Year: 2024

Dallas Housing Committee to be Briefed Monday on Public Facility Corporations 

By April Towery / August 26, 2024 /

A long-awaited briefing on Public Facility Corporation projects is scheduled Monday at 9 a.m. before the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee.  The presentation has been postponed several times leaving many in the dark about whether the mixed-income housing projects add value to city coffers and housing stock.  “Months ago, I asked staff…

Celebrate National Dog Day With a Little ‘Barkitecture’

By Brenda Masse / August 26, 2024 /

National Dog Day is celebrated every year on Aug. 26 and is dedicated to the love of our furry best friends. The holiday was founded in 2004 by animal welfare advocate, author, and pet lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, to bring awareness to the number of dogs who need to be rescued each year. We at…

Ambassador Hotel Rises From the Ashes, Construction Underway on $60M Apartment Project 

By April Towery / August 25, 2024 /

We love a good comeback story, and it’s even better when it involves much-needed housing in a historic Dallas neighborhood. Developers with Austin-based OHT Partners have their eyes set on such a success story as they rebuild the former Ambassador Hotel on South Ervay Street into a $60 million apartment project.  Neighbors are keeping a…

City Hall Roundup: Residents Invited to Give Feedback on Dallas Love Field Master Plan

By April Towery / August 25, 2024 /

Officials at the City of Dallas-owned Love Field airport are asking for input on their proposed master plan.  They may get more than they bargained for at the gathering, set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave.  Typically such meetings don’t draw a huge crowd…

Dallas, Mesquite, Fort Worth Earn Top Honors With American Planning Association Awards

By CandysDirt / August 25, 2024 /

Staff Reports Dallas, Mesquite, and Fort Worth were recognized Friday among other Texas municipalities and organizations for outstanding efforts in planning achievements and leadership by the American Planning Association.  The Dallas Sidewalk Master Plan was recognized with the Gold Award for Implementation. Mesquite will take home the Silver Award in Implementation for its Downtown Infrastructure…