North Dallas

Dallas Public Schools: A Few More Questions for District 1 Candidate Kyle Renard

By Bethany Erickson / April 29, 2015 /

Kyle Renard, who is running against Edwin Flores for Dallas ISD Board of Trustees, District 1, wasn’t having a really good day yesterday. Called out by the Dallas Morning News, she then got a few questions from me after I uncovered a few more things while doing my rundown of candidate endorsements last week. In…

Alcuin School Granted Baccalaureate Expansion Plans by Dallas City Council

By Candy Evans / April 8, 2015 /

Looking for a home near Churchill Way? That area is about to get a whole lot more secure.  We told you how Alcuin School on Churchill Way offered an olive branch to its neighbors in the form of a private neighborhood patrol that will cost the school $1 million over a ten year commitment period,…

Homeowners Abutting LBJ Sue Trinity Infrastructure Over Construction They Claim Damaged Their Homes

By Candy Evans / April 5, 2015 /

    There is a stretch of homes built in the early 1960’s just south of Interstate 635, most on slab foundations, running about 1500 to 2500 square feet in size. Built of brick, stone and wood siding, the homes were likely constructed by production builders as affordable starter homes as Dallas stretched. There was…

Dallas Public Schools: Where We Stand

By Bethany Erickson / March 20, 2015 /

When I last wrote, we were waiting word from Harry Stone Montessori as to whether Tiny made the cut. And, well, while he passed the assessments, with hundreds of kids vying for 45 spots, we weren’t horribly shocked when the letter said he did not get in. I mean, it would’ve been nice, yes. But realistically,…

Alcuin School Expansion Approved, But Neighbors of 2 North Dallas Schools Are Still Hopping Mad

By Zachary Dickens / March 6, 2015 /

If you’ve been wondering — as we have — why signs regarding a zoning change have been hanging on the fence at Episcopal School of Dallas, you got your answer in the Metro section of the Feb. 24 Dallas Morning News. As David Flick reports, ESD wants to build a new lower school on a…