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Prescription Drug Take Back

Drug overdose deaths are the #1 cause of accidental death in the U.S. (surpassing car accidents). In 2011, 22% of high school students in Dallas County reported using a prescription drug without a prescription from a doctor. The most common source of these drugs is from the medicine cabinet in their own home or at a friend or family member’s home.

The Take Back is an opportunity for the community to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription (and over the counter) medications. Disposal is free and anonymous. This national event is coordinated through the Drug Enforcement Agency to combat the prescription drug abuse epidemic and get these drugs out of circulation so that they cannot be abused.

Nearby locations are DPD Northeast Patrol at 9915 E. Northwest Highway and DFR Station #19 at 5600 East Grand Avenue.

GOT DRUGS FLYER April 27

March 20, 2013September 30, 2013 by pgampper

Corroded Gas Lines

From our friends at Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association. Cast iron
gas pipes in older neighborhoods met code at the time they were put in, but
now they are corroding and present potentially dangerous situations.
Wilshire Heights is west of Skillman between Mockingbird and Mercedes.

Cast Iron Gas Pipes

March 20, 2013September 30, 2013 by pgampper

Tietze Shred

Get ready! The document shredding event and fundraiser for Friends of Tietze Park is coming up Saturday, March 23rd from 9 am to 1 pm in the parking lot of Skillman Church of Christ. Prices are the same as years past. Double bonus – You can shred all those documents while benefitting worthy causes.

TietzeShred_2013

March 20, 2013September 30, 2013 by pgampper

Stonewall Jackson Food Truck Field Day

Back and better than ever is the Second Annual Food Truck Field Day taking place Saturday, April 6^th from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Eleven of Dallas’ favorite gourmet mobile eateries will be at Stonewall Jackson Elementary, Mockingbird at Matilda, for a day of delicious food, entertainment and family fun! $5 tickets can be purchased the day of the event and do not include the cost of food. All proceeds benefit Stonewall Gardens.

SJFoodTruck2013

March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 by pgampper

Marathon Alert!

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon will be impacting our neighborhood on Sunday morning, March 24. The half marathon will begin in downtown Dallas and head north through Uptown and Park Cities, entering the LGNA area at Greenville and Martel. Street closures in the LGNA area will be between 7:00am and approximately noon, and they may affect exit from or access to your home on race day..

All of Greenville Avenue will be closed between Martel and Mockingbird. At Mockingbird the route heads east, and there will be only two lanes for vehicle traffic. It will be difficult or impossible to cross Mockingbird between Greenville and Skillman. At Skillman the route turns south toward Swiss Avenue. Only one lane of northbound traffic will be open on Skillman between Live Oak and Mockingbird, and again it will be difficult or impossible to cross.

Competitor Group, sponsor of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, have provided a course map and detailed road closure information.

DAL Road Closure Grid

Dallas_13_CourseMap

March 20, 2013 by pgampper