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Solid waste collection is one of the top 10 deadliest jobs in the U.S., and Dallas officials are looking at ways to reduce hazards in neighborhood alleys, a department director told the City Council earlier this month. Director of Sanitation Cliff Gillespie said alley collection is provided to about 38 percent of customers, and the…
By Michael AmonettCandysDirt.com Contributor Chief planner Patrick Blaydes held up two documents multiple times at the District 1 Forward Dallas meeting last week: a copy of ForwardDallas and a copy of the Dallas Development Code. Each time he stressed, “This (ForwardDallas) is not this (Dallas Development). Just because it’s in here (FD), doesn’t mean it…
The hottest topic on Neighborhood Nextdoor for the past few weeks has been storm damage to trees, how to prevent it, and who is responsible. We all know Nextdoor can be a mob-like atmosphere, but one totally patient and calm voice rang out. It was Leslie Halleck of Halleck Horticulture, so we asked her to…
Staff Reports Almost every Texan has a good memory of dressing up to catch a nostalgic flick or seeing a premiere with themed cocktails at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, so we were crushed by the news that the iconic theater was closing its doors. But just three weeks after the announcement that the Austin-based company was…
North 40 Place. Never heard of it? Well, that’s kind of the idea. This secluded, serene enclave just off Frankford Road was once full of grazing cattle and was known as Oakdale Farm. In 1966, a man named Ross Forney bought the farm, divided it into eight exclusive lots, invited prominent families to move in,…
