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Cornerstone Baptist Church is launching a grocery store to address food insecurity in South Dallas Church officials found an unlikely inspiration for an urban market: Royal Blue Grocery. Cornerstone Church Pastor Chris Simmons (right) is opening a small non-profit grocery mart in a South Dallas neighborhood. Donald Wesson Jr. (left), Cornerstone’s program director, says he knows that’s going to be difficult in this neighborhood. That’s why he looked for a different model for the market.(Nitashia Johnson / (Special Contributor/Nitashia Jo) By Sujata Dand “I’m just trying to help out,...

Category 3 Open Fires In The 100 Mile Forest District To Be Prohibited SHARE ON: Photo-Pixabay Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the 100 Mile Forest District effective noon today (May 3rd) to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Activities that would constitute a Category 3 open fire include: *any fires larger than two meters high by three meters wide;       *burning of stubble or grass over an area greater than 0.2 hectares. Anyone conducting a Category 3 open fire anywhere in the 100 Mile Forest district’s jurisdiction must extinguish any such fi...

Meet The Leaders (And Projects) Furthering North Texas’ Resilient Commercial Real Estate Market In a year of unprecedented challenges, the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate community powered through with notable projects and deals. By Bianca Montes and Christine Perez Published in D CEO April 2021 Portraits by Sean Berry, Headshots and Project Images Courtesy of Companies North Texas commercial real estate players have survived some huge downturns over the years, from transformative tax-law changes to energy crises and tech busts. Those challenges pale in comparison to the pervasive COVID-19 p...

How Real Estate Council CEO Linda McMahon is Changing Dallas D CEO will honor the admired professional with its first Excellence in Community Service award. Ask anyone in the Dallas commercial real estate community to name some of the city’s most admired professionals, and Linda McMahon will be on that list. Over the past decade, the TREC president and CEO has tirelessly worked to improve North Texas.  McMahon has championed neighborhood revitalization initiatives, such as the Dallas Catalyst Project, which invests more than $1 million in grants and pro bono services to revitalize the Fore...

Here’s the food and performers that will be at the MLK Food Park this weekend The month-long event in South Dallas will rotate food park vendors every weekend. People enjoy the variety of food, live music, community gardens, and play area for the kids at the MLK Food Park in Dallas on April 9, 2021. The MLK Food Park will be tested for a month in South Dallas's Forest District.(Shelby Tauber / Special Contributor) The South Dallas community can indulge in a variety of foods from local small businesses and enjoy live entertainment every week at a new pop-up event. The MLK Food Park, a mont...