Cityplace West Development

Uptown Dallas Today

   The old Mary Shiels buildings on Lemmon  and Howell are slowly being disassembled. Looks like asbestos abatement at this time. The Mary Shiels Hospital is still in operation only these old buildings,along west bound Lemmon, that are no longer in use are being torn down. 

   These buildings were purchased a few years back by the Cityplace development company . At this time I know of no planned buildings on these lots. I am sure a Bank or CVS will be looking at these prime locations. East bound and West bound Lemmon are very busy almost 24 hours a day. This property sits between both streets and should be a good location for both types of business. 

   Money has been allocated for Unity Plaza at the DART Cityplace Station. Three million dollars has been put aside from the Cityplace TIF to help build this plaza. DART is supposed to come up with the next two million dollars to complete the funding. A new entry way and street,Cityplace West, realignment and of course the plaza are all planned. 

   Currently there are no new developments in the West Village area . On the East Side of Cityplace a new Kroger was just approved for the old Loews Theatre vacant lot. This will take at least 18 months to build so do not expect a new store any time soon. The Mc Kinney Ave Trolley expansion begins in early 2010 and should be completed before the Woodall Rodgers Park is completed.

   Today is Freeshippingday.com on the internet for those still shopping  

   

Artisan Style on Mahon

Uptown Dallas Today

   The marathon was great on Sunday hope everyone got a chance to encourage the runners. A great Dallas event with more than 20,000 runners . Looking forward to next years event.

   Artisan Style is a relatively new ,opened about 2 months ago, art house in the Uptown neighborhood. They are located at 2417 Mahon near the Crescent. Between Maple and Fairmount just down the street from Uncommon Market. They have a great selection of work produced by local artists. A great little store to find a unique gift for that certain someone. Give them a try and soon  just 11 days left till Christmas. Support your local Uptown stores and small business. 

   BigDNye will be December 31st at ACC starting at apx. 6pm . Live music and the NHL Stars vs Ducks. Then an exciting countdown and fireworks at midnight. You will need wristbands to enter the event ,but, they are free. Chek out the web page for more information. 

Hello 2010        

Tailwaters Meets Red Mango Saturday

Uptown Dallas Today

   Saturday December 12th Tailwaters Fly fishing will have their annual Christmas Party. If you have never gone it is a lot of fun and Tailwaters is a great unique outdoor store. The party will include a chili cook off , hot dogs ,keg beer and maybe a fried turkey or two. Tailwaters is open 10:00 am till 5:00 pm on Saturday. A great store with lots of last minute gift ideas for the outdoors person in your life. Located at 2416 Mc Kinney Ave just across the street from Golds Gym.

   Red Mango Yogurt will have a grand opening on Saturday December 12th from 11:00 am till 6:00 pm . Stop by the new store and get a Free small size yogurt   . They are located at 2811 Mc Kinney Ave across the street from Greenz. Look from the bright red store front.  

     In between the the events you can stop at Crooked Tree Coffeehouse at 2414 Routh and recharge for the rest of the day. Beer, Chili, Coffee and Yogurt , although maybe not in that order, and even some Christmas shopping.

   

   See you on Mc Kinney Ave   

Uptown Ice Rinks

Uptown Dallas Today

   New ice rinks  have opened in Uptown in the past couple of mornings. If you have a sprinkler system please turn it off. You will get a ticket or worse a car through your building. At 24 degrees water freezes very fast. The sidewalks are not the best and ice does not make them better. Although I know a few lawyers that could help make the right decision in the future.

   On a more fun note the Run the Rock comes to Uptown this Sunday morning. The beginning of the race will come up Mc kinney Ave  and make a left turn at Hall St as it heads down to turtle Creek. Thousands of runners and even more fans will be on Mc Kinney Ave. Expect traffic delays on Sunday Morning. The  Half Marathon will also have a portion of the run on the Katy Trail. The return route will be the Katy Trail on the way to ACC. 

    If  you want to watch the fastest runners they will be on Mc kinney Ave shortly after 8 am . It will only take a few minutes for them to get to Hall St. The rest of the thousands of runners will be there soon after. This is a world class event and should be a lot of fun . 

  Happy Holidays !    

Tex Mex in Uptown

Uptown Dallas Today

   We have several Tex Mex restaurants in Uptown and they are very different from each. My two favorites ,which was very difficult decision, are Mannys Uptown and El Fenix Downtown. One is the old reliable restaurant that has been in Dallas for many years and served millions of enchiladas. The other , Mannys Uptown , is one the newest restaurants in Uptown.

   I will start with Mannys which is located in an old house at 3521 Oak Grove. That is the corner of Oak Grove and W. Lemmon Ave. One block  east from the trolley stop in front of Albertsons.Mannys has great spicy salsa and as do most food food places it has a reasonable happy hour. They are known for the brisket tacos which are very good and possibly the best in Dallas. The best times to go to Mannys are just before the lunch and just before 6 pm in the evening . The weekends are always very busy. 

  El Fenix has been in Dallas forever it seems and always has good inexpensive Tex Mex . The Uptown location is at 1601 Mc Kinney Ave at the point where Uptown meets Downtown and Victory . This location has been called the downtown location for years although now it really is in the Uptown neighborhood. The specialty of the house for El Fenix is the cheese enchiladas although any of the enchilada plates are very good.  Every Wednesday is $4.99 cheese enchiladas, they also have a great salsa, and it is usually very busy all day. El Fenix is also very busy just before Stars and Mavericks games at ACC although it is a big location and they do know how move the crowds in and out. Expect a remodel of this location sometime next year .   

   The rumor is that Glorias El Salvadorian restaurant will be moving into the new Cityville at Katy Trail apartments next year. Sounds like even more good Tex Mex in Uptown coming soon.   

Uptown District 9 School Board

Uptown Dallas Today

   The run-off  election for DISD School Board of Trustees District 9 is Tuesday December 8th. Early voting will continue through Friday December 4th and the dalcoelections.org has locations for early voting. The candidates for this election are  Sally Cain and Bernadette Nutall both candidates would be new to the School Board. 

   There were 2383 people that voted in the November election for this position. 140 voted in precinct 1202 , William B Travis School, which is in the middle of Uptown. District wide Bernadette Nutall received 1074 votes and Sally Cain received 790 votes . Less than 10% of registered voters showed up at the polls. Needless to say your vote will count in this election. 

   The great thing is that even if you did not vote the first time around you can still vote this time. Tuesday December 8th from 7 am - 7 pm you can vote for your favorite candidate. Just show up at 3001 Mc Kinney Ave with your voter registration card or your Texas ID . With less than 10 persons per hour I do not expect long lines.  

   JUST VOTE !

Yes that is Snow in Uptown !