Fair Park
Fair Park First unveiled updated renderings this week of an 18-acre Community Park Complex along Fitzhugh Avenue. The renderings showcase a bird’s-eye view of the entire Community Park Complex, a view of one of the play areas featuring a skywalk and hillside slides, and a snapshot of an outdoor market featured in the Market Grove…
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Did you know CandysDirt.com is the only media outlet in the country offering a weekly column on historic preservation? I spend a good portion of each week researching ways to educate and inform our readers about why preserving our built history is critical. I also persuade and cajole some of our finest preservation specialists such…
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A lot happened at Dallas City Hall in 2022 — some good and some that led us to shake our heads and say, “Sounds like a 2023 problem.” We at CandysDirt.com were challenged in narrowing it down to the biggest eight stories to come out of Dallas City Hall this year. City Manager T.C. Broadnax…
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There’s so much going on this holiday season, it’s hard to imagine that anyone could find time for house hunting. For those who have just a little extra time to squeeze in an open house, we found a few that might be worth your while. After checking out an energy-efficient home in Old Mill Court,…
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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.…
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