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7-Eleven: Scooting DPD's Downtown Patrol Into The Future

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Photo by Anna MerlanMayor Mike Rawlings prepares to fight any crime in his immediate vicinity.​ The Dallas Police Department's downtown patrol is about to get a whole lot more, well, motorized. That much we can safely say. DPD announced yesterday that ... »

On the Calatrava For a Sneak Peek at the Weekend's Doings and a Giant Puppet Head

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Photos by Anna MerlanThe giant puppet head of Victor Considerant keeps an eye on Gail Thomas.​The first thing we need to remind you about the impending Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration this weekend is that there will be "mammoth puppets." If this ... »

Rawlings: We Must "Take Notice" of High Number of Dallasites So Close to Asset Poverty

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Photo by Anna MerlanRawlings at his GrowSouth presentation in the Cedars on Monday​If you need a new benchmark to measure just how broke you are, try "asset poverty." Asset-poor households would be unable to survive for three months at the federal pove... »

Mayor Mike Rawlings: "South Dallas Is Not a Charity Case. It's A Business Opportunity."

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Photos by Anna Merlan​For months, Mayor Mike Rawlings has made it clear that he's got his eye on Southern Dallas. This afternoon, as promised, was the first of three public presentations he'll give on his Southern Dallas Economic Growth Plan, which pla... »

Deep Ellum Is "No Place to Put These Kids in the Afternoon After They Get Outta School"

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Photos by Anna MerlanA map, posted last night on the wall of the Deep Ellum Foundation offices, showing all the properties potentially affected by Uplift's move into the neighborhood​At this point, Deep Ellum could easily star in its own Rocky-style fr... »

Before Mayor Mike's Meeting With LGBT Leaders, A Rally Outside City Hall Last Night

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Photos by Anna MerlanDaniel Cates of GetEQUAL, who got angry with the mayor for not signing the same-sex marriage pledge. He was not alone.​Mayor Mike Rawlings has a closed-door, no-press-allowed meeting this morning with 25 LGBT community leaders to d... »

Dallas Area Habitat For Humanity Razes Ollie's Place, A "Crime-Ridden" Mill City Bar

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Photos by Anna MerlanDallas Area Habitat CEO Bill Hall at the razing of the former Ollie's Place in the shadow of Fair Park today​Dallas Area Habitat For Humanity recently announced it would be razing Ollie's Place this morning, a convenience store tur... »

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