Richardson News

By CHRIS COATS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Chris Coats is a neighborsgo community columnist.

"We decided to open up the dinner to the public so everyone can enjoy this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity." The menu for the dinner was designed by Slow Food Dallas member and chef Claudine Martyn, and Renaissance Hotel Chef Rob Richards, who worked together to incorporate local producers.

When the state announces school ratings this month, hundreds of schools are expected to claim higher marks - and part of the credit goes to new state rules that count some students as passing the TAKS test when they actually failed.

A crowd gathered Monday in Richardson after a car that led deputy constables and other officers on a chase through four cities crashed on Plano Road.

Officials believe some of the smell and loose trash at a Richardson solid waste transfer station could be alleviated by using anti-odor spray and installing new fencing.

A fleeing driver was struck by a truck while pulling into the intersection of Plano and Buckingham roads on Monday morning.

A former North Texas pastor who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges after images were found on his church computer has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Becky D'Angelo loved her new hairdo after getting it done at the C.C. Young Retirement Community's beauty shop.

In the shadows of the Central Expressway-Bush Turnpike interchange, Richardson officials are planning to build what they say is another important transportation crossroads.

School budgets, typically a complex mess under the best of circumstances, are in chaos this year because of uncertainty and confusion around state and federal funding.

The police blotter summarizes crime reported in Richardson through June 16 and is organized alphabetically by street and numerically by block.

Theodore Kim covers the city of Plano and Matthew Haag covers Plano schools. The community is encouraged to contribute by joining the conversation on this blog.

By CHRIS COATS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Contact Chris Coats, neighborsgo community columnist, at ctcoats@aol.com. On weekday mornings, the rush-hour traffic on Floyd Road near the University of Texas at Dallas slows near a live oak tree.

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The City of Richardson announced yesterday that it received a prestigious Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence Award from the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday signed into law a bill that awards seven Texas universities millions of dollars to help them become top U.S. research institutions.

North Texas shows up early and often on the new list "America's Top 25 Relovilles," devised by former New York Times reporter Peter T. Kilborn.

The father of an eight-month-old girl who has been missing since late Tuesday night has been jailed and is considered a suspect in her disappearance, police said Sunday.

By CHRIS COATS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Chris Coat is a neighborsgo community columnist.

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