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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle said today that he's retiring after a tenure of more than five years that included a boost in the number of officers and a steady drop in overall crime. The chief made the announcement at a 10 a.m. news conference. He plans to end his tenure by April. Also Online While continuity in the job is important, he said, "I also think that in certain jobs, there's a need...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
When the Casa View Branch Library opened in East Dallas in February 1964, the best-seller lists were dominated by James Bond-inspired novels and chronicles about President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas three months earlier. Photos by G.J. McCARTHY/DMNCharlotte Kuser spent part of Wednesday getting the 19,500-square-foot Lochwood Branch Library ready for its grand opening on Saturday....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
TYLER – Visiting David Gary's garden would make a special trip to East Texas worthwhile. Beyond beautiful, the garden is a living manual for anyone longing to cultivate beauty but hesitant to begin because of age or physical disability. JIM MAHONEY/DMN Dallas Arboretum volunteer David Gary, diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was 28, planned his new backyard in Tyler to accommodate the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The end of the trail is in sight, and that's good news for runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters who navigate the bottleneck at the south end of White Rock Lake. Torrential rain in March 2006 damaged the 95-year-old spillway and created a shoreline sinkhole – a multimillion-dollar public works problem. But the dam disaster also created an opportunity for a flood of recreational improvements....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The 4800 block of Tremont Street in Munger Place is lined with large, two-story homes with huge porches and columns reminiscent of early 20th-century architecture. Beyond the well-trimmed trees and neat yards, the Tremont Gang is at it again in the Farrell home. With most now in their 70s, the future may not hold many more of these unusual neighborhood reunions. A roar of laughter rolls through the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Editor's note: This article's subject asked not to be fully identified to protect family in Iraq and is referred to by his nickname, Moose. When a hard-partying college student helped a U.S. Army captain buy a refrigerator in a Baghdad market, he never imagined he was setting off the most unlikely career move imaginable. Also Online Six years, 7,000 miles and one assassination attempt later, the student,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Terry Lendecker, spokesman for the Arboretum, said a substantial amount of equipment was stolen. Lendecker did not give details, and said Arboretum employees were still in the process of determining the value of the stolen items.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Dallas police are looking for a serial flasher in the Lake Highlands area. Also Online Exposure incidents in the neighborhood, believed to involve the same man, might go back to 2005, according to police. The most recent report came on Sept. 30. It involved a man exposing himself at a home on Edgecliff Circle, a small cul-de-sac not far from the intersection of Walnut Hill Lane and Audelia Road. Additionally,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
This is some fancy tool shed: Tudor architecture, hand-stained-glass casement windows, a monumental antique French chandelier, reproduction Arts and Crafts wallpaper, central air and heat. As owner Greg Armstrong explains the impressive, formal garden room: "It started out to be a tool shed, and it got out of control. Alan and I spent too much time in Europe."Armstrong is given to wry, self-deprecating...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
He said the owner of Easton Hills, Eric Conner of Dallas, was receptive to meeting with neighborhood leaders and addressing their concerns. For example, he discussed sending a notice to residents asking them to walk down Garland Road to get to shopping centers instead of cutting through the neighborhood. Simply reducing foot traffic could help.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Crime reduction: The mandatory crime reduction program is for apartments that have reached a certain statistical crime-risk threshold. Those complexes must run credit and criminal history reports for prospective tenants, hold crime watch meetings, provide security lighting, remove pay phones and meet other requirements. The police work with the individual complexes to tailor their crime-reduction plans....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
After enduring 15 months of home renovations, Joe Luby and Wendy Donohue are itching for a break. But instead of escaping to a local hideaway, the newlyweds look forward to kicking back at their revamped Lakewood retreat. Photos by MELANIE BURFORD/DMN The yard and the big trees at the Tokalon Drive home sold Joe Luby and Wendy Donohue on the property, Luby says. The Tokalon Drive two-story is the stuff...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Dallas County Health and Human Services has verified another human case of the West Nile virus, bringing the county's total so far this year to four. Also Online The most recent case made public on Monday was recorded in the 75214 zip code of Dallas, which includes Lakewood. The patient’s identity is not provided for personal privacy and medical confidentiality. The first two cases of the year...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
The beneficiary: Garcia was attending an out-of-state Police Explorer's conference when he became severely dehydrated and suffered brain hemorrhaging. He's home but continuing rehab at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Zale Lipshy Hospital. The benefit, organized by the Neighborhood Police Officers Unit, will help with medical bills and related expenses, said Officer Mitch Gatson.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Kent Robertson, manager of animal services for the city, would not discuss the concerns but said in an e-mail message that Animal Services receives few service requests to respond to reports of dogs killing cats at night. He said his department is working with the Bryan Place residents to place traps for the dogs and is in the process of coordinating night sweeps with Dallas police.
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