As a president of a neighborhood association in one of the oldest area’s in Richardson, I see the struggles that an old neighborhood deals with everyday. These are some of the reasons that voting YES to Richardson's 2010 Bond program is the wise choice.

Richard Ferrara knows something about the structure and infrastructure of Richardson. He is a retired architect and land planner who designed over 90 buildings in Richardson over his career. He tells us why we should vote YES! in the upcoming Richardson 2010 Bond election.

Just in time for Richardson's 2010 Bond Election, William "Bill" McCalpin authors another primer on an aspect of city government with his Unofficial Guide to Municipal Bonds. What is a municipal bond? What is a bond rating? Why does a city have bond elections? What does Texas State Law say about municipal bonds? These questions and more are answered in his informative guide.

On Thursday at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Mayor Gary Slagel gave the traditional State of the City address an to assembled crowd of business leaders. He addressed the past year of Richardson as well as future issues.These included Richardson's current economic conditions, as well as recent successes.

News from three Richardson based companies: Nanotech comapny Zyvex is purchased by DCG Systems in Fremont, California. TriQuint Semiconductor is moving some employees to Richardson from Boulder. Sipera Systems Receives Internet Telephony Magazine's Product of the Year Award.

In case you missed it, American Idol held auditions for its ninth season last week in Dallas. Amongst the contestants was a Richardson resident who was impressive enough to head to Los Angeles. What did the bloggers say about Maegan Wright? Let's find out...
 

On Friday, the Richardson Independant School District Board of Trustees named Kay Waggoner, Ph.D its only finalist for the Superintendent position. She is currently superintendent of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.

The City of Richardson is pleased to announce the selection of a North Texas communicator to lead its enhanced communications efforts. Greg Sowell, City of Mesquite Communications Manager, has been appointed to serve as the City of Richardson’s first Director of Communications, effective February 15, 2010.

Destiny DeLaRosa brings us a review of two of the local's "favoritist" burger joints in Richardson. This is the first installment of a new series called Echo Picks. In the future we hope to have more residents tell us their Echo Picks.

Neil Matzen, the founder of Richardson's competitive swimming team, died on Saturday, December 12, 2009. We have updated this story with a more complete description of Coach Matzen's accomplishments.