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A major multi-city infrastructure improvement project unveiled Wednesday is aimed at improving safety and preparing for growth in southern Dallas County.
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Kendall Karsen’s Upscale Soulfood to open second location in DeSoto The unique name is an ode to owner Kevin Winston’s sons. A City of DeSoto water tower is pictured in DeSoto, Texas, Wednesday, June 24, 2020.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Restauranteur Kevin Winston is set to open the second location of Kendall Karsen’s Upscale Soulfood in DeSoto. The restaurant, which has its first location in South Dallas, holds significant value to Winston as both a restaurant and ode to his sons, who he named his restaurant after. It’s a restaurant where he serves up food “prepared with love an...
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DeSoto is one of four Texas cities recognized for the first-time as Tree City USA cities, Crossroads Today reported. Conroe, McAllen and Shady Shores also...
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DeSoto receives nearly $2 million from Dallas County to launch mental health crisis team The grant program started following the death of George Floyd and the need for policing reforms. The City of DeSoto's Jim Baugh Government Center is pictured in DeSoto Town Center in DeSoto, Texas, Wednesday, June 24, 2020.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) A $1.89-million grant from Dallas County will help DeSoto launch a team to respond to mental health emergencies, the city announced. The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police prompted county to launch the New Directions in Public Safety Grant progr...
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DeSoto rejected a plan to regulate developers’ tree removal, but activists have started a petition Mayor Rachel Proctor voted against changing an ordinance because of concerns that it could hinder development in the city. DeSoto resident Kelly Wittmann provided this photo and others to the city council in 2019 showing what she referred to as a "tree cemetery" near the intersection of South Cockrell Hill and West Wintergreen roads. Residents spent months advocating for the tree preservation ordinance the council rejected in March 2021.(Kelly Wittmann / Courtesy) The DeSoto City Council rece...