North Dallas

Are Homeless People Living in The Storm Drains of North Dallas Neighborhoods?

By Candy's Dirt / October 26, 2022 /

A resident of North Dallas’ JanMar neighborhood awoke with a start a few weeks ago when the Ring doorbell camera app on her phone alerted her to movement just outside her front door. Most residents would expect something like a raccoon or even a coyote when checking the video feed at 3:30 a.m. However, this…

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Partners Card: Guilt-Free, Do-Good Shopping Starts Oct. 28

By Elaine Raffel / October 23, 2022 /

Partners Card has raised over $20 million to help support survivors of family violence since its inception 30 years ago.

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Too Close For Comfort: North Dallas Residents Protest Proposed Lighted Pole Sign on Forest Lane

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2022 /

To say the intersection of North Central Expressway and Forest Lane has deteriorated is an understatement. The highway underpass continues to be a favored camp for Dallas’ burgeoning homeless population, though the city has fenced off and rock-filled much of the underpass. Reports of homeless interactions here fill the neighborhood app NextDoor, and another encampment…

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North Dallas-Park Cities Area Realtor Meetings Are Back And Sweeter With Candy

By Joanna England / September 11, 2022 /

The global pandemic has made it hard to network as a Realtor. Every week, Realtors in several areas throughout the North Texas region would attend MLS Meetings for breakfast or coffee and then tour nearby listings. The meetings were also a social hub — a way to connect friendly faces with names and share information…

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The Hillcrest High School Community Foundation Continues To Uphold A Legacy

By Sylvia Bloom / August 21, 2022 /

In the spring of 1971, my grandfather moved my mom and their family from Woodridge, a suburb of Chicago, to Dallas to begin a career with a stock brokerage firm. He was trading brutal winds and winters for Texas summers to make a better life for the people he loved most. His new job offer…

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