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Candidate Forum set for Oct. 21

The Branch Herald and the StarCenter announced they have teamed up to provide Farmers Branch with a nonpartisan Candidate Forum. The forum is set for 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21 at the StarCenter, …

Residents support service levels at meeting

Residents spoke their minds at a special called meeting Friday evening.  The Farmers Branch City Council listened to residents and backpedaled on a portion of the proposed tax reduction rate on items...

City rescinds lease termination

After closing Friday evening’s executive session to discuss the city’s contract with The Firehouse Theatre, Mayor Terry Lynne announced no action was to be taken and allowed City …

New website allows enhanced calendar

Residents wanted a comprehensive calendar. Their message was clear. Before the Branch Herald launched, the organizing team including Publisher Kate Bergeron and Digital Editor Erin Cooper, asked …

Aussie Grind makes it official

The Aussie Grind Provisions is an Australian-style café that serves espresso-based drinks, fresh juices and smoothies as well as baked goods without artificial colors, flavors or …

New initiatives aim to set a new standard for public transport cleanliness and customer satisfaction. Earlier this year, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) launched their Point B Strategic Plan …

‘He just loved everybody’

Isaiah “Zay” Clark’s family is preparing to celebrate his 22 nd birthday without him. A light in the Van Noy, Smith and Parada families dimmed when Isaiah died in a single-car …

Early College High School students and parents met with staff, explored the new Building V and renovated Building W on Dallas College's Brookhaven campus and ate tacos for dinner as part of the …

Community pushes in new ambulance

Community members joined with the Farmers Branch Fire Department to push in the city's newest ambulance. This tradition dates back to  19th century when firefighters, after returning from a …

Positions for ballot drawn

City Secretary Stacy Henderson oversaw the random drawing Wednesday, Aug. 28, for the positions candidates for City Council District 2 will appear on November’s special election ballot. …

Budget town hall draws residents

Residents filled Manske Library meeting room to learn more about the City of Farmers Branch's proposed budget and tax reductions. At City Counci's direction, city staff have proposed a 2.75-cent …

Police ask for witnesses to help

Police are asking for the public’s help to solve a murder that happened in Farmers Branch Saturday, Aug. 24, morning. The crime is being investigated as an abduction as well as murder as …

Police seek murder suspects

The Farmers Branch Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was discovered by a passing motorist near the 1100 block of Valley View Lane around 3:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. …

Budget to be presented to residents

Farmers Branch residents are not alone in tightening their budgets this year. Residents will have an opportunity to learn about the proposed budget at a town hall meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Manske Library and find out exactly how the city is planning to reduce homeowner’s tax bills and what that will mean in terms of city services.

The end is in sight for the endless construction of the Mercer Crossing development on the west side of Farmers Branch. American Centurion Vice President Sean Terry attended the Aug. 20 Farmers …

Despite swirling rumors, the Farmers Branch City Council has gone silent in regard to The Firehouse Theatre. The council’s Aug. 20 agenda included a closed executive session at the end of the study session to seek confidential legal advice from the city attorney regarding the theater’s facility use agreement. Council reconvened for the city council meeting with Mayor Terry Lynne making no comment about the matter.

A last-ditch effort by former Mayor Bill Glancy and former City Council Member Traci Williams failed to stop the council from denying a grant that would create a downtown in Farmers Branch. …

  Three weeks on the streets, and Farmers Branch Police Department’s (FBPD) first motorcycle traffic unit has already made a difference. Drivers have been so responsive to the motorcycles that officers see a decreases in traffic speeds within ...

The field for the District 2 Farmers Branch City Council race expanded this week. Kristofer Cook and Brenda Brodrick filed applications to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot with City Secretary Stacy …

Audiences can leave worries behind and dive into a tropical adventure with  Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE this month. The feel-good musical, which opened Thursday, Aug. 8, at the …

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