Neighborhoods

Electric Lizzyland And a Neighborhood Luminaria Light up Hollywood Heights

By Karen Eubank / December 23, 2022 /

Some neighbors and neighborhoods wade into the pool of seasonal cheer. Then some dive straight into the deep end, head first. The latter would be Liz Simmons and Hollywood Heights. If you’ve never experienced Electric Lizzyland, well, you have not experienced the true spirit of Christmas. When I moved to Hollywood Heights in 1990, people…

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Clock is Ticking For Dallas City Council Decision on Redistricting Map

By April Towery / June 20, 2022 /

The Dallas City Council has until June 29 to make a decision on how the city’s 14 districts will be divided, and it appears they’re going to wait until the last minute.  After making little headway in a June 8 session, the council is set to take a final vote on the matter during a…

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In Dallas’ Bid For Walkability, The LOOP Aims to ‘Connect Dallas With Dallas’ 

By April Towery / May 20, 2022 /

For decades, developers and municipal leaders have used the word “connectivity” to inspire a sense of community among residents. The LOOP Dallas, however, put its money where its mouth is, and made that concept a reality.  Using the hashtag #ConnectingDallasWithDallas, the Circuit Trail Conservancy leveraged 39 existing miles of the best-known trails in Dallas and…

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Why Should You Choose Your Neighborhood Dallas ISD School?

By Bethany Erickson / August 25, 2019 /
Dallas ISD

It happened again this week. Someone (in our comments section, no less) came in at a rate of speed somewhere between Miley Cyrus’s wrecking ball and the Kool-Aid man through a wall to utter this phrase: “Dallas ISD is failing.” Now, to anyone who has paid attention, we know this isn’t true. Anyone who is…

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Neighborhood Spotlight: Meet the Other Beverly Hills

By Deb R. Brimer / April 3, 2019 /

You won’t find Rodeo Drive in Dallas’ Beverly Hills, but you will find a storied, deep-rooted neighborhood built by pure grit and generations of human spirit. According to Heritage Oak Cliff, though Beverly Hills is now part of historic Oak Cliff, it began in the mid-19th century as a small dairy farming community on part…

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