Lifestyle

Nov 14 2016, BARBARA KESSLER

Dallas charity recycles medical equipment to help needy

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, BARBARA KESSLER

Dallas-based Half Price Books owner crowing about new eco-friendly retail venture

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?

Oct 21 2016, RITA COOK

Texas Veggie Fair marks seventh year

Vegan corn dogs are one of the popular items at the Texas Veggie Fair. Courtesy of Texas Veggie Fair.

Oct. 21, 2016

For long-time vegans and vegetarians, newbies to the way of life or just folks tinkering with the idea of making your diet meatless, the seventh annual Texas Veggie Fair on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Reverchon Park in Dallas is a good way to figure out if the lifestyle is for you.

Oct 19 2016, RITA COOK

Tour de Fresh fundraiser to put salad bars in Fort Worth schools

Tour de Fresh benefits the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign. Photo courtesy of Tour de Fresh.

Oct. 19, 2016

Some DFW sponsors have parterned with a California-based nonprofit to put more salad bars in Fort Worth schools through the first Tour de Fresh event to be held in Texas.

Oct 14 2016, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Green coworking space to open in downtown Dallas

A new coworking space in Dallas is in the works that aims to be the greenest flexible work space in North Texas. GoodWork, the brainchild of Amy King, a Dallas-based creative consultant, and Steve Kinder, founder of LOFTwall, is set to open late 2017 at 1808 S. Good Latimer Expressway in Dallas.

Oct 12 2016, Monica Johnson

Denton County woman rebrands coffee catering company as organic

Last year, Chrystya Geremesz relaunched her World Class Coffee Catering company as a green business. Photos courtesy of World Class Coffee Catering.

Oct. 12 2016

As more people become environmentally conscious, they’re wanting to reduce their environmental footprint not just at home but at work too. That’s why Chrystya Geremesz, a Denton County resident, recently turned her coffee catering company into a green business.

Oct 03 2016, JULIE THIBODEAUX

Fort Worth conductor turns zero waste pilot program into business

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is known to wax poetic about his favorite composers during concerts. But lately there's a new topic you'll hear the extroverted orchestra leader proselytizing about, one that his fans couldn't have foreseen: compost.

Sep 20 2016, MINNIE PAYNE

Richardson spa owner promotes green pampering, plant-based diet

Lisa Weeks is the owner of Love Thyself Day Spa in Richardson, which has a roster of sustainable practices. Courtesy of Facebook.

Sept. 20, 2016

Theologians teach us that as human beings, we first learn to take care of ourselves. Love Thyself Day Spa in Richardson goes a step further by teaching clients to love themselves and Earth in an eco-minded way.

Sep 13 2016, RITA COOK

City of Fort Worth aims to divert 40 percent of residential waste from landfill in new 20-year plan

Sept. 13, 2016

The city of Fort Worth is launching what it says is its largest green initiative yet with a new Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. City staff who have been working on the plan for two years say they are hoping the 2016-2036 plan will take the city to new level of sustainability over the next 20 years.

Sep 07 2016, Julie Ryan

DFW Free Day of Yoga promotes sustainability for mind, body, spirit

Labor Day weekend saw the 10-year anniversary of DFW Free Day of Yoga. Above, Friday’s kick-off festival at the Latino Cultural Center in downtown Dallas. Photos by Christian Leigh Kramer.

Sept. 7, 2016