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Dallas Crime Alert, Preston Forest


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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 5:32 p.m.

Well, well:  it looks as if I may have saved my purse (and more) by turning into the Exorcist at Preston Forest :Thanks to Eric Nicholson for the tip ...

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Crime Alert for Uptown and Really, Just About Everywhere


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Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.

Tim posted this crime alert from the folks at Uptown Dallas warning us of a rash of robberies (and more) along McKinney Ave recently. Don’t just be extra careful there, be careful everywhere, even in North Dallas/Preston Hollow. I was at Tom Thumb Preston Forest last night, carrying a few groceries to my car and [ ... ] ...

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Completely Unsurprising Headline, Ctd.


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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 10:49 p.m.

At the ribbon-cutting tonight for Dallas’ Main Street Garden, Mayor Tom Leppert said he wasn’t fazed or “surprised” by today’s news that GOP gubernatorial hopeful Kay Bailey Hutchison will remain in the U.S. Senate at least until next March. He also said it wouldn’t affect his future plans one way or the other–plans that Gromer Jeffers [ ... ] ...

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Pictures for Your Eyes From Main Street Garden


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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 10:42 p.m.

The official opening of Main Street Garden went down tonight. The mayor’s hands were present. Lasers played a role (no joke). I overheard again — as I did at the opening of the PAC — “This doesn’t look like Dallas.” We will have more to say about this green space in the very near future, [ ... ] ...

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Completely Unsurprising Headline: “Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert Considering Run For U.S. Senate”


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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 2:52 p.m.

He finally admitted it during a taping of Inside Texas Politics. It only took him a year ...

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Voting Day: Your Two Cents on Property Rights, Property Taxes


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Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

Get thee to the polls today! It’s voting day and there are 11 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, including five that will affect our property rights, the property taxing authority, and who controls our dirt. Here you go, with my humble suggestions on how I will vote. Let me know quick if you disagree!Yes [ ... ] ...

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Mavericks sitting pretty at the half


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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 11:44 p.m.

Mavericks 52, Lakers 45 at the intermission ... And they did it without a monster half from Dirk ... The cynic would say that the Lakers have not played particularly well and that it's a crime that the Mavericks aren't further ahead ... But let's not quibble. They are playing so much better than they did in the opener that if they aren't careful, they might just start to resemble a realistic conternder ... --Eddie Sefko ...

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Neighborhood Farmers Market vs City Health Department Update


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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.

Here is a recent memorandum from ssistant city manager, AC Gonzalez, to the Mayor and the City Council on the recent developments concerning local neighborhood markets. SPOILER ALERT: a committee and 90 days. Neighborhood Farmers Market Memo ...

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Dallas Property Taxes: Pick Me Up Off The (Poor) Floor


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Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 8:59 a.m.

Oh. My. God. I don’t get it. Property values nosedive, property taxes go up. Is there some math lesson here I’m missing? ...

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Former Mayor Pro Tem Hill to appeal


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Published Oct. 5, 2009 at 4:16 p.m.

The attorney for former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill told the Dallas Business Journal Monday that his client plans to appeal his conviction in a Dallas City Hall corruption case ...

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