Dallas Parks
White Rock Lake, one of Dallas’ most treasured recreational landmarks, got some love last Thursday from dozens of volunteers who turned out to help clean up its shores. As part of its community service initiative, the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD) got roughly 100 people out to assist municipal personnel in beautifying parts of…
A dramatic headline that has since been changed by the publication that published it has put a spotlight on the Dallas Park & Recreation Board’s recommendation to phase out the city’s nine aging community pools as part of a spending cut package requested by the city manager’s office. DPR has to come up with $3…
When our friend and CandysDirt.com co-worker April Towery took the next, well-earned step in her career, she left a gap that several of us stepped in to fill. One of those gaps was covering our neighborhoods and parks. Let me tell you, it has been a gift that I did not know I wanted and…
The future of Dallas is green and great. That’s not wishful thinking; that’s the plan a national non-profit has launched so that all Dallas residents have access to a world-class park system. The Trust for Public Land launched the “Greener Dallas Greater Dallas” initiative at the recent grand opening of the Judge Charles R. Rose…
The late Judge Charles R. Rose left a legacy of serving his beloved Highland Hills neighborhood as a justice of the peace, a Wilmer-Hutchins School Board Trustee, and as an advocate for his South Dallas neighborhood. When he passed in 2019, the community felt that loss. This past weekend, however, the Highland Hills neighborhood paid…
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