Opinion
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dr. Myrna DartsonSpecial Contributor “The secret to success is constancy of purpose.” Benjamin Disraeli It has been more than a year since I wrote a column for CandysDirt.com concerning my and my neighbor’s efforts to save the history and maintain the character of the Elm Thicket/Northpark (ETNP) neighborhood. ETNP is one of several historic freedmen’s…
