Students take skills to national stage

Students take skills to national stage

From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Quick! Let me hear the speech you’d give if you’d just won an Oscar, or what you’d say if you met the president. Tell me the winning words a coach would use to rally his losing team. Answer a few questions to land the job of your dreams, or give me […]

New lighting win for District 10

New lighting win for District 10

By Tristan Hallman Mayor Eric Johnson’s crime reduction plans received another boost Wednesday with the City Council’s unanimous approval of a plan to allocate funds from a special district to improve lighting in a northeast Dallas corridor. The Skillman Corridor Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District set aside $572,000 for the lights, which the City Council […]

Crime Watch — Vol. 13, No. 10

Crime Watch — Vol. 13, No. 10

March 1 – Midnight  9500 Block, Liptonshire Dr. (75238) Theft of an Auto Accessory: The suspect stole the catalytic converter from the complainant’s vehicle.  March 1 – Midnight 9900 Block, Parkford Dr. (75238) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole bikes off of the complainant’s porch.  March 2 – 7:20 a.m. 4100 Block, N. Central […]

Sponsors make Spruce-up happen

Sponsors make Spruce-up happen

The For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) office will be open Saturday, March 12 at 8 a.m. for a drive-thru only (do not get out of your vehicle) to pick up supplies for the Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up event. The offices are located at 1152 N. Buckner Blvd. Suite #123 in Dallas. Volunteers will […]

Students enjoy unique art opportunities

Students enjoy unique art opportunities

From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Last month, more than 160 Dallas ISD middle school choir students competed at the Region 20 UIL Middle School All Region Choir contest, with 70 students earning a spot in one of the choirs! This honor reflects the high quality educational experiences taking place daily in the middle school visual and […]

Crime Watch — Vol. 13, No. 9

Crime Watch — Vol. 13, No. 9

Feb. 22 – 11 a.m. 10800 Block, Woodmeadow Pkwy. (75228) Aggravated Assault: The suspect bit and struck the complainant multiple times.  Feb. 22 – 2:40 p.m. 5900 Block, Melody Ln. (75231) Aggravated Assault: The suspect threatened to kill the complainant with a knife.  Feb. 23 – 2:30 a.m. 9900 Block, Forest Ln. (75243) Aggravated Robbery […]

Youth organizations benefit from MAVS

Youth organizations benefit from MAVS

For every remaining Dallas Mavericks home game victory, Head Coach Jason Kidd will make a financial donation to support youth education and after-school programs for underserved communities across North Texas. As part of the Dallas Mavericks and Jason Kidd Foundation commitment to youth education and empowerment in the community, Coach Kidd will personally donate $5,000 […]

Nominate favorite educators for award

Nominate favorite educators for award

The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations for its annual Teacher of the Year Award. The purpose is to recognize educators K-12 who are providing outstanding education for their respective students. Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that are serving to improve and […]

Member working for equity, not equality

Member working for equity, not equality

By Judy Babb Dallas City Council District 7 edges up to Mesquite, just short of Town East Mall, snugs up against downtown and includes Fair Park. Its communities are diverse — some middle class, others obviously poor. That’s where Dallas District 7 City Councilman Adam Bazaldua does his work.  His council assistant, Ryan Davis, called […]

Creative pioneers make visitors stop, think

Creative pioneers make visitors stop, think

By Becky Mayad Did you know that the three-light traffic light was invented by an African American? Or that laser cataract surgery was invented by a female African American ophthalmologist? And that Richard Bowie Spikes devised the first automatic transmission? Opening this week at the African American Museum, Dallas, the “African-American Pioneers in Science, Technology, […]

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