Fair Park

What’s Wrong with the City’s Management Contract for Fair Park: Part 4

By Jon Anderson / August 28, 2016 /

 Candysdirt.com is breaking down the most recent Fair Park Management Agreement.  Remember, there is a special City Council meeting on this agreement tomorrow at 1 p.m. Click here, here and here for parts 1, 2, and 3. Part IV subtitle: Are We Giving the Fox the Supra Keys to the Henhouse? To refresh your memory,…

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What’s Wrong with the City’s Management Contract for Fair Park: Part 3

By Jon Anderson / August 28, 2016 /

  If you’ve just joined, bless you. I’m dissecting the most recent, slimmed-down contract for the public/private mega buck partnership Dallas is considering to hand over Fair Park. We are publishing this mega post because there is a special City Council briefing Monday at 1:00 pm to dissect. Check out parts 1 and 2 here…

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Tax Dollars at Work? Councilwoman Tiffinni Young Sued by Daughter of Dog Attack Victim

By Candy Evans / August 23, 2016 /

Matisha Ward is the daughter of Antoinette Brown, the poor woman who was mauled to death in the city of Dallas by a pack of wild dogs in south Dallas last May 9. While her poor mother was on life support, Dallas City Councilwoman Tiffini Young, who represents the Fair park neighborhood, contacted her and…

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In Our Dreams: City Council Rejects Fair Park Plan, Tells Foundation to Fill in the Blanks

By Jon Anderson / August 12, 2016 /

In 1948, the Chicago Daily Tribune printed what it thought was a slam-dunk headline trumpeting the defeat of Harry Truman in his presidential reelection.  Instead we have an enduring, cautionary tale of events not unfolding as everyone expected. This story’s headline is my “Dewey Defeats Truman” dream … because we all know, regardless of valid…

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Jon Anderson: Rawlings Railroads Humann Plan for Fair Park That’s Light on Accountability [UPDATED]

By Jon Anderson / August 3, 2016 /

[Editor’s Note: We’re hosting a robust conversation about the future of Fair Park here on CandysDirt.com ahead of the 8:30 a.m., Aug. 4 City of Dallas Park Board meeting that could help decide the iconic landmark’s fate. Earlier we had a post from Amanda Popken covering the Monday meeting at the Hall of State. Below,…

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