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Learn more about the Fair Housing Act and the Florida Civil Rights Act, including legal information about “testers” and the 55+ community. Link to https://realtorparty.realtor/community-outreach/fair-housing/fair-housing-month-2022 Visit the National Association of Realtors website for more information and download and share posters and social media graphics. background The Fair Housing Act (FHA) (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex in the sale, rental, financing, and other housing-related transactions of housing. It is prohibited. , family situation (including children under 18 living with parents or legal guardians, pregnant…
Update: This story was revised on December 7, 2023 to add the event.Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, is celebrated across Dallas-Fort Worth with events featuring the lighting of menorahs, special prayers, music, holiday food and more. His vacation begins on December 7th. Please be sure to check each website for schedule changes and other updates.Related:'We need Hanukkah now more than ever': Israel-Hamas war affects holiday celebrationsnorth park menorah displayNorth Park Menorah Displayfree The Hanukkah menorah will be on display on Level 1 between Neiman Marcus and Dillard's.Through Dec. 16 at NorthPark Center, 8687 North Central Expressway, Dallas. free.…
Dallas has used its logo for about 50 years, and local apparel company Triple D Gear has used a similar logo for 16 years. The city is currently asking a federal judge to block the company from using the brand, but the company's owners aren't backing down.That's because the apparel company obtained a federal trademark for its version of the logo before the city, recently won an attempt by the city of Dallas to have the clothing brand's trademark revoked, and the city's Oct. 25 lawsuit This is because it led to A federal appeals panel ruled in August that…
Businesses such as strip clubs, escort services, and adult book and video stores must close from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. or face criminal charges. DALLAS — Thursday was the first day Dallas police enforced the city's new sexually oriented business ordinance, which puts limits on the hours of operation for strip clubs, escort services, adult book and video stores and more. Under a new ordinance passed unanimously by Dallas City Council members in January 2022, these businesses must close from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Enforcement of the ordinance began Thursday, Nov. 30. Dallas Police Department The police department…
Our annual Best New Restaurants feature usually begins with glowing praise for the year just concluded: how the past 12 months saw a tremendous bounty of delicious new food. Not this time. 2023 was kind of a dud. This year, two restaurant types prospered: big-money palaces for law partners with expense accounts, and fast-casual counters for everyone else. High-dollar out-of-town chains swept into Dallas like barbarian hordes, only this metaphor doesn’t quite work, because the original barbarians were not known for their interest in investment capital, snobby dress codes, or bottle service. Because of that, I spent much of 2023…
If it was a holiday movie, I might call it that. How a telecom giant saved Christmas in Dallas.The 35th Annual Dallas Holiday Parade will start at 9 a.m. in downtown Dallas on December 2nd, thanks to the efforts of Verizon. Verizon recently stepped in with sponsorship support when the event appeared to be in jeopardy.In late August 2023, Plano-based Toyota Motor North America announced it would reduce its sponsorship. The automaker had assumed the role of presenting sponsor since Children's Health ended its sponsorship of the parade in 2017.Verizon heard the report, called Jeffrey Giles, the parade's executive producer,…
“You have to win games like this to get where you want to go, and this was a good example of how you keep playing hard. I was there.” While it certainly wasn't a perfect effort by the Cowboys, considering the number of drive-extension penalties they handed out to Geno Smith, it did help the players have a long day on the defensive end. It screeched to a halt. defense. “You know, we had a lot of penalties called, but I think our guys just buckled down and played, and we had some big plays in the third quarter,” McCarthy…
Hanukkah is a tradition of eating food cooked in oil to commemorate the miracle that a small amount of oil for a candle lasted eight days when there was only one bottle of oil, and another miracle that a small rebellion managed to fight. It's a public holiday. and victory over a much more powerful army. This year Hanukkah begins on Thursday, December 7th and ends on Friday, December 15th. If you're in need of a delicious meal, head to one of these Hanukkah-themed locations and pick up Hanukkah-worthy goodies just in time for the Festival of Lights. 3215 N…
A U.S. district court has ordered several companies led by a Dallas real estate executive to be placed in receivership.A Dallas court has granted receivership to a business owned by developer Timothy Barton at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission.The SEC alleges that Burton, president of JMJ Development and CEO of investment firm Carnegie Development, defrauded more than 100 Chinese investors out of more than $26 million in real estate investments. Last year, the SEC sought to place the two companies, which own real estate in North Texas, into receivership, but the case was delayed due to an…
Some college football fans who want to see the Big 12 and AAC Championships may be out of luck. DirecTV, one of the nation's largest broadcasters, has denied Texas permission to offer its 64 stations to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse homes. claims.WFAA and dozens of other stations, many of which broadcast ABC and CBS in markets across the country, were arrested Thursday night in the latest clash between the networks and the companies that deliver television to consumers. , was taken off air for DirecTV customers.As WFAA goes dark on thousands of TVs in Texas, fans and viewers are…