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City Hall Roundup: Blackmon’s Budget Priorities, Downtown Crime Drops

By Charles Grand / July 27, 2025 /

Summer break is winding down for Dallas City Council members, and a tough budget session lies ahead for City Hall. As previously reported, a series of budget town halls are scheduled across town so residents and stakeholders can meet with officials and express their views on how the city should prioritize spending. Some hard choices…

Gov. Abbott Awards D-FW Affordable Housing Projects $18M in Tax Credits

By Charles Grand / July 27, 2025 /

Several local affordable housing developments and rehab projects stand to benefit from the nearly $100 million in tax credits Gov. Greg Abbott authorized this week. The governor signed off on the tax credits to help defray the cost of new construction and rehabilitation for 63 rental properties comprising over 4,410 units with rents that households…

A Fabulous, Funky Little Forest Hills 1940s Find

By Karen Eubank / July 26, 2025 /

If you’ve never heard the phrase “Keep Little Forest Hills Funky,” you don’t know what you’re missing. This beautiful East Dallas neighborhood near White Rock Lake has some of the most interesting and charming houses you will ever find. The original homes were built as lake cottages and hunting cabins between the 1920s and the…

Heat Wave Got You Down? Turn That Frown Upside Down With Summer Energy Savings

By Brenda Masse / July 26, 2025 /

Remember that one summer it was over 100 degrees for over a month, and I made up a word. I was so mad… what was it again? Hotangry! I didn’t say it was a good word. But anyway, it’s only been a week and I’m already there. Partly because I really hate being hot, but…

Entire City Block in Downtown Fort Worth Hits the Market

By Charles Grand / July 25, 2025 /

A whole city block’s worth of land in downtown Fort Worth is hitting the market, giving some enterprising developer the opportunity to convert a vacant lot into better use than parking. Spanning 0.918 acres from the southeast corner of Calhoun Street and 7th Street, the block is situated at the edge of Cowtown’s downtown expansion…