Fair Park
The Preservation Dallas Annual Achievement Awards recognize preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration efforts. They also remind us of what we take for granted. One of the most significant buildings that I think many of us have taken for granted is the Fair Park Federal Building (now known as the Tower Building), designed by Donald Nelson, the…
If anyone’s interested in what’s been going on at Dallas City Hall recently, we’ve got some of that for you this Easter. The biggest news, at least from my perspective, is City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert hitting the pause button on all new real estate acquisitions until new procedures are put in place to better…
Nearly 200,000 people took to Fair Park last weekend, where the University of Texas claimed victory over Oklahoma University, but there’s a dark shadow over what many call “the people’s park.” A week after the Dallas Morning News broke the story, the City still doesn’t know why Fair Park leaders can’t explain a $5.7 million…
A shooting at the State Fair of Texas last year prompted a ban on concealed firearms at the fairgrounds, but this year Texas legislators are pushing back against the policy. Seventy Texas lawmakers signed a letter saying that banning guns makes the South Dallas fairgrounds less safe for visitors. Before the ban, licensed gun owners…
Staff Reports The team at CandysDirt.com rounded up some of our favorite fireworks festivities in North Texas. Scroll down to find an event in the community closest to you and let the fun begin. Fair Park Fourth Celebrate the Fourth of July at Fair Park Fourth, presented by Regions Bank, on Thursday, July 4, starting at…
