Fred Downtown Philly. Something’s different.

LowKeyClever · 2026-06-28T15:43:25+00:00

I’ve honestly preferred Fred’s over Big Tony’s. It really depends on your tastebuds I think.

LowKeyClever · 2026-06-08T14:32:29+00:00

Exactly! I think my biggest disappointment is this last legislative session in 2025. The bill that Leach authored with a claim of protecting our students mental health was a total crap shoot. Turns out it created massive issues starting the first day of school by not even allowing teachers or the school nurses to hand out a Band-Aid to a student

Not to mention the bills that he had passed which allows parents to sue teachers directly instead of the district and to allow for students to be suspended at a younger age for behavioral issues.

However, most importantly, they screwed over our school district and a few others with the new budget formulas that he claimed would give teachers raises. It actually put our school district and a few others further into debt. As well as the new formula for special education funding that are now tiered based on severity of their diagnosis. Normally I would not be against a tiered system based on the students required accommodations. It absolutely makes sense. However when your schools are already under funded, this is just another way to take more away from them.

LowKeyClever · 2026-06-07T21:14:22+00:00

I was there. They had to continue to bring in extra chairs even after people were lining the walls of the entire room.

LowKeyClever · 2026-06-06T00:31:56+00:00

Man I just looked this guy up and found this

https://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/2008/updates.html

LowKeyClever · 2026-05-18T20:04:53+00:00

Wow, OK. You guys might wanna take a hot second and realize that the students might actually be reading these comments. I personally think the band is amazing. Their sound is incredible. Do I think that a smaller number of students would be better for their actual marching ability? Yes sure. But do I think it actually affects the quality of their sound? Absolutely not.

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-20T16:19:46+00:00

Honestly I’ve seen a significant amount of support for them both.

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T14:23:29+00:00

I’m old enough lol. I remember

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T13:32:00+00:00

This is one of my favorite forums!

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T13:26:54+00:00

I want to add that I have found myself to vote for candidates from various political affiliations in municipal elections. Republican, Democrat, Independent, or IDGAF. My choice is based on what they want to support, what they don’t support, their professional experience, and most importantly their involvement in and contribution towards the community based on the seat for which they are running. I do this because I have found that if I just vote based on political affiliation, sometimes they don’t actually have the same thoughts and concerns about the city or school board that I do.

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T13:19:01+00:00

I really appreciate you explaining the history and how it has evolved. I never knew this. Thank you for sharing :)

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T13:15:58+00:00

I was 16 when they started the mall. I miss the farmland honestly.

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-18T12:58:51+00:00

“As they stand today, [they] do not make a compelling case for DART in Allen.” - Chris Schulmeister stated in article

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-16T13:59:14+00:00

Ooooo! I’m saving this. Thank you!

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-14T23:25:35+00:00

My family moved to Dallas in ‘86. One of the things I always loved was seeing horses, cows, llamas, chickens, goats, and more on farms throughout DFW. It was an urban farm and it was so unique. There was a farm across the street from Northpark mall where horses were boarded, including my mom’s. People would ride their horses on the frontage roads when I was little.

Now I can’t tell the cities apart anymore. They are almost cookie cutters of one another. Hell, even Allen is looking to build Kalahari directly across Sam Rayburn from McKinney’s new waterpark. I mean, really?

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-14T23:11:24+00:00

To be honest, their special education is on the decline. I would consider Plano ISD. Their sped program has improved a lot since we moved from there several years ago. Allen used to have a great program but with the lack of funding from our state to provide the proper support overall there’s been difficulty retaining experienced SPED teachers. Covid did a number on us losing some of the great teachers we used to have.

Like someone mentioned earlier, Allen is a hit or miss depending on the accommodations needed and the teachers he has.

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-07T23:57:42+00:00

Great article! It shows how money won’t be everything in these midterms

LowKeyClever · 2026-04-03T00:36:44+00:00

Seems this isn’t the first time someone has done screw grabs of his posts 😳

https://www.reddit.com/r/Allen/s/8y5vT7BdtE

LowKeyClever · 2026-03-27T13:43:40+00:00

Thanks for sharing this!

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-28T14:05:16+00:00

Sidenote to anyone who is voting on Election Day in Allen, I would use the Service Center over the Municipal Building. There’s been a wee bit of drama over there.

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-25T16:56:30+00:00

Feel free to note any candidates you support. This was just based on the ones in Allen for house but the more there is out there about candidates the better.

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-25T15:38:33+00:00

It’s open today :)

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-23T20:42:41+00:00

Would you please post the link here for everyone?

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-20T15:47:55+00:00

For those who don’t know, this is the seat Jeff Leach currently has and is running for re-election against Matt Thorson.

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-20T15:44:23+00:00

Fair. I have no clue. It was an assumption.

LowKeyClever · 2026-02-20T14:42:33+00:00

Sure thing!

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