Preston Center Is Getting a Skybridge, and Maybe a Tom Thumb

Earlier this week, we spent some time examining why Preston Center, the aging shopping center floating on a sea of Park Cities/Preston Hollow riches, sucks so hard. Little did we know that Crow Holdings already had a plan to fix it. With a skybridge. Last December, Crow purchased the old…

A Brief Primer on Why Preston Center Sucks

Anyone who’s attempted to navigate the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway at rush hour will have had ample opportunity while sitting through multiple cycles of the stop light to contemplate one of North Dallas’ most enduring paradoxes. Here, at the spot where the Park Cities and Preston Hollow converge…

The Lower Greenville Wal-mart Is a Terrible Neighbor

Neighbors never exactly embraced Wal-mart’s plans to build a Neighborhood Market on Lower Greenville. Suspicious of the chain’s ability to integrate into an urban neighborhood, particularly one as fastidious as Lower Greenville, their opposition was close to unanimous, the only variation being in the intensity of their anti-Wal-mart sentiment. Leaders…

The Observer Is Hiring an Editorial Assistant

We have an immediate opening for an editorial assistant. This is a full-time, entry-level position, perfect for a hyper-organized self-starter who can successfully juggle tasks ranging from crafting short blog posts to managing listings to monitoring the provisions in the newsroom beer fridge, all while working independently on long-term projects…

Temporary Injunction Denied in Cityplace Sam’s Club Case

After the conclusion of arguments that started Friday morning, District Judge Phyllis Lister Brown ruled against a neighborhood group seeking a temporary injunction aimed at stopping construction of a 130,000-square-foot Sam’s Club store near the intersection of Haskell Avenue and U.S. 75. The decision means the city can issue building…

Round Two of Sam’s Club Legal Fight Will Last Into Monday

The second act of the East Village Association’s battle to reset the clock on a zoning change that would allow Trammell Crow to build a proposed 130,000-square-foot Sam’s Club near Haskell Avenue and U.S. 75 will not be resolved until at least Monday afternoon, after Judge Phyllis Lister Brown was…

The Next Round of the Cityplace Sam’s Club Fight Starts Today

Just about two weeks ago, all seemed lost for a group of residents who were upset about a Trammell Crow development plan that included building of a Sam’s Club near Haskell Avenue and U.S. 75. Zoning for the development had already been approved, so the City Plan Commission’s July 10…

Cedar Hill Could Use Three Walmarts, According to Walmart

How many Walmarts does a city need to thrive? People living in the hip circle of neighborhoods surrounding downtown Dallas say we have enough Walmarts, Walmart-affiliated stores and other big boxes to sustain us and it’s time to consider some development that isn’t a giant box and acres of ashphalt…

The Fight Over CityPlace Sam’s Club Zoning Isn’t Over After All

Under the city’s development code, the proper time for opponents to voice their concerns about the Sam’s Club proposed next to CityPlace was a year ago this month, before the City Plan Commission and City Council unanimously approved a zoning change for the property to allow a 100,000-square-foot warehouse store…