Year: 2024

2026 Summer Concert Plans Just Got Easier as McKinney Recruits Massive $220M Outdoor Amphitheater

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

Last year, Frisco announced plans to open a $201 million Universal Studios theme park and become a national tourist destination. Last week, McKinney said, “Hold my beer.”  McKinney, a Collin County municipality with a population of about 203,000, announced a partnership with Colorado-based Notes Live for a $220 million open-air concert amphitheater.  Chief Marketing and…

Celebrate Frank Welch With This Preservation Dallas Event on April 3

By Karen Eubank / March 21, 2024 /

You read it here first on CandysDirt.com: On April 3, Preservation Dallas will offer a rare opportunity to spend an evening learning about the work of renowned Dallas architect Frank Welch. An Evening of Art and Architecture: Celebrating the Work of Frank Welch is being hosted by Realtor Michelle Wood with Detwiler+Wood Group of Compass…

Zoning Board Recommends Folding on Dallas Poker Rooms

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

Some city leaders continue to push for Dallas poker rooms to operate legally within the city limits, but there doesn’t appear to be a quick and easy fix.  District 1 Councilman Chad West led the charge last year, asking city staff to create a land use category that would allow the facilities to operate legally…

An Unplanned Morning Run Brought This Swiss Avenue Beauty a Buyer

By Karen Eubank / March 21, 2024 /

If anyone knows historic homes — especially on Swiss Avenue — it’s Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Elizabeth Mast. She told me this Italianate Mission mansion would move quickly because it’s not only beautiful but also in flawless condition. It’s been on the Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour, was named one of D Magazine’s 10…

Preston Center West Zoning Case Was Originally Scheduled March 7, But CPC Will Hear it Thursday

By April Towery / March 20, 2024 /

The matter of rezoning the Preston Center West shopping center to allow for a high-rise office building and apartment complex is set for the Dallas City Plan Commission’s Thursday, March 21, agenda.  The development proposal — which drew criticism from former District 13 Plan Commissioner Claire Stanard — was set for a CPC agenda two…