Charles Grand

Kiln Expands Into North Texas With Lifestyle-Focused Coworking Offices

By Charles Grand / May 25, 2026 /

In a time when many companies are still trying to figure out how to get employees to get back into the office, the coworking brand Kiln is offering a solution: make the office somewhere people actually want to be. Kiln focuses on providing hospitality-driven office space, where amenities and experience play an important role in…

City Hall Roundup: Comerica Tower, Code Crackdown, Park Cuts

By Charles Grand / May 24, 2026 /

The grills are heating up, inboxes are getting ignored, and somewhere inside Dallas City Hall, there’s probably a memo floating around that’s going to stir up all kinds of feelings come Tuesday. Until then, enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! But if you’ve got a second, catch up on some of the headlines making waves in…

Dallas Weighs Slower, Cheaper Path to Repairing City Hall

By Charles Grand / May 21, 2026 /

Dallas City Council on Wednesday heard new phased repair strategies and a brand new estimate for City Hall repairs — for less than half the original $1 billion assessment. Consultants Gresham Smith and WM2 Company were hired after a March 4 city council resolution called for phased repair scenarios and a corresponding funding strategy for…

Oak Cliff Viaduct Backlash Forces Dallas to Reconsider Dallas Convention Center Plans

By Charles Grand / May 21, 2026 /

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment is going back to Dallas City Council after the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee realized the current plan might unnecessarily inhibit the southern sector’s access to downtown. In a 4-2 vote on Tuesday, the committee recommended to city council that the convention center project be reverted to the earlier…

Updated Renderings of Preston-Royal Project Do Little To Quell Opposition

By Charles Grand / May 19, 2026 /

Representatives for the controversial mixed-use project proposed at Preston Road and Royal Lane unveiled updated renderings Friday evening to a packed crowd of neighborhood residents, many of whom remained skeptical despite revisions to the plan. The community engagement meeting, hosted by Council Member Gay Donnell Willis (District 13) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Royal…