The story of how Forest Forward came to understand the significance of inviting a national chain into its ambitious redevelopment of the Forest Theater.

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

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.

State lawmakers passed a bill that makes it legal to build multifamily or mixed-use developments in areas zoned for commercial use. How will this change Dallas-Fort Worth?

They aren’t cops. But this specialized team of city employees is showing how improving neighborhoods and addressing blight can reduce violence.

Cornerstone Baptist Church has always sought to be of service beyond its own walls. But losing a longtime associate pastor presented a challenge unlike any this South Dallas institution has taken on.

Helping the city understand itself.

After nearly 11 years at Dallas' city magazine, I'm off to start something new. First, let's talk about where we live.

The comments are some of the governor's strongest in support of an industry that has ramped up its lobbying and political giving in recent years

Encroaching apartment development has long threatened the final resting place of some of Dallas’ most prominent Black and white pioneers. With Landmark...

Sharon Grigsby has worked at The Dallas Morning News for more than 40 years, most recently as the city columnist. She’s leaving her job at the end of the...

The Plano-based North Texas Wildlife Center, which treats 2,500 critters annually, needs help to find a bigger home. This year more than 140 species took...

Two-thirds of Dallas County young adults aren't making a living wage. Commit Partnership wants to improve those odds by 2040. Here's what educators believe is working already.

A Casa Linda woman was told the church bell couldn’t be repaired. Now the restoration project, her tribute to her late husband, is a Thanksgiving and Advent...