Kunkle Says As Mayor, He Wouldn’t Hike Taxes

Last week, Ron Natinsky made it official, taking the missus down to City Hall on Valentine’s Day to file his petition to run for Dallas mayor. This morning at 10 a.m., David Kunkle will follow in his footsteps, filing his paperwork with the city secretary after gathering enough signatures to…

Tomorrow’s Deck Park … Today!

So we didn’t need to wait till Thursday’s press conference to get a few more sneak peeks at the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park scheduled to open early next year. The good folks at the foundation were kind enough to share several more glimpses into the future, following January’s early look-see…

How’s the City Spending That Tax Hike?

Back when those eight council members called for that tax hike intended to keep rec centers open and library shelves stocked and parks mowed and so on, we asked Angela Hunt: Yes, but how will we know that’s where the money’s actually going? To which she replied that she’d spoken…

In Texas, “The American Dream is Distant.”

A certain chief arborist for the city reminds: We’ve yet to mention today’s Official Release of the Texas Legislative Study Group’s annual Texas on the Brink report, which offers a harsh look at the state of the state. Emily Ramshaw sums up (and mentions the House of Representatives’ caucus, of…

Congressman Confirms Leppert’s Senate Run

While Republican Tom Leppert hasn’t exactly been coy about his plans to mount a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Representative David Dreier confirmed Leppert’s intentions late last night. He told the Forum, Claremont McKenna College’s newspaper, that a fellow CMC…

Down At City Hall, Natinsky Makes It Official

Councilman Ron Natinsky got his Valentine’s Day started right, taking a short stroll with his wife, Nancy, down to the City Secretary’s office to submit his petition to run for mayor. Ah, romance. A handful of cameramen and reporters crammed into the office alongside Natinsky, where he gabbed about future…

Downtown Dallas 360? Try Commerce St. 1930s.

At long last, the city council gets its hands on the Downtown Dallas 360 plan at Wednesday’s briefing — after which Downtown Dallas Inc. will host its own meet-n-greet with MIG’s Daniel Iacofano and Chris Beynon, just one part of the 2011 Annual Meeting & Luncheon & State o’ Downtown…

(Trail Safety) Signs o’ the Times

Exactly two months ago, Angela Hunt spoke to Unfair Park about the work the Friends of the Katy Trail had done to put on paper “a really thoughtful, long-term plan for how to deal with safety needs” along the city’s hike-n-bike trails system following the death of Lauren Huddleston in…