Lowdown on Uptown (blog)

[jsoto3]

http://lowdownonuptown.blogspot.com/

[CTroyMathis]

That's the link one of our forumers has in their profile. Forgot who, though.

[Haretip]

With Jon's name and photo listed in his profile, is it a little redundant to list gender?

[Columbus Civil]

Do not confuse "gender" with "sex".

[Insidetheloop]

What about low-down with down-low?

[Haretip]

Well, I don't know if I am ready for that education. It seems irrelavent to me. Sounds like he was just adding filler material to his profile. If it means more than that, I don't want to know.

[DaKine]

Please correct me, but isn't a blog supposed to be a perasonal account, sort of someone just talking about what is on their mind or just a log of thoughts.

Seems this guy is just posting real estate new clippings? I see no value in his blog. Come on man, give some commentary what is on your "suit and tie" mind?



My mind? I say build a low cost private school in the uptown area so that the area can attract some "family" households. I grew up in a big downtown, my family did not even own a car for many years. We walked, rode bikes and took trolleys and trains everywhere we wanted to go. But public schools in Dallas are so bad, no middle income family want to live in Urban Dallas. I have given up on Dallas public schools getting better anytime soon, and besides Park Cities there is not even a good private school inside loop 12. It there? I love Urban Dallas and will be forced to move to suburbia when I have a family? Even if I have household income of $120K. (not enough to afford Home in Park Cities[which is not urban anyway] or enough to live in Urban Dallas and afford one of the current private schools) A real urban area need family households too, not just pre-30, post 50 year olds.

[Columbus Civil]

There are some Catholic schools within Loop 12. My mother always swore by a Catholic education.

[Lakewooder]

Please correct me, but isn't a blog supposed to be a perasonal account, sort of someone just talking about what is on their mind or just a log of thoughts.

Seems this guy is just posting real estate new clippings? I see no value in his blog. Come on man, give some commentary what is on your "suit and tie" mind?



My mind? I say build a low cost private school in the uptown area so that the area can attract some "family" households. I grew up in a big downtown, my family did not even own a car for many years. We walked, rode bikes and took trolleys and trains everywhere we wanted to go. But public schools in Dallas are so bad, no middle income family want to live in Urban Dallas. I have given up on Dallas public schools getting better anytime soon, and besides Park Cities there is not even a good private school inside loop 12. It there? I love Urban Dallas and will be forced to move to suburbia when I have a family? Even if I have household income of $120K. (not enough to afford Home in Park Cities[which is not urban anyway] or enough to live in Urban Dallas and afford one of the current private schools) A real urban area need family households too, not just pre-30, post 50 year olds.

DaKine, there are 2 exemplary and 3 recognized DISD public schools in the Old East Dallas/Lakewood area...

[DaKine]

I would love to visit them. I did some volunteer work at the high school just North of West Village last year, and I was scared to go back. It was a real shock to see what goes on in that school. I was told that it was typical of a DISD school. I did not feel safe (SWF) and certainly would not feel safe sending my child (if I had one) there.