Bethany Erickson

Bethany Erickson lives in a 1961 Fox and Jacobs home with her husband, a second-grader, and Conrad Bain the dog. If she won the lottery, she'd by an E. Faye Jones home.
She's taken home a few awards for her writing, including a Gold award for Best Series at the 2018 National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism awards, a 2018 Hugh Aynesworth Award for Editorial Opinion from the Dallas Press Club, and a 2019 award from NAREE for a piece linking Medicaid expansion with housing insecurity.
She is a member of the Online News Association, the Education Writers Association, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
She doesn't like lima beans or the word moist.

Westhollow Society Considers PID

By Bethany Erickson / December 16, 2015 /

Could your neighborhood, on its own, make enough noise to get the city to pay attention? A few months ago, I attended a break-out session during the Dallas Homeowners League boot camp where Councilman Philip Kingston outlined the best ways to get the city’s attention when it comes to the needs of individual neighborhoods. One…

Is Your House a Target for Holiday Crime?

By Bethany Erickson / December 11, 2015 /

Noelle Dixon is already down a couple of gifts thanks to package thieves that hit her Lakewood-area home last night and absconded with a shirt for her and a shirt for her daughter. Last year, thieves hit several locations, including homes in Midway Hollow, where two thieves were caught after they tried to pawn the…

Dallas Public Schools: Making the Case for Recess

By Bethany Erickson / December 9, 2015 /

Any adult of a certain age (cough) can tell you about recess at school. I remember having three recesses – two quick 15 minute excursions outside in the morning and afternoon, and about 30 minutes or so at lunch. Occasionally you’d get in trouble and have to sit on a square – but you were…

Dallas Public Schools: Putting the Public in Your Public School

By Bethany Erickson / November 30, 2015 /

Strong schools make strong communities. It’s no real secret – and if you need a local example, just look at Highland Park ISD. I don’t think anyone can argue that having strong Dallas public schools is bad for their city. I mean, I’m sure someone will argue it, and probably in the comments. But much…

Polls Close, City and State Await Results

By Bethany Erickson / November 3, 2015 /

UPDATE, 11:45 p.m.: Some final numbers, and a brief round up of some other races. All told, out of 1,199,726 registered voters in Dallas County, 108,607 ballots were cast, meaning turnout in Dallas County was 9.05 percent. Some other returns you might be interested in, including the state proposition votes: Prop 1 – 87.53 percent…