Author: Contributor to The Sober Curator

Recovery Month is a national observance held every September. The goal is to educate Americans that treatment and mental health services can help people live healthy and rewarding lives. Ironically, I didn’t find out about Recovery Month until after I got sober. I certainly could have benefitted from this message during my drinking days.  So, from now on, I’m doubling down with you, my fellow recovery warriors. Let’s get up, get involved, and let our recovery flags fly!  That’s probably going a bit overboard but I’m making up for lost time. You can too with these fantastic ways to help observe the occasion. Reading in…

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Go Deep! Deep Ellum, that is You’re not hungover so get up and start early at Mokah Coffee Bar in Deep Ellum. Established in 1873, this neighborhood is now one of the most vibrant entertainment districts in Dallas. Known for live music venues, street performers, galleries, and performance art, it attracts quite a lively crowd. But no worries, you’ll have it mostly to yourself on Sunday morning. It’s the perfect time to get plenty of Insta-worthy shots of colorful murals adorning most buildings between Malcolm X and Good Latimer on Commerce, Main, and Elm starting with a gorgeous Brinston on…

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