The Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape Master Plan includes a new 25-to-30-foot-wide pedestrian bridge to connect the eastern portion of Harry Hines Boulevard and the O’Donnel Grove. Images courtesy of Texas Trees Foundation.
Jan. 25, 2017
Downwinders at Risk is working with a researcher from the University of Texas - Dallas and others to monitor air quality in North Texas hot spots using drones as well as stationary monitors. Photo courtesy of Downwinders at Risk.
Dec. 14, 2016
Since launching in 2012, DME Exchange of Dallas has supplied nearly 3,000 pieces of donated durable medical equipment to nearly 2,000 clients.
Update: DME Exchange of Dallas announced in May 2024 that they have closed due to lack of funding.
Nov. 14, 2016
Oct. 31, 2016
A woman walks into a bookstore . . . No, wait. The woman owns the bookstore and now she’s bought a hardware store.
It makes perfect sense, right?
Organic gardening expert Howard Garrett, shown with his pup Tater, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards on Nov. 3. Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/thedirtdoctor.
Oct. 11, 2016
Farmers Market of Grapevine is open seven days a week in a storefront in downtown Grapevine. Photos by Barbara Kessler.
Aug. 19, 2016
When that craving hits for a juicy heirloom tomato, a muscadine grape or a Parker County peach, it’s time to the head to a farmers market here in North Texas. You can find markets in Dallas, Coppell, Frisco, Fort Worth and many small towns.
Top corporate leaders and environmental activists have been invited to the second annual Earth Day 50 Challenge at Earth Day Texas on April 22-23. Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/EarthDay50Challenge.
April 12, 2016
March 8, 2016
Environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to headline the 2016 SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, bringing a powerful presence to help open the sixth annual event this coming October.
SXSW Eco brings an array of environmentalists, technology experts, business leaders and designers together each year to share their ideas for creating a brighter, greener future.