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Can’t say we didn’t warn you: Back in May we offered up the heads-up that the city was giving away money to folks who could prove they really, really loved their neighborhood and just needed a few thou to take care of some pet projects. Turns out, 30 groups applied for the Loving My Community Neighborhood Improvement Grant — and 11 met the criteria, per the city’s Web site. Hence the $89,000 and change handed out to supplement such projects as the creation of a Promise of Peace Community Garden in Coronado Hills, a new park in North Oak Cliff, median clean-up in Northwest Dallas and the reopening of Works Progress Administration trails in Keist Park. There’s supposed to be another round of submissions … don’t know when. (Messages have been left.) Now, if you’ll only threaten to move your community garden to Irving, that’s when the real money comes in …
