gentrification

A zoning request for an apartment development along a single-family […]

City staff and planning commissioners are bracing for a new […]

Nine candidates are running for the District 6 city council seat in Dallas, and eight of them attended a forum to discuss public safety, gentrification, affordable housing, and more, with candidates proposing policies such as reducing property tax values for West Dallas residents, preserving neighborhoods, and addressing environmental issues.

During a March City Plan Commission meeting, a dozen residents […]

A zoning request to build a duplex in a neighborhood […]

It wasn’t until Emmanuel Glover and Sarah Ashitey moved into Gilbert-emory that they learned their new house was in a historical African-American settlement.

John Spriggins, manager of the South Dallas Cultural Center, launched the Juanita J. Craft House Artist in Residency to provide artists with studio space to create work that “capture[s] the immediacy of the moment where historical neighborhoods are rapidly changing due to socio-economic shifts."

On Thursday, the City Plan Commission will consider West Dallas Investments’ request to allow a 400-foot tower on the north side of Singleton, adjacent to La Bajada, with the hope of attracting a Fortune 500 company like Amazon, Google, AT&T or Toyota.

The $2 million set aside solely for seven census tracts in the 75212 zip code comes from funds City Manager T.C. Broadnax pulled together from former city bond packages.