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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The late Jim Benedek, North Lake's soccer coach, recently was inducted into the Texans Credit Union Walk of Fame at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. The Walk of Fame honors those who have been instrumental in helping build the sport in the community. Benedek played soccer for the Houston Stars and Dallas Tornado and was the first men's soccer coach at Southern Methodist University. He also was a consultant...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
An Irving Police Department internal-affairs report released Thursday cleared two officers who were accused of using excessive force against a 15-year-old boy. Alexis Campoy and his parents told police officials last month that officers Derrick McPherson and Austin Mix used unnecessary force while trying to calm down the 15-year-old as they investigated a burglary at the family's home. Among other...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Lanes will be closed between Field Street to just east of Pearl Street for work related to the Woodall Rodgers deck park, which is scheduled to open in early 2012.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Van Duyne's colleagues seemed confused about why she made the request. Council member Joe Philipp had City Attorney Charles Anderson point out that the alcohol requirements aren't part of the city's charter. And others said the only way to put the matter before voters would be to ask them to repeal the current rule – something most members adamantly oppose.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Daniella Rojas could have said almost anything to the man who gave her 16-year-old sister the "cheese" heroin that killed her. She had her chance Wednesday when the judge allowed her to explain how her family had suffered. But before she took the stand, her father, Gerardo Rojas, admonished her not to call him names, telling her to be polite. Daniella, now the same age as Ana when she died,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Attorneys for the city and resident Manuel Benavidez, who filed the suit, described the situation on Tuesday as a paperwork mistake that was quickly corrected with the order to vacate. But they also said the text of the judgment is a fairly clear indicator that Solis will likely approve the proposed election system if the Justice Department does, too.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
At home in Katmandu, Nepal, Pankaj Karki researched colleges in the United States. He initially decided to attend a university in South Dakota. But when he arrived there, he was one of just nine students from his country. "I was kind of homesick over there, and it was hard to adjust," he said. Also Online Then his aunt and uncle told him about North Lake College in Irving. The country that...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Irving branch of the NAACP celebrated the civil rights organization's 100th anniversary at its Freedom Fund luncheon Oct. 25 at the Wyndham Hotel. A panel discussion on "Then and Now" included Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Reginald Gates of the Dallas Black Chamber, retired State Senior District Judge L. Clifford Davis and Dr. Gwendolyn Morrison of the Tarrant County College...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Few things in Irving are the way they were 30 years ago. What was once a sleepy suburb of mostly white residents is now a bustling city with one of the most diverse populations in North Texas."It has to do with the values that people have," said Bob Harper, who is among a unified group of residents who steadfastly voice such opposition. "There's a lot of passion to it."For years,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Few things in Irving are the way they were 30 years ago. What was once a sleepy suburb of mostly white residents is now a bustling city with one of the most diverse populations in North Texas. Yet for all of the transformation, there has been at least one unbending constant: a fervent and vocal, though not always victorious, opposition to alcohol sales. "It has to do with the values that people...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Don Herring Jr. on Oct. 9 hosted The Great Harvest – An Evening To Care at the Four Seasons Resort and Club. The 19th annual fundraiser benefits Irving Cares, a nonprofit that helps residents in need. The evening included an extensive buffet of gourmet food and a live and silent auction.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The 2007 bond election included funds to build the middle school. But district officials waited to see whether there was enough growth in enrollment at that age level. The district already has bought 17 acres at 3601 W. Pioneer, west of Belt Line Road and north of Pioneer Drive.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Susan Reeves is giving “Boob Tube” a whole different meaning. Two small televisions, blaring the theme song to “The Pink Panther,” sat cradled in the cups of a black bra outlined in glittery rhinestones as part of “Bras for a Cause,” an event to raise awareness for . “Boob Tube” was one of 10 bras on display at the Cancer Center at Baylor Medical Center...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, citing a nearly 20 percent drop in fundraising, is cutting staff at its national office in Irving and in 11 states.Texas' state-level offices are not affected by the cuts, said Texas state director Karen Housewright. Private donations, government grants and corporate sponsorships to MADD National dropped between 15 percent and 20 percent to $43 million last year, said...
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