Dallas

David Fair, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / October 12, 2018 /

He was the father of Texas Real Estate. Everyone knew and loved David Lewis Fair, 77, who passed away Oct. 11, 2018, after a five-year battle with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. David was born in Dallas on August 15, 1941, to parents William Wren Fair, Jr. and Doris Elizabeth McCommas Fair. He attended…

Townhome Collapse Kills One, Injures Five, Weather Blamed

By CandysDirt / October 9, 2018 /

From staff reports Editor’s Note: Overnight, Megatel Homes responded to our questions, and provided a statement. Those responses have been added to this story. A townhome collapse in West Dallas Monday afternoon that killed one and injured five more is believed to have been caused by the weather. Dallas Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans…

Dallas Seeks Business and Resident Input on Economic Development

By CandysDirt / October 8, 2018 /

Want to provide the city of Dallas with input regarding a comprehensive strategic economic development plan? Now is your chance. The city rolled out two separate surveys — one for businesses, and one for residents — that will help determine how the city approaches its economy in the future, including how it can improve Dallas’…

Low Opportunity Areas Often Decades in the Making, But Solutions Are There

By Bethany Erickson / October 7, 2018 /

Thanks to a new interactive tool, we now know what opportunity looks like in all areas of Dallas. And that tool confirms what many who follow income disparity have known all along — it frequently is manifest most in geography, where decades of policy have wrought pockets of opportunity gaps throughout the city. The Opportunity…

The City of Dallas Has a New Service Request App for iPhone, Google Play

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2018 /

We are so used to dialing 3-1-1  to get service from the city, it may take some getting used to: Dallas 311 is launching new service request software, updating their website, and replacing the current Dallas 311 mobile app with the new OurDallas app. The current 311 app will be taken down tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept.…