Year: 2024

A Last-Minute ForwardDallas Amendment Changed Bishop Arts Placetype, Resident Explains Why 

By April Towery / October 22, 2024 /

Throughout the process of developing and revising the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan, city officials repeatedly asked for public input and echoed the mantra, “We hear you.” So when Bishop Arts resident and former WFAA journalist William Joy read the plan and found a glitch, he reached out to City Hall.  In Joy’s case,…

Jimmy Carter’s Work Continues in Fort Worth through Habitat for Humanity

By Joy Donovan / October 22, 2024 /

Opal Lee, the Fort Worth resident acclaimed as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be an honored guest at the BuildStrong Lunch, the annual fundraiser for Trinity Habitat for Humanity, the Tarrant County chapter of the international Habitat for Humanity non-profit organization. Tuesday is the deadline for registering for the complimentary luncheon, set for noon to…

The Mystery House: A Bluffview Modern Compound by Chad Dorsey and Hudson Construction Group

By Karen Eubank / October 21, 2024 /

Clearly inspired by the fathers of Texas Regional Modernism, David Williams and O’Neill Ford, this Bluffview modern compound is truly one of a kind. It’s purposely meant to be concealed behind a garden wall, creating a distinct air of mystery and offering an enormous amount of privacy.    “Everything is behind the garden wall,” designer Chad…

Bachman Lake Greenbelt Gets Needed Much-Needed Attention From Friends Group

By Mimi Perez / October 21, 2024 /

Bachman Lake Park is in a renaissance phase and shows no signs of slowing down thanks in large part to the Friends of Bachman Lake (FoBL) — and surrounding West Dallas neighborhoods will reap the benefits. If you have driven near Dallas Love Field Airport, there is little chance that you missed the airport’s construction…

Landmark Commission Supports Trio of Duplexes For Tenth Street Historic District

By April Towery / October 21, 2024 /

Less than a month after the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan was approved — following an intense debate over the protection of single-family neighborhoods — preservationists are championing duplexes in a historic district. At an Oct. 7 meeting of the Dallas HIstoric Landmark Commission, the panel heard proposals for three duplexes in the Tenth…