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Council Approves 3 New Apartment Developments Under Public Facility, Housing Finance Structures

By April Towery | April 27, 2023 |

During the “silly season” of campaigning to keep their elected city council seats, Dallas officials are giving passionate speeches from the horseshoe about the causes they believe in.  District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn has already won — she’s running unopposed — but she’s doubling down during every agenda meeting about the Public Facility Corporation projects…

Holding Off The Wrecking Ball: What is The City of Dallas Doing About Historic Preservation?

By Karen Eubank | April 27, 2023 |

Dallas has had a lot of losses in historic preservation. The Dr Pepper building on Mockingbird, P.C Cobb Stadium, Little Mexico, and the massacre on Main Street in 2015, when some of the oldest buildings in the city were razed, are all gutting losses. We always wonder why someone doesn’t do something. Newsflash. That someone…

Forget The Popcorn, But Let’s Dance on The Ceiling With These Fabulous Open Houses

By Joy Donovan | April 27, 2023 |

So we’re not exactly dancing on ceilings, but ceilings will not be ignored. We’re way past the popcorn ceilings, those thick, bumpy, and sometimes even sparkly ceiling textures so popular from the 1950s to the ‘80s. Also known as “cottage cheese” or “acoustic ceilings,” they were created to quiet the noise. Supposedly New Yorker Francis…

Now is Your Chance to Provide Feedback on ForwardDallas And The City’s Plan For Historic Preservation

By April Towery | April 26, 2023 |

Major overhauls of the city’s zoning code and comprehensive land use plan are underway as Dallas officials prepare for the population to grow by 300,000 people in the next two decades. City leaders are also working with consultants to delve into a historic preservation plan — and they say community input is vital. Public meetings on…

Wildcat Management Announces Plans For Mansfield’s West Side, Lists Historic Purse Building For Sale

By Joy Donovan | April 26, 2023 |

Exciting developments are in the works for Mansfield. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb sits in Tarrant, Johnson, and Ellis counties, with highways 287, 360, and 1187 paving the way in and out of the city. That’s a good thing because Mansfield is about to have a whole lot more going on. Wildcat Management, owned by Tanya…

Galloping Good Time: HALL Arts Residences Lifestyle Director Knows How to Throw a Winning Kentucky Derby Party

By Candy Evans | April 26, 2023 |

Rebecca Roberts isn’t your traditional lifestyle director at a Dallas luxury high-rise. (That’s because nothing at HALL Arts Residences is traditional or conventional.) In addition to the white-glove services Roberts provides all year long — think reservations to restaurants and theater performances, assisting residents with private events and transportation, and much more — she curates unique…