White Rock Lake apartment complex up for vote and more Dallas news
White Rock Lake apartment complex up for vote and more Dallas news Will the Dallas City Council vote for this apartment building being proposed near White Rock Lake?
Courtesy rendering This roundup of Dallas news includes a controversial apartment complex near White Rock Lake, a meddling mayor, and a start date on early voting for the upcoming election on May 1. Here s what s happening in Dallas:
Early voting There s a general election on May 1, with cities across North Texas voting for various mayoral and city council seats, including all 14 seats on Dallas City Council. A sample ballot shows all the seats and candidates.
Hit the brakes, Dallas City Hall, on fighting invasive beetle by logging in Trinity Forest
Naturalist and watchdog Ben Sandifer makes a strong case for why doing nothing may be a better strategy than cutting out green ash trees.
Dormant ash and willow trees line the banks where White Rock Creek meets the Trinity River in the epicenter of the Great Trinity Forest.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
I hiked Wednesday into a southern Dallas spot rarely visited by us two-legged creatures: the remote epicenter of the Great Trinity Forest, where the wild end of White Rock Creek glides into the Trinity River.
Northeast Dallas neighbors’ claims about ‘party house’ illustrate why city must regulate short-term rentals
Beginning Tuesday, the City Council has a chance to get control of this problem and even lead the way on what’s become a nationwide conundrum.
Lochwood neighbors began mobilizing in September against a new short-term rental that advertised capacity up to 22 people. Thursday, four months after “We say no to VRBO” signs began showing up in yards, the property was removed from the Airbnb and VRBO platforms.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
When Alison and Michael Hannah sold their home in northeast Dallas’ Lochwood neighborhood last summer, something Alison couldn’t put her finger on just what didn’t add up.
Nine-hole course and nature area make sense, but these East Dallas parks also need better access
After the park board votes Thursday on the Samuell Grand-Tenison master plan, basics such as sidewalks, trails and crosswalks must not be forgotten.
Erosion from White Rock Creek has taken a toll on the Tenison Glen Golf Course at Samuell Grand Park, so the master plan calls for turning it into a 9-hole course and converting the eastern section into a nature preserve.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
More of us might embrace Samuell Grand-Tenison as the best parks network in East Dallas if it wasn’t next to impossible for users to find and make our way around its green spaces and if its closest neighbors didn’t risk becoming road kill each time we cross the dragstrips that form its perimeter.
Police rescue woman, her dog from flooded SUV in White Rock Creek in Far North Dallas
Around 12:20 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a high-water rescue call in the 6400 block of Spring Valley Road between Hillcrest and Preston roads.
Police rescued a woman and her dog from a flooded SUV stuck in White Rock Creek early Thursday.
Around 12:20 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a high-water rescue call in the 6400 block of Spring Valley Road between Hillcrest and Preston roads.
When officers arrived, they found a vehicle in the creek, police said. An officer guided the woman through the water to safety, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue.