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Brittnee Emerine doesn't wait for teenagers to come to the library. She goes to them. Each May, Emerine and her colleagues at the Carrollton Public Library show up at middle and high school pep …
The Farmers Branch City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday, to extend the city's garage conversion amnesty program for an additional six months, pushing the deadline to July 31, 2026, as roughly 600 homes …
The city's finances earned a clean bill of health Tuesday, March 17, with auditors finding no errors, no fraud and no compliance violations in the fiscal year 2025 audit. The City Council voted …
If Addison voters choose to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit on May 2, the town will need a replacement transit service ready to go almost immediately. On Tuesday, March 10, the Town Council heard from …
To mark eight decades of service, the Farmers Branch Police Department has unveiled a new commemorative badge, a shield that ties the department's daily work to the city's founding story. The badge was publicly recognized …
A proposed QuikTrip gasoline station and convenience store at the northwest corner of Midway and Alpha roads is headed to the Farmers Branch City Council after the Planning and Zoning Commission …
By the time Shay Patel won Carrollton's Youth Volunteer of the Year Award, she had already donated nearly 4,500 pounds of clothing, toys and blankets to area shelters, transformed how the city's …
A new glass mosaic featuring native North Texas flowers and pollinators is now on display along the Les Lacs pond in Addison, the latest addition to the town's public art collection. The Addison …
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) proudly joins transit agencies across the nation in celebrating National Transit Employee Appreciation Week this March, recognizing the dedicated professionals who …
Residents turned out Tuesday, March 3, to oppose a proposed 37-unit townhome development near a neighborhood park at the Farmers Branch City Council meeting, voicing concerns about traffic, character …
As your Mayor, I take my responsibility seriously to serve as a careful steward of taxpayers’ dollars and to safeguard the long-term interests of our city. Every decision I have participated in has …
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is ready to help everyone get to the 2026 Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival safely and conveniently on Saturday, March 14. …
At the Feb. 24 Special-Called Council Meeting, the City Council of Farmers Branch voted to move forward with participation in the General Mobility Program (GMP) Interlocal Agreement with the Dallas …
Shawn Allen has always believed that the best thing a person can do is make someone else's life a little better. For 25 years, he did that wearing a badge. Allen retired in late 2025 as a …
DART CEO Nadine Lee joined Service Planner Ed Eugene and other staff Feb. 26 to outline what transit service could look like if Addison voters choose to leave Dallas Area Rapid …
City councils in Farmers Branch and Addison made pivotal decisions Tuesday night determining whether voters will decide this spring on their cities’ future in Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Both …
It's a public activity that few of the general public witness: Candidates drawing for their places on the ballot for an election. Farmers Branch held their drawing Feb. 19. Carrollton held their …
The Innovation Zone at Farmers Branch Public Library was filled with adults trying to figure out the best way to desecrate books. Library associate Clarissa Cardona had given them specific …
The city is well-positioned heading into an anticipated period of falling interest rates, financial advisers said during a Farmers Branch City Council study session Feb. 17, but protecting those …
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will implement updated fare pricing effective March 1, 2026. The adjustments …