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Urgent: Community action needed on redistricting — event Sept. 24
Mayor Mike Rawlings and the Dallas City Council are holding an important open meeting at City Hall this Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. As you may remember, Plan 3 was the best map, not only for folks living in far East Dallas, but the entire City! Even...
Preview from the FRIdays cover shoot
FRI far East Dallas businesses and residents unite to support the FRI Community Connection Membership Program.
Visit the NHP Foundation Art Project
NHP Foundation Art Project - We invite you to visit the NHP Foundation’s Youth Fine Art Gallery. This gallery is a product of NHP's Youth Fine Art Workshops that were introduced in August 2004 by Lynnette Barton, NHP Residential Services Coordinator. Dallas Artist,...
Save our fire truck — Our safety is at stake!
This is an important notice regarding the Dallas Fire and Rescue Ladder Truck that is located at 5600 East Grand Avenue in Dallas, Station 19. As a cost saving measure, the Fire Department is planning on removing this apparatus from service and reducing the number of...
FRI supports the Dallas Parks Foundation
Parks are vital to any city. Parks and green space promote interaction and citizen willingness to cooperate and work toward common goals, "social capital" as it is referred. Dallas has one of the largest municipal park systems in the nation consisting of 371 parks...
Annual report is posted
FRI's 2010 annual report has just been posted. You can read and see the graphs by clicking here.
Remarkable transition in White Rock East
By Ellen Childress Maybe just changing the name from 2-Points to White Rock East has had some kind of transformational influence, but there is definitely a change for the better in our part of far East Dallas. The word this week from Principal Megan Barringer at...
Recreation center gets update
By Ellen Childress The Harry Stone Recreation Center (2403 Millmar) closed at the end of August for renovation. The design and remodeling includes a circular, glass-enclosed office at the front of the building, a 1500 square foot, state-of-the-art fitness center,...
White Rock Hills Library — A dream coming true
The Ferguson Road Initiative’s vision to build a library in far East Dallas is now a reality. Located at 9150 Ferguson Road, the White Rock Hills Branch Library is scheduled to open in early 2012. The sculpture by Jon Barlow Hudson is...
Greater Casa View Kicks Off Land Use Study
By Gary Lawler [dropcap2]T[/dropcap2]he Greater Casa View Alliance held town hall meetings in January and May of this year to develop a vision for the Upper Ferguson Road Corridor from Oates Drive to LBJ Freeway. Omniplan, a 55-yr-old architectural and planning firm,...
