Local Government Will the City Manager’s Budget Reflect the Mayor’s Priorities? We Find Out Today. By Peter Simek | 5 days ago The city manager will unveil his proposed budget today, revealing how the city will respond to massive revenue shortfalls and calls to defund the police.
Arts & Entertainment Dallas Arts Still Can’t Catch Federal Funding Break By Peter Simek | 2 months ago Only four local cultural organizations received NEA grants in the latest round of funding. That’s a signal that the local arts scene isn’t healthy.
Police Dallas Council Member Promises to Hold DPD Brass Accountable for ‘Direct Insubordination’ of Chief By Peter Simek | 3 weeks ago High-ranking DPD officers told Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall they wouldn't fire tear gas at protesters. Then they did.
Police What ‘Defunding’ the Dallas Police Department Could Look Like By Peter Simek | 2 months ago A data scientist takes a stab at cutting the Dallas Police Department's budget and finds ways in which reducing funding could reduce crime
Police Dallas City Council Delays Vote on Police Budget Increase By Peter Simek | 2 months ago The council will have to figure out how it will pay for this year’s new police hires but decided now is not the time.
Police ‘Defunding’ the Police Is Not a New Idea in Dallas, It’s an Overdue One By Peter Simek | 2 months ago The City Council appears open to rethinking how it funds public safety. But police reform must go hand-in-hand with budgeting reform.
Civics How Can Dallas Turn the Lessons of the Streets Into a Program of Change? By Peter Simek | 2 months ago Ending systemic racism will require more than sympathy and well-meaning gestures. It will require changing how power is wielded in America.
Transportation In Response to Push for Workers Rights, Uber Opens the Door to More Discrimination By Peter Simek | 8 months ago The ride-share company, which will move a portion of its corporate offices to Dallas, struggles to walk a fine line between convenience and discrimination
Transportation Welcome to Dallas Uber, Now Clean Up Your Act By Peter Simek | 8 months ago A damning new safety report shows there were 6,000 sexual assaults in Uber rides over a two year period. Who will ultimately ensure ride-shares are safe?
Where To Order Takeout and Delivery Now Rosin Saez Coronavirus will limit our ability to eat out—but that doesn't mean you can't still get that same food to your home. Comfort food for these uncomfortable times. Order In
Things To Do In Dallas Safely Natalie Gempel How to enjoy local arts, culture, food, fitness, and more while practicing social distancing. Wear Your Mask
A Guide To Summer Grilling In Dallas Eve Hill-Agnus, Aileen Jimenez, and Kathy Wise The time has come to light those grills. Let's give you some new ideas about how to make the most of this unprecedented summer. Fire It Up
Enjoy Dallas’ Finest Beer, Wine, and Cocktails From Home Eve Hill-Agnus and Rosin Saez Brewery drive-thrus, cocktail kits, and the home bar essentials you’ll want to have when the mood for a tipple strikes. Drink Safely
Don’t Skip These Dallas Drive-Thrus Abby Blasingame Some are temporary, crafted in the age of COVID-19. Others are local mainstays. A couple are technically drive-ins. But all offer good eats without the need to leave your car. Pull Up
Transportation Texas Wants to Eliminate Traffic Deaths By 2050. Is It Possible? By Peter Simek | 8 months ago As other cities and states have found, making streets safer requires more than just safety spending
Transportation Trump Administration Guts Transit Funding. That’s Bad for Cities and the Planet By Peter Simek | 9 months ago There is more than transportation funding at stake in the rehaul of the federal grant program that gave Dallas the Oak Cliff Streetcar
Good Public Transit Are We Entering the Golden Era of the Bus? By Peter Simek | 10 months ago Negative attitudes about the bus prevail, but increasingly urban planners are turning to the lowly bus in their search for sustainable transit.
Transportation Traffic Fatalities Dropped in 2018, But Pedestrian and Cyclists Auto-Related Deaths Are On the Rise By Peter Simek | 10 months ago We're making our streets safer for drivers. When will funding and policy address the deaths of everyone who shares the road with cars?
Commercial Real Estate Will Opportunity Zones Trigger Reinvestment or Supercharge Gentrification? By Peter Simek | 11 months ago An arcane provision in the 2017 tax bill has prompted both hope for and fears over the future of southern Dallas.
Good Public Transit DART Is (Finally) Ready to Redo Its Bus System By Peter Simek | 11 months ago The transit agency has hired the consultant who helped revolutionize the Seattle and Houston bus networks.
