78-year-old man dies in North Dallas house fire
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Police investigate report of girl's sexual assault at Far North Dallas foster home 3:23 PM CT
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A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a foster home Monday night, Dallas police said. Also Online The girl was awakened between 9 and 10 p.m. by a 21-year-old woman who also lives at the Far North Dallas home, said Senior Cpl. Kevin Janse, a police spokesman. The woman threatened the girl and forced her to perform a sexual act, Janse said. A police report states that the victim and the suspect...
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Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle says it's time 'to wipe the slate clean'
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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Irving church fills tables of vandalized restaurant
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
In a show of support, members of DFW New Beginnings church ate lunch Tuesday at Natalie's Kitchen, the Far North Dallas restaurant that was vandalized Halloween night. JIM MAHONEY/DMNNatalie Pinhas had a full house for lunch Tuesday at her restaurant, which was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. Members from the Irving church came by the dozens to support the restaurant owners after vandals painted...
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Burned popcorn triggers three-alarm response at Dallas retirement community 10:48 AM CT
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Just before 8 a.m., Dallas firefighters responded to a three-alarm blaze in the northwest wing of the 3-story complex, which houses about 215 residents. When they arrived, the rescue team found a small fire in a second-floor room where popcorn had been left too long in a microwave.
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Interior designer James McInroe transforms a Preston Hollow manor
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Case in point: a globe-trotting Dallas couple with heads for finance and hearts for contemporary design. The duo had accumulated art and furnishings for years, snapping up pieces as they lived and worked in London and in shorter stints closer to home. Their collection had found a permanent roost in a settled-down Preston Hollow manor. There was space for everything in graciously proportioned rooms...
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Three-day walk for breast cancer awareness starts in Plano 8:25 AM CT
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
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Man found guilty in fatal shooting at Far North Dallas smoke shop 8:53 AM CT
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
> Arsenio Desmond Petty Petty was convicted Wednesday night of killing Rabeca Rae Kemp on Dec. 30 after he and two other men entered the Gas Pipe in the 18600 block of Marsh Lane. Surveillance video, which police said was key to identifying Petty, showed a man armed with a handgun entering the store followed by another man, who took the gun and began firing while a third man looked on. Also Online...
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Judge rejects deal to settle dispute over land near Bush library
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The deal to end a lawsuit over land at the was tossed aside today by a judge who said Southern Methodist University and its legal foe never had a clear agreement on the terms. After listening to arguments for more than an hour from SMU and Gary Vodicka, a former owner of condominiums near the library site, State District Judge John L. McCraw Jr. ruled that a July settlement agreement between the parties...
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Halloween ruled out as influence in hate crime at kosher restaurant
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Natalie and Yohai Pinhas don't think it was Halloween pranksters that spray-painted obscene and anti-semitic graffiti on the sidewalk and near the front door of their kosher restaurant and market in Far North Dallas. "It could be, but why curse? Mr. Pinhas said Sunday after his wife, Natalie found the vandalism when she arrived at the restaurant Sunday morning. ""I believe it's not Halloween."...
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Dallas firm buys building in Addison
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Dallas-based Luzzatto Excel LLC has bought a 182,154-square-foot office and industrial building at 4550 Excel Parkway in Addison. The property is 60 percent leased.
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Vity Hall blog: Rasansky returns $160,000 in unused donations 2:15 PM CT
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
With the help of an accountant, a check printing firm and a mailing service, Rasansky this week sent out 1,013 checks totaling $160,000 to every person or entity who ever gave him a dime. The rest of the money went to cover administrative costs of sending out the checks.
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Exco Resources expands Dallas headquarters 11:29 AM CT
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Exco Resources Inc. has leased an additional 30,450 square feet in the Lakeside Square office tower in North Dallas, building owner Younan Properties said Tuesday.
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Restaurant review: Zinsky's Delicatessen and Catering Co.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
My table went the traditional route on our first visit. Besides a cup of that tasty matzo ball soup, we had a corned beef sandwich, featuring a moderately generous pile of rosy meat that, if perhaps a tad dry and a touch bland, was still pretty good. We also had the Reuben, the grilled deli standby of pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on rye. And the pastrami is simply outstanding:...
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Huge North Dallas redevelopment project may face foreclosure
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
One of the most ambitious redevelopment projects on the drawing boards for North Dallas is facing possible foreclosure. Lenders have scheduled a forced sale for early next month on the 42 acres at the northwest corner of North Central Expressway and Walnut Hill Lane. Development site The recently cleared hillside property was to be the site of an urban village containing housing, retail and office...