Thursday, May 9th at Vickery Towers at 7pm.  The picturesque canopies of trees that line the streets of Vickery Place make our neighborhood a unique and special place to live.  Besides beautifying the neighborhood, trees improve our air quality, buffer noise, and naturally cool our yards.  Did you know that the temperature around a shade tree can feel 15° cooler than in the sun? And don’t forget, leaves can be turned into wonderful compost for your garden.

Over the years, Vickery Place has lost many of its mature trees to storms, disease and drought.  Proper care and maintenance can help sustain the health of your trees even thru less suitable conditions.

For the May 9th VPNA General Meeting we have invited guest speaker Steve Houser to provide tips on how to care for your trees, especially when faced with drought and other forces of nature.  Steve is the President and owner of a tree-care expert firm operating in the North Texas area for over 32 years, among the first arborists in Texas to be certified by the International Society of Arboriculture, certified member and instructor for the Dallas County Master Gardeners and the North Texas Master Naturalist programs, founding member and Past President for the Dallas Historic Tree Coalition, founding member and past Chairman for the City of Dallas Urban Forest Advisory Committee.

The May meeting will be held in the Vickery Towers main dining hall.  Delicious chicken fingers and sweet ice tea will be provided by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, located at 5030 Greenville Avenue. Please join us!

City Council District 14 Candidate Forum - Thursday, April 11th, 7 pm at Vickery Towers, 5619 Belmont Avenue. 

Because there are SEVEN candidates for this seat, we will operate on a fairly strict timetable to ensure everyone equal time. The format will allow an opening statement and probably a closing wrap-up comment of up to 2 minutes for each candidate to introduce themselves, and a series of no more than 10 questions, posed by the moderator. The moderator will be Bruce Thomas, an attorney and a Vickery Place resident.

Sponsors of the District 14 forum include: Belmont Neighborhood Association, Cochran Heights Neighborhood Association, Dallas Homeowners League, Edgemont Park Conservation District, Greenland Hills Neighborhood Association, Junius Heights Historic District, Lakewood Heights Neighborhood Association, Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association, Munger Place Historic District Association, Swiss Avenue Historic District and Vickery Place Neighborhood Association.  A detailed map of these sponsoring neighborhoods can be found in the Resource Center section of this website.

City Council District 2 Candidate Forum - Wednesday, April 17th, 7 pm at Vickery Towers, 5619 Belmont Avenue.

Since we have four candidates for this seat, again in the interest of time, we will operate on a strict timeline. The format will be similar to the previous forum, and Vickery Place resident Bruce Thomas will once again serve as moderator.

Sponsors of the District 2 forum include: Vickery Place NA, Lower Greenville West NA, Henderson NA and the Dallas Homeowners League.

We expect the Q&A portion of each event to run about 90 minutes followed by an opportunity for audience members to meet and greet candidates on a personal level.

Not sure which District you reside in? Please see the map below or visit http://gis.dallascityhall.com/EnterpriseGIS/CouncilStaticMaps.htm.

If you are not already registered to vote, we will be registering new voters the night of the District 14 (April 11th) candidate forums--you will be eligible to vote in the May 11th election.

Thanks,

Vickery Place Neighborhood Association Board

Wednesday, March 13

6:00 PM

5618 Richard Avenue, home of Will & Anna Short

***Please note change of date, time & place for this month’s meeting***

GREEN is the new black—at least this time of year anyway! The 2013 annual Lower Greenville Merchants Association's St. Patrick’s Day block party will take place Saturday, March 16th on Greenville Avenue between Vanderbilt and Vickery—this event happens after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on upper Greenville Avenue. To curb traffic congestion, the City has designated

‘No Parking’ areas for this event with signs placed generally on the north side of all Vickery Place streets.

Grab your hammer and join your neighbors! All VP residents are invited to come help build the St. Pat’s ‘No Parking’ signs on Wednesday March 13, 5618 Richard Avenue, at 6:00 pm (or as soon as you can get there). With approximately 300+ signs to assemble, all extra hands are welcome! Pizza, beer & sodas will be provided.

The ‘No Parking’ signs will be placed in curbs Thursday evening (48 hours prior to the event) however parking restriction does not go into effect till Saturday morning. A word of caution: Remove your car from the NORTH-SIDE of the street before Saturday morning and tell your neighbors to do the same. Cars parked in violation of the no-parking plan will be towed. There will be no exception for residents. (See Traffic/No Parking map)

In need of some St. Patrick’s Day swag? Why not buy some from Vickery Place and help support your neighborhood. Visit www.vickeryplace.com and place an order today! Or pick some up at the sign building party.

Detailed information about the St. Patrick's Day on Lower Greenville and a parking map are available in our Resource Center.

Thursday, January 10th

7 PM to 9 PM

The Londoner, 2817 Greenville Avenue (located between Terilli’s and Dodie’s)

The Londoner maintains the authentic feel of a true British Pub experience and serves up authentic British cuisine as well as American favorites.  They are new to Lower Greenville, but have several locations in the Metroplex.   So please join us and help us welcome them to the neighborhood as well!

This year marks the 29th Annual “National Night Out Against Crime."   Each year VPNA makes a huge effort to gather as many neighbors as possible for our annual National Night Out Against Crime block party.  At the Block Party we enjoy food, entertainment, a raffle, and most importantly, an opportunity to get to know our neighbors and build our community! (Pics from 2011)

New to our National Night Out Block Party this year we will have food trucks!  Joining us are Ruthie Rolling Cafe specializing in amazing sandwiches on artisan bread with fine cheeses,Rockstar Bakery delighting with whoopie pies, and Jo Dawg's Food Truck serving custom hot dogs, links, polish sausages & bratwurst.  

As for beverages, we'll have bottled water donated by Dallas Council Woman (and M-Streets neighbor) Angela Hunt, soft drinks, and two kegs of beer (Rock Ryder (American Rye Wheat) and Lakewood Lager (Vienna-Style Lager)) from the Lakewood Brewing Company.  

And for entertainment, back by popular demand is Vickery Place resident Salim Nourallah. You will also have the chance to visit with our local Dallas Police Department officers, our City Council Members and other City of Dallas representatives. 

Admission to the NNO Block Party is free, but be sure to bring some cash for food trucks, games, kids’ activities, and raffle tickets. Beer will be available for a donation. 

Local businesses have generously donated raffle prizes. Raffle tickets are $1 each and include:

• The Grape -- Sunday Brunch for 2 includes food, drink and tax, gratuity not included -- Value $80
• Glitz Salon -- Beauty Bucks -- $200 
• Dirty Dawgz -- 2 self-serve baths includes shampoo, conditioner, grooming brushes, after bath spray, nail clippers, ear wash, blow dry.  Value $40
• Kindred Spirits -- $35 gift card
• Metro Paws -- Feline or Canine Annual Package (physical exam, annual vaccinations, CET chews) -- value $100
• Vickery Place Candle -- Craftsman scent -- value $22
• Vickery Place Glasses, quantity 2 -- value $10

VPNA will also have an information table where you can purchase Vickery Place t-shirts and glasses and sign up for our crime watch e-newsletter and get your car sticker.

Hope to see you there and please tell your neighbors!

Volunteers needed: please join us an hour in advance to help us set up and tear down this event. We’ll start as early as 4pm with the set up, but please join us when you can!

  Date: Thursday, September 13,  2012   

  Time: 7:00 pm   

  Place: Vickery Towers, Dining Hall (Greenville & Belmont, enter off Belmont)   

Date:         Wednesday, August 8, 2012 

                    Note the day/date change!

Time:         7:00 pm

Place:        Vickery Towers, Dining Hall

                   (Corner of Greenville & Belmont, enter off Belmont) 

For our August general meeting, Mark Doty, author of the new book Lost Dallas, will present a sampling of buildings, neighborhoods, and sites that have been lost and even forgotten since the city's modest beginning in 1841.  

Please note that this meeting has been moved to WEDNESDAY, August 8th.

Mark, who works as a senior planner and historic preservation officer for the city of Dallas, drew from a wide range of sources, including private collections, the extensive Dallas Morning News archive, the Southern Methodist University Hamon Arts Library, and the City of Dallas Municipal Archives Collection. 

Mark says that the best part of writing this book was “…learning so much more about the city where I chose to live. While it is bittersweet to see and document what has been destroyed here, it has heightened my awareness of what is still here - which is quite a bit.  My hope is that people will take the book, walk or drive around their neighborhood or other parts of the city, and see not only what has been lost, but also what is still there.”

Lost Dallas is an excellent resource for amateur historians or people who love learning about Dallas’ past.  Please come join us on Wednesday and experience firsthand Mark’s inspiring work.

NOTE:  Lost Dallas is currently sold out, but Mark will have copies a few days after our meeting.  At our meeting, you can prepay with cash or a check payable to Mark Doty.  Cost is $22/book (including tax).  VPNA will deliver your book to your doorstep!  The book can also be purchased online at Acadia Publishing (www.arcadiapublishing.com) and Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com).

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Book Description:  Although founded in 1841, Dallas did not experience significant growth until 1873 when the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Railroad crossed the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) near downtown. Securing these railroads led to a prolific building boom that has never fully ended, even during the Great Depression and subsequent world wars. Dallas’s ability to sustain growth and development as a banking and commercial center led to the demolition of much of the early built environment, a trend that continues even today. Lost Dallas explores and documents those buildings, neighborhoods, and places that have been lost and even forgotten since the city's modest antebellum beginning.