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City Council to Reconsider Dallas Convention Center Design After Oak Cliff Blowback

By Charles Grand / June 19, 2026 /

Should Dallas preserve key connections between Oak Cliff and downtown, even if doing so tacks on roughly $600 million to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment? That’s the question Dallas City Council will face next week. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the height of the project last month after considerable uproar broke…

Dallas Considers Outsourcing Operations at Historic Majestic Theater

By Charles Grand / June 16, 2026 /

Dallas officials are exploring whether a third party should take over management of the historic 1921 Majestic Theatre to improve the downtown venue’s financial performance. Staff presented members of the Quality of Life, Arts & Culture Committee with options for a potential public-private partnership on Monday, including a lease agreement or a management/operator agreement as…

Epic Spiral Slide, Hidden Cinema, What More Could You Want?

By Karen Eubank / June 15, 2026 /

Some emails stop me in my tracks. That was the case Saturday when a photo of an epic spiral slide popped up. Why’s that, you ask? Because the slide is INSIDE the house. While interior slides may not be novel, they are rare at the luxury price point. Notably, Sky House in New York City…

Vacant Oak Cliff Hospital Poised for New Life as Mixed-Use Village

By Charles Grand / June 15, 2026 /

There’s been plenty of disagreement lately over what to do with a certain city-owned property in Dallas. Much less so for 2929 S Hampton Rd. in Oak Cliff. Officials entered the city into a purchase and sale agreement with developer Monte Anderson’s Options Real Estate late last month, potentially putting to an end a multi-year…

Generational Homeownership Gap Widens

By Charles Grand / June 15, 2026 /

The homeownership rate in the United States is apparently higher than it’s ever been, but don’t tell that to the zoomers. The generational gap has also never been bigger. Homeownership among Americans under the age of 30 has fallen by 36% between 2005 and 2024, leaving Generation Z with a 4.5% homeownership rate, according to…