Dallas Growth

Dallas Public Schools: How Will I Vote on the Bond?

By Bethany Erickson / October 1, 2015 /

For $1.6 billion, Dallas ISD says it will build nine new and replacement schools, add almost 300 more classrooms, expand space for pre-K, as well as new science and technology labs. But before that can happen, the district has to sell everyone on a bond election to raise the money. I’m not going to tell…

Boos, a Scolding by Lee Kleinman: Preston Hollow East Makes it Clear How They Feel About Transwestern’s Project at Ground Zero

By Candy Evans / August 28, 2015 /

Update 6:34 p.m: Lee Kleinman tells me that the Rudners sent flowers to his office staff. Now that’s the Preston Hollow way! If the last meeting in Fellowship Hall at Park Cities Baptist Church was leaning more towards conciliation, it was back to square one Thursday night. This was a different group, a crowd comprised…

Dallas Public Schools: So What’s This Bond Election About, Anyway?

By Bethany Erickson / August 20, 2015 /

If Wednesday’s town hall in North Dallas was typical, trustees spent 60 percent of their time explaining the potential bond election, and 40 percent of their time explaining the superintendent search – despite the fact that the subject matter was prominently advertised. More on that in a second. Tomorrow at noon, the Dallas ISD board…

Dallas Finally Has a Virgin — Hotel, That Is. Coming to the Design District

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2015 /

I wish Miami had a Virgin — making reservations there for NAREE (which starts tomorrow yeah!) was a little cray cray. But it looks like we rate even more than Miami, because Florida-based Virgin Hotels has decided to open the state’s first Virgin Hotel here in the Dallas’ Design District. The first Virgin Hotel is…

Earth to Dallas: If You Want the City Core To Grow, Treat the Small Business Landlords Better

By Candy Evans / May 28, 2015 /

I hate these short weeks: I still think it’s Wednesday. Sunday (I think) Brandon Formby wrote a story that appeared almost to be lifted from the Marcos Ronquillo campaign: the spectacular growth of our northern neighbors — Denton and Collin Counties — dwarfs Dallas’ piddly growth and is not necessarily good for Dallas County. Why? Because…