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If you appreciate classical music, heads up: The Richardson Symphony Orchestra’s string quartet will be performing at the Ferrari’s in Addison this Wednesday night at 7. The restaurant will be offering its special of the night, skewered grilled Sardinian swordfish with a glass of wine—all for $25. If you’re interested, … more

Dallas is cutting back big time in the midst of a budget crisis—but over on the other side of Coit, Richardson is getting ready to spend some big money.

Richardson is about to extend its trail system, revamp its recreation centers, and spruce up all the parks. If you live … more

Buy Buy Baby and Bed Bath & Beyond are both moving into the vacant Home Depot Expo building in the North Dallas Design District.

Buy Buy Baby is actually a children’s store offshoot of Bed Bath & Beyond, so sharing a space lets the company consolidate its operations.

The building … more

This week’s Friday Productivity Killer comes to us to courtesy of our ace intern Elizabeth Elliott, wo unearthed this potentially mega timewaster:

If you’re like most web surfers, you probably have about 10 to 15 sites that you visit regularly. Surveys show that there are more than 200 million distinct … more

Ino Japanese Bistro is one of those great little gems that most neighbors probably don’t have on their radars. I know, because I’ve lived down the street from this place for about ten years and tried it for the first time this week. A big reason is because of the … more

If you’ve got some clutter to clear, consider bringing it to the city’s annual recycling roundup this weekend at the Dallas International School in our neighborhood. You can bring sorts of hard-to-recycle items, like televisions, furniture, and appliances. And if you’ve done some remodeling, they’ll also accept building materials like … more

Our neighborhood schools are back in session, but this year the district will be under new leadership. We’ve been following the administration shuffle on our blog — and in this month’s cover story, Advocate takes an in-depth look at how our district has managed to become leader of the public … more

The mercury is lingering near the 75-degree mark, making for some mighty nice homecoming parade weather in our neighborhood. You can watch some highlights from this year’s Richardson homecoming parade on our blog.

Ever wondered what happens to your garbage after you set it out? Check out this video, along … more

This weekend, creepy critters of all sorts will take over Richardson’s city hall. The annual Great Fountain Plaza Festival has a “jungle” theme this year, so there’ll be all sorts of animals for the kids to check out, as well as music and performances all day. Get the details on … more

Richardson ISD administrators are still trying to find the next superintendent, and they want the public’s input. If you’d like to give your two cents, visit our blog and find out how you can have a say-so.

While we hate to break the unwritten law about pushing holiday shopping before … more

Brookhaven College is presenting RENT this weekend, and those tickets are just $10.  At Water Tower, you can see Unnecessary Farce with tickets starting at $25. Or you could take the kids to Slappy’s Puppet Playhouse—this weekend’s show is Willy Wonka.

This will also be the last weekend to enjoy … more

Broadway heavy hitter RENT is coming to our neck of the woods, and tickets are just $10. Find out where you can catch the show in our weekend roundup, which you can find on our blog every Thursday.… more