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Questions Linger After Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Master Plan Briefing

By April Towery / February 17, 2023 /

A $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is on the horizon, and elected officials have a lot of unanswered questions.  During a Feb. 7 joint meeting of the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development committees, the Dallas City Councilmember and voters who approved Proposition A in November got a…

Fair Park Advocates Celebrate Passage of Proposition A as a ‘Transformative Investment’

By April Towery / November 9, 2022 /

Voters approved a 2 percent increase in hotel occupancy taxes to fund major renovations at the 65-year-old Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and Dallas’ Fair Park, launching a “transformative investment” of $1.5 billion into downtown and South Dallas. The measure passed with 67.68 percent of the vote and more than 186,000 residents voting in favor.…

This Luxe Downtown Penthouse Offers Exceptional Style

By Daniel Lalley / July 9, 2022 /

George Dahl, an iconic architect of the Art Deco movement and designer of the Dallas Morning News building, further cemented his mark on Downtown Dallas by designing 1505 Elm Street. This incredible building offers sweeping city views, luxury penthouse living, and modern design touches. Also, it’s right in the heart of the city. Skylar Champion…

Those Goldman Sachs Rumors Are Confirmed: The Financial Giant is Heading to Dallas’ Uptown

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 26, 2022 /

By Mike AlbaneseSpecial Contributor Where there is smoke, there is fire: We had heard for months that a big Goldman Sachs move was imminent for Dallas, was going to be downtown, and was going to bring in thousands of well-paying jobs for house-buying employees. Now we know: On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council voted to…

Downtown Dallas Inc. Announces New Public Safety Partnerships, Operations Plans for Summer

By CandysDirt / June 7, 2022 /

From Staff Reports Downtown Dallas Inc. announced the launch of its 2022 comprehensive Public Safety Summer Operations Plan today during a press conference. The initiative will proactively address quality of life and public safety challenges as thousands more workers return to the urban core and the convention and tourism industry reports a return to pre-pandemic…