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Dallas Community Land Trust launches with a focus on South and West Dallas affordability

Ossie Kendrix, executive director of the Dallas Community Land Trust, stands in front of a home being sold by the nonprofit ...
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Dallas policy for minority-owned businesses shifts after Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, focus remains on equity

From notes by Dallas Documenter Drew EmrichEconomic Development Committee | Monday, Nov. 3 A policy for awarding city ...
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West Dallas leader James Armstrong takes on housing and homelessness at City Hall

This content originally was a newsletter Dallas Free Press emailed to insiders. To become one, sign up here for free. James ...
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Oak Cliff neighbors oppose apartment development along single-family street, seek middle-ground alternatives

A zoning request for an apartment development along a single-family street was met with opposition by neighbors during an October City Plan Commission meeting. Commissioners ultimately voted to hold ...
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South Dallas arts leaders plan to engage Dallas ISD schools, community programs

VanAnthony Williams, general manager of the South Dallas Cultural Center, Lisa Brown Ross, president and CEO of the African American Museum of Dallas and Nijeul X, executive and artistic director of ...
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South Dallas arts leaders prepare for FIFA World Cup Fan Festival at Fair Park

Lisa Brown Ross: I’m happy to report that we made a major announcement to our board on Wednesday, and what we will be mounting is the Nelson Mandela exhibit during FIFA. VanAnthony Williams: I am ...
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Is the long-awaited South Dallas community park in trouble?

Park and Recreation board members questioned the future of South Dallas’s long-awaited community park after the city’s recent split with Fair Park First. The city’s agreement with Fair Park First and ...
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City of Dallas to put AI cameras on garbage trucks to identify code violations

The Dallas city manager’s proposed 2025-2026 fiscal budget includes $853,000 to outfit 50 sanitation vehicles with cameras that use artificial intelligence to identify “common nuisance violations” ...
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Dallas residents react to potential library cuts, street improvement and police funding at budget town halls

News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Dallas residents attend the District 7 Budget Town Hall meeting at the ...
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From Forest Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Elsie Faye Heggins and others hold the new street sign that renames Forest Avenue Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on June 1982. Photo courtesy from the collections of the Dallas History & Archives ...
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Free Teen All-Access passes still available at West Dallas rec centers

This content originally was a newsletter Dallas Free Press emailed to insiders. To become one, sign up here for free. Anita Martinez is one of three West Dallas rec centers where West Dallas 13- to 17 ...
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Dallas judge weighs: Can the City deny a resident’s right to apply for a public hearing?

This content originally was a newsletter Dallas Free Press emailed to insiders. To become one, sign up here for free. Janie Cisneros, president of the Singleton United/Unidos neighborhood association, ...