The Richardson High School swim team will be raising money with a garage sale and car wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in front of the campus near the tennis courts.

Spectacular Senior Follies will run all Friday through Sunday at the Eisemann Center. The variety show of “active seniors” features… more

That’s according to a new report by the Texas Department of Transportation, which ranks the top 100 most congested roadways in the state. I knew LBJ was the worst in Dallas, but I was a little surprised to see that it beat out Woodall Rogers.

I’m sure nearby residents who… more

Michael Brown, the guy who led Dallas police on an hour-long, low-speed chase that started in our neighborhood and ended on a Love Field Airport runway, committed several other crimes before the big arrest, according to today’s DMN story. Brown had been robbing people all over Dallas, Collin and Denton… more

Here’s an interesting juxtaposition of headlines from this morning’s DMN:

“Natural gas taxis going to the front of the line at Love Field.”

“Solo drivers may be able to buy way onto Dallas HOV lanes.”

On the one hand, our government leaders are busting the chops of small, individual-owned taxis… more

I was drinking rose the other day, and a question came up. Why, if so many roses are supposed to be dry, do some California roses seem sweet?

Two reasons. One is the idea of perception of sweetness, in which our brains assume that something that tastes fruity is going… more

The Parkhill Athletic Booster Club will have its Back-to-School picnic at 5-7 p.m. Wednesday in the Parkhill courtyard. This is your chance to see everyone in action. The cheerleaders and band will perform and at 6:15 p.m., there will be information meetings for parents regarding football and volleyball in the… more

“Lace up. Get Motivated. Let Freedom Run!” That, from organizers of the Sept. 9 Freedom Run, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Plaza. The Dallas Association of Young Lawyers organized the run as an opportunity to honor the heroes and victims of 9/11. Race profits benefit the Assist… more

Maybe it was just me, but whether on the freeway or neighborhood roads, motorcyclists seemed to be out in large numbers this past weekend in Far North Dallas. They weren’t out in groups really, I just saw individuals weaving in and out of traffic – a lot.

Driving north on… more

All day Saturday, boys got to hit each other and not get in trouble for it.

It was all part of the Spring Valley Athletic Association’s Mooyah Jamboree to kick off the football season. Far North Dallas kids, decked out in their pads and helmets, gathered at Fretz Park for… more

My column in the East Dallas magazine this month is about coyotes and the Dallas media’s preoccupation with them. (Yes, I was worn out writing about politics.) So what happens when I turn on the Channel 5 news this morning? Home video of a coyote chasing a cat, with the… more