Checkered Past Winery serves up Texas libations with vintage vibe
Jan. 25, 2016
Checkered Past Winery’s name hearkens back to another era but the new venue that opened in December is all about progressive concepts – like drinking local.
North Texas
Film recounts how Dallas Audubon Center rose from illegal dump site
I remember reading about how the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas was built on the site of a former landfill. However, it wasn’t until I saw the documentary Out of Deepwood that I appreciated that history.
Austin-based Farmhouse Delivery takes over Urban Acres in Dallas
The new owners say they will be able to offer more options to Urban Acres customers.
Jan. 16, 2016
Urban Acres, the once locally owned food co-op in Dallas that specializes in local and organic food, is under new ownership. Last month, the store announced that Austin-based Farmhouse Delivery had purchased the business that has been bringing farm fresh produce to city dwellers in DFW since 2009.
Green Tip Guy: Make green spaghetti
Jason shows how to make a healthy vegetable-based pasta out of zucchini.
Green Grocer in Dallas to close next week
Green Grocer in Dallas will be closing its doors Jan. 18, the owners announced in a Facebook post on Sunday. In a letter to patrons, owners Cassie Green and Gary Stephens said they were not able to make the business profitable.
Former Dallas environmental reporter looks back – and ahead
Environmental reporter Randy Lee Loftis retired from the Dallas Morning News in September but he's still covering the environmental beat.
Jan. 12, 2016
After 26 years as environmental reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Randy Lee Loftis starts the new year on the wing. Rumors of his retirement are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous retort to reports of his own demise.
“Retirement? I’m too young for that!” says Loftis.
Irving couple brings eco-friendly laundry soap biz to Texas
Jan. 11, 2016
Irving resident Michael Tenney, coowner of NearBayou Naturals, is not only carrying on his family's eco-friendly business, he helped create it. Back in 2008, Tenney’s mother Cynthia of Iowa was cloth diapering most of her children and found that their skin was reacting to a chemical found in synthetic laundry detergents.
The most important local environmental hearing of the year? From Downwinders at Risk
A Public Hearing About the Air You Breath
Thursday, January 21
Public Comment begins at 6:30 pm
616 Six Flags Road, Arlington
(HQ of the North Central Texas Council of Governments)
Jan. 8, 2016
What's going on?
It's a public hearing on DFW's bad air. The whole region.
Former Fort Worth State Rep Lon Burnam makes bid for Texas Railroad Commission
Longtime State House Representative Lon Burnam of Fort Worth recently announced he is running for one of three seats on Texas’ Railroad Commission. Photos courtesy of Facebook.com/repburnam
Jan. 5, 2016
Alton Bowman’s 30-year fight to save trees in Flower Mound
Master furniture maker Alton Bowman led efforts to create the city's tree board as development threatened Flower Mound's tree canopy.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF ALTON BOWMAN
Jan. 5, 2016
Master furniture maker and conservator Alton Bowman knows the special qualities, colors and origins of an amazing array of woods.