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City Hall Roundup: Some Data Drops for Your Super Sunday

By Charles Grand / February 8, 2026 /

The Super Bowl is just hours away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spare a few minutes to get into the numbers behind some of the most contentious Dallas City Hall initiatives since ForwardDallas 2.0. There’s some good news, too, in the latter half of this week’s roundup. Alley vs. Curbside Pickup Stats Staff got…

Fiscal Folly: Why Another Sports Arena Won’t Fix Downtown Dallas

By CandysDirt / February 2, 2026 /

Dallas, It’s Time to Stop Chasing Arenas and Start Building a City By Norman Alston FAIA, Principal Norman Alston Architects Downtown Dallas shines at night — the dazzling skyline, the pulsing street life, the promise of a city constantly reinventing itself. For decades, local leaders have sought ways to make that promise real, to bring…

Is Saving Dallas City Hall at Odds With Saving Downtown?

By Charles Grand / January 26, 2026 /

A battle for the hearts, minds, and identity of Dallas is underway as officials prepare to make one of the most consequential decisions of their careers: keep the seat of municipal government at 1500 Marilla St. or relocate City Hall operations somewhere else downtown. Over the last few months, the debate over the fate of…

City Hall Roundup: Library Fallout, World Cup Update, DART Negotiations

By Charles Grand / January 25, 2026 /

I hope all of y’all are staying warm as we enter Day 2 of this icy long weekend. Officials are cautioning against taking any unnecessary trips on the roadways, so why not heed the advice and read up on some of the goings on at Dallas City Hall this past week? Staff Regroups After Proposed…

Mavericks Narrow Arena Shortlist to Two Dallas Locations

By Charles Grand / January 23, 2026 /

Those who have been worried about the Mavericks potentially relocating outside Dallas city limits can breathe a little easier, at least for now. It seems the NBA franchise has narrowed its list of possible sites for a new arena to the former Valley View Center in North Dallas and an unidentified second option downtown. Dallas…