Downtown Renovation

The pastor calls it a "hodge podge" of buildings. The new design would update deteriorating buildings and be completed in 2013.

He owns home-cooking place Purple Onion, but previously owned Sinbad's Palace and Shishkabob's.

Everyone always says that downtown "needs" a grocery store, but the downtown community seems reluctant to actually support one.

They'll still offer the create-your-own-wine feature for which Swirll was known, but they're also installing a wine bar in front where you can stop in and have a glass.

The $90-million re-do will be finished in the summer of 2009.

The block -- currently a parking lot adjacent to City Hall -- is slated to become an off-the-Grid, self-sustaining residential community.

They blame the economy.

But the asbestos in Reunion Arena will meet its maker as early as October.

Why would anyone even think of tearing down such a beautiful building?

A big part of community development and, in my view, "urban ministry" always includes renewing the physical environments.

Dallas' largest empty hotel is on its way back.

Shouldn't 508 Park Avenue be a museum?

Part of the approved $15 million will go toward renovating Elm Street's Tower Petroleum Building.

Lucky residents won't have to go far to buy stamps.

DMN says businesses hope for a "spillover effect" from the $3 billion development down the road. That may be true, but don't expect to see fancy pants Hollywood celebrities hanging out at Hooter's.

Critics have a way of keeping your focused!

The project will provide high-quality homes for 200 low-income citizens as well as 50 who are currently homeless.