Charles Grand
A zoning case that has been a flashpoint in Dallas politics finally came to a resolution at a raucous city council meeting on Wednesday, when council members voted 10-4 to approve mixed-use zoning for the Pepper Square redevelopment in North Dallas. City Council’s approval of the controversial Pepper Square — Jesse Moreno, Carolyn King Arnold,…
Officials in Dallas are looking to help redevelop the historic Braniff International Hostess College building in Oak Lawn into permanent supportive housing for people living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. The five-story adaptive re-use project dubbed Braniff Lofts calls for 48 apartments (12 studios and 36 one-bedroom units) and a host of amenities and on-site…
State lawmakers have made no bones about how they plan on alleviating the housing shortage in Texas: stripping cities of their ability to regulate space through zoning. Zoning has traditionally been the purview of municipalities, allowing local officials (elected or otherwise) to plot out what things can be built where in a way that makes…
Construction on the long-awaited but controversial expansion to McKinney National Airport is poised to start in May, and many voters will likely keep that in mind when they head to the polls. The mayoral election for the city is scheduled for May 3, with early voting running from April 22 to April 29. One of…
Dallas City Council was on break again this past week, but other municipal bodies and staff were hard at work. Here’s some of what’s been going on at City Hall since our last roundup: Tolbert Secures Meeting With Saks Global City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s tease of a “financially beneficial” opportunity appears to have gotten…
