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From Pool Parties to Protests, Dallas City Hall Was Designed for the People

By Karen Eubank | February 5, 2026 |

In the summer of 1984, Dallas City Hall briefly traded its stately civic gravitas for something unexpected — 42 tons of sand. With beach volleyball courts, sandcastle building competitions, and a Beach Boys cover band, 1500 Marilla became the memorable site of “Summer in the City,” a Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser sponsored by KZEW-FM “The…

City Staff Signal Targeted Shift From Alley Trash Pickup

By Charles Grand | February 5, 2026 |

City Manager Kimberly Tolbert and Sanitation Director Clifton Gillespie are poised to catch even more grief following the latest Dallas City Council briefing on alley trash pickup, as it seems a transition to curbside pickup will befall some residents at some point next fiscal year. More specifically, the city is going to move forward with…

Modern Luxury Uses 2026 Real Estate Awards to Take Pulse of Local Real Estate

By CandysDirt | February 5, 2026 |

CandysDirt.com readers spend plenty of time watching the Dallas real estate market — tracking trends, touring listings, and keeping tabs on the agents and brokers shaping the industry. Now’s the chance to weigh in. Our friends at Modern Luxury Dallas have opened nominations for its 2026 Real Estate Awards, their annual recognition of the professionals…

Alli Caudle Bush’s Labor of Love: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Agent Lists Her Knox Retreat

By CandysDirt | February 4, 2026 |

Real estate advisor Alli Caudle Bush is used to guiding clients through sometimes emotional purchases and sales. She just never imagined it could happen to her one day. We sit down with the expert agent at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty to talk about 3510 Edgewater Street in Dallas — not only her own first home…

Mayor Eric Johnson to Business Leaders: Dallas Isn’t Suburbia — and That’s the Point

By Charles Grand | February 4, 2026 |

If Dallas is going to stay competitive, it has to lean into its identity as a pro-business urban center to leverage corporate flight from less-hospitable environments and stave off D-FW’s suburban upstarts, according to Mayor Eric Johnson. Speaking at a Metroplex Civic & Business Association luncheon on Tuesday, Johnson highlighted some of the concrete indicators…

Bespoke Oak Lawn Condo Has Award-Winning Architectural Pedigree for an Unbelievable Price

By Brenda Masse | February 4, 2026 |

There are lots of fun and unique condos to be found in the Oak Lawn area, but when you start to use words like “spectacular” and “inspired,” that list gets shorter. Throw in “designed by an architect,” and the list becomes really short. Now add “multiple award-winning,” and you’re likely left with one. That would…