Change It Up

Shake up your fitness routine in May with these Dallas-Fort Worth classes

It's an outdoor dance cardio party at McKinney & Olive.

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Have summer fitness goals? Now's the time to start working on them. If you've been looking to shake up your wellness routine, consider trying out a new class, location, or form of exercise entirely.

Pop in for a quick stretch at StretchLab, newly opened at both Mockingbird Station and Waterside, then head to one of these Dallas-Fort Worth classes to shake things up.

D1 Training Mesquite grand opening, May 7
This group fitness concept utilizes the five core tenets of athletic-based training, employing a sports science-backed training regimen led by certified trainers to help people of all ages achieve their sport and fitness goals. The new location in at 1220 North Town East Blvd., suite 660.

SomaRasa Six-Week Series, May 9-June 20
Open and expand your energy channels using a variety of yoga techniques and practices. Through asana, pranayama, chi-gong, sound healing, bio-energetics, and somatic movement, you will discover ways to attend to and direct the flow of prana for self-healing and healing of others. Open to all levels, and held in-person at the Lovers Bar Method studio location in Inwood Village.

Hit the Turf, May 10 & 24
Fitness Ambassadors leads this combo of athletic training, poundfit, and dance cardio on the Omni Dallas Hotel's Pegasus Lawn, where a 45-minute class also comes with swag from the event's partners.

Family yoga, drum circle, and picnic, May 14
Nanda Yoga is joininh with Kenny Kolter from Earth Gong for a fun and interactive day that includes a family yoga class, a drum circle, and then relaxing with a picnic. Cost is $35 per family.

Hyatt Regency Frisco-Dallas Wellness Series, May 15
April Kyle, founder of Pose Dallas — a dual-concept yoga studio and blow-dry bar hair salon that's coming soon — takes over the yoga flow from 10-11 am followed by cabana pop-ups hosted by The B-12 Store and Stonebriar Centre’s Athleta location. Purchases at both the event and in-store for those attending will be 20 percent off.

Zumba at McKinney & Olive, May 19
Get ready for an outdoor dance cardio party taught by popular Dallas instructor and Social Joy founder Martha Palacios. The free class starts at 6 pm.

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Homeless News

Downtown Dallas homeless service Stewpot lands bigger better space

The Stewpot

It's official: The Stewpot, a community program that serves the homeless, has a new home. According to a release, First Presbyterian Church of Dallas — the organization that oversees the Stewpot — has acquired the CitySquare Community Center building at 1610 S. Malcolm X Blvd. where the StewPot will soon reside.

“This new facility will allow us to better deliver our programs and continue to support the 12,000 people served annually by CitySquare’s Neighbor Resource Center and Food Pantry programs,” said Brenda Snitzer, executive director of The Stewpot.

The Stewpot is a community ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. Established in 1975, it began with a concerned group of church members who started preparing lunch for the congregation's homeless and hungry neighbors.

It serves those experiencing homelessness and poverty. Its programs have tripled in size in recent years, and the ministry has outgrown its current space at 1835 Young St. across from the church.

When CitySquare announced earlier this year that it would cease operations and sell its property by the end of the year, First Presbyterian leaped in to make a bid on the space. Members voted on Sunday, December 8 to approve the acquisition. The closing is scheduled for Friday, December 13. The Stewpot will begin moving into the new space later this month.

As a part of the acquisition, The Stewpot will continue two of CitySquare’s core programs: its Food Pantry and its Neighbor Resource Center, which helps people with housing options, SNAP, WIC, healthcare, financial assistance, and mental health services.

The property is a mile from The Stewpot’s current facility on Young Street, across the street from the church. With this acquisition, The Stewpot will move its operations and offices, while continuing to serve more than 1,000 meals daily at The Bridge downtown.

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