NBC 5 producer Reginald Hardwick blogs about the Spotlight series.
This Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 8:00 a.m., NBC 5’s Kristi Nelson travels to her alma mater, the University of North Texas in Denton, to see how a local education reaches around the world.
You can get a jump on St. Patrick’s Day and celebrate the luck of the Irish next weekend. This morning at 6, Peggy Turner joined us live to talk about the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas.
Hours, Admission and Location
Festival hours are Friday evening, February 29 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, March 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Adult ticket prices are $10 for Friday night, $15 for Saturday or Sunday, or $30 for a 3-day weekend pass. Children 11 and under are admitted free. Members of the SCMA, Students (with ID) and Senior Citizens receive a $2 discount.
You can call 972-943-4616 or visit www.ntif.org for more information or to volunteer to work at the festival.
Because of extended coverage of the Cowtown Marathon, Carol Ritchie joined us early Sunday morning with her weekly recipe. Its another one that’s good for your heart!
Oatmeal Carrot Muffins
Makes 12 muffins
These “bake-and-take” wholesome muffins are perfect for busy people on the go!
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup fat-free milk
3 tablespoons extra light olive oil
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons quick-cooking oats
2 tablespoons shelled sunflower seeds
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper or foil baking cups, or spray the muffin tin lightly with vegetable oil spray. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, carrots, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add applesauce, milk, olive oil, and egg white. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened (don’t over-mix or muffins will be tough). Using a spring-loaded ice cream scoop, place the batter into the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops lightly with oats and sunflower seeds. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes:
You may opt to make mini-muffins. This recipe will make 24 mini-muffins. Simply adjust the baking time to 18 to 20 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean).
This morning on NBC 5 Today, we brought you coverage of the 30th annual Cowtown Marathon.
The 2008 Cowtown includes adults and children to promote health and fitness in our area.
NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson and Chief Meteorologist David Finfrock were on hand to emcee the event. And Deborah joined us live on the news. Deborah is our healthy, slim “Commit To Be Fit” reporter so she didn’t need to run! David also ran in this morning’s 30-degree temperatures!
She talked with some of the youngest participants Live on NBC 5!
We may live on the prairie but you’re invited to get up, close and personal with a stingray soon at The Dallas Zoo in Oak Cliff.
Sean Greene showed us a stingray and horshoe crab Saturday mornining at 9:00.
In March, you can see the animals for yourself at the new Stingray Bay at The Dallas Zoo. Click on www.dallaszoo.org for more information.
The African American Museum in Dallas’ Fair Park is an incredible resource. When I first moved to North Texas, I was in awe that there was an entire museum dedicated to Black History in our own backyard!
The permanent collection includes the Sankofa exhibit, where you can see the African influenced designs in American built furniture in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its the place where you can learn about the Freedmens area of Dallas, where African-American life thrived during Reconstruction. Much of land is now known as Uptown. Central Expressway now sits in the heart of the old community.
Right now, there are two visiting exhibitions: one chronicles the Historic Supreme Court Decision Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. As you know, the decision to desegregate school changed the course of education in America more than 50 years ago. There’s another exhibit featuring the photographs of local African-American photographers. The museum is also a Smithsonian Institution.
So you’d expect that place is heavily visited and appreciated as a crown jewel in Dallas? Sadly, the main thing that’s missing from the African-American Museum is visitors.
This Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 8:00 a.m., NBC 5’s Kristi Nelson takes a closer look at the museum… what it has to offer and what we’re all missing by not stopping by.
The African-American Museum is located at 3536 Grand Avenue, Fair Park in Dallas. Its located near the entrance gates.
The website is www.aamdallas.org/. Please watch Kristi’s report and then please visit the museum. Knowledge is waiting for you.
People of many cultures came together on Saturday night to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the Rat!
Besides a multi course dinner at Kirin Court Restaurant in Richardson, guests were treated to a Chinese lion dance, traditional drumming from South Korea and much more.
Check out some pictures:
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert was among many local leaders who attended this event and talked about the growing Asian-American community in North Texas.
Richardson is home to a large Asian American population, including Chinese and Vietnamese American residents and businesses.
Alvin is a nine week old puppy, Mom is a seven pound Longhair Chihuahua mix but Alvin must take after dad, who we suspect is part Boston Terrier. Alvin and his litter mates were brought to the Humane Society of North Texas when the pups were less than three weeks old and have been in one of our foster homes till they were big enough to adopt. Now they have all found home except Alvin who is still looking for a family with plenty of time for play and for snuggling.
To adopt Alvin, contact Peggy Brown-Aguilar at the Humane Society of North Texas
in Fort Worth, Texas. Her number is (817) 332-4768 ext 118
There’s a creative and tasty way way to make your yard more colorful.. plant lettuce, turnip greens, collard greens and much more.
Dotty Woodson from the Texas Cooperative Extension showed us how Sunday at 8am.
You can even put it in a planter. It makes a colorful addition to your patio, porch or yard. And when you’re ready for a tasty salad, just cut off some leaves and have a meal with plenty of vitamins!
Our Humane Society Pet of the Week is Drako. He is a five year old neutered male Tuxedo marked Domestic Long Hair Cat. Draco is very affectionate and is a big love bug. Drako gets along well with other cats but prefers a home with no dogs.
If you want to adopt Drako, call the Humane Society of North Texas at (817) 332-4768 ext 118. You can also check our pet website www.DigFido.com
The Humane Society of North Texas is also involved in a contest to will a $1,000,000 shelter makeover. www.Zootoo.com is sponsoring a shelter makeover contest which runs through March 31. The top 20 shelters will each receive $5,000 and have a chance at the million dollar makeover. Points toward the contest are gained by people signing up for Zootoo which is a social networking site for animal lovers. Once they sign up they can choose The Humane Society of North Texas as their shelter and all the points they earn will go to our total. We are the only North Texas shelter in the running and need everyone’s help to win. They can go to www.Zootoo.com, sign up and enter 76103 as the zip they then choose the Humane Society of North Texas as their shelter.
