Charles Grand

DallasNow Goes Live

By Charles Grand / May 5, 2025 /

Dallas planning and development services are finally entering the 21st century with the launch of a digital platform that integrates the city’s permitting, planning, platting, inspections, and engineering systems: DallasNow. This new online one-stop shop is supposed to make things considerably easier for developers, contractors, and DIY homeowners who need particular permissions from the city…

City Hall Roundup: Election Results, Permit Ruling, DallasNow

By Charles Grand / May 4, 2025 /

There’s going to be some new faces at City Hall next month after Saturday’s election, but a couple of Dallas City Council races have yet to be decided. Runoff elections are scheduled for June 7 in District 8 and District 11, everything else about the city council’s makeup has been decided by voters, barring some…

Election Day: Dallas City Council Races and Results

By Charles Grand / May 3, 2025 /

Voters went out to the polls on Saturday to vote for their preferred representative on the Dallas City Council in what could be the city’s last May election. The Texas Legislature is considering a bill to move May elections to November because they have historically had the lowest turnout. While that’s likely to be the…

Pepper Square Fight Gears Up for Jury Trial

By Charles Grand / May 2, 2025 /

It looks like the fight over Pepper Square will be going to trial in October, and developer Henry S Miller has tentatively agreed not to break ground on the project until then. SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the city from advancing the development…

Fairview Approves LDS’s Latest Zoning Request Under Duress

By Charles Grand / April 30, 2025 /

A controversial permit request by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was approved by Fairview Town Council on Tuesday after more than a year of uproar over its proposed design for a temple in a residential area. The vote came to the dismay of project detractors in Fairview who have been lobbying officials…