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This Thanksgiving, a Break and Reflection
Nov 26, 2025

This Thanksgiving, a Break and Reflection

A quick story about a thousand people who came together on a rainy Tuesday night to help untangle some of the region's knottiest issues.

Matt Goodman
Oak Cliff's Steady Heartbeat
Nov 19, 2025

Oak Cliff's Steady Heartbeat

Toni Johnson is too busy at Roosevelt High School to recognize that she has become one of the most essential pieces in Dallas ISD.

Sharon Grigsby
A New Approach for the Most Notorious Trail in Dallas
Nov 12, 2025

A New Approach for the Most Notorious Trail in Dallas

The Cottonwood Creek Trail in North Dallas has long been an unsolvable problem. City Hall’s new partners believe they know what's been missing.

Matt Goodman
Why Starbucks is Coming to South Dallas
Nov 05, 2025

Why Starbucks is Coming to South Dallas

The announcement itself is big news. But so is the story behind the decision to invite the national chain to the Forest Theater.

Sharon Grigsby
Randy Bowman's Radical Philanthropy
Oct 29, 2025

Randy Bowman's Radical Philanthropy

At a time of great need, the founder of a nonprofit boarding operation believes philanthropic organizations can learn even more from the people they serve.

Sharon Grigsby
Has Oak Cliff’s Deck Park Won the Trust of Its Neighbors?
Oct 22, 2025

Has Oak Cliff’s Deck Park Won the Trust of Its Neighbors?

Halperin Park will open in the spring over Interstate 35E, near the Dallas Zoo. Residents are watching closely.

Sharon Grigsby
The Perception and Truth Behind Violence in Dallas
Oct 15, 2025

The Perception and Truth Behind Violence in Dallas

Despite numerous high-profile murders and violent crimes, the city is on pace for its largest decrease in homicides since well before the pandemic.

Kelli Smith
DART’s Big Problem and the Little Group That Wants to Solve It
Oct 08, 2025

DART’s Big Problem and the Little Group That Wants to Solve It

The Dallas Area Transit Alliance launched right as some of the public transportation agency’s suburban partners began pushing to defund it.

Matt Goodman
Deep Medicaid Cuts Come for Parkland
Oct 01, 2025

Deep Medicaid Cuts Come for Parkland

The steepest reduction in the program’s history has the leaders of the county's safety net system preparing for the unknown. Here is where things stand.

Kelli Smith
The Reality Hiding Behind Motel Room Doors
Sep 24, 2025

The Reality Hiding Behind Motel Room Doors

Anastasia Nixon shows up to work each day to help a growing number of North Texas families who have no place else to go.

Sharon Grigsby
On the Front Line of the Dallas Eviction Crisis
Sep 17, 2025

On the Front Line of the Dallas Eviction Crisis

Landlords filed nearly 50,000 evictions last year, a county record. That is hardly the only challenge facing a legal nonprofit that seeks to represent these tenants.

Matt Goodman
The 33-Year-Old Architect of the Region’s Fentanyl Response
Sep 10, 2025

The 33-Year-Old Architect of the Region’s Fentanyl Response

Becky Devine had a theory: could outreach teams, deployed days after a drug overdose or poisoning, save lives? Three years later, deaths are declining.

Kelli Smith
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