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Historically Black Neighborhood Faces New Challenges
Many longtime residents of the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood worry that without zoning changes, the character of the historic neighborhood will disappear.
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Virtually Be In the Room Where It Happens
As this pandemic moved past the 18-month mark in Dallas County, we recognized a need in our community — one that had remained unfilled throughout the first wave, second wave, and whatever number wave we’re on now.
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City Council Approves Dallas ISD Zoning Request
It’s a big building designed to do big things, but Dallas ISD’s proposed Career Institute North isn’t exactly being embraced by its neighbors - for exactly that reason.
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Coronavirus
Will You Have Access to High-Level Life Support During the Pandemic?
We hear a lot about ICU and hospital bed availability, but after reading about a young father in San Angelo who later died after a protracted battle with COVID, we felt it was important to ask another question.
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HPISD Again Mulls Mask Policy; No Changes Made
After a nearly four-hour-long meeting Saturday ,the community remained divided on the subject and the district’s policy on masks remained unchanged.
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Despite Angry Crowd, Dallas ISD Trustees Back Hinojosa
Dallas ISD’s potential discussion about joining a lawsuit filed against Gov. Greg Abbott was on the agenda, but before the board could even really begin its meeting Thursday night, there was a bit of a confrontation.
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Coronavirus
Mask On: Judge Rules in Favor of Dallas County Mandate
After hearing arguments for and against whether a mask mandate falls under the purview of the local health authority or the governor on Tuesday, a district court judge ruled that Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins' mask mandate can continue.
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Coronavirus
Survey Says: Parents Concerned
For a second year, school is starting with a rapidly changing landscape thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. And because of that, parents and school staff alike are faced with making decisions based on circumstances that can change within a moment’s notice.
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Coronavirus
Dallas ISD Gets Support From White House, Education Secretary
The first day of school for many Dallas ISD students also meant mask-wearing - and the district has garnered praise from President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona despite the controversy.
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Dancing Highland Park Sweethearts ‘Still Having Fun’
Larry and Kathy Helms have been dancing together for 55 years, and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Coronavirus
Judge Rules in Favor of TRO Against Abbott’s Executive Order
A judge ruled Tuesday evening that Abbott didn’t have the statutory authority to prevent Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins from acting locally to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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Help a Teacher (And Their Students) Get Ready for School
Even in a regular school year, teachers spend, on average, about $600 of their own money to augment what their students need to learn.
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A Primer On the Dallas Justice Now Controversy
A letter mailed to homes in the Park Cities asked parents to pledge not to send their children to Ivy League schools - but what’s behind it?
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School of the Future
It may look like a game, but when students "walk" into the new Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay this August, they'll be stepping into a responsive virtual world that mimics the feel of going to school.
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Local Baker Provides Music Stars With ‘Sweet Escape’
Lauren Kitchens is no stranger to a little fame -- she's made numerous appearances on Food Network shows, demonstrating her prowess with a piping bag and tiers of cake. But a recent wedding cake order gave her a lot of national attention.
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We Really Were Wild About Harry’s
When is a restaurant more than a restaurant? When it's indelibly connected to the most important days of people's lives.
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The Book They Blamed
Anastasia Higginbotham had no idea that her book had caused such an uproar that it was blamed for legislation passed by the Texas legislature, thousands of miles away from her home base in New York.
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Audrey Tweed Still Teaches Painting at 100
Audrey Tweed served in the Women’s Auxiliary Ferry Squadron, traveled the world, and won’t stop watering her yard herself at the age of 100.
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Shortchanged of History
I know this as fact: My roots, as far as my family's time in North America, are steeped in the belief that White people are superior to other races.
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After ‘Overwhelming Week,’ Dr. Tiffany Moon Tells Students ‘We Must Lead With Love’
Anesthesiologist and Real Housewives of Dallas cast member Dr. Tiffany Moon told Dallas ISD students Tuesday as part of a virtual panel discussion for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month that “we must lead with love.”