Neighborhoods
Dallas has a recycling program that’s been operative since 2017, but some longtime homeowners were recently audited for the first time and are confused and frustrated by what they perceive to be a lack of communication. Through the “Take a Peek” program, under the umbrella of Dallas’ Zero Waste campaign, sanitation workers check residential recycle…
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Northwood Estates Neighborhood Association members planned and advertised their regular business meeting for March 18 and invited developers with Sycamore Strategies to talk about a controversial proposed Public Facility Corporation project, Cypress Creek at Forest Lane. As the neighbors living nearest to the proposed apartment complex at 11520 North Central Expressway, NENA board president Traci…
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The Dallas City Council was poised Wednesday to authorize expenditures at Dallas Love Field totaling about half a million dollars, but one of the items was deferred to April 12 — and elected officials are still not talking about the “unbearable” noise complaints that have been raised by neighbors for more than a year. The…
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On this first day of 2023, let’s take a look back at Dallas as it once was. Imagine the clip-clop of horse-drawn carriages that once traveled down Greenville Avenue. A Japanese pagoda in Oak Cliff that was accessible only by footbridge. A Dallas neighborhood with noisy yet loved resident peacocks. Here’s a look at the…
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Dallas has a history of lengthy, complicated processes for permitting and zoning. Still, changes are in the works and a slate of upcoming public meetings indicates city leaders want to engage residents along the way. In addition to the overarching issues of zoning and permitting, services are provided through the city’s Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization…
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