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The Dallas City Plan Commission won’t consider the controversial Preston-Royal mixed-use proposal until August after opponents successfully argued that nearby property owners weren’t properly notified of significant revisions to the project. “We are pleased that the City recognized the importance of a fair, transparent, and legally sound process by pulling this case from Thursday’s agenda,”…
Dallas could soon land another major piece of the Y’all Street movement. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will consider an incentive package worth up to $18.5 million to attract Morgan Stanley to Dallas. If approved and accepted by the company, the deal could bring approximately $800 million in investment and as many as 3,800…
This Highland Park luxury home seemed familiar, so I started digging through our archives. Indeed, I wrote about it in 2023. However, it’s even more stunning now with new staging by George Bass Stage & Design and new photos. It definitely warrants a revisit now that it is back on the market. What continues to…
While the public has been caught up in the fight to save Dallas City Hall, there is another downtown brutalist building that deserves recognition, attention, and, quite possibly, saving. It’s the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library that faces City Hall. Part of Mayor Jonsson’s 1965 citizen-led initiative, Goals for Dallas, was a massive effort to…
Lightning strikes are suspected of causing several house fires that broke out when a severe storm system blew in on Friday morning. Fire crews responded to multiple residential calls in communities stretching from Allen and Plano to Frisco and Dallas, with officials citing lightning as the likely cause. Among the most dramatic incidents was a…
