Dallas Parks
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…
From Staff Reports Construction is fully underway on a key connection point for The Loop Dallas — the Trinity Strand Trail Hi-Line Span. What is currently a retaining wall along Houston Street will be turned into an open space that serves as a walk and bike trail, and a gathering place for visitors and those…
A national nonprofit and advocacy group for the outdoors ranked Dallas 34th out of 100 for its parks, a higher ranking than the city received just a year ago. Trust for Public Land looked at the nation’s 100 most populous cities to devise its ranking, which was based on park access, equity, acreage, investment, and…
