando Salazar of 44 Farms, a premier Black Angus beef company, says the goal of working in agriculture is getting back to the foundational part of American life, back to America's roots. His wife,...
Women Philanthropists Give $260,000 to Specific Non-Profits in North Texas
What was supposed to be a 30-minute coffee chat between Texas Women's Foundation board members Shonn Brown and Lisa Montgomery at la Madeleine turned into a two-hour discussion that set the stage...
By Edgar James | Nov 28, 2021
Artist Uses Glass to Bounce Back from Chemo, Starts Art Business
Jeanne Wattson started off her interview with Dallas Express by saying that, to her, “art is therapy rather than business.” Her inspiration to make glass art came from a place of neural necessity....
Triple Threat Local Wins 2021 ‘Maestro Award’
Latino Leaders Magazine has named local resident Gaby Natale the 2021 recipient of the Ultimate Drive Maestro Award, the highest honor given by the magazine. The Maestros award ceremony is held...
By Edgar James | Nov 20, 2021
Local Chocolatier’s Business Flourishes Despite COVID-19
Sarabeth “Yeli” Marshall is the founder, CEO, and head chocolatier of her own artisanal chocolate company, her primary passion and personal business venture since 2013. In the wake of COVID-19,...
Perseverance and Passion: Elida Dakoli
The Dallas Express had the privilege of interviewing Dallas area resident and Albanian immigrant Elida Dakoli. What follows is her story. Dr. Elida Dakoli is an accomplished pianist who has...
Mary Meza: 40 Years of Dedicated Service to Patients at Texas Health
Since 1981, Mary Meza, PT, M.S., D.P.T., Cert MDT and rehab services director, has worked at the Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital. When asked about her position during an interview with...
By Mary Jones | Oct 31, 2021
A Second Chance Saved His Life, Now He Hopes to Save Others
When Mike Phillips was a senior in a Baltimore, Maryland high school, he was a popular basketball star being offered a 4-year scholarship by various universities, including the Christian college...
By Edgar James | Oct 31, 2021
Francisco Gonzalez: Dedicated to Serving Others for Over 20 Years
Francisco Gonzalez is a hospitality and concierge services manager. He has been a team member of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas for nearly 20 years. Like many people in the Dallas-Fort...
By Mary Jones | Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Claudia Perez: Neurointensivist at Texas Health
Claudia Perez, a neurointensivist at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and member of Neurocritical Care Associates of Fort Worth, was led into medicine after contracting...
By Mary Jones | Oct 28, 2021
The Way Back helps the Incarcerated Re-Enter Society upon Release
When they walk out of the Greyhound bus station, Robert ‘T-Ray’ Manley recognizes them right away. It’s their state-issued shoes and mesh bag that makes them identifiable. “They don't have anything...
By Edgar James | Oct 24, 2021
Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA Whitney Lavender: People with disabilities live lives ‘full of courage’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on July 8 gave a send-off at the capitol to the reigning Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA 2021 as she prepares to represent the state in the upcoming Ms. Wheelchair USA 2021 national competition. Abbott met with Whitney Lavender, 39, of Caldwell, Texas, (Burleson County) who will compete Friday and Saturday, July […]
CEO Flink to retire from The Family Place after 30 years of service
The end of an era is approaching for longtime The Family Place CEO Paige Flink, who will retire in 2021. According to a press release, Flink’s journey with TFP – a Dallas-based nonprofit advocating and caring for victims of domestic violence – began in 1989 as a volunteer. She has been on staff since 1991, […]
Frisco teen that founded Kindness4All receives recognition from Prince Harry
A Frisco teen received a surprise of a lifetime when she was named a recipient of the Diana Award from Prince Harry. Founder of Kindness4All, Pranavi Reddi created the nonprofit in June 2020 to “promote kindness, compassion, happiness and positivity,” Reddi said. “Congrats to founder of the nonprofit ‘Kindness4All.’ Pranavi Reddi, on being named a recipient […]
By Trina Thomas | Jul 13, 2021
Houston Native Manuel LaFont Confirmed Dead in Florida Condo Collapse
A Houston native, Manuel LaFont, has been identified as one of the deceased in the Florida condo collapse. The 54-year-old lived in an eighth floor apartment when the building collapsed, leaving...
Louisiana teen makes spelling bee history without going 'too overboard'
Louisiana teen Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old won the spelling bee by correctly spelling “murraya” in the first spelling bee championship in 26 months due to the pandemic, ESPN said. “Now that’s what I’m talking about,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a tweet after Avante-garde’s […]
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2021
State Fair of Texas ‘Funnel Cake Queen’ Wanda Winter dies
Wanda "Fernie" Winter, known as the Funnel Cake Queen of the State Fair of Texas, died last weekend at the age of 95, NBC DFW reported. Winter first brought her funnel cakes to Fair Park in the...
Dallas rapper Lil Loaded dead at 20
Dallas rapper Lil Loaded was reported dead from an apparent suicide on May 31. Authorities say that the 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Dashawn Robertson, was found by a relative in a Cedar Hill Home dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dallas Morning News. Robertson was facing a […]
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 22, 2021
