1. Attendance at Cowboys Stadium shattered the record for a basketball game, downtown was bouncing, and there were many chance encounters with celebrities over the weekend (Scottie Pippen was apparently at Target on Haskell when I was there on Sunday, but I never found him). All in all a good weekend for the city’s sports scene despite the weather, which bodes well for the 2014 NCAA Final Four, according to this rundown of weekend highlights.
2. According to Oncor’s Twitter page, restoring power to some neighborhoods turned into a feud between Oncor and some homeowners who didn’t want the electric delivery company to trim their trees, thus stalling efforts to return power.
3. The new CityDesign Studio’s first major project is prepping West Dallas for development that may come with the completion of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. The challenge is a difficult one: how do you encourage development and revitalization while maintaining the character of the existing neighborhood, which means preserving affordability in an area that seems ripe for rampant speculation and steep property value increases?
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“how do you encourage development and revitalization while maintaining the character of the existing neighborhood, which means preserving affordability in an area that seems ripe for rampant speculation and steep property value increases?”
You don’t. Either redevelop the area, or leave it as a ghetto. There isn’t an in-between.
Where are the details and party pics from the All-Star game?