parks

Uptown Welcomes First Public Playground and More Young Families

By Amanda Popken / April 20, 2017 /

“Griggs Park is one of the features that makes Uptown more sustainable. Uptown has a tendency to over-invest in private infrastructure and under-invest in public infrastructure,”noted District 14 Dallas City Councilman Philip Kingston at the Tuesday ribbon cutting of Griggs Park’s new playground. “This will soften the hard edges that tend to be created in high-density…

In This River: A Love Letter to the Wild Trinity

By Amanda Popken / March 6, 2017 /

This Wednesday you’re invited to join a discussion about the Trinity. A river that has defined our city for over a century. Yet its place in our lives still remains little more than afterthought. Millions of taxpayer dollars funded a very extensive plan: To build, beautify, and manage this park — has anyone actually read…

Neighborhood Spotlight: Quality of Life in the North Cliff Conservation District

By Amanda Popken / March 3, 2017 /

Oak Cliff covers about one-third of Dallas, with a lot of variety throughout. You’re probably familiar with the small Craftsman homes around Bishop Arts, the historic homesteads of Winnetka Heights, and the eclectic estates of the Kessler neighborhoods. A little further west near Hampton and south of Jefferson you’ll find many neighborhoods like the North…