Monday, March 28, 2011

A rockin' n' rollin' day running around Dallas

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Blake Schroeder, of Addison, stretches near Dallas City Hall before participating in the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. The race started in front of Dallas City Hall and finished at Fair Park. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Nimmy Issac (holding sign), Nisha Issac and Luis Garza (right), all students from North Mesquite High School, volunteer before the start of the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Runner Priscilla Tontge (right), of Plano, watches on while Amy Fryar, of Rockwall, stretches before running in the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Runners head down Houston Street before turning onto Elm Street near the beginning of the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Dan and Suzanne Thompson, of Allen, wait for their son, Jason, on Mockingbird Lane along the route of the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Lauren Baker, of Dallas, and Isaiah Baker, 3, watch for Baker's sister and brother-in-law along Swiss Ave during the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)


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A runner takes a break to stretch while others pass along North Haskell Avenue during the Rock N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 27, 2011.

Open house at Dallas's raddest performing arts high school

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Booker T. Washington student perform for guests in an open rehearsal during Flyinghorse 2011, a performance festival benefiting Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, in downtown Dallas on March 25, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Students at Booker T. Washington High School watch former student and Grammy winner Erykah Badu perform in the Montgomery Arts Theatre during Flyinghorse 2011 in downtown Dallas on March 25, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Freshman Mykal Stromile and sophomore Brianna Bryant observe an open dance rehearsal during Flyinghorse 2011 at Booker T. Washington in downtown Dallas on March 25, 2011. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Dinner bird in Seagoville, Texas

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Dinner for the community

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Food Creates Community chef Jordan Swim grabs desserts from the service window to serve to guests at Legal Grounds coffee shop in Dallas for the group's 6 p.m. dinner seating. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Heavy lifting where downtown meets uptown

I spent Sunday morning photographing the task of placing 140,000-pound beams across Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas. The beams that now span the north and south side of the freeway will be the foundation of the Woodall Rodger Deck Park, and will connect downtown Dallas with uptown.

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