Dallasites Are Staying Away from the Library in Record Numbers

Funding-wise, the Dallas Public Library is starting to recover from the financial crisis. After four straight years of cuts, the system has gotten more money in each of the past two years. The $22.4 million allotted for next year is far from the $32.4 million peak six years ago, but…

Dallas Farmers Market’s $64 Million Overhaul Will Begin in February

Pecan Lodge’s recent defection for Deep Ellum seemed to bode ill for the planned renaissance of the Dallas Farmer’s Market. Despite that, developer Brian Bergersen says things are actually looking up for the $64 million-plus redo. Bergesen, who purchased the long-struggling market from the city six months back, told the…

In Texas, a Preemptive Attack Against the War on Christmas

For too long, the defenders of Christian liberty in this country have huddled in their bunkers while liberals have launched salvo upon salvo at Christmas, reducing it to a bland and tasteless mush of pan-religious inclusiveness. Bill O’Reilly would scurry into the open from time to time to issue loud,…