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From Y’all Street to Wall Street: Dallas Delegation Will Make Its Case in New York

By Charles Grand / February 20, 2026 /

Dallas is taking its Y’all Street pitch to Wall Street next week, with an official delegation led by Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager Kimberly Tolbert heading to the Big Apple to tout the Big D’s pro-business bona fides and court more investment and corporate relocations. At a press conference at City Hall on Thursday,…

Reimagine All of Downtown Dallas, Rather Than Focusing Myopically on City Hall

By CandysDirt / February 15, 2026 /

By Cullum Clark The current debate over Dallas City Hall sometimes misses the forest for the trees. Dallasites are battling over the architectural merits of I.M. Pei’s 1978 structure and the cost of staying versus going, as well they should, but the city needs a livelier conversation about the future of downtown Dallas as a…

City Hall Roundup: New Lawsuit, DART, Library Survey, Love Your Block

By Charles Grand / February 15, 2026 /

Now that everyone’s done showing their love this Valentine’s Day, maybe they will show a little love to their neighborhood block in Dallas. Applications are open for Love Your Block mini-grants. More on that below, along with some updates out of Dallas City Hall. Lawsuit Alleges City Juked Revenues To Get Around HERO Amendment City…

City Hall Roundup: Some Data Drops for Your Super Sunday

By Charles Grand / February 8, 2026 /

The Super Bowl is just hours away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spare a few minutes to get into the numbers behind some of the most contentious Dallas City Hall initiatives since ForwardDallas 2.0. There’s some good news, too, in the latter half of this week’s roundup. Alley vs. Curbside Pickup Stats Staff got…

City Staff Signal Targeted Shift From Alley Trash Pickup

By Charles Grand / February 5, 2026 /

City Manager Kimberly Tolbert and Sanitation Director Clifton Gillespie are poised to catch even more grief following the latest Dallas City Council briefing on alley trash pickup, as it seems a transition to curbside pickup will befall some residents at some point next fiscal year. More specifically, the city is going to move forward with…