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Forget Your Troubles at Downtown Dallas’ Ski Lodge-Themed Tower Club

By Charles Grand / December 22, 2024 /

For those who don’t have the time or budget to hit the slopes and bask in the afterglow at a genuine ski lodge, Tower Club Dallas has the latter experience on tap downtown this season. The upscale business and social club on the 48th floor of Santander Tower has been decking its halls to resemble…

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Ridley Says City Is Ignoring Opponents’ Digital Kiosk Input

By April Towery / December 12, 2024 /

It was clear that Downtown Dallas Councilmember Paul Ridley wasn’t happy during last week’s public hearing on digital kiosks.  At a Dec. 4 City Council meeting, elected officials heard from several business owners adamantly opposed to adding more than 100 electronic kiosks to already obstructed sidewalks for just an estimated few million dollars in revenue. …

Council to Vote Next Week on Downtown’s West End Lofts, a ‘Transformative’ Mixed-Use Project

By April Towery / December 5, 2024 /

Editor’s Note: The Dallas City Council approved a $49 million subsidy for the West End Lofts project on Dec. 11. Three downtown Dallas properties are poised for redevelopment into a “transformative” mixed-use, mixed-income, and transportation-oriented development near the West End light rail Dallas Area Rapid Transit station.  Sycamore Strategies developer Zach Krochtengel is the man…

Is Downtown McDonald’s Drive-Thru Hindering Walkability? Plan Commission Suggests 2-Year Permit Extension

By April Towery / November 17, 2024 /

The Dallas Plan Commission balked this month at renewing a 10-year Specific Use Permit for a downtown McDonald’s drive-thru, instead settling on a two-year permit and opening up a larger conversation about whether the business is a good use for its location in the midst of what they hope to become a bustling business district. …

Dallas Approves $187M in Contracts for Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

By April Towery / September 19, 2024 /

A world-class convention center equates to more tourism, tax dollars, connectivity, and ultimately a better quality of life, city officials agreed when Dallas voters approved a measure to upgrade the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas in November 2022.  To fund the $3 billion convention center redevelopment, Proposition A designated a 2 percent increase in…