Cheryl Hall

2 months ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Cheryl Hall

By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News The past six years have been challenging, invigorating - and oddly - joy-filled for Christena Garduno. The advertising executive bought out her former partner, renamed and relaunched the agency and battled a misdiagnosed and highly aggressive form of cancer while navigating the global pandemic.

Nov 27, 2024 | nbcdfw.com | Cheryl Hall

Pete Schenkel, Dallas' consummate businessman, philanthropist, civic leader and lifelong milkman, died early Wednesday morning at his Highland Park home from natural causes while in hospice. Schenkel was best known publicly for preventing the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma from uprooting their fabled Red River Rivalry football game from the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas in the late '90s.

Jul 6, 2024 | dallasnews.com | Cheryl Hall

Neiman Marcus is the essence of Dallas’ fashion psyche. Carrie Marcus Neiman, her husband Al Neiman, and her brother Herbert Marcus opened the first Neiman Marcus in downtown in 1907, and the business was an instant success — winning the hearts of Dallasites who wanted more than ordering goods from the Sears Roebuck catalog. Why This Story Matters​​Neiman Marcus was founded in downtown Dallas in 1907 and has been a luxury fashion leader worldwide ever since.

Jul 1, 2024 | dallasnews.com | Cheryl Hall

Ramsey Jabbour, founder of Competitive Cameras, died last weekend from complications of cancer. He was 72. Competitive Cameras is one of the largest camera specialty retailers in the United States. Located in a nondescript retail strip on Irving Boulevard near downtown Dallas, the store has customers from around the country.

Jun 26, 2024 | dallasnews.com | Cheryl Hall

Brent Tipps is about to plunk down a half-million bucks overhauling his original Sidecar Social that he opened in Addison five years ago. He’s moving the live stage to front-and-center so that a 36-foot wall of TV screens acts as a backdrop. He’s adding an upstairs bar, two lounge areas and two private rooms with glass walls, replacing booths and seating — and, yes, improving the bathrooms.