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Mavericks Say It’s Too Early to Submit City Hall Redevelopment Concept

By Charles Grand / May 15, 2026 /

More than 400 responses poured into Dallas City Hall as part of the city’s open call for redevelopment concepts released on Thursday, but the Dallas Mavericks stopped short of submitting a detailed proposal of their own, saying they don’t have enough clarity to put something to paper. The NBA franchise has been eyeing a site…

Breaking: Save Dallas City Hall Coalition Gives City 60 Days to Address Repairs or Face Lawsuit

By Charles Grand / May 13, 2026 /

Lawyers for the coalition Save Dallas City Hall have notified the city that they intend to sue if officials don’t take steps to address certain needed repairs at 1500 Marilla St. in the next 60 days. The notice argues that the city is violating several provisions of its own city code by failing to adequately…

Dallas Efficiency Committee Floats HR Cuts, Civil Service Merger

By Charles Grand / May 12, 2026 /

Dallas City Hall’s Human Resources Department is facing growing scrutiny, with council members on the Government Efficiency Committee signaling support for staffing reductions and even consolidation with the Civil Service Department. On Monday, the committee received briefings from Human Resources, Civil Service, and the Information & Technology Services Department. The departments provided overviews of their…

Critics Say Viaduct Plans Could Cut Oak Cliff Off From Downtown

By Charles Grand / May 11, 2026 /

A lot of things in Dallas seem up in the air these days, and now you can add connectivity to Oak Cliff to the list. Plans to reconfigure the Jefferson Boulevard and Houston Street Viaducts that link North Oak Cliff to downtown are in the works, prompting concerns that the city is going to disrupt…

This University Park Hill Country Modern Caught My Jaded Eye!

By Karen Eubank / May 11, 2026 /

When you see as many luxury homes as I do, you tend to get a bit jaded. We have a lot of beautiful real estate on the market, but much of it looks alike. It takes something different to pique my interest. So, when luxury stager George Bass shot me a text last week saying,…