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Pepper Square Fight Heads Back to Court

By Charles Grand / April 25, 2025 /

Attorneys faced off in court again over the redevelopment of Pepper Square Friday morning, with a neighborhood association seeking a temporary restraining order barring the city from taking any further action to advance the project. The plaintiff in the case, SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association, argued that rezoning of the site to mixed-use is a…

How a Contentious City Plan Turned One Dallas Resident Into an Involved Citizen

By Shelby Skrhak / November 12, 2024 /

This episode of Dallas Dirt is seemingly a little different. Lately, we’ve been interviewing real estate leaders, city council members, and real estate developers, but our guest this week is John Botefuhr — an East Dallas resident who’s been on several citizen advisory boards for projects spanning from Vision Garland Road to a Deep Ellum…