March 19, 2007
The Richardson Neighbors blog has changed to a new address: http://neighborsgo.beloblog.com/archives/richardson.
The site richardsonblog.dallasnews.com will soon be obsolete. For all future blog entries, visit the above site.
The new blog will feature the same up-to-date Richardson, Lake Highlands and Far North Dallas news, but will simply be posted on a different Web address.
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March 18, 2007
Richardson announces its traffic construction trips for the week of Monday, March 19.
Abrams Road - This project includes replacement of the existing, undivided roadway with a new four-lane concrete roadway on Abrams Road from Walnut Street to south of Centennial Boulevard. In segments where existing right-of-way allows it, a concrete median will also be built. The storm sewer system and waterline will be upgraded and new concrete sidewalks, barrier free ramps, roadway illumination and traffic signals will be installed. Construction should be completed by January 2008.
Arapaho Road from Mimosa Drive to Floyd Road – The project includes pavement repair, barrier free ramps, sidewalks, retaining walls, drainage improvements, landscaping plantings and new landscape irrigation systems. Expect up to two directional traffic lanes to be temporarily blocked from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The project should be completed by mid-April.
Yale Boulevard - This project includes full depth concrete pavement repairs on Yale Boulevard from Belt Line Road to Chestnut Hill Lane. In addition, sidewalks, residential driveway approaches, wheelchair ramps and median pavement will be repaired. Construction should be completed by the end of March. A traffic lane will be temporarily blocked at needed times as the work progresses along this corridor.
Mark Twain/Belt Line Road screening wall and entry features – Because of construction of a masonry wall along the north side of Belt Line Road from Bowser Road to east of Wake Court, this section of the westbound curb lane on Belt Line Road could be temporarily closed to traffic on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until mid-July. The project also includes entry features at Bowser Road and at Wake Court as well as some landscaping and reconstruction of existing sidewalk.
Terrace Drive east of Greenville Avenue - Because of driveway construction, the westbound curb lane on Terrace Drive east of Greenville Avenue could be closed to traffic on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until late March.
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March 16, 2007
The Richardson Public Library and the Society of the Albanian-American Writers have joined forces to establish a collection of Albanian-language books at the library.
The Society of the Albanian-American Writers, a Richardson-based nonprofit organization, donated 70 fiction and nonfiction books to better serve the library’s Albanian-American customers.
Most of the books are authored by members of the writers’ society and include poetry, short stories, novels, diaries, history, philosophy, sports, fables and reference works.
Several important national Albanian authors including Ismail Kadare, Rudolf Marku, Ali Podrimja and Visar Zhiti also are represented in the collection.
The Albanian-language collection can be found in the “World Languages” section on the library’s third floor.
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The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts and Humanities’ Legacy of Photomontage: Engineering the Photograph will feature contemporary works opening Friday, March 16, in the visual arts building main gallery. The free public show runs 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays through April 13.
For more information, see http://ah.utdallas.edu/season0607/photomontage.htm.
-Photo submitted by Kristi Barrus
Artist Enrique Fernández Cervantes’ Trinidad is among the photomontages in the UTD art exhibition.
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March 15, 2007
Almost 50 teams with 300 “chefs in the kitchen” and thousands of hungry testers are expected to share in the camaraderie and excitement of the 14th annual Kosher Chili Cook-Off! from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Congregation Tiferet Israel in North Dallas.
Admission is $10 for adults, including all the chili you can taste, $5 for children ages 4-11, including a hot dog, and free for children three and under. Silent auction, music, activities and entertainment also are planned.
Congregation Tiferet Israel is located at 10909 Hillcrest Road in North Dallas.
For more information, or to register a team, contact Isabel Molina at 214-691-3611 or email ismolina@tiferetdallas.org.
-Photo submitted by Deborah Silverthorn
Darryl Lazarow shows off the winner’s trophy – now named after him – of the Kosher Chili Cook-Off in which he has participated successfully for nine years.
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