Southern Dallas
We haven’t heard much about Hensley Field since the City of Dallas took legal action against the U.S. Navy In August 2023, but we were encouraged to see a photo on social media earlier this month showing members of the City’s Economic Development staff touring the site. “The best meetings take place in a Chinook,”…
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Southern Dallas homeowner Darryl Baker says Dallas is concentrating a lot of tax credit rental projects in the area where he lives, and it’s a misguided approach to an affordable housing crisis that doesn’t exist — at least in that particular area. Similar to Dallas shouldering the burden of housing the homeless for the entire…
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The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center project is moving from concept to reality, and while elected officials are supportive of the plans, the District 7 councilman urged tourism officials to stop touting the benefits to South Dallas and Fair Park residents — because, he said, there aren’t any. During a Feb. 5 briefing of the…
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After an extensive community outreach effort, consultants announced last week they plan to target three areas of Southern Dallas for focused investment and more affordable housing in the Dallas Housing Policy 2033. The areas comprise about 10 percent of Dallas, said TDA Consulting Group President and CEO Dionne Roberts. “The target areas are intended to…
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Sometimes a park does more than provide shade trees and a place for children to play. Occasionally — once in a lifetime, some say — a park presents a rare opportunity to connect communities and create a gateway to a better life for residents. That’s the goal of the Southern Gateway Park, deemed “a park…
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