Aug. 18, 2022
Local cities invest millions in paved paths, yet largely ignore the public’s passion for soft-surface trails.
While the quality excels, for a 10,000-plus square-mile metroplex of nearly seven million people, there should be at least twice as much.
But let’s explore dirt-trail options for DFW urban nature retreats while we wait for city leaders to catch up.
Aug. 18, 2022
A few years ago, I shattered my C2 vertebra, an injury only two percent survive. The surgeon’s solution was to fuse my top three vertebrae, but the end result was to make my head unable to turn, diminishing my sense of balance by 20 percent.
As I learned to walk again with a walker and then a cane, sidewalks and streets were essential, but I yearned to hike on dirt again. Six months after the neck wreck, I stopped by Clear Creek Natural Heritage Area near Denton.
Aug. 12, 2022
Blending plant-based versions of comfort foods with unique vegan creations, Belse ensures everyone in your party goes home happy.
Settle in with a sizable entrée or cobble together a meal from imaginative soups, salads and appetizers. Finish with a cute dessert and walk it all off at the many nearby parks.
July 28, 2022
Did you know or were you influenced by Ned Fritz?
Texas' greatest environmentalist-lawyer from Dallas died in 2008 at age 92. But there's no comprehensive chronicle of his life's work.
A team of Dallasites wants to change that by creating an online biography of the man who did more to save nature in Texas than anyone else.
The public's help is needed.
Perhaps you were active in one of his groups or endeavors: