Whatever happened to...?

From catastrophic weather and triumphant recovery to teenage wunderkinds, the fiercest female and the for-real housewife of Dallas, here’s an update on some of the most intriguing neighborhood stories and photos of 2019.

Story by LISA KRESL | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO Richie Whitt contributed to this report.

Twisted

THEN: The day after the tornado hit Oct. 20, Sara Miranda stood in front of her home on 7827 Midbury Drive. Windows and walls were missing. Miranda spent the day salvaging her belongings while construction workers did their best to clear debris. In the midst of the devastation, the mailman made his way through the fallen trees and trash to deliver an Amazon package. Miranda had ordered treats for her German shepherd, Cisco. It was a much-needed sign of normalcy.

NOW: “It’s not bad, and it’s not great,” Miranda says.

“I’m realistic.” She’s living in a rental home near St. Michael’s with Cisco, who weathered the tornado with her in a bathroom. Miranda’s home had leaks in every room except one, so she had to move out all of her furniture. She expects to be able to return to her home in about a year. “People are moving on with their lives unless their house was devastated.” She emphasizes how difficult it is to pick up glass, shingles and insulation from the yard. This was a good day, she says. She put on makeup. “For weeks, I had been wearing the same thing then going to the house and getting dirty. Today I’m taking my mom to the doctor’s and getting out.

Woo-hoo!”