In Town Dallas

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Adapted from the Orignal Play, GREASE

IB World School, Woodrow Wilson High School, will get back to its old school roots with GREASE, when the nationally recognized musical department returns to its legendary heavy choreographed production style that gained them a reputation for rivaling professional touring company’s.

Editorial

Solving DISD Budget Crisis Will Take Common Sense Solutions

In reviewing the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over whose fault the current school debt crisis is in DISD, we can’t depend on the State. Citizens and Corporate Dallas needs to own up and quash the talk about firing or paying off teachers to leave which would raise the classroom ratio to 35/1.  It’s time we get real and do what should have been done a long time ago in regards to sales tax, property tax and privatization. 

After thinking about it, it’s awfully coincidental that our public school failings, both fiscally and behaviorally, began when helicopter parents, lawyers and overly sensitive public school administrators jacked the Six Grade Crossing Guard.

Invest In Your Neighborhood

Preserving Dallas Beyond Today

Michael Amonett with the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League has recently brought an important city-wide issue to our attention that affects everyone who owns a business or lives inside the City of Dallas in or near a neighborhood that is historic, under conservation status or simply values having the ability to maintain what’s left of the cities structural history.  The City’s record at historic preservation has been abysmal and without the support by the historic preservation program, it goes without saying, more would have been destroyed. 

Katherine Seale with Preservation Dallas has drafted a letter below that details the fee increase in addition to moving the preservation program back to the General Fund from the Enterprise Fund that Amonett, with support by the OOCCL encourages everyone to consider sending to their Council Representative since the vote is tomorrow.  Feel free to copy and paste the letter below to this City of Dallas link. DHarris

Sunday Only

Junius Heights Historic Home Tour & Craft Market

With its close proximity to Downtown, it is definitely considered in town, however, when the neighborhood that has Craftsman, Prairie and Tudor architecture was developed in 1906 by C. H. Munger, it was located on the eastern edge of the city.  With 800 homes, the historic district currently has the largest collection of restored homes in Dallas.

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Dallas Bike Plan 2011

Serious cyclist, leisure bike enthusiasts, residents near high dense bike paths and additionally proposed paths are being asked to thoughtfully take a few minutes this week to look at and comment on the recent recommendations for Dallas’ future bike plan. The planners will be accepting public input through Monday, October 18th.

Friday @ We Are 1976

Timber artist Sean Springer unveils new works

I first met the Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Sean Springer (shown left as a child) when he gave a lecture about his beautiful creations from spoons to furniture he designs and hand-hews from reclaimed wood that would otherwise, become municipal waste.  As I listened, I mulled over the dilemma about a tall palm tree that had suddenly turned over on its root ball because of a fungus, fell into the pool and was blocking volley action and wondered if perhaps his passion could take the ill-fated and still very healthy looking 8 ft., yet un-savable tree trunk, and turn it into something eloquent.

Shout Out to Hector Garcia

Hector's on Henderson turns 7

He’s celebrating their anniversary tonight with $4 vodkas and $3 beer.  With today’s high today expected to be 83 degrees, their patio that wraps around and has seats on the street for voyeuring and intimate quiet areas are perfect getting to know that new someone.  Chef Cruz will be giving a complimentary appetizer platter for a table of 7 -  entree purchase is required.

Hectors on Henderson
2929 N. Henderson Avenue
Dallas, TX 75206
214.821.0432

Thursday, October 7; Starting at happy hour