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Electrolysis and understanding
MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU [email protected] One important aspect of our well-being is how we look, as it can be quite distressing when our physical self does not align with our inner being. For transgender people especially, gender dysphoria can be…
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Prism Health earns FQHC Look-Alike designation
John Carlo TAMMYE NASH | Managing [email protected] In mid-December, officials with Prism Health North Texas announced that the agency has been designated as a “Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike,” calling the designation a “significant m…
Community
Ask Howard • 01-17-25
Just before the screaming starts … Welcome, welcome, oh venomous Inauguration Day 2025! My, you sure struck quickly! Rumors swirl, unchallenged, that the black mamba, Earth’s most lethal viper is to be the new mascot gracing our reimagined White House’s imp…
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Meeting at the Death Café
CAROLINE SAVOIE | Staff [email protected] On a quiet evening at Union Coffee in Oak Lawn, a group of individuals gathers in a circle, each with a different story but a shared desire to talk about one of life’s most taboo topics: death. For mor…
Arts + Culture
Caught In Between
Edward Underhill (Photo by Karianne Flaathen) MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU [email protected] Edward Underhill’s first adult novel, The In-Between Bookstore, hits shelves Jan. 14. The book follows trans man Darby, who returns to his hometown in Illinoi…
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Pet of the week • 01-10-25
Say hello to Mikey, the perfect mix of brains and playfulness who loves learning new tricks; show him a treat, and he’ll show you his smarts. Mikey is a 2-year-old, 63-pound silver point terrier, and he is a dream on a leash. He’s friendly with people and g…
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Cassie Nova • 01-10-25
Last Christmas Hey y’all hey. I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start. Mine has been incredible because I live in my own world of delusion. I stopped watching the news after the election, and I float blissfully unaware of anything bad going on in t…
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Prism Health offers ACA enrollment assistance
According to a new study by Smart Asset, Dallas County ranks among the least insured counties in the United States and is the seventh-least insured county in Texas, although it is the second-most populous. The study indicates that 24.15 percent of Dallas Co…
Arts + Entertainment
Planning for less anxious pets in the new year
Happy New Year, Dallas Voice readers! Can you believe it is 2025 already? I remember that when I was younger, 2025 seemed so far in the future, but it is here now.A new year symbolically brings new opportunities and new challenges for all of us, but some of…
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Pet of the Week • 01-03-25
Meet Patrick, a 1-1/2-year-old pup weighing 57 pounds and with a short red coat with white highlights. Despite being a tripod, Patrick gets around effortlessly and is excellent on a leash.Like all pets from the SPCA of Texas, Patrick has been neutered and m…
Arts + Culture
That camping life
RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] Write what you know. That’s probably the cornerstone of advice for all writers, and that’s exactly what Don Scarborough did for his first published book. His novel, based on his own real-life experiences, center…
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Romeo San Vicente • 01-03-25
Jonathan Bailey The ‘Wicked’ career of Jonathan Bailey Queers who haven’t watched Bridgerton or Fellow Travelers are getting what may be their first look at gay actor Jonathan Bailey in Wicked, as the man who’s winning the hearts of both Ariana Grande and C…
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