South Dallas

Implementation of South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan Needs Community Input

By Charles Grand / October 10, 2025 /

City officials are gearing up to implement the zoning and land use guidance from the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan that city council members adopted this summer. The final plan was the culmination of years of work by officials, neighborhood residents, and other stakeholders who set out to develop a five-year strategy to revitalize…

From Survival to Revival: Bonton’s Floodgates Become a Symbol of Art, Homes, and Hope

By Mimi Perez / October 7, 2025 /

The residents of the South Dallas neighborhood of Bonton are writing a new chapter for the place they call home, and it comes in the form of fresh food and public art. An area of town that is still recovering from years of city neglect and biblical-like flooding from the Trinity River, the collective will…

American National Bank to Open South Dallas Loan Office to Help Residents With Affordable Housing Options

By CandysDirt / July 3, 2024 /

Staff Reports Dallas Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Director Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson told us last month that city officials can’t provide affordable housing on their own. They need partners in private industry, the building community, and financial institutions.  American National Bank heard that call to action and is responding with a new loan production office on Exposition…

Bazaldua: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Remodel is Good For Tourism, But What’s The Actual Benefit For South Dallas? 

By April Towery / February 10, 2024 /

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center project is moving from concept to reality, and while elected officials are supportive of the plans, the District 7 councilman urged tourism officials to stop touting the benefits to South Dallas and Fair Park residents — because, he said, there aren’t any. During a Feb. 5 briefing of the…

Watermark Rezoning For South Dallas Megachurch Denied by Dallas City Council 

By April Towery / January 2, 2024 /

The final Dallas City Council meeting of 2023 was a long one, and a rezoning request for a Dallas megachurch got lost in the shuffle amidst hours of debate over daycare facilities and permitting fees.  The discussion about Watermark Community Church only lasted about 20 minutes during the Dec. 13 council meeting. Dallas elected officials…