Larry James

Bummed Out: Angela Hunt Wants Homeless Issue in Main Street Garden Addressed

Photo by Justin Terveen​Directly below, in the comments, a reader accuses us of ignoring Angela Hunt's handful of weekend tweets concerning "bums camping out in our [downtown] parks, making them unusable for families, children, & residents." Can't ignore what you didn't see, but Hunt was refer ... More >>

New Anti-Poverty Coalition to Demand Dallas City Hall Zone Payday Lenders Out of Business

​Been trying to reach council member Jerry Allen ever since yesterday; no luck so far. But we know where he'll be at 3 today: in the Flag Room at Dallas City Hall, standing beside Dr. Frederick Haynes and Rev. Gerald Britt at an anti-payday lender press conference on behalf of the Anti-Poverty Coa ... More >>

All the Things Central Dallas Ministries Hopes to Squeeze Into "Opportunity Center" On I-30

Larry James​A Friend of Unfair Park wonders: What's with all the bulldozering at Malcolm X Boulevard at Interstate 30? Well, I responded, if I'm not mistaken that's the site of Larry James and Central Dallas Ministries' "center of hope," which we mentioned back in March -- that 3.6-acre multimilli ... More >>

Turns Out, Paul Quinn's New "Urban Farm" Is Also a New PepsiCo "Social Business Initiative"

The former football field at Paul Quinn College, now an urban farm​A couple of weeks back we noticed, courtesy some video from Central Dallas Ministries' Larry James, that Paul Quinn College was in the midst of transforming its football field into a two-acre "urban farm," in the words of school pr ... More >>

At Paul Quinn College, Transforming a Football Field Into An "Urban Farm"

​Paul Quinn College, which celebrated its 138th birthday one week ago today, remains without accreditation almost one year after Southern Association of Colleges and Schools removed the school from its membership list. Which is why it's now seeking accreditation status elsewhere: the significantly ... More >>

A Grand Opening for Citywalk@Akard, Where the Fire Alarms Work Just Fine

Patrick MichelsCentral Dallas Ministries CEO Larry James at Citywalk@Akard's grand opening.​While Central Dallas Ministries CEO Larry James had our attention last week with news on his latest urban rebooting project -- his "center of hope" at the southeast corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and I-30 -- ... More >>

Two Items That Go Down Easier With the Inclusion of a Justin Terveen Photo

Justin TerveenJuly Alley at Sunset, taken this week​Thanks to Larry James, I just spent the better part of an hour getting better acquainted with the 8-year-old Process Access Dallas, a coalition of thousands of physicians and more than a dozen hospitals -- and many, many more working under the au ... More >>

Larry James Hopes to Open "Center of Hope" on I-30 By End of Next Year

Larry James​We led off yesterday with the news that Larry James and Central Dallas Ministries are preparing to turn one corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Interstate 30 into a "center of hope," as James calls it -- 3.6 acres filled with what CDM's CEO says will be "scores of new livable wage jobs, ... More >>

At MLK at I-30, Central Dallas Ministries Plans to Build "Center of Hope"

Brian HarkinLarry James​On his blog this morning, Central Dallas Ministries CEO Larry James breaks some intriguing news: With the assistance of the Embrey Family Foundation, CDM has acquired 3.6 acres on the southeast corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Interstate 30. I've got a call into James to g ... More >>

Why Can't a Nonprofit Do a Downtown Project Cheaper Than a For-Profit Developer?

Brandon ThibodeauxJohn Greenan, founder and executive director of nonprofit Central Dallas Community Development Corp., a subsidiary of Larry James' Central Dallas Ministries​In the paper version of Unfair Park this week I took a longer look at Re:Vision Dallas -- you know, that self-sustaining de ... More >>

Are the Plans To Build A Green, Sustainable Building of Tomorrow Smack in the Heart of Downtown Dallas Some Pipedream or A Reality?

Design for (Free) Living

​Earlier this year, the Dallas City Council said it wanted no part in plans to turn a former hotel at 1011 S. Akard Street into a home for the homeless. Perhaps you recall said brouhaha, the result of which will be 250 low-income apartment units once developers Ted and Larry Hamilton can give thei ... More >>

Merritt Martin's Second Cousin to Headline Central Dallas Ministries' Annual Shindig

What -- that headline doesn't do anything for you? Well, then. So, fine, Mr. Steve Martin then. Or Strove Mortman to his friends. Anyway, Central Dallas Ministries' honcho Larry James hopes you might want to attend his wingding October 27 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. James says more de ... More >>

For Now, at Least, the "Saga" of the Plaza Hotel Affordable Housing Makeover Is Over

Ironically, this hotel on S. Akard was once considered by some, at least, to be the "convention center hotel."So much for redevelopment of 1011 S. Akard Street, once the site of hotels named Sheraton, Ramada and Plaza. For months, Larry James, president and CEO of Dallas Central Ministries, and Larr ... More >>

The Ready for Prime Time Players

This morning, Danielle McClelland in the Dallas City Hall Public Information Office posted to YouTube updates from District 4 and District 7, courtesy Dallas Delivers on Time Warner Cable Channel 16. Hosted by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway and Carolyn Davis respectively, they're the very defin ... More >>

In the Cedars, Central Dallas Ministries Struggles to Find Support for Housing Project

View Larger MapOn Tuesday, the Dallas City Council's Housing Committee discussed 13 projects seeking low-income housing tax credits, among them Akard Plaza, which is being developed by Central Dallas Ministries' 7-year-old affordable-housing subsidiary Central Dallas Community Development Corporatio ... More >>

There's Great Hope for Central Dallas Ministries' eMagazine

Larry James, president and CEO of Central Dallas Ministries, sent out an e-mail this morning directing folks to the second issue of CDM's online magazine, which is more or less a compendium of videos, all of them worth a peek. Among the contributions is the story of the great Brent Brown, the UT ... More >>

Council Committee Moves Toward Smoking Smackdown. Could Be Worse.

Tanking a Home for Foster Children May Help Enrich One County Commissioner's Kid

Commissioner Maurine Dickey tanked a land deal to house foster kids, and now her son is brokering the land's sale.

Finally, We Step Inside Harlan Crow's "New" Old Parkland Hospital

Friends, We Are Very Disappointing

The Bridge: An Overwhelming Success But Also "Overwhelmed"

Asks Larry James, How Can People Help People If There's No Money?

Headstart for Unhappiness

Housing the Homeless, How Novel

"Living Out in the Open" in Downtown

Land of Good and Plenty

Much Ado About Nothing

The Choir Boy Mayor

What Tom Leppert's campaign tells you about Tom Leppert

The Dallas Larry James Wants You To See

Charity Begins at the Home Page of Charity Navigator, Far As We're Concerned

A Feel-Good Follow to a Feel-Good Story

From the Ground Up

Central Dallas Ministries helps the poor find their own bootstraps

The Why Guy, As In: Why Didn't Guy Brignon Show to the DHA Board Meeting Last Night?

Zac Attack | Out in the Cold | Give It Up, Manny | Born Blue

Old Building, New Lives

How do you help the homeless? Duh, give them a home.

Home for the Homeless

Very Nice. How Much?

WWLJD?

Letters

A Place of Their Own

Tom Dunning's homeless task force learns an old lesson: If at first you don't succeed, try again.

Best Socially Conscious Bookworms

Central Dallas Ministries Urban Engagement Book Club

By the Book

A socially conscious collection of bookworms look for more than words

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

For Hal Samples, who uses photos to help the homeless, nothing—and everything