Opinion

Cara Mendelsohn: What is The Real Cost of The 2024 Dallas Bond?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 15, 2024 /

By Cara Mendelsohn District 12 Dallas City Councilmember Early voting for the Dallas Bond 2024 starts next week, Monday, April 22, running through April 30. Election day is May 4th. There are ten propositions, or topics, and you can vote “for” or “against” each one. Together, the amounts of each proposition total $1.25 billion dollars.…

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Former City Plan Commissioner Claire Stanard Addresses The Future of Preston Center West

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 19, 2024 /

By Claire StanardFormer District 13 Dallas City Plan Commissioner There has been a great deal of conversation lately about the proposed increased density at Pepper Square at Beltline and Preston roads. But what about the Preston Center West shopping center at Northwest Highway and Preston Road?   Preston Center (City of Dallas) is about to quietly be changed…

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Mariana Griggs: New Year, New Focus, And She’s Running For Dallas City Council

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 11, 2023 /

By Mariana GriggsSpecial Contributor [Editor’s Note: Mariana Griggs is the former wife of Dallas City Councilman and mayoral candidate Scott Griggs. She recently moved to Polk Vernon from Winnetka Heights.] As the sun comes up in my backyard, I can see through the chain link fences into the neat backyards of my neighbors. I live…

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2022 Was a Rollercoaster, But We’re Ready to Cover Even More of The North Texas Real Estate Market in 2023

By Candy Evans / December 25, 2022 /

I wish I had $100 for every time I said, “I cannot believe it’s almost Christmas,” this past week. But here we are — gifts under the tree, house decorated, Christmas dinner ready, and the North Texas real estate market has slowed to its annual holiday trickle. We started the year with a market so…

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Opinion: Election Night Promised Hope, Delivered Disappointment in The Short Term

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 10, 2022 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor There are four schools of thought in U.S. politics, though only three get a vote. Left, right, and center get most of the attention during campaign season while the fourth is often overlooked. Despite its inability to walk into a voting booth to cast a ballot, Wall Street has…

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