Cara Mendelsohn
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…
The city’s proposal to transform the Dallas Public Library system was roundly rebuffed by council members at the Quality of Life, Arts & Culture Committee meeting on Tuesday, resulting in the cancellation of community meetings that had been scheduled for the coming weeks. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Library Director Manya Shorr and staff developed…
The former Oak Cliff United Methodist Church is officially getting a new lease on life following a vote by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday, which approved a $10 million TIF agreement to redevelop the historic property. Comprising around 45,000 square feet across three buildings on a 1.72-acre site, Oak Cliff United Methodist was the…
North Dallas is getting some more green space with the addition of a new park on a currently vacant lot, the latest step forward for Mayor Eric Johnson’s Dallas Greening Initiative. Located at 18201 Gibbons Dr. by the intersection of Frankford Road and the Dallas North Tollway, the lot is next door to Dallas Fire…
The fate of Dallas City Hall has been dominating headlines, but you’ll find none of that in this roundup. Read this morning’s standalone coverage on that ongoing saga later. For now, catch up on some of the other news coming out of 1500 Marilla St. What Parts of Dallas Are Shouldering the Weight of Homeless…
