Dallas Parks
North Dallas is getting some more green space with the addition of a new park on a currently vacant lot, the latest step forward for Mayor Eric Johnson’s Dallas Greening Initiative. Located at 18201 Gibbons Dr. by the intersection of Frankford Road and the Dallas North Tollway, the lot is next door to Dallas Fire…
Dallas City Council will have a number of recommendations to consider on Wednesday when it sets a new schedule for parkland dedication fees, and it seems some officials are more gung-ho than others to incentivize multifamily housing construction. According to a new state law, cities can require developers to dedicate up to 10% of their…
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…
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