Dallas Parks

New Capital Campaign To Enhance Historic Green Heart of Turtle Creek

By CandysDirt / August 2, 2026 /

By Adam Murphy Few places have shaped the identity of a Dallas neighborhood quite like Turtle Creek Park. Before the surrounding high-rises and residences became part of the Turtle Creek skyline, the winding creek and its tree-filled landscape were already drawing people to the area. More than a century later, the park remains one of…

Real Quality of Life Improvements Can Start With a Set of Wheels

By CandysDirt / July 13, 2026 /

by Rudy Karimi, Dallas Park & Recreation Board Member for District 14 I have a confession to make. Recently, I have become obsessed with our quality of life in Dallas. I don’t just mean the hot mess that is our city leadership. I mean my mission to help create the kind of city where parents…

Klyde Warren Park Expansion Adds Ice Rink, Pavilion, and 1.7 Acres

By Charles Grand / June 30, 2026 /

Dallas leaders unveiled plans Monday for a nearly $200 million expansion of Klyde Warren Park that will add 1.7 acres and extend the popular deck park farther west over the remaining recessed stretch of Woodall Rodgers Freeway, connecting Uptown to the central business district. The project will introduce a large event lawn that doubles as…

City Hall Roundup: Comerica Tower, Code Crackdown, Park Cuts

By Charles Grand / May 24, 2026 /

The grills are heating up, inboxes are getting ignored, and somewhere inside Dallas City Hall, there’s probably a memo floating around that’s going to stir up all kinds of feelings come Tuesday. Until then, enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! But if you’ve got a second, catch up on some of the headlines making waves in…

City Hall Roundup: Park Cuts, Wings at AAC, Campaign Contributions

By Charles Grand / May 10, 2026 /

Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you’re treating mom to a wonderful day, but if y’all manage to get a little down time, catch up on some of the latest coming out of Dallas City Hall. For starters, members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs talked about raising the city-imposed limit on individual city…