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Local Government
One Picture Sums Up Everything Stupid About Dallas Urban Design
Forgive me if I take a moment to rant childishly.
Dallas History
Mark Lamster on Fair Park at 80: ‘A Very Dallas Story’
Fair Park is still attempting to learn how to be more of a park and more fair.
Local Government
Former Trinity River Project Manager: ‘I Felt Like I Was Part of a Giant Con’
Eric Nicholson has an important piece over on the Dallas Observer today about Bryan Kilburn, the man who used to be in charge of managing the Great Trinity Forest for the City of Dallas.
Business
Another Week, Another Abominable Story About a Historic Teardown
The Meadows Building on Central Expressway is going to have one of its wings "amputated.
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Competence
88-Year-Old Building in Bishop Arts Demolished Because, Well, Dallas
A building built in 1927 in the Bishop Arts District will come down to make way for parking.
Defiance
City Convention Spending Hasn’t Boosted Dallas Hotel Business
Shouldn't we shift focus from Dallas visitors to Dallas residents?
Architecture & Design
The Convention Center That Ate Dallas
What if we put more money directly into the arts instead?
Local News
MegaFest Kicks Off in Klyde Warren Park
MegaFest 2015 officially kicked off today in Klyde Warren Park. Half family atmosphere -- kids splashing and playing in the kids’ park, people getting food from the Thursday food trucks, and an Elsa impersonator wandering around -- and half official, the kickoff served to welcome those who had traveled to Dallas for the event. The morning felt not so much like an event itself, as hype for the weekend ahead. And hype there was.
Urbanism
An Open Letter to Tim Headington, RE: Forty Five Ten
I think that before we talk about public funding, we need to have a heart-to-heart about public relations.