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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…

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…

Proposed Dallas Library Closures Get Rough Reception

By Charles Grand / January 22, 2026 /

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…

Discover Dallas With the Summer Sizzlers Series Hosted by Preservation Dallas

By Karen Eubank / June 5, 2025 /

Preservation Dallas has developed some exceptional programming over the years to make our long, hot summers a bit more enjoyable. This year, the Summer Sizzler series features a collection of field trips and discussions focused on Dallas history. The 2025 Summer Sizzlers kick off this month with a field trip to the Dallas Municipal Archives…

The Juanita Craft Civil Rights House Opens Saturday

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 18, 2023 /

By Misty MaberrySpecial Contributor The Dallas Public Library is a proud partner with the Office of Arts & Culture in the Juanita Craft Civil Rights House, which will reopen this Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. Civil rights activist Juanita Craft (1902-1985) was a remarkable woman. She spent her life fighting for equality, better living…