Year: 2024
Southern Dallas residents have waited years for a rezoning effort to correct past injustices, such as the intrusion of concrete batch plants, scrap yards, and the notorious “Shingle Mountain” into their neighborhoods. But at a recent Dallas City Council meeting, they were told they’d have to wait a little longer. Environmental justice advocates and about…
We mention Preservation Dallas a lot, but it struck me that plenty of our readers, especially our newcomers, are completely unaware of this nonprofit, what it accomplishes, and why we should all support it. While every state has a State Historic Preservation Office, not every major city in America has a local preservation organization, and…
If you’ve ever applied for a mortgage, or any type of loan for that matter, you know that almost immediately, you begin receiving solicitations for credit cards, loans, insurance, and more. Those are called trigger leads and Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, says there’s something you can do about it. What Are Trigger…
A couple of years ago, the Dallas City Council bought a former Oak Cliff hospital for $6.5 million to be repurposed as permanent supportive housing for the homeless. Southwest Dallas residents left no room for confusion when they told their District 3 council member Zarin Gracey, and Casey Thomas before him, that they don’t want…
Credit goes to Briggs Freeman vice-president Jena May for introducing Jimmy’s art to Candy Dirt publisher Candy Evans. After photographing the Evans family’s Hillcrest Estates home, the marketing-savvy Realtor gifted Candy a custom watercolor of her house.
