Paula Blackmon
As someone who lives on the east side of White Rock Lake, I’m pretty used to the occasional weird smell emanating from the urban body of water. However, when the second email hit my inbox about a sewage-like odor coming from White Rock Lake, I had to smell it for myself. The Dallas Arboretum is…
District 9 residents are no strangers to rallying together at the grassroots level. And when it comes to Dallas’ beloved White Rock Lake, East Dallas really shows up to protect it. Which is why several residents represented by District 9Dallas City Council member Paula Blackmon were stunned when she voted along with the rest of…
After months of deadlines missed, at noon Wednesday, the Parks Department ceased negotiations with Donnie Nelson’s Reverchon Park Sports and Entertainment LLC. “Negotiation” isn’t the correct word as it conjures two sides working on a deal – a stage this deal never seemed to arrive at. City attorneys are saying the next steps for the…
It’s been over eight months since Donnie Nelson’s Reverchon Park Sports and Entertainment LLC gained approval from Dallas City Council to proceed with a contract for redeveloping the 100-year-old Reverchon Park ballfield. (Confused? Here’s some background.) What I’ve since learned is that the January council vote didn’t award a contract per se. What it did…
Back in 2018, Dallas enabled Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), also known as Granny Flats – essentially a second unit on the same lot as a single family home (but not a duplex, heavens no, not that!). At the time, I thought it was a great step to undo 80 years where such units were banned…
