Downtown Dallas
A battle for the hearts, minds, and identity of Dallas is underway as officials prepare to make one of the most consequential decisions of their careers: keep the seat of municipal government at 1500 Marilla St. or relocate City Hall operations somewhere else downtown. Over the last few months, the debate over the fate of…
Financial services giant Morgan Stanley is weighing a major permanent expansion in the D-FW that could see it setting up shop in Uptown, but for now, it is going to lease some temporary digs downtown. The company is in final negotiations to sign a four-year lease for 120,000 square feet of space in Fountain Place,…
Those who have been worried about the Mavericks potentially relocating outside Dallas city limits can breathe a little easier, at least for now. It seems the NBA franchise has narrowed its list of possible sites for a new arena to the former Valley View Center in North Dallas and an unidentified second option downtown. Dallas…
It’s never too early in the calendar year to start the bitter conversations about how and where to realize budget savings in Dallas. In 2026, that debate is kicking off with library services. Four neighborhood branches are being proposed for closure, and the historic J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is in for a “reimagining.” On…
Hopefully everyone is warming up from the bitter overnight freeze and enjoying the long holiday weekend. Dallas City Hall will be closed on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, if anyone was planning on swinging by. Instead, many officials will be at the annual MLK Day Parade in South Dallas, which will kick off…
