News

Low Turnout Reported at First Public Hearing on Dallas City Budget 

By April Towery | June 9, 2023 |

The Dallas City Council advertised that it was seeking public input last month on its Fiscal Year 2023-24 operating, capital, grant, and trust budget, but just one resident appeared before the panel.  No supplemental documents, such as a proposed budget, were posted with the May 24 Dallas City Council agenda, so there wasn’t much on…

Renee Ferguson of Junk King Wants to Show Off Your Junk on National Television

By Elaine Raffel | June 8, 2023 |

If you want to talk trash, there’s no one better to dish with than North Dallas’ unequivocal junk expert Renee Ferguson. And now, one lucky Candy’s Dirt reader will have the opportunity to join the North Dallas Junk King franchisee on an upcoming segment of Lifetime’s award-winning reality show Designing Spaces.

Grab The Balloons, Eat Some Cake, And Tour These Open Houses as Plano Celebrates 150 Years

By Joy Donovan | June 8, 2023 |

Happy birthday to Plano! Saturday, the North Texas suburb celebrated its 150th birthday … or maybe it was an anniversary. When the official celebration called for cupcakes, games, and balloons, it had all the signs of a real birthday party, of course. Those were the critical parts of last Saturday’s city festivities at Haggard Park.…

Dallas Inspector General Wants Lower Burden of Proof When Filing Charges Against City Officials

By April Towery | June 8, 2023 |

The Dallas Inspector General wants to make it easier to file charges against city officials, and some council members don’t like it. The Dallas City Council was briefed on several amendments to the Dallas Code of Ethics on Wednesday. The updates included changes in language and definitions governing things like conflicts of interest, campaign activities,…

The Foremost Example of a Charles Dilbeck Ranch Duplex is in University Park

By Karen Eubank | June 8, 2023 |

This University Park Charles Dilbeck ranch duplex is a rare opportunity to have it all. It’s a completely updated historic home designed by one of the most important Dallas architects of the 20th century and in one of our most sought-after neighborhoods. Willis Winters is the national authority on Dilbeck and the founder of The…

Dallas City Staff Outlines Plans For $90 Million in Excess Sales Tax Revenue From DART

By April Towery | June 8, 2023 |

Dallas won’t be awarded $111 million in excess sales tax revenue anticipated from Dallas Area Rapid Transit, but the city could get $90 million and a plan was outlined Wednesday for how to spend it.  A contentious debate has taken place over the last several months about the money DART promised to distribute to its…