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An Elm Thicket/Northpark property owner, acting on behalf of the neighborhood’s residents, has sued the Dallas Board of Adjustment, claiming the quasi-judicial panel granted variances that allow new construction in violation of a 2022 zoning code update. Zak Thompson filed the lawsuit in a Dallas County District Court on Dec. 20. The filing was brought…
Three public “meet and greets” to introduce the Dallas city manager finalists are set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Dallas City Hall, 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Singing Hills Recreation Center, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Fretz Recreation Center. Just three candidates are on the shortlist and a lot of…
A new year signifies new beginnings, but in the City of Dallas, it also means revisiting some old things in need of an update. A case in point is the Dallas development code, which was paused while the Planning and Development Services Department focused a significant amount of resources and manpower on the ForwardDallas 2.0…
Voters spoke at the ballot box in November by demanding transparency and accountability from their elected officials, and there’s little doubt they’ll show up again in May when up to 10 sitting council members will be vying for another term at the horseshoe. Residents saw this year how their voices mattered. They showed up en…
As 2024 comes to a close and we look back on the hundreds of stories about new real estate projects, City Hall shenanigans, and developers with innovative solutions to the affordable housing crisis, a few names stick out. Some were heavily criticized; some were hailed as heroes. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, here are your…
