Dallas
The time has come once again to find out how Dallas residents feel about the direction the city is heading. More than 2,000 community surveys are going out this month consisting of seven-page questionnaires that will measure resident sentiment over time as well as identify opportunities for improvement in city services. During a Dallas City…
As you all know by now, our friend and colleague, April Towery, has taken her reporting and writing prowess to Houston leaving us behind in dear ol’ Dallas. Having worked all over the state at various daily newspapers I can honestly say, April is the best journalist I’ve had the privilege of working with over…
Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture. That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling…
An environmental justice organization that has made huge recent progress toward righting wrongs of the past just made another bold move: hiring its second executive director in 30 years. Downwinders at Risk was formed in 1994 to fight Midlothian cement plants. Since then the nonprofit has done tremendous work advocating against southern Dallas batch plants…
Dog owners in Dallas can snag a free doghouse at the Dallas Animal Services headquarters from 4 to 7 p.m. May 21. The free doghouses are available thanks to McKesson and the Texas Humane Legislation Network in celebration of the SAFE Outdoor Dogs Act. According to City of Dallas code, dogs that spend a significant…
