Category: Dallas

Dallas Morning News launches Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap project, pledge to follow through

Dallas Morning News launches Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap project, pledge to follow through

The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board launched their Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap Project in Sunday’s paper. They have had a number of articles and columns leading up to eight page spread. I’d suggest that everyone pick up a copy of Sunday’s paper to pour through the massive amount of statistics...

Racist Obama button sold at Texas Republican Convention, vendor booted

Racist Obama button sold at Texas Republican Convention, vendor booted

I must have missed this story over the weekend, but apparently a vendor at the Texas GOP convention was showing their true colors by reminding Barack Obama of his. The Dallas Morning News who first wrote a story last weekend on the campaign button to the left reports the vendor...

DALLAS RATED FIFTH MOST CONGESTED CITY IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL REPORT

DALLAS RATED FIFTH MOST CONGESTED CITY IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL REPORT

A new report released by INRIX, the leading provider of real-time traffic information for many popular GPS devices, found Dallas to be the 5th most congested market in the country. According to the INRIX National Traffic Scorecard, traffic congestion across the U.S. increased nearly 2% in 2007 over 2006 and...

Matthews Southwest selected as developer of Dallas Convention Center Hotel

Matthews Southwest selected as developer of Dallas Convention Center Hotel

I’d like to congratulate Jack Matthews, Jeff West, and Matthews Southwest for being selected to build the Dallas Convention Center Hotel.  Matthews Southwest is responsible for the South Side on Lamar Lofts as well as the soon to open Beat Condos. Dave Levinthal of the Dallas Morning News reports that...

Dallas Morning News writes more on Black Bloggers and the DNCC

Dallas Morning News writes more on Black Bloggers and the DNCC

Karen Brooks of the Dallas Morning News writes a follow up article to her story from a few weeks ago regarding black bloggers and the Democratic National Convention.  Some of you may recall that African-American bloggers were pretty upset when the DNC announced their state blogging pool, the first pass...

Mike Davis joins Barack Obama’s Urban Policy Committee

Mike Davis joins Barack Obama’s Urban Policy Committee

I am proud to announce that Dallas Superblogger Mike Davis has joined Senator Barack Obama’s Urban Policy Committee. Many of Dallas South’s readers are familiar with Mike’s work via his blog Dallas Progress. Mike D. has been recognized by D Magazine, the Dallas Observer for his work helping to close...

Old School Friday – IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY

Old School Friday – IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY

Do you know what today is? Tell your supervisor you’re leaving early today to drop by Brooklyn Jazz Cafe for our Dallas South 2nd Anniversary Party!!! We’re kicking off at 5:30 p.m., I hope to see you there. If you can’t make it, feel free to drop me a line...

Dallas Logistical Hub in Southern Dallas County gets new tenant – ADESA

Dallas Logistical Hub in Southern Dallas County gets new tenant – ADESA

  The Allen Group Announces Build-to-Suit Project at the Dallas Logistics Hub ADESA selects site at Dallas Logistics Hub for a 175-Acre Auto Auction Center DALLAS, Texas, (June 5, 2008) – The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub, a 6,000-acre multimodal logistics park in Southern Dallas County, announced...

Top Year Two Posts #4

Top Year Two Posts #4

This post garnered a record number of comments for Dallas South.  To yesterday’s point, I would have never thought that this short post would have gained so much steam.  It was a popular forward through emails, somebody even forwarded it to me not knowing I wrote it.  Check out the...

5 Questions for WFAA Channel 8’s Brett Shipp

5 Questions for WFAA Channel 8’s Brett Shipp

Since Brett Shipp launched another muckraker sweeps week attack on South Oak Cliff, I’ve had some questions. I guess I could have scheduled some time with him since I have his email address, but I thought I’d put my questions out in the airwaves like he did with Coach Mays....