Dallas Design District Defenders

03/31/2020

Here's to our neighbors. Let's support these guys and all DD merchants still open.

I first went into Brown Bag Provisions on my birthday. Which was March 17. Which was also the first day Dallas restaurants were closed for in-house dining. But at this Design District establishment, which opened March 9, things were still busy. Sure, people were getting items such as a stellar...

03/11/2020

Breaking....!

The investor now owns around 2.5 acres of contiguous land along East Levee Street.

03/02/2020

Join us this Thursday @ 5:30 to learn more about our plans to stop “back door” nightclubs from infiltrating the Design District. 1025 N Stemmons (Enter on Slocum).
www.d4defenders.org

02/25/2020

Attention businesses and residents. We need your support. Time to tweak the Design District planned development to help protect us all.

02/22/2020

To Whom It May Concern,
We are contacting you as a property owner or tenant in the Design District. We are proposing a modification to PDD 621 for Commercial Amusement Inside (CAI). We are proposing to require a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for this use. We are having a series of meetings with the property owners and tenants in the Design District. We would like to invite you to attend any of the following meetings for a short presentation and Q&A. These meetings will take place at 5:30 at the Dallas Design District Management Offices in the Dallas Design Center at 1025 N. Stemmons #600 M Dallas TX 75207 (can enter off Slocum) . Please feel free to invite your neighbors. The meeting is hosted by Dallas Design District Defenders, our neighborhood business association. The information will be presented by former Councilman Ed Oakley.
Thursday 2/27, Thursday 3/5, Monday 3/9, Tuesday 3/10.

About our Mission WELCOME DESIGN DISTRICT NEIGHBORS! As collective new-comers and legacy stakeholders in the Dallas Design District, we hold a common goal; to preserve and help protect the growth, integrity and success of our community. So, we have created a space for all of us to monitor and celebr...

02/21/2020

The Virgin not only looks artsy, it really IS!!!

For the Virgin and Hall Arts hotels, good art is good business.

02/17/2020

https://www.papercitymag.com/arts/amber-goldhammer-i-love-you-christopher-martin-gallery-dallas-design-district/

How Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer's feel-good exhibit "I Love You," found a home in the Dallas Design District.

02/11/2020

More good news if you haven't heard.

Brown Bag Provisions, a café, deli and gourmet market, is opening in the Design District on Feb. 24. The owners, Stephanie and Brent Gilewicz, are the...

02/05/2020

While this boutique hotel is planned for Frisco, the developers are planning a similar project for the DDD. Let's keep our eyes peeled for more great hotel development news.

Dallas-based JMJ Hospitality says that it has purchased land in Frisco for its previously announced hotel and residential tower. The developer bought 4.5...

01/28/2020

This is big, y’all. Cuban comes through with a total transformation.
Big win for the Design District.

The Design District is getting its first live-music venue. And it’s in Mark Cuban’s parking lot. Concert producer and promoter Live Nation Entertainment...

01/23/2020

Nice write up in Paper City. Feel free to post more events on your street or business.

Dwell with Dignity’s Thrift Studio, an annual fundraiser and treasure trove-filled pop-up, returns to Dallas' Design District.

01/10/2020

Great write-up on our neighbors at Foxyco.

An uber modern, mid-century style restaurant popped up on Riverfront Boulevard in the Dallas Design District. Located among several bail bond shops and auto parts stores, the sleek 3,000 foot space stands out with its sharp black exterior and italicized "Foxyco" sign.