Good vs. Bad Landlords
Reputation is More Than Just Business…It’s
In the fastgrowing and highly connected communities of the DFW area, landlords play a critical role in shaping not only their properties but also the character of their neighborhoods. Whether you’re an investor managing a single-family rental, a duplex, a four-plex, or a 50unit apartment complex, how you treat your property, and your tenants builds a reputation that follows you from neighborhood to neighborhood.
Good Landlords Stand Out for the Right Reasons
Good landlords understand that property maintenance is more than a chore; it’s a message. Well-kept homes signal pride, professionalism,
In Cinque: Prayer Time
By Renetta W. Howard
March 7, 2025 was the International World Day of Prayer. I have no idea how many of us actually took part on that day and really prayed. But I do know that the time to pray is really upon us in the United States of America. If all of Mr. Trump’s executive orders have not hit a spot in your heart, you either have a heart of stone or “God is on your side.”
So many people are upset and worried about the tariff war and how it will affect our daily lives. No doubt, it will be something similar to the days of World War II when everything was scarce and some things were fake. I was a child but I do remember the rationing stamps because any time I went to the store for food or anything else, I had to have in hand my rationing book which was issued by the federal government to families. Every family was allowed so many items per month. Some families needed more than was allowed and some needed less, so there were always exchanges
of stamps between families. Some families needed more food stamps and some needed more shoe stamps. My mother exchanged a lot of food stamps such as sugar for shoe stamps. I needed at least three pairs of shoes all the time; Sunday or dress, school and play shoes. We did not use as much sugar. Many items of food were fake, like oleo for butter, wieners with skins, syrup substitutes, unsliced bread, scarce chocolate items, fake leather soles on shoes, fake patent leather, nylon stockings and ballpoint pens. Because of the war, more women were drafted to do the jobs that were usually done by men which also changed the fashion world. Women began to wear slacks, or pants to work and on a daily basis, as some jobs could not be done in dresses. Because it was a war going on between the United States and foreign nations,
travel was limited to some places. Jim Crow was still in existence, so social hardships were still in place for minorities, especially Black people and some foreigners. Are you seeing similarities now? Sorry, but they are here. All of the covers of racism are showing their heads now. DEI (Diversity, Inclusion and equity) was in place before the executive order on paper and carried out, when possible, but no excuses now on racist choices. The tariffs are just a detraction to keep you from seeing what is really happening. Let us get ‘in cinque’ and PRAY from our souls and hearts to clear up the confusion under which we are now living with a DEVINE INTERVENTION! Wait and watch before making drastic moves.
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and respect for both the investment and the tenants living there. A freshly painted exterior, functioning HVAC, timely plumbing fixes, and manicured yards don’t go unnoticed. Tenants feel valued, neighbors appreciate the care, and the community grows stronger as a result. This is especially true for duplex, fourplex, and apartment owners, where tenants live in close proximity. A leaky roof or broken A/C doesn’t just inconvenience one family, it affects multiple households. Responsiveness, cleanliness, and good communication are key. When tenants feel heard and respected, they become your
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According to the information provided by the Student Borrower Protection Center:
• A typical current student loan borrower with a college degree will be forced to pay an additional $2,928 per year in student loan payments should Congress enact this proposal, when compared to the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.
• A typical current student loan borrower with some college but no degree would be forced to repay an additional $1,761 per year in student loan payments should Congress enact this proposal, when compared to the SAVE plan.
Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott, who is the ranking member of the House Education Committee, has been a vocal advocate for student loan borrowers. He introduced legislation aimed at lowering the cost of college and assisting with
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More practically, tenants of good landlords are more likely to renew leases, refer friends, and leave positive reviews. In the age of online forums, Google ratings, and neighborhood Facebook groups, word-of-mouth spreads faster than ever. And good news? It travels fast.
Bad Landlords Are Remembered for the Wrong Reasons On the other hand, neglected properties become eyesores. Peeling paint, broken fences, leaky roofs, or pest problems don’t just affect one tenant, they affect the entire block. Neighbors talk, and tenants talk louder. A bad experience with maintenance delays or dismissiveness doesn’t stay quiet for long.
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loan repayment. His legislation has included the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act, which aims to double the Pell Grant, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness, lower interest rates, make loans less expensive, and repeal origination fees. Rep. Scott also supported proposals to expand access to Pell Grants, make student loans more affordable, and improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. But in a survival of the fittest world in part created by citi-
Poor maintenance isn’t just a reflection on the property it’s a reflection on the landlord. And when the name behind the property becomes associated with apathy or unreliability, that stigma is hard to shake. Vacancy rates rise, complaints increase, and rental income suffers.
The flip side is negativity in multi-family units are just as powerful and damaging. When a landlord doesn’t maintain their property, word spreads fast. In duplexes and small multifamily homes, neglect is visible and immediate. Trash piling up, broken fences, mold, pest problems, or noisy neighbors that go unaddressed are all signs of an absent or careless landlord. Tenants talk. Neighbors talk. And potential renters look at online reviews, Nextdoor Continued on page 3
zens united, having access to large amounts of money is typically a huge factor in attending college. “Forgiving student debt would be a great gift to graduates, but so would having your mortgages, car loans, and credit card debt forgiven. Debt forgiveness is a slap in the face to all who sacrificed and worked extra jobs to pay off their student loans,” argued businessman and media owner Armstrong Williams on social media on May 5. But the question of whether those in default can repay at an unpredictable economic time is unknown.
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5 Healthy Habits to Help Reduce Stress
(Family Features) Between work, family obligations and a constantly changing world, people in the United States are stressed. In fact, U.S. workers are among the most stressed in the world, according to a State of the Global Workplace study. While some stress is unavoidable and can be good for you, constant or chronic stress can have real consequences for your mental and physical health.
Chronic stress can increase your lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke. It can also lead to unhealthy habits like overeating, physical inactivity and smoking while also increasing risk factors, including high blood pressure, depression and anxiety. However, a scientific statement from the American Heart Association shows reducing stress and cultivating a positive mindset can improve health and well-being.
To help people understand the connection between stress and physical health, the American Heart Association offers these science-backed insights to help reduce chronic stress.
Stay Active Exercise is one of the easiest ways to keep your body healthy and release stress.
Physical activity is linked to lower risk of diseases, stronger bones and muscles, improved mental health and cognitive function and lower risk of depression. It can also help increase energy and im-
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prove quality of sleep. The American Heart Association recommends adults get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity, 75 minutes of vigorous activity or a combination.
Meditate
Incorporate meditation and mindfulness practices into your day to give yourself a few minutes to create some distance from daily stress. Some studies show meditation can reduce blood pressure, improve sleep, support the immune system and increase your ability to process information.
Practice Positivity
A positive mindset can improve overall health. Studies show a positive mindset can help you live longer, and happy individuals tend to sleep
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If the perception is that your units are rundown or poorly managed, it can impact your occupancy rate and your long-term profitability
“As a realtor, I have toured properties, and the tenants tell my client how poorly the property management monitors and repairs issues and that’s a complete turnoff for that potential renter.”
What Do You Want Your Reputation to Be?
Trump’s FAA Under Fire
Senn in an email reported by Politico, that aircraft took a “scenic route around the Pentagon” instead of flying directly to its destination, prompting a last-minute diversion of two jetliners. Senn called the Black Hawk’s maneuver a violation of safety standards. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reportedly called the episode “unacceptable.” Following the January crash, the FAA
imposed tighter restrictions in the crowded airspace around Reagan National. These included closing a key helicopter route along the Potomac River and requiring military aircraft to broadcast their location using satellite-based tracking systems.
Despite those changes, Sunday’s disruption has renewed criticism over how airspace is managed, especially involving military aircraft.
better, exercise more, eat better and not smoke. Practice positive self-talk to help you stay calm. Instead of saying, “everything is going wrong,” re-frame the situation and remind yourself “I can handle this if I take it one step at a time.”
Show Gratitude Gratitude – or thankfulness – is a powerful tool that can reduce levels of depression and anxiety and improve sleep. Start by simply writing down three things you’re grateful for each day.
Find a Furry Friend Having a pet may help you get more fit; lower stress, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar; and boost overall happiness and wellbeing. When you see, touch,
“I’m still flying in and out, but I have got a lot of constituents now who say, ‘I’m just not sure I’m going to be willing to fly out of Reagan,” Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner stated. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ranking member, blasted the Department of Defense and the FAA for what she called an alarming pattern of negli-
hear or talk to companion animals, you may feel a sense of goodwill, joy, nurturing and happiness. At the same time, stress hormones are suppressed. Dog ownership is also associated with a lower risk of depression, according to research published by the American Heart Association. Find more stress-management tips at Heart.org/stress.
Stress 101
Understanding stress is an important step in managing and reducing it. Consider these things to know about stress and how it could affect your life: Today, 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. report being worried or depressed.
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gence. “It is outrageous that only three months after an Army Black Hawk helicopter tragically collided with a passenger jet, the same Army brigade again flew a helicopter too close to passenger jets on final approach at DCA,” Cantwell said. “It is far past time for [Defense] Secretary [Pete] Hegseth and the FAA to give our airspace the security and safety attention it deserves.”
Do you want to be known as the landlord who cares? Who maintains high standards? Who treats tenants with respect and keeps the neighborhood proud?
Or do you risk being known as the absentee owner who let a once-great home fall into disrepair?
In real estate, especially in a vibrant, growing area like DFW reputation is everything. Make yours count.
At the end of the day, being a landlord is more than just a business venture it’s a personal investment. Your properties carry your name. Your actions tell the story. Ask yourself: What do I want my reputation to include?
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Explosive Report Reveals Trump’s Cuts Are Jeopardizing Veterans’ Health Care
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent
An explosive new investigative report has revealed how the Trump administration’s cuts are jeopardizing veterans’ health care. The Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit news outlet ProPublica said it obtained internal emails that expose how Trump’s costcutting measures have disrupted life-saving clinical trials, derailed cancer research, and left VA hospitals across the country short-staffed and scrambling to care for those who served. Despite Trump’s repeated promises to put veterans first—“We love our veterans,” he said in February—internal messages from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials tell a different story. The report details how VA doctors in Pennsylvania, Detroit, Colorado, and
beyond have been sending urgent warnings to headquarters about the impact of layoffs, hiring freezes, and the abrupt cancellation of critical contracts. “Enrollment in clinical trials is stopping,” one email warned earlier this year. “Meaning veterans lose access to therapies.” That message, sent from VA doctors in Pennsylvania, stated more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for conditions ranging from metastatic head and neck cancers to traumatic brain injuries and kidney disease. Though the administration later walked back some of the decisions, allowing certain trials to resume, other programs remain suspended. For example, two cancer trials in Pittsburgh for veterans with advanced head and neck cancer remain delayed. “It’s insane,” said Alanna Caffas, head of the Veterans Health
Foundation in Pittsburgh.
“These veterans should be able to get access to research treatments, but they can’t.”
The disruptions come even as the VA is legally required to expand services under the PACT Act, which Congress passed to provide greater support for veterans suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, burn pits, and other toxic environments. Instead, ProPublica reports that the Trump administration is planning to eliminate at least 70,000 VA positions, aiming to shrink the agency back to its pre-PACT Act size. “The Biden Administration understood what it meant to pay for the cost of war; it seems the Trump Administration does not,” said Rep. Mark Takano, a California Democrat who authored the PACT Act. One of the most alarming findings involves the VA’s cancer registries—data-
When the Birds Stop Singing
By Ben Jealous
Where I grew up in California, on quiet mornings, you could hear the birds before anything else – finches, warblers, sparrows. They made the dawn feel like something alive. Those songs filled the sky with beauty and made the world feel whole.
Now, those voices are going silent.
A new study published last week in Science brought stunning news. Three out of every four of the 500 North American bird species in the study are in decline. Seventyfive percent. It is a collapse happening in real time, in our backyards, in our forests, in our skies.
This is not a mystery. It is not a natural cycle. The reasons are clear – and they are all human-made.
We are destroying bird habitats across this continent. Wetlands, forests, grasslands – paved over or poisoned. We are using pesticides that kill off the insects birds depend on for food. We are building in places that block nesting and migration. And, of course, we are heating the planet in ways that are driving entire species to the edge.
This study is not just a report. It is a warning. And we should treat it as such.
Birds are essential workers in our natural systems. They pollinate plants. They eat pests. They spread seeds that help entire forests grow. When birds vanish, entire ecosystems unravel. The decline of birds is not a small crisis. It is a signal of something much bigger.
We are not just losing birds. We are losing balance. We are watching the Earth’s systems go out of rhythm. That is the extinction crisis.
Many people still do not realize we are living through a mass extinction – what scientists are calling the sixth in Earth’s history. But unlike the one that killed off the dinosaurs, this one is driven by us. Species are disappearing at a rate thousands of times faster than normal. We are making this planet unlivable for the creatures we share it with –and eventually, if we are not careful, for ourselves.
And yet, there is still hope. We have done hard things before. We have solved problems that once seemed impossible. In the middle part of the last century, America’s greatest birds of prey were pushed
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to the edge of extinction. The bald eagle. The peregrine falcon. The osprey. All were being poisoned by DDT, a pesti-
cide that was weakening their eggshells until whole generations were lost.
But in 1962, a scientist named Rachel Carson wrote a book called Silent Spring. She told the truth. She connected the dots. And people listened. The movement she sparked led to the banning of DDT. It led to the creation of the EPA. And it helped bring our great raptors back from the brink.
Today, in places like Chicago, peregrine falcons are nesting on skyscrapers. In Maryland, where I live, bald eagles fly over the Chesapeake Bay again. That happened be-
bases used to track treatment and recurrence. In the Pacific Northwest, officials said funding was “updated for immediate termination” by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trumpcreated office. In an email, VA staff in Detroit warned of the “inability to track oncology treatment and recurrenc-
cause people fought for it. That is the power of action guided by truth.
We also saw what the world could do when faced with the hole in the ozone layer – another man-made crisis. In the 1980s, scientists sounded the alarm. The world came together to ban the chemicals causing the damage. Now, the ozone layer is healing. We are seeing progress because we acted boldly and together. We can do the same for birds – and for nature itself. It starts with honesty. We must name what is happening: a man-made collapse of ecosystems. We must reject the lies coming from those who want to bury the science,
es.” Without the data, providers say, cancer patients are at even greater risk.
In Colorado, social worker layoffs left homeless veterans without support. One month later, after pressure mounted, the VA reinstated some staff. VA press secretary Pete Kasperowicz insisted the impact was minimal and said affected caseloads were temporarily reassigned. Kasperowicz also downplayed the internal warnings revealed by ProPublica. “The only thing these reports show is that VA has a robust and well-functioning system to flag potential issues and quickly fix them so we can provide the best possi-
downplay the damage, or pretend that nothing is wrong. We know the truth. And the birds – or the silence where they used to be – are telling it too.
Then we must act. We need to protect the land birds depend on – from forests to shorelines to native grasslands. We need to reduce pesticide use and restore pollinator-friendly habitats. We need to pass strong laws that defend biodiversity. And most of all, we need to stop burning the fossil fuels that are driving the climate crisis and accelerating species loss all around the world.
Birds are not the only canaries in this coal mine.
When I was a boy in Pacific Grove, CA – known as Butterfly Town, USA – they came by the tens of thousands. These charismatic critters, each one lighter than a feather, were heavy enough in their great numbers to bend the tree limbs on which they would land. The same butterfly sanctuary that was home to that marvel this year counted fewer than 250 monarchs. From the monarchs to the meadowlarks, we are watching life itself vanish in plain sight.
Simply to go outside – to walk through a field, sit under a tree, hike through a park, or step into the ocean – reveals
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A Week After Shedeur Sanders is Drafted in the 5th Round, He and His Fans Move Forward
By Lauren Burke
“I have never seen anything in my almost 50 years of covering the National Football League like what the National Football League just did to Shedeur Sanders,” said Skip Bayless emphatically on the Skip Bayless Show on April 29. Bayless had predicted that Sanders would be selected early in the first round. Another top draft expert, Mel Kiper, called the late drafting of Sanders “disgusting” and said “I don’t know what is going on with this” on the night of the draft. The biggest story that came out of
the 2025 NFL draft was an unexpected one: Colorado Buffaloes QB and son of one of the greatest and most versatile players to play in the NFL, Shedeur Sanders, was surprisingly drafted in the 5th round.
Shedeur Sanders would eventually be drafted by the Cleveland Browns. But the expectation was that he would be drafted in a much higher position. The NFL has many teams in need of a quarterback. That Sanders was not drafted as an earlyround pick has many speculating about racism, collusion against him, and dislike
of his father, Deion Sanders. But despite the questions, Sanders’ overall talent is not questioned by many who follow the NFL and college football closely. Now Sanders will have something to prove after the unexpectedly challenging draft experience. Mel Kiper, a prominent American football analyst best known for his work with ESPN covering the NFL Draft, predicted that Sanders would be drafted 5th or 6th overall. Kiper along with Bayless were shocked that Sanders was drafted in the 6th round.
“This has never happened
before,” Kiper also said when speaking on Sanders’ late draft selection on ESPN two days after the draft. He pointed out that Sanders led the Southland Conference in completion percentage and was fourth in passing yards. It has never happened before in 47 years that a player that high has dropped this far,” Kiper added in confusion. But Shedeur Sanders may get the last laugh. His Jersey sales are spiking and fans are buying directly from his website rather than from an NFL-owned platform. What happens next on the playing field may cement Sanders’ answers to his critics.
New Research Highlights the State of Early Childhood Education
By National Institute for Early Education Research
A new analysis of statefunded early childhood education programs for three and four-year-olds shows that preschool investments across the United States are at an all-time high. However, the increases in funding and enrollment are skewed by a small number of states making progress — and quality remains highly uneven from state to state. The National Institute for Early Education Research’s 2024 State of Preschool Yearbook presents a critical snapshot of preschool education in America. The 2023-2024 school year set records for state-funded preschool enrollment and spending. Currently, 44 states and DC fund preschool programs. Most state pre-K programs continue to primarily or only serve four-year-olds. Nationally, enrollment reached 37% of four-year-olds but only
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ble care to Veterans,” he said. However, internal documents show that DOGE has drafted a transformation plan that includes consolidating operations, introducing artificial intelligence to manage benefits, and even proposing the closure of up to 29 VA hospitals. Kasperowicz denied that any closures are planned, stating, “Just because a VA employee wrote something down, doesn’t make it VA policy.” David Shulkin, who served as VA secretary during Trump’s first term, told ProPublica that the current approach prioritizes cuts over
8% of three-year-olds. States spent more than $13.6 billion on preschool in 2023-2024, including $257 million in federal COVID-19 relief dollars. This represents an increase of nearly $2 billion (17%) over the previous year. However, just four states— California, New Jersey, New York, and Texas—accounted for half (51%) of total national preschool spending. Preschool investments increased in all but five states with existing programs. Six states —California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Texas — each boosted preschool spending by more than $100 million. Enrollment grew to 1,751,109 children nationwide, an increase of more than 111,000 from the previous year. Ten states saw enrollment growth exceeding 20%: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New
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care. “I think it’s very, very hard to be successful with the approach that they’re taking,” he said. Rosie Torres, founder of the veterans advocacy group Burn Pits 360, called the revelations “gut-wrenching” and a “crisis in the making.” She told Pro Publica, “If they are killing contracts that may affect the delivery of care, then we have a right to know.” The outlet quoted an anonymous VA oncologist, who put it plainly: “Veterans’ lives are on the line,” the doctor told ProPublica. “Let us go back to work and take care of them.”
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Mexico, North Dakota, and Ohio. California and Colorado alone added more than
in the United States continues to be highly dependent on your zip code. While states as
benchmarks for preschool quality. NIEER’s benchmarks measure essential preschool
30,000 children each, together accounting for over 60% of the national enrollment increase. Ominously, several states that have been leaders in universal preschool continued a long-term decline in enrollment, including Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. “Preschool access
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stress hormone cortisol are linked to increased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular events like heart disease and stroke.
• The top sources of stress are money, work, family responsibilities and health concerns.
• Work-related stress is associated with a 40% increased risk of cardiovascular disease like heart attack and
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the deep truth that we are not separate from nature. We are part of it. What happens to the birds, happens to us. And what history shows –from banning DDT to saving the ozone layer – is that we still have the power to change course when we choose to face the truth. Let this study be our alarm. Instead of having to face the terrible question of how much time we have left, let us focus
on what we do now: that the time to act is right now.
Ben Jealous is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club and a Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
different as California, Colorado, Mississippi, and New Mexico have made remarkable progress in expanding preschool, many states are trailing further and further behind,” said Allison FriedmanKrauss, Ph.D., lead author of the report.
Alabama, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, and Rhode Island remain the only states nationwide to meet all 10 of NIEER’s recommended
quality indicators, including teacher qualifications, class sizes, early learning standards, and program assessments. Conversely, 21 statefunded preschool programs meet five or fewer of these quality standards—including three of the nation’s four largest programs, California, Florida, and Texas. Nationally, more than two-and-a-half times as many children attend lower-quality programs
(meeting five or fewer benchmarks) compared to programs meeting nine or all ten benchmarks.
“When states put money into quality preschool programs, they are investing in children’s futures and can expect to see strong returns on their investments,” said W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D., NIEER’s senior director and founder. “For those who invest in low-quality programs, it may look like they are saving money, but those programs are not likely to support children’s development enough to result in lasting academic and other gains that ultimately deliver savings for taxpayers.” Additional information about the State of Preschool Yearbook, including individual state profiles and interactive maps, graphs, and state rankings, can be found at www.nieer.org.
The National Institute for Early Education Research at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, New Brunswick, NJ, supports early childhood education policy and practice through independent, objective research and the translation of research to policy and practice.
Shedeur Sanders at the Jackson State University Vs Texas Southern University (Wikimedia Commons)
Class selfie in an elementary school. Kids taking a picture together in a co-ed school. Group of elementary school children feeling excited to be back at school. (Photo by Jacob Lund
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Ongoing Events
Are you a resident of the Rolling Hills area? Join the Glencrest Civic League Neighborhood Association and become part of our mission to create a safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained community. We actively seek residents’ support for our mission by spearheading neighborhood committee initiatives, coordinating, supporting, and planning various community events, actively engaging local leaders and nurturing a strong sense of community unity.
Join us for our Monthly Community Meetings:
• When: 10:00 AM on the 3rd Saturday of Each Month
• Where: C.R. Bradley Center, 2600 Timberline Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76119. For more information and to become a member, check out our Facebook Page (Glencrest Civic League Neighborhood Association) or visit our website at https:// www.glencrest.org. You may also email us at glencrest. na@gmail.com.
Fort Worth Wiley College Alumni Club Membership Meeting: Second Saturday of each month, 1 p.m., Carter Metropolitan CME Church, 4601 Wichita St. Fort Worth 76119. For additional information, contact one of the following members: Helen Crowder (817) 688-8937, Larry Pugh (817) 293-6543, Daisy Kahn (817) 292-1077. I.M. Terrell Alumni Association Membership Meeting, 1st Tuesday of each month, 5 p.m., I. M. Terrell Stem/VPA Academy, 1411 I M Terrell Way, Fort Worth 76102.
M.L.Kirkpatrick Alumni Association Membership Meeting: First Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 2823 North Houston Street, Fort Worth 76106.
P.L. Dunbar Alumni Association Memberships Meeting: 3rd Saturday of each month at 3p.m. at The CenterFor STOP SIX HERITAGE, 5100 Willie St. next to Young Men’s Leadership Academy, Fort Worth. pldalumnias-
soc@gmail.com
Como Alumni. Every third Tureday, 7 p.m., Como Community Center, 4900 Horne Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Join the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats! We meet every fourth Saturday of the month from 5-6 p.m. at the Charles F. Griffin Sub-courthouse, 3500 Miller Ave. Fort Worth 76119. New Monthly Speakers.
United Methodist Church, 522 Missouri Ave. Fort Worth 76104. The Food pantry is open on the third Saturday of each month from 8 -10 a.m. For questions or concerns, please contact the Church Office at (817) 336-2117.
Forest Hill Ushers Union, “Welcomes All Church Ushers/Doorkeepers in Tarrant County”
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Request for Proposals For McKinney Avenue Transit Authority M-Line Trolley Extension Feasibility Study
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is requesting written proposals from consultant firms to provide technical and financial feasibility planning for an extension of the M-Line Trolley (which MATA operates) to connect Uptown with the Knox-Henderson neighborhood in the City of Dallas, Texas. The study will develop a neighborhood and community vision for the M-Line Trolley extension through public outreach, as well as incorporate feedback from various stakeholders including local government, transit agencies, and businesses in the study area. The consultant will recommend alignments and operating scenarios; evaluate the cost of implementation, operations and maintenance; identify potential funding sources; and develop implementation strategies along with a conceptual project schedule for implementation.
Proposals must be received in-hand no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on Friday, May 30, 2025 to Brendon Wheeler, Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011 and electronic submissions to TransRFPs@nctcog.org. The Request for Proposals will be available at www.nctcog.org/rfp by the close of business on Friday, May 2, 2025 NCTCOG encourages participation by disadvantaged business enterprises and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.
Ushers Association of America, Inc. (NUCUAAA) For more information contact: Wanda King (817) 821-3017, Helen Moore (817) 584-7370, Thomas E. Troupe (817) 2292509
AARP Southeast Chapter #4508. Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m., Southside Community Center, 959 E. Rosedale, Fort Worth, TX 76104. For additional information contact Debra Rivers by email:riv3ers@sbcglobal.net.
Mon. May . 19, 2025
The Dock Bookshop, Author talk & Book Signing, 3-5 p.m. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi -”Malcolm Lives”
Sat. June, 7, 2025
Junteenth Strong: Ecumenical Breakfast of Prayer. www.juneteenthstrong..com
Junteenth Strong: Miss JuneteenthDFW Scholarship Pageant. www.juneteenthstrong..com
Thur. June, 19, 2025
Opal’s Walk For Freedom,Farrington Field, Fort Worth, TX . Walk starts a 9: a.m. register at www. juneteenthstrong.com
Public Transportation Help
Are you in need of transportation services? Here’s a list of resources that are available to you across Tarrant County. Trinity Metro TEXRail operates daily between downtown Fort Worth and DFW International Airport’s Terminal B. Serving Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Grapevine. RIDETRINITYMETRO.org/texrail or 817-2158600
Trinity Railway Express operates between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas. Serving Fort Worth, Hurst, Irving, Dallas. trinityrailwayexpress.org or 817215-8600
ZIPZONE on-demand ser-
vice areas: Alliance, Crowley, Mercantile. Trinity Metro has expanded the Southside ZIPZONE to reach the TCU campus, the Fort Worth Zoo and the entertainment district along the West 7th corridor, including Crockett Row and Montgomery Plaza. Formerly known as the Near Southside ZIPZONE, the service area will continue to include access to the hospitals and facilities within the Medical District and the many popular destinations along Magnolia Avenue, plus grocery stores and other services throughout the Southside. Southside ZIPZONE riders may also connect to TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express at Fort Worth T&P Station or to bus routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 24 and The Dash. Hours of operation Current schedule:
