When my wife-to-be and I were dating, our favorite activity was attending sporting events.

We sat in the upper deck at Reunion Arena watching the Mavericks stumble around the court. We checked out a polo match back when there was a field at Willow Bend. We even went to a … more

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Hillcrest High School just might get an alumni association, a first in the school’s 70 years of existence. “This could lead to things like mentoring programs, which could translate into a lower dropout rate,” explains Jim Arnold, one of the parents on the Hillcrest Site Based Decision Making Committee who … more

Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

Donate that old cell phone …

… to Hillcrest High School. The school recently launched a new recycling program that accepts electronics like cameras, laptops, MP3 players and cell phones. Hillcrest will also gladly take your unwanted inkjet … more

Q:  My street is very dark. How would I go about getting a streetlight installed?
A: Although there is no fee for installing a streetlight in your neighborhood, the installation process can be pretty time-consuming. Here’s how it works:

1.   Call the city’s service request number, 311, and tell the … more

Click the photo to view a video>> “Don’t trust a seafood market that never runs out of things.”

Cheap wine is all the rage in the wine business, and it’s not just because of the recession. National and regional retailers, as well as the biggest wine producers in the country, have been pumping out wine that costs $5 or less a bottle for almost a decade, trying to duplicate the success of Two Buck Chuck.

Growing waistlines and shrinking budgets have many Americans rethinking their food sources, looking now to local farmers instead of mega-grocers. That national trend is sprouting roots here, which explains why in our neighborhood… IT’S A FARMERS MARKET OUT THERE.

Three years ago in Dallas, if you wanted … more

City officials are considering changes to the tree ordinance
For three years, the Urban Forestry Advisory Committee, with members appointed by mayors Miller and Leppert, has been meeting regularly to discuss updates to the Dallas Tree “Preservation”… more

Several neighborhood students signed letters of intent to play sports for universities. At W.T .White High School, Christopher Sendejas agreed to play soccer for Southern Methodist University; Skylar Rose agreed to play football for Southwestern Assemblies of God; Lester McGowan agreed to play football for Southwestern Assemblies of God; Jamall … more